Meet the new Warlord. Recall our troops in the field. Have our Lookamancer check out what's coming our way in the next few turns.

Hooray, Eating a 10lb ham (which I got for $3) and earfworld quest, my night is complete.

Alright, we have to prepare for their inevitable return,
but first did anyone level from that fight?

>>18155160

10lbs! I don't think I could nom all of that in one go.

>>18155174

Oh yes. Until you inspect them personally though it'll be hard to sort out who and how many.

Alright, returning home and getting things prepared.

For plot reasons, 5d100

rolled 26, 26, 90, 30, 63 = 235

>>18155253
Dice!
Plot!
Ham!

Interesting...

You begin, on your way back, to feel a strange buzzing beginning in your head, like something is trying to get your attention. When you focus on it the world darkens and goes blurry, and you find yourself floating in some odd sort of suit in a black room. What appears to be some sort of luminescent secretary in a blue uniform sits nearby, and you realize after a moment that it's an Archon, an elite Knight-Class unit.

"Hello, you are one of several sides in the flaring conflict on the Southern Continent receiving a free call from Charlescomm. Please hold, and Charlie will get to you in just one moment.

Pleasant music hums in the background.

Can we get an update on our forces like normal TM?

>>18155274
the trifecta is complete!

This isn't gonna end well....

Oh shit! We've been found out. Our secrecy is gone man, it's fucking gone.

>>18155358
Man It's Charles he probably knew about us the moment we raided the caravan .

>>18155354
Yes, this is going to suck much. Our "cover" is blown.

If this is a conference call, our cover is even more blown.

Also Charlescomm employs Archons, we employ Daemons. They don't get along well, for some reason.

>>18155336

You sure can.


-Rodrom, Level 1 Capital City (Walled Fortress)
-Liam, Level 1 Weirdomancer
-Shang-Low-Bill, Level 1 Foolomancer
-Halston Flowers, Level 1 Date-a-Mancer
-Argent Smythe, Level 1 Lookamancer
-Countess Whisper, Warlord
-Alice, Warlord
-Joshua, Level 1 Warlord
-Ayesha, Level 4 Warlord
-Abigail, Level 5 Demon Chieftain
-7 Demon Legates
-30 Bwisps
-16 Wight-Foots
-One Cwocodil
-3 Captured Wagons
-1 Turned Hobgobwin Knight, level 2
-37 Pikers
-25 Archers
-24 Slashers
-44 Slashers (Quothian)
-5 Snubs (Quoth)
-3 Highlanders
-10 Sappers
-3 Gwiffons
-1 Armored Megalogwiff
-8 Woof Hounds
-32 Hellfire Skirmishers

Something like this.

>>18155408

D'oh, the should be

>Rodrom, Level 2 City (Walled Fortress)
>Quoth, Level 1 City (Town)

Can we get an updated unit list that shows what our new town can produce?

Because if we have tunnel capable units, we should make a tunnel to connect the two cities.

>>18155354
>>18155396
>>18155358
>>18155367
It's posable that Charlescomm put out a general call I did not know about us specifically. He might have just called all side leaders in a area.

This is going to get interesting...

"Thank you for waiting. Charlescomm values your time and attention. Charlie will see you now."

The Archon is replaced with a giant green diamond.

"Hello, sorry to call you and then keep you waiting, but matters are quite urgent at the moment. This is our first time speaking of course, so if you haven't figured it out by now I am Charlie, head of Charlescomm. Now if I am not mistaken you are King Frank, head of Rodrom? Perfect. Now, shall we get down to business?"

A reply and 1d100.

"Seeing as your the one to call me, how can i help you?"

rolled 98 = 98

>>18155522
"Greetings, what sort of business do you wish to discuss?"

On an unrelated note:
If Countess Whisper is a noble, and we are the king, does that mean she is related to us?

>>18155570
No she poped we had nothing to with it (aside from giving the order)

>>18155522
Your point reach it

>>18155570

(She is a noble, not a Royal, so no.)

>>18155570
>>18155560

"Certainly, how can I help you?"

"It seems that your side is one of the few that has engaged the same enemy in the past five turns and remains standing. I am happy to inform you that no side in the coalition has yet to meet my price, so Charlescomm forces are available for hire, for the right price."

"Oh, and what price might that be?"

"That depends entirely on what you want to pay for. I have a laundry list of services ranging from spell protection and bodyguard services, battlefield airspace control, and full use and disposal of any number of Archons you might like to hire. I could offer you a very affordable package if you would but tell me what your side's present needs are in the ongoing conflict."

>>18155661
TELL HIM NOTHING.
Not that it matters.
"lol"

>>18155661
Hmm, I suppose if anything i'd say existence. This Khan wishes to put me under his boot perhaps, or, its all the more likely he doesnt know i exist, until one of his captured casters managed some sort of lookamancy. If he even has any of the sort that is.

(Maybe we can do a have your people call my people to make the Archons and Demons get into a legal standoff.)

>>18155661
"Those stock services sound very nice. But I am interested in slightly more esoteric things."

Oh god, does he know about the Daemons? Does he even care about use or is he out to make a quick buck with the generic sales pitch? So many angles.

Lets see if we can get some magic item creation or lateral thinking caster services from him.

Ask him to keep our existence secret. From the other coalition members at least.

"Sorry Charlie, but I'll have to decline sharing any more information at present. It's a matter of natural security."

"Oh, but of course."

"However, I am curious about the possibility of hiring your Archons for a few more technical services."

"Do tell, do tell."

"I would be interested in knowing to whether or not your units could provide some sort of defense against enemy casters, or provide some sort of item creation service."

"I have a few specialists who likely could, although for certain things you would be better off employing a few hires from the Magic Kingdom. I had thought you might want military aid in the near future though."

"Oh, what for?"

"The giant stack of fliers accompanying the strongest of the Khan's Chieftains in the area that, according to Mathamancy, has roughly a 40.7% chance of veering toward your capital sometime in the next seven turns."

rolled 45 = 45

>>18155661
"You want info on what we need? I fear that that info has a price. And I don't know much about your services, maybe you could provide me a sample of it?"

rolled 45 = 45

>>18155874
Interesting, so you know where my capital is. I tought I had kept it a secret. Do you know by chance if this giant stack contains any casters?

Ask prices for air forces and info on the enemy.

>>18155874
Interesting, Still it's is safer to use our natural allies.

>>18155940
>>18155928

You request prices regarding information on the enemy and the cost for Archons defending your airspace.

"Well, that all depends. Information should only be around five hundred schmuckers, two hundred for info on that stack only and another three hundred for information on the general disposition of enemy forces in the area, that will come cheaply. For defense of your airspace though, that depends on if you want my Archons to stand and fight to the death or not..."

>>18155874
>>18155874
A list of your services and prices would be nice.

A 40% chance of a flyby means a 100% chance of being in ambush range.

We could pull off a major upset early on here.

If we had more information. I guess we are going to have to pay the broker.

>>18155975

Obviously he's keeping the price of that info cheap because he thinks that if we buy it we'll definitely want to buy his other services. I take it he brings bad news then.

>>18155874
Also did we ever figur our were it is possible to camouflage our cities from air units?

And how did you find out our where our capital is?

>>18155975
"Is suitable foolamancy being offered?"

>>18155975
We only want specifics remember we have our own lookomancer for general information at a fairly reliable rate. Also I'm thinking we simply go with basic security from enemy casters in this and we focus on our own defense otherwise.

>>18155998

(The most effective setup requires a Master Class Foolamancer and only works on one city at a time that he is present in.)

>>18155975
Charlie, what're your thoughts on using your Archons to capture the captured casters?
Especially if the Khan had a lookamancer of thinkamancer, those'd be prime targets or capture or assassination.

Also, SNACK RUN. Should be back within 30 unless I am waylaid by ruffians.

>>18155975
>>18155975
How is our treasury doing TM? I want to know how many shmuckers we have, before going further in the negotiations.

"I'd like to know about the forces in the area, what kind of casters dows the Khan have? How much infantry, flyers, heavies, any siege? Be as specific as you can. Also, what kind of payment do you prefer?"

so, guys, defend or attack?

It should be easier to defend the fort, but then they will know where the fort is. The attack could totally catch them off guard though, and it would leave them a bit iffy on the location of our base.

I personally like attacking.

oh, is that Queen still in our fort?

Could we call on her for allies?

>>18155975
"Do you have other kinds of units for hire? I might be interested in buying some mounts for my people. What about Casters, do you have any? Can you tell me more about the capabilities of your Archons? I might be interested in hiring some."

>>18156126
Her collision of nations against the Khan has been destroyed, her allies dead or fleeing, at present, she's a Barbarian.

>...
>Ding
>Natural allies will only last as long as their upkeep holds
>Upkeep by captured towns and cities
>Yet they focus on moving their army as a golden horde a lot
>Their moneymakers being perhaps lightly defended
>If we make sure the Khan doesnt have a Lookamancer and Thinkamancers they couldnt pop reinforced mid raid
>Get behind their lines and attack fast, and the Khans army will sink fast, especially the dangerous stuff like their dwagons.

A stack or two of archers led by Whisper ought to screw them good enough, and if we can sort it such that we hit them from the side opposite our capital, or make them think we did, they'll probably veer off in the other direction and worsen their odds of finding us.

>>18156126
I think she is at our fort, waiting for us to get back from our other city so we can go with her to the meeting of the new coalition.

>>18156117
I say prepare an ambush in the swamp it has already worked. We could heavily trap the roads, have wight foots for hit and run tactics, and I have tactic that I discussed with TM yesterday and he said it wa viable, let me look for it.

>>18156163
Hit them in wallet:
>Cripple their forces
>Gain money
>Impress the Queen, perhaps enough to convince her to join us.

I see no flaw in this plan.

>>18156199
Here it is:

The idea is to have the enemy stacks in a road (yellow), we veil the actual path (blue) with our foolamancer to look like a swamp (purple), and a swamp hex to look like a road (orange), then we use a weirdamancer to give that unit the swamp-cappable tag, then we use a thinkamancer to make that unit think nothing of how they gained the tag and to think it's a good idea to use their new gained abilities to move through the swamp, then our weirdamncer removes the tag and BAM! Now all their stats are reduce to 0, including move. There's not a way for them to go out of the hex by themselves, though they could mount on some flyers to get out of there. But think about it even a lowly unit of slashers would make minced meat out of them. TM already said this tactic is viable, though we need a thinkamancer for it to work.

>>18156214
>>18156163
So, if we hit their moneymakers, do we conscript the people, raise the town, then use a scorched earth policy as we race back to the ex-capitol?

Do you think the queen will go for such a plan, or do we need to hold them properly?

>>18156287
We are fighting flyers right now.

That plan isn't going to work against them.

Couldn't we pay charlie to feed the enemy false information?

>>18156328
I think he doesn't do that, mostly because it would ruin his credibility.

>>18156321
No, we are not fighting flyers. There are flyers that are at least 7 turns away from us, maybe less. Now, that stack is accompanying the strongest forces of the Khan, they're not neccesarily the same, we need info from Charlie about that. If they're not that tactic will be useful, even if we don't use it agains the Khan forces it will be there for later.

Back, answering questions and keeping quest going!

>>18156069

Last turn it was 8,000 something and going up, your raw income is something like +3,525 a turn before upkeep.

>>18156126

She is, as far as you know, in the fort.

I take it we will:

-Buy the information
-Inquire about Charlie's battle strategy, especially regarding going on offense
-Inquire about what sorts of units we can hire and what they will can for us.

Is this accurate?

>>18156444
Yes.

Guys this is a defense war for the first wave. If we can hold our own for a bit, then we can look into hitting back, but right now they have far too many for us to hit them or their money makers.

>>18156481
Or we could leave the initial attacks to the archons which makes the elites change direction away from us as they think the real front is behind them

>>18156444
We'll ask about getting a veil afterwards if it seems like we could only afford a fair fight.

>>18156481
But do we ambush or entrench?

The Swamp Fox would ambush!

We can worry about moneymakers in 10 turns, for the next 7 guerrilla warfare ensues!

>>18156481
No, we can't wait for the to attack us, look at what happened to the other cities they all fell. We need to fight them on our terms, use the tactics that worked for those guys that fell, avoid the ones that didn't work for them, cut their lines of supplies (apparently a lookamancer and thinkamancer that helped them get units as needed) we need to cut their funds, we need to destroy their allies which apparently they use to screen their attacks, if we don't attack the Khan, his forces will still remain in the area.

rolled 19 = 19

>>18156444
No one else seems to be against that so, yes.

>>18156517
This is their main force. This isn't a caravan, it's their elite air force that they use to swoop in and pop all their armies right on the spot with. They are a reference to Mongolian raiders of the past, think of how powerful a cavalry they had, that's this group. We need all the help we can get which is out swamp, not moving our main force out hexes away from the capitol like a raid would do. That's serving us up on a silver platter. That what the previous armies have done and died with larger forces than us.

>>18156520
They didn't have the swamp. The swamp protects us from being surrounded. It makes them come to us in one way and one way on which we can prepare for and trap. We can make them not attack us. We're a badger in a hole, why leave our safety to go fight an elephant. That elephant can't get us in our hole, and if he tries we'll make him regret it.

>>18156520
If we launch an attack to a vulnerable supply line, part of main force will likely turn around to help.
Most likely the flyers.

This way we divde and conquer, and then set up for a pincer attack, and soften them up before a rank-and-file war.

We should totally do it.

>>18156457

"Very well, I'll pay you first for the information. How do you propose to receive payment?"

"I'll send an Archon by to collect some gems soon enough. For now I'll take you at your word."

"Then I'll pay the five hundred."

"Excellent. The Chieftain's stack contains ten level three dwagons, three reds, four pinks, two greens, and an armored red the khan himself rides. They are ridden by knights ranging in level from five to seven. The Chieftain himself is level eight, and has a leadership of fifteen. They are joined by lesser Knights on mounts ranging from gwiffons to pegasaurs that number around thirty.

Their ground forces expended virtually all of their siege and heavies against the attack on the western plains coalition, and the rest is being sent south. Their remaining infantry was used in probing attacks north, in your swamp, and to the south. Their mounted forces are regrouping on the plain in case of retaliation and a possible war with the Doomenorians to the north."

"What about their casters?"

"They have eight in the area. A Dittomancer, a Mathamancer, two Dollomancers, a Shockomancer, two Moneymancers, and a Predictamancer. None seem to be master level."

"Numbers?"

"Their total cavalry comes to about 4,019 knights, then double it for their mounts. Few are above level four."

(contd)

>>18156621
WE CAN"T WIN A RANK AND FILE WAR. We're poor. Much larger sides than us have tried that and lost to their amazing air force blitz and huge numbers of cheap troops popped right where they need them. The only way we can surrvive this is by being a rock against the waves. Our swamp cuts half their advantage of huge numbers. It funnels them in along the road right where we can turn it into a meat grinder. We need archers and shitloads of archers to stop their airforce. We want them to attack our captiol. IT's the only way to not die.

>>18156636

"Do you think that pursuing their sources of income in raids has a strong chance of success?"

"That depends. Only if the raiders can move fast and are highly disposable, as they would likely be croaked within a turn or two. My Archons could last longer than that, but you'd have to pay for full service."

"I see. And defensively?"

"You're in a much better position. My sources say that you are likely to see relief coming from the south soon, and in the absence of other factors they will likely split their forces between several invasions soon."

"What can your Archons do?"

"Quite a bit. They range from being able to provide a degree of leadership, Dance Fighting abilities, high powered combat shockamancy, low level foolamancy, low level dollamancy, and can send thinkagrams, though that will cost you."

>>18156621
They don't have supply lines. They have their air force and raiding of a much different kind then ours.

>>18156691
>implying entrenching isn't exactly what hordes crush.
>implying that isn't Rank and File through and through.

think of it this way:, the Khan is a paper spreading out to cover the land. Holing up in our capital is rock. Paper covers rock. We need to be the scissors that cut their lines. Scissors beats paper.

rolled 28 = 28

>>18156602
Yeah, that's what I meant by fighting him on our terms. Bring him to the swamp where we are strong and he is weak.

TM how wide is the road in our swamp? One hex al the way, two?

>>18156740

One all the way.

"Then, Charlie. We'll be a beacon in the storm, a light house. The Swamp will be a safe haven our the coalition kept safe from the Khan's forces. We'll weather them out defensively and attack where they're weak when strategic to do so. Our road will be a path of death, our skies a rain of arrows."

>>18156739
Don't be foolish, we just got confirmation that attack them is a death warrant. Paper "winning" against rock is stupid. The rock is unharmed. It can' break free any time.

>>18156702

"What does full service entail? An outright transfer of units to my command?"

"Only one more question Charlie, can they dance?

>>18156770

"You can use them however you like. Including for suicide missions."

>>18156774

"The Khans forces are a bit too disorganized and left footed to dance."

>>18156739
Hordes crush a weaker army. If it's really a defensible position, it runs into it like horse into a wall. Our road is like Hell's Gate. Their numbers count for nothing in it. We eat up their treasury turn after turn until they are nothing left. This is simple tactics.>>18156781

>>18156762
All we have to do is draw the flyers away from the horde, to get rid of the stack bonuses.

Then we send some wraith-foots in to assassinate their moneymancers. It will hurt them, hard, and be of minimal risk to us.

>>18156781
There we go. The road become a place of death while demons fiddle us a gaudy jig and our units dance them out of existence.

>>18156762
Uhuh. So we get money poured into us and everyone else sacrifices their cities for swamp region an army with an knight mounted airforce the size of the rcc?

I think we wait for an opportunity and try to contract a veil.

rolled 55 = 55

>>18156702
Hmm... good, good, I want some of your archons for assasinations purposes, how much to have your archons get rid of his moneymancers and predictamancer, they can kill just those right? And a cost for killing their dittomancer too. How much for an archon providing leadership to my units, and maybe some shockamancy spells, just fight till their stack falls then move to give their leadership to other stack?

>>18156798
I have no idea what you just said.

>>18156798
>knight mounted airforce
Well they're probably mostly on the ground. I guess.

A thought regarding those Dwagons.

Could our Weirdomancer cripple their Flight special? Or give our ground units the Archery special?

>>18156826

(Yes, if he can see them up close.)

rolled 81 = 81

>>18156805
Add to that dance fighting too.

We already have a small airforce of about forty or so. What if we boosted up that number, rounded it up with a fuck ton of bwisps with bonuses, taught them all to dance fight, and crushed their unsupported air force in a dog fight?

>>18156830

I feel that we might be able to control the movement of those Dwagons, then, if we catch a decent stack over a Swamp Hex. If we can spook him into sticking to the road then we've gained even more of a mobility advantage.

>>18156853
bwisps aren't fighters. We have nothing that can match their +15 leadership.

>>18156853
That might work if we promote the bwisps.

I still think we should assassinate the moneymancers though.

>>18156862
What is our leadership bonus?

Can we get Liam to boost it? He is good at boosting other stats.

>>18156862

Not a problem if we croak the leader ourselves, and I'm all for Frank cracking heads.

>>18156878
he boosts movement.
>>18156879
That is suicide. We don't have anything to compete with dwagons except shittons of archers we still need to pop.

>>18156890

Agreed. We need to split them up if we're going to attack them at all.

rolled 86 = 86

>>18156862
Remember that Chief warlord bonus work as follows:
30% of the bonusto units in the same battlespace a the chief warlord.
50% to units in the same hex as the Chief warlord.
100% to units stacked with him.
So we will need to disperse the units from his hex so they get the minimal bonus, in this case 4.

That said, check our warlords bonuses.

>>18156890
He changes stats too.

And if we are luring the horde back to the fort, we die if we loose anyway.

>>18156878

(You personally give your stack a total of +9)

>>18156805
>>18156833

"How much for dance fighters and leaders who can back me up against that airforce, perhaps serving as assassins against those moneymancers?"

"For five Archons not going after moneymancers it would be perhaps a flat payment of 3,000 schmuckers for ten turns of service, or 500 schmuckers per turn for a pay as you go contract for every five you hire. Toss in another five hundred for spell protection services, and triple the price for full service."

>>18156899
we don't attack. We defend. WE aren't luring back to our base, we're luring back along the road which we have trapped and archers along the side. Archers can shoot a volley across from the swamp and they can't enter the swamp to attack them. Flyers are moblie poppers. Mobile infantry spawners. We let them attack archer after archer wearing themselves down. Eventually the tide turns.

>>18156904

Whisper is your Chief Warlord at present. She is giving what appears to be a +6 to units in your capital, though it used to be a +5.

Alice gives a +5, you don't know what it is now.

Joshua gives a +4.

Ayesha gives a +8.

>>18156917
Compare 9 vs. 15. Even Frank can't beat him. We gained some levels with our troop at the last battle, next we get more, eventually the road is a slaughter house. But attacking the horde with our own troops? Giving them free xp.

The swamp is what, 60 hexes or so? The enemy fliers cross that in two turns, and if they time it right nothing on the ground we send will have the move to intercept them. We literally cannot wear down an airforce of that size through hit and run.

rolled 20 = 20

>>18156931
Can we promote ourselves to chief warlord? What are the consecuences of this, if any?

>>18156917
Can we pay those turns as needed or do we have to tell you for how many turns will we need em? Can we hire them in numbers other than 5?

rolled 76 = 76

>>18156952
That raises an important point.

How long is the road through our swamp?

>>18156952
Exactly. Though it will take them 7 turns to reach us including those 2, but that just makes them farther away, making it a worse idea. Set up defenses, earn money for 6 turns and pop archers for turn 7. Meanwhile, what archers we have go level in the swamp, so we have a few higher level units. Set up the road for a full on Thermopylae. Us vs. Them where number mean nothing.

>>18156952
That's in a straight line though and if he does make that choice we just need a small circle of archer stacks around our capital which will guarantee safety since he is likely lacking in any form of swamp capability to drop troops anywhere but on the road.

>>18156965

(You cannot be your own Chief Warlord.)

"I have twenty in the area, and if you go the pay as you go route they will have to be paid two turns in advance of their release from contract."

>>18156973

The road seems to be about 80 hexes long.

We should still assassinate their moneymancers, it will cripple their ability to pop new units, and it may force some of their current units to disband.

>>18156985
Can we put this idea in reserve and focus on archers for now then bring in archons for the next melee to provide dance fighting? Also we should try to capture and turn at least 1 moneymancer.

>>18157004
look at how many turns it would take for wights to get there

rolled 93 = 93

>>18156975
No, no, no. They're not 7 turns away. They're WITHIN 7 turns from us, they could be anywhere from 2 to 7 turns away, we have to take that into account.

>>18156975

Could Liam make the city (or a specific part?) Swamp?

>>18157019
and then consider that fact they wouldn't leave casters vulnerable

>>18157019
Have the megagwiff carry them part way under a veil.

They can hide by themselves after that point. And it gives us a goal to work for while we bide our time.

>>18157048
TAKE AWAY SOME OF OUR MEAGER AIR FORCE! Now if know you're just mad. Get out! You are a terrible strategist.

>>18157037

(No.)

>>18156922
I'm actually showing an even chance if we lolnaturalunitspopinstantly a stack of demons into their leadership stack if when it has no support.

Step 1: Spend 5300/7500 smuckers -> Make max Abigail-led Legate stack.

Step 2: Hellfire Skirmishers (dwagon fire retaliation)

Step 3: (23 (lvl 1 legate) + 5 (Abigail)) * 60 = (11 (lvl 5 levant)+15 (leadership) + 30ish (dwagon)) * 30

>>18157056
going to have to agree here. We need all the help air wise we can get.

>>18157061
that is a lot of money to gamble. And I would say 5300/7500 schmuckers spent on archers would work better.

>>18157056
Nigga please, could you be more buttmad?

Combat isn't for 2 turns at least. You can spend one doing a drop off. I'm not even going to explain why that's a far better plan than doing nothing at all, because it's self evident.

rolled 14 = 14

>>18157081
>>18157061
Actually I think this is a great idea, they've been using it to good avail, why not chip in the fun?

TM where do natural allies unit pop when bought? Next to their leader (Abigail) or wherever we need them?

Also I support this idea >>18157048

>>18157115

(Next to the Chieftain popping them.)

>>18157096
hmm... waste a few wights.. Spend time when the best unit of our air force could be leveling. Sending wights to assassinate hidden and protected units. Sounds so great. It's not impossible or anything.

Listen, if we knew where their magicians were, if they were close by and not in the middle of their army, I'd go for it. It would make sense, but this is foolish.

>>18157115
TM has already stated how air forces work. Some sides have very powerful ones but they're very expensive. It could be argued that the side would be just as better off with the money spent on other units meaning more of them. We aren't a super air force side, our bonus is to pikers and... dun dun duuun... archers. We can win this the smart way, without gambles. We can out play this khan and even get a nice 300 reference, but we have to be smart. Throwing everything at how you think this will work out is a gamble. We shouldn't put all our eggs in one basket.

>>18157122
Level on what for one turn?

They aren't level one, spending a turn fighting a cwoc isn't going to level them up like it did for us.

rolled 85 = 85

>>18157122
We can use our lookamancer to detect their position. The fact that the megalogwiff could be leveling matters little. We don't know if those units are protected, and we could use some cheap ass wights to kill those nasty casters, that's what they're designed to do. We can more than we can lose with that move.

TM you didn't give a price for assasin archons.

After long, very deliberate, and careful consideration you decide to tell Charlie that he will have his answer once the Archons have arrived to accept payment. He acquiesces, and the Thinkagram ends.

You proceed the rest of the way home. It is still turn 16.

>>18157151

(Triple the price of the regular cost.)

>>18157156
okay TM. Go ahead and ask the Argent Smyth to check out their magicians, if he can see them and how many turns it would take for wights to attack them. See how protected they are. Got to show some fools that they are fools.

>>18157163

1d100.

>>18157163
Going for casters is a waste we should be checking on info for the flyers. Important thing like which direction would they come from and what units are their.

rolled 1 = 1

>>18157170

>>18157185

Smythe manages to blow all of his juice for the turn without learning anything.

rolled 28 = 28

>>18157185
nokos don't count

>>18157185
ha ha. Stupid pro-assassins.

rolled 28 = 28

>>18157156
Que up two stacks of wight foots, 31 archers (so we have 6 stacks). Send two stacks of wight foots to the edges of the swamp, near the road, one stack to each side accompanied by some bwisps.
Go check the new warlord.

>>18157173
That's what bwisps and Charley and the lookamancer, and the archons, and the daeamons are for

wright-foots are for assassinating. If they die, so what? We lost one, two maybe? stacks of ground units, they aren't useful against the air support anyway.

Move to Rodrom OP.

rolled 81 = 81

>>18157061
So I accidentally used the number of hits instead of the combat number for legates. A demon surprise attack would not work.

rolled 1 = 1

>>18157185
dice+1d1+noko

>>18157265
yup. Let's go with the archers. OP have our current units go leveling. Grab us some cwocs. Meanwhile earn money and we'll pop a bunch of level 1's in about 4 turns.

>>18157185
>>18157194
Didnt you say last threasd you'd be averaging the first three rolls?

>>18157282
that's 1, 28, and 28.

>>18157278

Noko first
and cheating on a quest thread is lame.

rolled 1 = 1

>>18157278
oops, make that
noko+dice+1d1

>>18157297
nah. It was actually a d100.

>>18157197

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dyO9SWiY7k&feature=related

You find the new warlord in your dance hall with a few highlanders and some of the slashers. It appears that he has found an outlet for his pent up aggression. It seems he is quite a natural.

Would you like me to explain how dance fighting works?

>>18157294
Yep, just demonstrating.

>>18157282

Sometimes I taketh, sometimes I giveth. People have been distracted tonight, so I assumed not too many would roll.

>>18157308
FUCK YES! we got dance fighting. This is going to be some hoedown. 300 aint go shit on us. Devil went down to the swamp.

>>18157317
I did wait a while for others to roll.

>>18157308
yes do please.

>>18157302

It might have been, but it is highly suspect considering the gloating following it.

>>18157336
that wasn't me.

>>18157321

If a unit, on a successful activation roll, can do the following, then they get the bonus.

Dance Fighting Levels:

+2 Toe Tapping- You can at least feel and move with the beat.
+4 Head Banging-The unit derives motion and movement from the beat.
+6 Line Dancing-Your unit may have two left feet, but they can at least manage the electric slide.
+8 Stylin'-Your unit can dance fairly well.
+10 Rocking Out-Your unit dances across the threshold into the realm touched by the Titans.
+12 Lord of the Dance-Skilled players, a dramatic mood, and a wild performance check can make this happen.

An additional +2 bonus for dressing your units according to a theme. Any unit can learn to Dance-Fight, but it's harder for some than others, while a few have a natural aptitude for it.

>>18157370
ask flowers for dance partners

>>18157391

1d100, this time I will average the first three results.

>>18157370
Is "swamp jig" a theme? What about our armors? are they a theme?

Can Halston Flowers teach dance fighting? Lead it with the warlord?

rolled 77 = 77

>>18157399

>>18157400

He can pick out people likely to be good at dancing.

Themes have ranged in cannon from West Side Story Gangs, Saturday Night Fever Disco, Thriller Undead, and KISS. Halston probably can't lead it, but he can play a mean drum solo.

rolled 81 = 81

>>18157400
JUG BAND

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnIG1WuHaW0

I know you remember this~

>>18157415
>>18157405

Unless the next roll bombs you probably have it.

rolled 53 = 53

>>18157370
Dicean.

>>18157405
>>18157463
>>18157415

Success, you have it. Halston is pretty sure that Whisper can dance, Alice won't be a good dancer, Joshua is obviously a natural, and he picks out a bunch of Slashers, Archers, Pikers, and Wight Foots who feel right for the job.

rolled 96 = 96

>>18157437

>>18157476

Oh, and the Daemons, all of them. Can't leave that out.

Then when got us a stew going on.

End turn OP. Nothing to pop except make sure we have another warlord popping.

>>18157492

You have two popping.

End turn then?

>>18157492
I would like to pop a bunch more Archers and Slashers, actually- several stacks of each. We just took a lot of casualties and need to replace our losses.

>>18157501
We shouldn't until it's closer to time to fight. That way we can make more money now with less upkeep and the units we DO have, have a better chance of leveling with xp divided by a smaller number.

>>18157501
Wait until turn 6.

>>18157512
It takes time to pop units, unless they are natural allies

TM, OOC what are our odds of actually winning? What's your DMing philosophy on the matter?

>>18157523
only 1 turn for archers and other units he said. warlords and casters take time. Rest is just next turn.

>>18157538
do we have a limit to how many we can pop a turn?

>>18157548
haven't yet.

>>18157501

How many of what? If no consensus you must roll.

>>18157538
>>18157548

I'll say no limit.

>>18157532

You have and have had all of the tools needed to come out on top, with prodding and advice by various NPCs. I have given you some breathing room because I don't expect you to be optimal players from the word go, but if you fuck up I have no qualms about smooshing you.

>>18157569
then don't pop anything this turn. Move us closer to Rodrom and have all units level in the swamps catching cwocs with dance fighting.

>>18157594

You are in Rodrom.

I was thinking that Irish jigging would be a fitting theme for our dance fighting.
See
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hgApGgKxZE

>>18157605
then we go cwoc catching with them. We get to ride our cwoc that we already have.

...What are charlies costs to capture casters and turn them over to us?

May be worth it to nab the mathamancer and predictomancer.


And as for forces.... ARCHERS!
Airspace, we can spam that shit and take them out with massive amounts of BE A MAN! Or Other versions of dancing.

Get as many units as we can trained up in dance-fighting.

>>18157618
Dance-fighting for enemy ground forces, archer spam for enemy air-forces?

>>18157618
I don't think units train in dance fighting. They can or can't. Warlords might be able to. But still save popping until the enemy is closer. That's money in the bank.

>>18157615

1d20

>>18157618

Charlie doesn't think it can be done, but he'll give it a shot for the price of Full Service.

rolled 10 = 10

>>18157636
no to spending that much money that even charlie can't get done.

>>18157613
That fits extremely well.

And could look awesome on the battlefield

rolled 17 = 17

>>18157636
cwoc cwoc tick tock.

>>18157643

You only manage to slay the Cwoc, capturing it will be a bit too much to manage because it fights too hard. A brave infantryman levels though.

>>18157658
hey what about the 3?

>>18157653

(I've decided that for combat first roll only, combat is high stakes. Everything else is average of 3)

>>18157658
and what about the other warlords? There's three groups going cwoc catching. Frank, Josh, Whisper, and Alice.

>>18157679
sorry. three OTHER groups.

>>18157679

You are Frank. Joshua is with you. Alice and Whisper fought in a battle this Turn out in the swamp.

I have a proposition.

A three stage ambush. We set up a ring of archer stacks in the swamp, where we susspect the Khan will go. We set up another ring inside the ring(sup dog), also including Daemons.

We don't attack as they pass through. At least, assuming we get our turn first. Once we start our turn, we lead a large force into the Khan's hex, dance fighting and being as flashy as possible. Archers sneak in below in the swamps and target the mounts. The MOUNTS, particularly the lesser mounts. Soften the Dwagons up if possible, but the focus is on the lesser mounts of the Khans guard. Croak them, and they can't move.

Khan will of course try to get the fuck out his turn(our attacking force will withdraw from the hex before we take too much damage, they're are chiefly for a distraction)

When he tries to run, he'll run face first into our archer stacks, who should more or less be safe on the ground. And after that, he'll run into ANOTHER stack/s of archers when he tries to flee even further.

Even if Khan survives himself, his forces will be battered and broken, with luck, he'll even be isolated when our next turn comes up, allowing as to finish him off.

Check mate.

>>18157697
Well if it was just one cwoc end turn I guess.

....Got an Idea.

ten stacks of archers in one hex, with a warlord, say whipser as well.

Whisper stacks with one stack, they volley into the next hex. Unstack a,d she stacks with another stack. Repeat until all stacks have vollied with her full bonus.

Systematically destroy everything in a hex with this method by having >>18157702 and then shifting whisper from stack to stack, and hex to hex.

>>18157737

End turn then?

>>18157737
cwoc fighting isn't going to do us much good for much longer.

>>18157761
Yes.

>>18157760
would that not leave Whisper and the stacks vulnerable to counterattack?

>>18157781
Well, it's to capture and We want one for each Highlander and Warlord.

>>18157788
were doing it on our turn, volleying into another hex, then we can restack everything and move them away, positioning our forces to be able to volley again on their turn while they charge us down.

>>18157787

You end turn. Night falls. The Khan takes his turn. Turn 17!

>>18157761
No, Archers, que up archers, lots of them, as many stacks as would be healthy for us.
Archers are going to be the key here.
>>18157761
Yes! Do this!

rolled 12 = 12

>>18157761
Is this possible?
>>18157760
Warlord unstacking, then re-stacking, and moving from hexes in the same turn?
If not, then just one big stack of archers (40) with Whisper in it to give her bonus.

>>18157809
Ask smythe where the Khan is now.

Anticipate Charlie's Arcon next turn, and set aside our payment.

>>18157816
archers firing one volley isn't nearly as good as being able to fire at will as if they were in the hex.

>>18157816

It would be easier to put all of the archers in one Hex under one Warlord's stack and put Whisper in the Hex but not in the stack, then have them volley, since Whisper is not Caeser and units in her Hex in another warlord's stack end up with a higher bonus than the units in her personal stack.

>>18157828

You return to Rodrom and ask Smythe to locate the Khan. He indicates that the Khan is nowhere nearby and isn't personally leading his forces.

>>18157830
keeps em safe though.

And gives us a free volley to then move in and smash.
>>18157832
That works too.

>>18157840
ask how close the nearing air force is. how many turns. Also, where the magicians are.

>>18157861

The enemy airforce is roughly 180-220 hexes away, too close for comfort.

The magicians... roll 1d100, averaging 3 rolls.

>>18157842
Locate Cwocs, send are newest warlord and a couple of stacks of Pikers and some slashers, maybe thrown in some Hylanders and Legates. Focus on capture, especialy the ones with the Growl breath weapon. Those will be essential if we have to ambush another contingent.

>>18157892
I'm not rolling. I was accused of rolling a d1 last time.

>>18157892

D'oh!

Posting in another thread at the same time. God I miss Spelljammer.

>>18157905
How many Schmuckers to Upgrade our Capital again?

rolled 38 = 38

ROLLING LIKE DINOSAUR IN JAMAICA

rolled 15 = 15

>>18157905
Here. We are taking into account only open rolls right?

>>18157925

20,000 to reach Level 3. Nifty options await.

>>18157902

If you do this it will be 2d20 for the combat.

rolled 85 = 85

>>18157892
SECOND ONE TO GODS OF FOAMY DICE AND CULT OF SQUIRREL WHO IS ASSHOLE AND YELLS AT ALL AND HAS MESSAGE IN SONG AND HAS FAT GIRL PLAY GUITAR

>>18157936
>>18157930

I'm taking all rolls.

>>18157941
>>18157936
>>18157930

He finds only the Mathamancer encamped in the walls of a recently conquered city under heavy guard.

rolled 11, 18, 3 = 32

>>18157938
Rolling for combat, unless otherwise noted by players as negative course of action.

rolled 3, 16 = 19

>>18157947
Please don't result in pic related

rolled 99 = 99

Can you give us a closer look at our new warlord? And our other warlord too please. Bonus, habilities and tags.

Here are the stats and the units we can produce.
Also this thread seems to not be in the archive at suptg.

>>18157959

(Using first two results)

You sneak up on the nearest Growligator. He flips out the minute a net and chains go over him, and proceeds to deploy his Breath Weapon as your stack struggles with him while trying not to kill him.

He ends up slaying three Pikers and two Slashers before he is knocked unconscious.

rolled 17, 1, 19 = 37

No longer am I going to roll for the rest of the night.


My rolls be bad.....
Also, shifting into lurker mode till next game. Tomorrow at 6, yes?

>>18157997
throw him in the dungeon to turn him. Let's get some bolt holes set up for our impending battle. Everyone trains too.


How's our mines doing? both of them. They making money?

>>18157999

>999

Tomorrow at the usual time (could be 6 for you, is 8 for me).

>>18157981

Joshua's stat block:

Joshua
Level 1
Warlord, Infantry, Swamp Capable
Upkeep: 50
Move: 12
Hits: 5
Combat: 16
Defense: 5
Leadership: +4

The man burns with energy, and it's likely that he could easily reach the level of Stylin' in Dance Fighting, and with some practice Rock Out.

>>18158013

The mines combined bring in a total of 2500 Schmuckers a turn.

>>18158023
Have Joshua, and a Highlander, and pikers all suited for dance fighting go crazy with dance practice. Flowers supervises.

rolled 73 = 73

>>18157981
Forgot my image.

>>18158028
Dude, i suggested sending out Joshua, not us personaly. So on the off chance we croak the cwoc, he'd at least get some exp.

Can we at least send him out to another one?

>>18158037

Your results are just groovy: Flowers plays the drums with your humans, the Wight-Foots are natural on wind instruments, and the Daemons are great on strings. They play everything from a ho-down to full on rock.

>>18158050

Joshua went with you. I'm pretending you aren't spending move to wander out into the swamp and croak things for xp.

>>18158059
What is our current schmuckers total? How many turns is the flyers stack away from us? Can Liam slow them down as he did the scout? Some of them?

In regards to hunting we should get as many sound attack units as possible before the next fight. I'm thinking we have everyone not involved in dance fighting or defense spend the next few turns catching growl gators.

rolled 60 = 60

>>18158059
We are wasting time with this hunting.
Smythe! Check for the khan and his forces.
Did we do >>18157197 yet? If not do it now, plus 2 more stacks of archers, two of pikers and 2 of slashers.

>What is our current schmuckers total?

~10,000

>How many turns is the flyers stack away from us?

Depends on their move. I answered in >>18157892 already.

>Can Liam slow them down as he did the scout?

Liam says he didn't slow the scout down, just made sure it would find him, thus luring it in.

>>18158097
no we didn't. And we shouldn't now. They are still a bit out and popping later means more upkeep.

>>18158103
Can Liam or Shang do anything this far away?

rolled 51 = 51

>>18158079
Also, get the payment for charlie ready. Ask the archon for a link to charlie, i want to discuss an arrangement with him. If he's not available, ask the archon if she can make the deals.

rolled 98 = 98

>>18158110
Ok, no que up this turn then. Just send the bwisps to the edges of the swamp to patrol.

>>18158124

Nope.

>>18158097

You queued up nothing other than the two warlords already on the iron.

inb4 OP is no longer amused and a big veiled stack of Dwagons show up, everyone dies.

>>18158143
No don't que up anything. We don't need a bunch or level 1 eating up our treasury yet. Next turn or in 2 turns depending on how close they are.

rolled 48 = 48

>>18158161
Yeah, I feel the last few turns were a bit meh, gotta change that!

>>18158144
Only put up the warlords, try to comunicate with charlie, after that look for the queen and let's take her to her meeting.

>>18158161

Eh. If I were going hardcore on you they would have a Foolamancer, fly in veiled with a Chieftain, and pop a thousand infantry in your capital before you can do anything about it. That may still happen, minus the Foolamancer.

>>18158193

The Queen eh?

3d100

rolled 74, 10, 79 = 163

>>18158196
Withdrawl all units to Rodrom where we can have infantry like slashers attack from the tower rather than just be killed from above.

Ask about the Queen.

rolled 55, 18, 52 = 125

>>18158202
Oh shi-

rolled 47, 11, 32 = 90

I guess his rolls count huh?
>>18158206

rolled 51, 58, 35 = 144

>>18158202
save the queen?

rolled 4, 94, 20 = 118

>>18158202

Welp, looks like we won't be doing too well.

>>18158240
>>18158232
>>18158206

You bump into the Queen just as she seems to be looking for you. Her forces are dressed for travel, and look to be getting ready to head out.

"Ah yes, just the man I wanted to see. Do you have word of the engagement?"

"We met with success, the enemy infantry were wiped out."

"Very good. I will carry news of your victory to the Coalition then. I really must be going now though, my people and I have delayed long enough. I thank you for your hospitality, and would be happy to return it any time I am able."

>>18158260
>>18158244
>>18158240
>>18158232
Bad rolls, badrolls everywhere.

>>18158264

Tell her about the soon attacking Flyers. Ask her to stay.
>>18158274
we don't know those are bad rolls or not.

>>18158279
They're mediocre at best.

>>18158279

"There is a large stack of enemy flyers some two hundred hexes away. I think you should stay."

"If the enemy is so close in force, it is all the more imperative that I leave now before I cannot."

>>18158312
don't let Frank's waifu leave! Tell her we need her help. She's vital to our success.

What do you guys say about getting five of those archons for leadership, shockamancy and dance purposes? They seem to have a good price, maybe getting the special for 10 turns seems a good deal. Also getting some asassasins, tell them to get the job doe as soon as possible.

>>18158358
def no to the assassins. Charlie said it was very unlikely and at 3x the price it's way too expensive. Think how many archers it would buy.

>>18158328

You will attempt to make the case for her to remain then?

rolled 8 = 8

>>18158312
Give her our megalogwiff as a sign of trust.
Tell her to bring help as soon as possible, we plan on taking the Khan forces in a few turns. Send some of our wisps with her.
"I trust you, Queen."

My roll if someone oposses me.

>>18158328
This is dumb.

Let her go, no reason to piss off a representative of our only potential allies.

>>18158393
yeah. Might as well right? Can she advise us in what to do in terms of the upcoming fight?

rolled 48 = 48

>>18158374
That would be 1500 shmucker a turn for 5 high level, higly capable archons, with high chances of success I say. If that assasination run goes as planned, then we won't need so many archers. Those casters seem to be a big part of their strategy.

>>18158393
Don't stop her, we are not in position todemand her to stay. And maybe she could bring allies.
Do >>18158396 this instead.

>>18158420

We only found one of them with our searches. He's inside a city surrounded by armed guards. Five units are going to charge across enemy territory, bypass an enemy airforce, and fight their way through to a caster of indeterminate level then croak him or her? Seems a gamble that we don't even know will pay out.

>>18158328
>>18158396
>>18158436

So people lean toward letting her go?

>>18158439
>>18158439
No, we are to hire the archons once we detect the forces near the swamp, after we make sure these casters are between those units.

>>18158420
but it doesn't have a high chance of success. Charlie even said it probably wouldn't work!

>>18158464
let her do what she wants, but let her know we'd like her to stay.

>>18158464
Yes, let her go, give her the mealogwiff so she can get there faster. Tell her that we have a plan to take out the khan and to bring reinforces as soon as she can.
>>18158476
When did he say that?

Guys, why are we giving away the megagwiff?

That's just silly.

Offer her a cwoc or two maybe.

>>18158497
>>18158483

"I would like it if you remained, but I understand that you feel this needs to be done. Take my mount then, and may the Titans speed you on your way."

She nods and smiles graciously, although she refuses as she believes her own mount is as fast. She and her party set off just ahead of the coming war, and you watch as they fade into the distance.

>>18158396
Don't give the megalogwiff. She has her own air units remember?

>>18158512
That way she can get there faster, and brig us reinforcements sooner.

Tell her we would like to join this coalition, but the Khan is near our realm and we mus stay to defend it. Mark our words whe we say that we have a plan to crush the khan, but reinforcements will be needed soon.

>>18158522
Report on the surroundings. Then check if the archon arrives to collect the payment, if so communicate with charlie. Then end turn.

>>18158544

Twenty Archons are sighted over the swamp.

The Khanate airforce has moved somewhat closer, now about 150 Hexes away, but doesn't seem to be coming right at you, possibly just surveying.

>>18158522
Damn it. She has no reason to think we would even survive long enough to send reinforcements, why did we give the gwiff away.

Do this then: >>18158544

guys we have 80 hexes of road they have to pass down when they bring their army to us. That's 80 hexes they have to move over that are surrounded by swamp and we can fire archer volleys from. A piker moves 10 hexes a turn. That's a lot of volleys that we can't even be attacked from. Any ground army is toast, we have to build up the demons for air battle and get more archers come time. they were 180-220 hexes away and now they are 150. We still have some time more vespene gas before popping 5000 dollars worth of archers.

>>18158565
she didn't take the megalogwiffon.

>>18158565
We kept the gwiff check again. Also, she saw us destroy 200 infantry in just one turn, and it wasn't that big of a force on our part, maybe 100?

>>18158556
End turn, send our units to level in the swamps, but staying close to the city. Bwisps patrol the swamp. Wait for charlie.

>>18158603

Are they on capture or kill?

>>18158615
Kill, I don't want the to lose time trying to capture cwocs, then failing and getting themselves killed.

>>18158615
fcuking capture

>>18158615
capture if it's a cwoc. Kill if it's a growergator.

>>18158630
>>18158628
>>18158627

Roll.

>>18158630
>>18158628
No. Just look at what happened when we wre there. We wrestled the gator but even then it killed a few of our men, just kill those things for now, i think leveled infantry will be more useful than two or three cwocs.

rolled 7 = 7

>>18158641
Capture.

>>18158641
capture.

rolled 51 = 51

>>18158653
wtf?

rolled 14 = 14

>>18158647
Kill.

rolled 75 = 75

>>18158647
that's why I said no growergators only cwocs.

capture.

Capture averages at 44.3 repeating. Roll twice more for kill.

rolled 46, 81 = 127

Kill.

rolled 12 = 12

>>18158667
Seems i'm the only one for kill, I drop out. So the growlagators are stronger right?

>>18158658
>>18158680

Kill averages out at 47. Kill it is.

Anything else before ending turn?

>>18158687
use the other guys instead of the same one twice. He even decided to drop out.

>>18158685

They have slightly lower stats, but have a breath weapon.

Anything else to do this turn?

rolled 80 = 80

>>18158720
just the warlords, then end turn

>>18158734

Turn 18 then.

4d100

rolled 6, 89, 30, 42 = 167

>>18158751

>>18158758

I'm arbitrarily taking the first results, since it's late and they give an interesting effect.

>>18158767
okay what's up?
how much longer too?

rolled 20, 54, 98, 10 = 182

>>18158767
OK. It seems to be really slow now, maybe this will be the last turn for today?

>>18158774

I think I'm calling it a night for now. Surprises abound next thread.

rolled 14, 29, 3, 71 = 117

>>18158781
Yay! I get some sleep before classes!
See ya tomorrow right?

>>18158798

Indeed.