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>>5559320
This room was at least bigger than all the others being the top floor and all.

Still this place had an eerie feeling about. As if something natural was present. You could not quite deduce what it was. yet as you reached the centre of the top floor you found something very interesting.

On a stone slab lay a figure with pale skin and long ears; an elf. You where not certain of he was dead or alive. But he was fancilly dressed and in his hands he carried an iconic weapon of his people.

Some of your men felt uneasy being here as they averted their gaze or quickly walked out of the room.

What would you like to do with this elf
>Try to wake him up
>Attempt to pry the sword from him
>Leave him be
>Slit his throat to be certain he is dead

>>5559324
>Attempt to pry the sword from him
Could be a mistake, could be a good idea.

>>5559324
Hello there

>>5559324
>>Try to wake him up
Nap time is over tower fag

>>5559324
>>Try to wake him up

What could go wrong?

>>5559324
>Try to wake him up

>>5559324
>>Try to wake him up

>>5559324
>>Slit his throat to be certain he is dead

>>5559324
>>Slit his throat to be certain he is dead

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>>5559368
>>5559435
>>5559463
>>5559481
Going to his bed you saw that the elf in question was, judging by the low breathing sound he made still alive. He seemed to be asleep or rather unconscious or in a coma. Not being deterred you decided to prod him in his shoulder to gain a reaction

At first nothing really happens. Then after half minute of prodding you heard a loud yawn.

Looking over to his head you saw him blink, and then with squinted eyes and a face that told you he was still half-asleep he slowly came out of bed.

He then rubbed his eyes, took another deep yawn and, still drowsy told you

''Mára arinya, mana amaurea na?''

Shit, he did not speak your language nor did he speak yours.
What would you like to do?
>Repeat the words back to him
>Attempt sign language
>Speak in your own tongue

>>5559999
>Speak in your own tongue
Bless your trips and quads.

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>>5559999
>>5560002
Heh

>>5559999
>Speak in your own tongue
Now these are some good digits.

>>5559999
>>Speak in your own tongue

>>5559999
>>Speak in your own tongue

>>5559999
>Speak in your own tongue
kek

>>5560019
funny granduncle

>>5560002
>>5560031
>>5560042
>>5560049
>>5560062
''Hello? Can you understand Tauten?'' You asked him.

He looked a bit puzzled at what you said and then started to think really hard.

He then said ''Speak more, I need more words to understand''

''Very well''

After about five minutes of hearing you and you men talking to each other he finally spoke

''Thank you I have heard enough of your language to decipher it. You are not from these parts are you?''

What would you like to ask first?
>How where you able to learn Tauten so quickly
>Who are you
>Why were you sleeping here
>What is this tower
>Write-in

>>5559999
Another historic moment for our board.

>>5560078
>I was originally from Fluddenmark, in Tautenland, if that answers your question, but these I am lords of these lands now. If not, then I'd hardly call this tower a distant land far afield from my home, certainly not enough to say that I am not from these parts, this tower was only an hour and a half's ride on horseback from my city.
>Who are you
>Why were you sleeping here
>How where you able to learn Tauten so quickly

>>5560086
support

>>5560078
>>5560086
Supporting.

>>5560086
''I was originally from Fluddenmark, in Tautenland, if that answers your question, but these I am lords of these lands now. If not, then I'd hardly call this tower a distant land far afield from my home, certainly not enough to say that I am not from these parts, this tower was only an hour and a half's ride on horseback from my city'' You told him

''Fluddenmark? Tautenland? I am afraid I do know of these lands. But if you are the local ruler here I assume that you have either conquered or immigrated to here. I suppose that much has happened during my slumber. Even if you people subjugated the humans descendants of my long gone friends I cannot judge you.''

''Who are you then?'' You asked him

''My name is Arrasë-Hir, prince of Tor-Aras. The remnants of which you are currently standing upon and within.'' He answered

''Why where you sleeping here?'' You asked again

''I was in hibernation. The last time I was awake the corps began failing and every year worse and worse winter would come our way. I decided it would be better to sit out this period of harsh winters by having the population and myself be put in hibernation. It looks that my commands where not followed through with.

''I have one more question. How where you able to learn Tauten so quickly?''You asked

''Do you think my ears are for show? One of the advantages of being an elf aside from the long lifespan is the fact that we are naturally able to deconstruct and reconstruct various languages.''

Do you have any more questions?
>I found an old crown would you care to take a look at it?
>How long ago where you last awake
>Write-in

>>5560124
>How long ago where you last awake
>I found an old crown would you care to take a look at it?

>>5560124
>>I found an old crown would you care to take a look at it?
>>How long ago where you last awake
>>ask him to join your court
I bet he doesnt have much going on these days.

>>5560124
>>I found an old crown would you care to take a look at it?
>>How long ago where you last awake

>>5560124
>I found an old crown would you care to take a look at it?
>How long ago where you last awake
>Was the Isadorian Empire still standing when you were awake?
>Invite him to your court as a guest

>>5560211
Support

We should ask whats in the collapsed tunnel

>>5560211
Actually, he might be even older then Isador I, the whole crop failure and harsh winters might have been the result of the old gods killing each other, which was what lead to the rise of the sorceror-kings

>>5560211
>>5560290
>>5560295
''I found an old crown would you care to take a look at it?'' You asked Arrasë-Hir

''Oh what kind of crown?'' He asked back.

''One which said something about a griffin king and a stag lord'' You replied

He seemed a bit uneasy when told him that but said back ''Yes, I would like to look at it.''

''How long since you where last awake?''You asked again

''That I do not know. It is hard keeping track of time when you are in hibernation.''He answered

Something just came into your mind which you could use to gauge the time passed

''Was the Isadorian Empire still standing when you were awake?'' You asked him

''You mean the Imperium Isadoria? The great realm of men? Has something happened to it? He asked back

''Well, you see it is not really the time to discuss it but let's just say it no longer exists'' You answered

''Now then.''' you spoke

''Please come along with me, stay a while as my guest.'' You said

''Yes I suppose I cloud do that'' He told you

Heading down the tower and towards the exit you still had one last thing to do

The rangers here wanted some orders for what to do with the tower
>Turn the tower into the headquarters of the rangers
>Make the tower an outpost
>Leave the tower for now
>Write-in

>>5560390
>>Turn the tower into the headquarters of the rangers

>>5560390
>Turn the tower into the headquarters of the rangers

>>5560390
>Turn the tower into the headquarters of the rangers

>>5560390
>Turn the tower into the headquarters of the rangers

>>5560390
>>Turn the tower into the headquarters of the rangers

>>5560390
>>Turn the tower into the headquarters of the rangers

Seems as good a plan as any

>>5560392
>>5560395
>>5560406
>>5560483
>>5560487
>>5560505
The benefits of using this tower. Which is relatively isolated could be used for many various purposes. As a barracks, a place to store special objects and as a place to hide from potential threats should the need arise.

The way back was mostly uneventful, the roads were beginning to be covered with the fallen leaves from the trees.

Your elven companion looked around the changed world with a sombre look.

''Much has been lost I see, when I was last awake. The forest was kept trimmed and neat.''

''The tower was once the centre of a city you see. Around which the city was built in a perfect circle''

Would you like to ask something
>Do all elven cities have an tower with a circle around them?
>Say, what was behind that collapsed tunnel?
>What can you tell me more about the non-elven peoples here?
>Write-in

>>5560969
>Say, what was behind that collapsed tunnel?
>What can you tell me more about the non-elven peoples here?

>>5560969
>>Say, what was behind that collapsed tunnel?
>>What can you tell me more about the non-elven peoples here?

>>5560969
>Do all elven cities have an tower with a circle around them?
>Say, what was behind that collapsed tunnel?

>>5560969
>Can I use your Tower sir
>Would you like a room in my castle and a place in my retinue, until such a time that you wish to leave.
>Would you like a message sent to any of the still standing elven cities? You might have descendents or relatives.
>Also you might like to know that the gods of your age are no more and 12 new gods have accendet.

>>5561139
I like aksing for the tower and sending word ro other elven cities.
But since was alive during the Isadorian Empire, he probably already know about the gods.

>>5560969
>>Say, what was behind that collapsed tunnel?

We must dig, its like a mystery box there could be anything in there

>>5561139
Supporting this as well

>>5561139
>>5561147
>>5561163

''There is something else which must ask of you. Your tower, I whish to use it for my own purposes. May have your blessing and permission to use it?'' You politely asked

''That you may, I have no interest in remaining there. I need to see more of this modern world.'' He replied

''Would you like a room in my castle and a place in my retinue, until such a time that you wish to leave.'' You told him

'' It is good to see that hospitality still is virtue here. You are kind to offer but i do not think I shall stay for long.'' He answered

moving on to the next subject you said: ''Would you like a message sent to any of the still standing elven cities? You might have descendents or relatives.'' You asked him

''No, I do want to send my kin into disarray. And I don't want to be worshipped as one of the ancients'' He said back

''Just one more thing,what was behind that tunnel? You inquired

''Something that would be worth your while. Both practical and ornamental. An helmet of mithril an elegant object of days past. You can have it if you whish I think that I will remain in obscurity for a long time''

Well, that round about summed up you conversation topics yet was one thing you should probably tell him. The rise of the new pantheon of the continent of Argalis which happened if you where guess shortly after his hibernation. You would probably have break it gently

''There is something you know, after your hibernation. The old religions of the continent collapsed and a new religion has developed the twelvefold pantheon.''

He looked at you with a sceptic look and then seemed to withdraw inwards most likely in a deep internal discussion.

Later you arrived at your castle, its friendly red walls and picturesque profile providing you an comfortable home.

You ate your dinner in your small dining hall the one you used from day to day when there was no feast or other event to host in the great hall
Would you like to talk with anyone during dinner?
>Talk with Georg, the squire
>Talk with Phillipe, the enigmatic chevalier.
>Talk with Wolfgerus, the court wizard
>Talk with Arrasë-Hir
>Eat in peace and quiet

>>5561404
>Talk with Georg, the squire
Let's see how our page has been learning things

>>5561404
>Talk with Arrasë-Hir

Ask him where he'll go and what he intends to do from here. Offer him some money or a stipend for his travels. He is letting us use his tower and his mithril helmet after all. Also, follow up on the crown and the griffin king and stag lord.

We can talk to the others any time. But, this is an ancient elf prince who is leaving to wander the lands soon. It isn't often we'll get the chance to pick his brain about the past and about these topics.

>>5561585
Supporting

>>5561404
>>Talk with Georg, the squire

>>5561404
>>Talk with Arrasë-Hir

>>5561585
>>5561404
This but also make sure to introduce him to the court wizard they probably have a lot to talk about regarding magical inovations and lost knowledge.
He is probably also the most suited to bring him up to speed on the current state of the world and changes.
We should probably also ask him to mark any sites of interest within our lands, where digging could yield boons or call down a curse if Disturbed. Gotta watch out for those native burial grounds.

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>>5561585
>>5561795
>>5562009
>>5562024

During the second course; a stew of beef and various vegetables you decided to continue your conversation with Arrasë-Hir.

''So, tell me where do you going to after this? Surely there is some-place you whish to go?''

Arrasë-Hir answered ''Wherever my body will take me, I have been away for from the world to rely on my own knowledge.''

''Do you whish for any money or provisions for your journeys?''

''I would refuse but I suppose I do actually need the money considering I don't have any on me.''

The following morning you took him to you reliquary to look at your most precious possession the crown together with your wizard you went down to your basement to look at it.

Wolfgerus the wizard spoke first ''I have already deduced that it is not that magical yet there still is an small residue of magical energy left. Can you tell us more about it's original owner?''

''The original owner of this crown was the griffin king, his line was the first to unite the human tribes in this region. He rode on a griffin and made much war with both orc and man yet when he encountered us he saw our walls of stone and argent spires he proved that he had an sense of reality and allied himself with us he even saved one of our most prominent nobles. To thank him we gave him a crown out of gratitude. Arrasë-Hir explained

This went on for an hour or while the two exchanged knowledge and news.

(cont)

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>>5562040
Later in the afternoon your court wizard came to you with an map

''Our elven friend has been so kind as to mark various spots of interest for us to investigate. Here take a look.''

After looking the map you found that you had many an option open before you. Yet you would most likely have to exacate and clear out many of these places. Still there where some options before you

How would you like to approach it
>Hire some adventures to do it for you
>Create an dedicated excavation team
>Just use local peasants for any excavations

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>>5562045
Wrong map

>>5562045
>Create an dedicated excavation team

There's a lot of places to explore. Sure, this puts the expense of actually handling the excavations on us, but this way we don't have to rely on potentially thieving adventurers or peasants willing to hide artifacts for a quick buck.

>>5562045
>>Create an dedicated excavation team

>>5562045
>Create an dedicated excavation team
Later it can be repurposed to surveying the mountain for ore, and/or used to make maintain roads as a engineering corp. Could be either civilian or train them as sappers and combat engineers as well

>>5562047
We should probably start with the ones just outside the hamlets

>>5562045
>Create an dedicated excavation team

>>5562047
>>Create an dedicated excavation team
a branch of the rangers

>>5562045
>>Create an dedicated excavation team

>>5562101
Solid ideas as well

>>5562045
>>Create an dedicated excavation team

>>5562062
>>5562069
>>5562101
>>5562103
>>5562117
>>5562521
>>5562628
>>5562977
Deciding that it would be best that you needed to handle this type thing correctly and professionally. You hired a dwarf by the name of Snorri Jernhånd, a professional miner and prospector with 20 years of experience to lead the team. It came in handy that he also brought some of his apprentices and equipment with him. After about a month of training and preparations you send him out with some rangers to escort and guard him and his team.

With that point crossed of the agenda it was it time to do the most thing a man of your stature;marriage. Although you already have a favourite for it was not enough. In Tauten tradition to announce your willingness to court a noble lady would have to be accomplished by presenting a gift to proof your willingness and affection. It wide variety of things. From a bouquet of flowers to an piece of jewellery to an poem.
What would you like to send?
>Send a bouquet of flowers
>Send a piece of jewellery
>Write and send a poem

>>5563124
A intricately carved chess board with pieces styled after the forces on both sides of the conflict with the king of chaos(that was what he was called?)

>>5563132
chess uhmmmm
flowers and chess maybe ?

>>5563132
His nickname was the black wind. His actual name is spelled differently dependent on where you live

>>5563132
Support

>>5563124
Support >>5563132

>>5563124
>>Send a piece of jewellery

>>5563132
+1

>>5563132
>>5563133
>>5563281
>>5563503
>>5563773

Going for a gift that would remind her of your first meeting would be best you thought. Still, the production of an ornately carved chessboard with specially made figures would take some time. Of course once it was completed it would be an great gift.

Moving on, the next point on your agenda was another important part: The creation of an cavalry unit. While you already have both heavy infantry, archers and an hybrid light infantry/archer formaation in the rangers you lacked an mobile force. Which was something which had to be rectified.

The first option was to use heavy cavalry as they used in Aurilie and Venautra. They would be few in number but would be heavily armoured and armed.

The second option was to use a lighter cavalry seen in Loregel. They are primarily used as scouts and use light swords as weapon.

The last option was to use light cavalry with lances. While difficult to use against infantry they could be used to devastating effect against cavalry

Please choose one
>Heavy cavalry (Swords)
>Light cavalry (Swords)
>Light cavalry (Lances)

>>5564157
I don't really see why we can't have heavy cav with lances. Of course they'd be few in number but that is to be expected with any horse/heavy unit, we'd probably have this issue even with light cav. I also don't see why light cav with lances couldn't also act as scouts.

Still, since these are the choices I guess I'll pick

>Light cavalry (Lances)

Have them clear the way for our main force to advance unmolested. Then they can attack the flanks. Hopefully they will also make good scouts so that we don't have to rely entirely on our rangers.

>>5564157
>>Heavy cavalry (Swords)

>>5564157
>>Heavy cavalry (Swords)

>>5564157
>>Light cavalry (Lances)

>>5564157
>Light cavalry (Lances)
WHEN THE WINGED HUSSAR ARRIVED

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>>5564176
>>5564229
>>5564274

The idea of an counter-cavalry force appealed to you. It would be cheaper than heavy cavalry and the horses would not have to fulfil as many requirements. Still after announcing the creation of this unit the recruitment of some volunteers you saw them assembled in the courtyard for the first time in the first week of winter.

They did not look very impressive, they were new,fresh and inexperienced. Still, they looked eager to get started and you were certain they would serve you well

(Cont)

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>>5565429
Sinking into you work once more the area Rittersbach has quieted down once. Or well at least as much as city can quiet down. The tourney grounds had been stripped bare of all decorations and was now awaiting a new purpose. At the edge of the city a low line of bricks was slowly being erected into the air. The future wall and border of the city. Thing where moseying along well enough but there was always room for improvement.

First would you like to do with the tourney grounds?
>Turn it into an training field
>Sell it
>Turn it back into an farming field

Then what would you like to build for your castle?(choose one)
>Build new grand hall
>Expand the castle to the river-bed
>Build an new tower.

What would you like to build in the city?(choose one)
>Build quays to help develop shoreline bulind
>Build a new bridge over the Seldau
>Create a street plan.

>>5565448
>Turn it into an training field
>Expand the castle to the river-bed
>Create a street plan.

All of the city builds sound good, but a street plan is essential for efficiency.

>>5565477
Support for this, basic urban planning makes a whole difference.

>>5565448
>Turn it into an training field
>Build an new tower.
>Create a street plan.
The city is starting to look good

>>5565448
>>Turn it into an training field
>>Expand the castle to the river-bed
>>Create a street plan.

>>5565448
>Turn it into an training field
>Expand the castle to the river-bed
>Create a street plan.

>>5565448
>>Turn it into an training field
>Expand the castle to the river-bed
>Create a street plan.

>>5565448
>>Turn it into an training field
>Expand the castle to the river-bed
>Build quays to help develop shoreline bulind

>>5566016
>>5565912
>>5565722
>>5565477
With your expansion plans selected and confirmed. The builders began planning how the street and expansion of your castle would have to be work alongside each-other. Not that there would be much building in autumn with the rains softening and wetting the ground any work on the foundations would turn into a mud pool.

You where just walking up to the stairs leading to your study after having eaten your breakfast. As you walked up the stairs you took a look trough one of the windows into the courtyard; when you looked down you saw young Georg holding a wooden sword opposite to your ''guest'' Phillipe, they seemed to be practicing swordplay. Although it could be something you would object to, training with an possible murderer and all. But on the other hand that man man knew his craft quite well

What would you like to do?
>Forbid Georg from training with Phillipe
>Allow Georg to train with Phillipe

>>5567450
>Allow Georg to train with Phillipe as long as Phillipe is under constant observation by some guards.

>>5567451
+1

>>5567450
>>Allow Georg to train with Phillipe
have someone keep an eye, he is still our prisoner

>>5567451
Support

>>5567450
>>5567451
Also tell the boy to be careful not to let himself be conned into aiding an escape attempt
We should also definitely try to recruit Phillipe to be captain of our lancers if his story checks out

>>5567450
>>Allow Georg to train with Phillipe

>>5567451
>>5567477
>>5567491
>>5567515
>>5567517
>>5568703
You told some idle guard to watch over those two while you where at work. Later in the evening you took Georg aside and told him to be carefull not to fall victim to be made part of any potential escape plans he might make. But in the end you still allowed him to train with him.

Time passed and the wet embrace of autumn made place for the cold breezes of winter. Soon the snow began setting in and the landscape began to turn white. You were riding back home after surveying some potenial excavation sites when something cold scraped past your neck. As you turned to see where it came from it had become clear that you had ridden straight into the middle of a snowball fight.

What would you like to do?
>Continue on my way
>Join the snowball fight
>Reprimand the one who threw the snowball

>>5568716
>Join the snowball fight

>>5568716
>>Join the snowball fight
This man has commited great dishonor. He will be sentenced to an execution by firing squad using snowballs

>>5568716
>>Join the snowball fight

>>5568716
>>Join the snowball fight

>>5568716
>>Join the snowball fight

>>5568716
>Join the snowball fight

>>5568734
>>5568749
>>5568817
>>5568874
>>5568956
>>5569728
Forgoing all formalities for a time you, your guards, the people of the city and the city children were soon engaged in the snow fight of the year. It nearly seemed everyone was there. The mayor, the rich, the poor even Georg showed up. Snowmen were built, there was skating and walking across the Seldau. Everything here spoke the words ''winter wonderland.''

Unfortunately you did catch a snowball in you face during all the fun. And it developed into an cold the following morning. Thankfully there was not much to do and you were unwilling to leave your place at the fireplace and so. To drive away the time you opened one of your unfinished books.

Which book did you decide to read?
>The basic principles of magic by doctor Louis Lepenseur
>Reflections on travels to the near east by Rodrigo de Vinedo

>>5570014
>Reflections on travels to the near east by Rodrigo de Vinedo
Let us learn about cathay.

>>5570014
>>The basic principles of magic by doctor Louis Lepenseur
Knowing the basics of how shit works and therefore what is possible is more imidiately useful than knowledge of somewhat distant neighbors we have no dealings with.

>>5570014
>The basic principles of magic by doctor Louis Lepenseur

>>5570014
>The basic principles of magic by doctor Louis Lepenseur

>>5570014
>>Reflections on travels to the near east by Rodrigo de Vinedo

>>5570014
>>Reflections on travels to the near east by Rodrigo de Vinedo

Magic is for homos

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>5570163
>>5570191
>>5570195
>>5570228
>>5570859
>>5570962
we seem to have an tie

1The basic principles of magic by doctor Louis Lepenseur

2Reflections on travels to the near east by Rodrigo de Vinedo

>>5571193
opening the book you began you began to read.

Chapter 1: What is magic?

Magic, simply put is an energy that resides within this world that allow a select few individual to manipulate the world around them. How and where this energy came from is unknown. The most popular theory is that magic comes form leaks in the fabric of reality.


A few pages later

Chapter 2: Calibres of magic ability

To define magical ability the wizard known as saint Krelaus created a system of classifying magic power levels. It goes as follows.

Calibre 0: A person with no magical ability.

Calibre 1:Persons within this calibre are barely able to use magic.

Calibre 2:This the first calibre where one can truly harness magic, mostly used for parlour tricks.

Calibre 3:Below average, these people can still serve as mages but can not do the more powerful spell.

Calibre 4:Average, people with this power calibre can do your standard amount of spells

Calibre 5:Above average, these mages are more capable than your average wizard

Calibre 6:Powerful, the people of this calibre can breach walls and destroy small armies.

Calibre 7:Very powerful, people of this calibre are capable of destroying armies and castles

Calibre 8:The most powerful of them all. Individuals with this calibre can raze entire cities to the ground and sink small islands


Chapter 3: the forbidden magics

These magic have been formally banned by holy decree from the holy council. Practicing any of these magics shall be punished by death but acknowledging them is still legal.

Necromancy

Necromancy, or the magic of the dead is the practice of using magic to manipulate the barriers between live and death. Common methods across this school are raising of the dead, the animating of skeletons and the act of turning oneself into a lich or vampire. Necromancy has been banned since the council of Calba of 476 as an immoral violation of the remains of the deceased and as an violation of the cycle of life and death.

Sanguinary magic

Sanguinary magic, or blood magic. Is the art using one's blood or the blood of others to enhance one's abilities. According to the historical records the senators of the Isadorian empire were masters of this practice. After the last intervention of the gods. The practice of blood magic has been banned since the year 362 and it has remained in effect ever since.

Demonic magic

The practice of demonic magic involves the piercing of reality to contact various magical creatures that live beyond our reality. This type of magic requires the mage to make pacts with various beings. This has an chance to backfire with potentially horrific results. This practice has been banned since the days of the Isadorian empire. Most likely dating back to year -832 by the emperor Istrius I.

(cont)

>>5571244
Most knowledge of these subjects has been lost. Either to time or to the torch. If you my good reader stumble across such books turn them over to the proper authorities immediately.

There where more chapters detailing the various spells, the history of the universities and some famous wizards.

Eventually the cold pale winter made way for the blossom of spring and with it came the courier you send out about seven months ago.

The answer came form a man titled the comte de colline-verte. He told you that although his older brother Phillipe was indeed right in his accusation of his brother. The king of Aurilie has banished both of them from the realm due to implications of kinslaying.

Now that you have the truth you can finally decide what to do with Phillipe
>Set him free
>Recruit him
>Banish him

>>5571258
>>Recruit him
You will now live and die in my realm.

>>5571258
>Recruit him

Can't ransom him since he is banished. Banishing him does no good because that isn't really a punishment given he has no ties to this land. I guess it keeps a kinslayer out of lands, but not much else.

I think we ought to either set him free or recruit him given he pursued just ends and put an end to an outlaw. He seemed to be adverse to bribery and worked for an knightly order or something before, and he was kinda the winner of our tournament, seems valuable to have around.

>>5571258
>>Recruit him
I'll reiterate that he would be a great captain for the lancers or a good master-at-arms if he is as capable with other weapons.

>>5571258
>Recruit him

>>5571258
>>Recruit him

>>5571260
>>5571267
>>5571335
>>5571350
>>5571415

When you told Phillipe that you would be interested in having him remain in your service you were not certain what to expect. His reaction to your announcement did not give you a hint of enthusiasm. He instead briefly looked at you with his signature apathy and told you he accepted. He then turned away from you and began staring out of window. An activity that seemed to be one his hobbies.

If you wished to cheer him up it would have to wait for an very important gift arrived an hour or so later. Two things in fact, the first was a paper knife. Encased in silver and with an hilt of ivory, the second was perhaps even more important. An small brooch depicting a small fox curled up in a circle. This could only mean one thing, your gift to the lady von Füchsbau was received and approved off, and both the lady in question and the lord of the household approved. The way to the next step was now clear.

What followed was three months of negotiation between you and count von Füchsbau. Matters such as trade, support to each other and the extant of the alliance would need to be discussed. While you had already smoothed the way over for trade matters such as mutual military aid had not been discussed. It was now time to make clear how far you wished to take your alliance.
>Keep it a formality, only a non-aggression pact
>Make it a actual military alliance

>>5572411
>>Make it a actual military alliance
Good

>>5572411
>Make it a actual military alliance

>>5572411
>Make it a actual military alliance

>>5572411
>>Make it a actual military alliance

>>5572411
>Make it a actual military alliance

As long as we are clear on our mutual rivals and friends. Though given it was our grand uncle who recommended our selection of potential paramours I doubt that will be an issue.

>>5572411
>>Make it a actual military alliance

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>5572419
>>5572476
>>5572583
>8
>>5572713
>>5573157
>>5573346
Making your intentions regarding potential military cooperation clear. You finished up the negations during just as spring made way for the hot winds of summer. The forest had once more taken on their shades of green and everywhere live seemed to be booming. Fish swam up to the surface to sunbathe, birds remained in the trees and within Rittersbach itself a sense of merriness that cloud only belong to such a season.

Thankfully it was not too hot on the day of your wedding. But still, you did sweat a little. The location for the wedding was of course obvious. The cathedral in Rittersbach had yet to even finish it's foundation and both the castle chapels of you and your future brother-in-law could not pack that many people. As such Libau was selected as the location of the wedding. Of course the priest who would wed you was going to be Albrecht. And various guests from across the land would be invited.

You were a bit nervous but thankfully the coolness of the interior of the cathedral meant you did not sweat. Unfortunately your half of the family could not be there due to some conflict between the margrave of Fluddenmark and the local lords.

Thankfully your soon to be bride strode down the aisle with her brother guiding her toward you. When they reached you he gave you an curt bow as an acknowledgement and then took his seat.

Your granduncle then spoke the words of holy matrimony and within half an hour you were married.

What followed next was the usual things that came with marriage, the feast, the dance and eventually the consummation. Which being what it was, was something that respectable and affable would prefer not to talk about.

In the months that followed the novelty of it wore of and the two of you would still need to adjust towards each other. She liked you, yes. but you also had the feeling that she kept you at reach trough a wall of formality. Still, this did not prevent the most important duty of the noble pairing. In the early spring of the next year your first child was born.

What was it?
1: A boy

2: A girl

>>5573847
Congratulations! you just became the father of a beautiful little girl. Please give her a name
>Elisabeth
>Brünhilde
>Ilsegunde
>Sieglinde
>Charlotte

It was also the matter to introduce the formal succession law in case of your demise.
What type of succession would you like to implement

>Agnatic Primogeniture (Only men may inherit)
>Agnatic-Cognatic Primogeniture( Men take precedence over woman)
>Absolute Cognatic Primogeniture(Woman and men inherit on equal grounds)

>>5573857
>Brünhilde
>Agnatic Primogeniture (Only men may inherit)

>>5573857
>>Elisabeth
>Agnatic-Cognatic Primogeniture( Men take precedence over woman)

>>5573857
>Sieglinde
>Agnatic-Cognatic Primogeniture( Men take precedence over woman)

>>5573857
>>Brünhilde
>Agnatic-Cognatic Primogeniture( Men take precedence over woman)
Sound good enough, not too wild for other nobles or the order it self

>>5573857
>Brünhilde
>Agnatic-Cognatic Primogeniture( Men take precedence over woman)
This makes sure that our dinasty will be in cahrge

>>5573857
>>Brünhilde
>>5573857
>>Agnatic-Cognatic Primogeniture( Men take precedence over woman)

>>5574029
>>5574082
>>5574095

''And my dear lord?, how should we name our first-born?''

''Brünhilde, I say. It is a proper name for such an noble young name''

''A good idea, we can call her Hilde for short.''

Unfortunately you could not take days of your work to spend more time with your new family. But thankfully you lived where you worked so it was not that much of an issue. You spend a day writing the formal law of succession of your county. The matter of was quite simple. The oldest male child would inherent, with his younger brothers being in next in line based on their seniority over each other. If no male heirs are available the oldest daughter would inherent.

With your succession secure for the moment (Although a son would have been preferable) eh, such an minor setback would most likely be rectified over the coming years. Still, even without male heirs a female heir was better than no heir.

When your young bride had recovered from the tribulations of childbirth she once more took up the traditional role as head of your household and set out to do that which you did not have the time for. She seemed to instil fear and respect into your cooks,maids and groundskeepers that not even you were able to instil. She seemed capable enough and showed enough restrain that they did not consider her a slave driver. But when she appeared into room with servants in it everyone seemed to work a little harder.

By then a new problem had arisen. In many ways Rittersbach had become the place where you went to if you could not make it in Libau. It also had become a pit-stop of sorts of merchant travelling between Libau and nearest Mozolavian city of Kalcyn and with it came something you had not expected: Beggars
.
The problem was not great yet but things could easily get worse as the city continued to grow. Something had to be done.
But what?
>Make it law to expel beggars if they cannot find a job within three months
>Build a poorhouse to facilitate the rehabilitation and intergeneration for the dregs of society(no criminals allowed)
>Do nothing, they will find work or starve

>>5575274
>Make it law to expel beggars if they cannot find a job within three months
>Build a poorhouse to facilitate the rehabilitation and intergeneration for the dregs of society(no criminals allowed)
Carrot and stick.
First help, but get thrown out if you squander your chances even more.

>>5575274
>Build a poorhouse to facilitate the rehabilitation and intergeneration for the dregs of society(no criminals allowed)

>>5575274
>Make it law to expel beggars if they cannot find a job within three months
>Build a poorhouse to facilitate the rehabilitation and intergeneration for the dregs of society(no criminals allowed)

We'll try and help them get back on their feet. Hopefully that combined with alms will deal with the worst of this, but we aren't going to let them squat in the street forever.

>>5575274
>>Build a poorhouse to facilitate the rehabilitation and intergeneration for the dregs of society(no criminals allowed)

>>5575274
>Make it law to expel beggars if they cannot find a job within three months
>Build a poorhouse to facilitate the rehabilitation and intergeneration for the dregs of society(no criminals allowed)

>>5575274
>Build a poorhouse to facilitate the rehabilitation and intergeneration for the dregs of society(no criminals allowed)
>Make it law to expel beggars if they cannot find a job within three months
Seems fair to me, gives them a chance to become proper worker, but if they don't then we also don't let them stay.

>>5575274
>>Make it law to expel beggars if they cannot find a job within three months
>>Build a poorhouse to facilitate the rehabilitation and intergeneration for the dregs of society(no criminals allowed)

>>5575296
>>5575304
>>5575321
>>5575330
>>5575392
>>5575397
>>5575431

The poorhouse would teach Beggars at least an basic skill or trade for them to find employment in. Rules would be strict. No alcohol, no begging and a curfew starting at 9 o'clock in the evening. Over the course three months they would learn their skill and if the local employer would want a new employee the poorhouse would offer them for an extra low salary.

The church of course would take care of those no longer able to take care of themselves such as cripples, the senile and the mentally disturbed. If they could not find employment within three months or broke any of the rules your men would deport them to one of your fields to work as labourers and serfs. A better fate than being left on the streets but a harsh punishment to any so-called ''free men'' but that would be the ultimate price for not being able to sustain themselves.

Shuffling through your papers there was not much of note to do during do until the late summer early autumn harvests. Still something interesting at last did happen at the height of the summer. When the suns gracious presence had turned into a tyranny of heat as you, your family and nearly everyone else preferred to stay inside or in the shade of the leaves. Thankfully as the week slowly crawled on the prelude to the autumn began to appear over the sky in the form of clouds.

Politically speaking you where still somewhat of a newcomer on the scene with your powerful granduncle keeping you out of reach from any potential political rivals. You had yet to put your foot into the deep dark pool that was the political landscape of the day yet as you now slowly began to learn to fend for own amongst your peers.

Der Ritterschaft, or the knighthood was the collective name for the combined regional nobility of the region. It was less of an political faction and more of an gentleman's club like those that would exist in the future. Formal legislative power lay with the Landtag or land diet was the formal gathering of nobles, clergy and an combination of the gentry and the rich merchant patricians of the city. Who formally where there to represent the interest of the common man but, come on now. Everyone knew they where there to represent their own interests

You were the 'Landsmarschall, the formal chairman of the nobles. It was not that you could lead or anything but you did open the Landtag for them and you had the right to be the first man to speak and propose legislature within your estate. Of course the first estate, the clergy always had their say first, the nobility second and the burghers and junkers last.

(cont)

>>5575708
When landtag gathered for the first time in eighteen years there was much to do and discuss. Firstly you were sworn in as Landsmarschall second was the formal introductions between the various gathered people. After eighteen years many new rulers had succeeded their predecessors and a relief that many men were of your generation instead of being all stiff old men.

As the session started the matter of business was the petitions and disputes the various members brung up. It reminded you of the dispute cases of the peasants whenever they were bickering over were a field began and ended. For about three hours or so a endless gulf of tariff and border disputes flooded the chamber and most members were out of their minds with boredom when it ended.

After a recess of about two hours the landtag reconvened to discuss various new bills and proposals to be made. Most things you could think would be to radical to bring here. The landtag had no army to enforce it's laws nor did it have a civil service to carry out it's ideas. The only thing it had were tax collectors and legal experts.

Still it was now your turn to speak about any proposals if you had any, please choose one
>Propose the creation of a post office, to better communications between people
>Support the idea of a collectively funded road network.
>Propose the creation of formal legal court to ease the burden of governance

Oh yes you almost forgot the name of region you lived in what was it again?
>Seldauland, after the river
>Erglau after one of the old tribes that lived here
>Greifswald, the wood of the griffons, a literal translation of the elven name of the land.

>>5575845
>Propose the creation of a post office, to better communications between people
Start off easy
>Greifswald, the wood of the griffons, a literal translation of the elven name of the land.
I voted for griffons to be our symbol in the first thread, I have to vote for this

>>5575845
>>Propose the creation of a post office, to better communications between people

>>Greifswald, the wood of the griffons, a literal translation of the elven name of the land.

>>5575845
>>Propose the creation of a post office, to better communications between people
>Greifswald, the wood of the griffons, a literal translation of the elven name of the land.

>>5575845
>>Support the idea of a collectively funded road network.
>Seldauland, after the river

>>5575845
>Propose the creation of a post office, to better communications between people
>Greifswald, the wood of the griffons, a literal translation of the elven name of the land.

This is the name of the region that is shown in the early maps from the 1st thread, yes? Not our county name which we already chose, right?

Anyways, best start off small. I'm pretty sure a collective army or civil service is way beyond us for now. I'm not to up to date on the history of the Baltics, but I imagine centralization took a while. Certainly it took Mitteleuropa until the late 1800s during the modern period to manage it.

>>5576616
The early maps where kinda bad in my opinion so I decided to change it around a bit

You do not really have an state yet. But thanks to fact that both elves and dwarves exist I can kinda pretend that humanity recovered a lot quicker from the collapse of this worlds Roman empire. But if you want a good a idea of how a post office worked in the era look up the Thurn und Taxis family it is technically renaissance but does give one good of how powerful a post service was in a world without phones, telegraph or email.

>>5575855
>>5576163
>>5576248
>>5576616

You stood up from your bench and walked down to the aisle where people spoke to announce new proposals.

You spoke about the creation of an new post office to help better correspondence and communication with both each other and the outside world. The plan was quite simple. A small tax would be levied upon the members of the Landtag to pay for the initial costs and to set up mailboxes and sorting centres. Afterwards the tax would be used to pay the postmen and to keep the cost of sending mail affordable to the common man. After all even the commoner could benefit from this idea, he could keep in touch with his friends and family outside his village or city and all for small fee instead of paying a months worth of wages.

The idea was received with some enthusiasm. Many people thought it was good idea. The count of Füchsbau was the one to second the motion, most of the representatives of the burghers were discussing the potential for business correspondence and clergy found an a good idea to keep in touch with each other.

The motion passed with an wide margin. And in the next year the first postman came to Rittersbach clad in the colours of Greifswald: red and white.

He took the mail from the mailbox and in return put in the mail meant for Rittersbach. He then went back on his mule and continued on his way to next mailbox.

The landtag reconvened and dissolved itself over the course of the year. It unfortunately did not have much interesting to discuss some boring discussions about tariffs, taxes and other trivial rubbish that you quite easily forgot. So much so that you began to learn why the landtag was allowed convene again after eighteen of irrelevance.

The grandmaster down south had made a lot of effort to consolidate his power over both the nobles,church and cities. To achieve this he had suppressed and suspend many institutions of Greifswald. As you learned from Albrecht, he and a few like-minded individuals spend the last eighteen years pressuring the order to allow the landtag again by forcing the grandmaster to comply through something he called ''creative bookkeeping''

It was not all that had been going on though. Within the order itself there was much dissatisfaction about the way thing were run. Especially with the northern knights whose post and commands were always treated as place to get rid of troublesome individuals and rivals to the current grandmaster.

While rebellion was not yet on the table you did see it brewing underneath the discussions that were held at the landtag. Complaints from nobles of being snubbed of positions of court, grievances from the clergy about neglected churches and monasteries and the Burghers loudly seethed about how they squeezed dry thanks to high tariffs and taxes. Indeed it seemed the order considered Greifswald less of important province in their domain and more of an piggybank you could break open to compensate losses elsewhere.

(cont)

>>5576671
But that was the thing with piggybanks was not? Once you broke them you can not put them back together. And the cracks in this piggybank had already begun to show.

Even the highest local commander of the knights, the landmeister seemed unhappy with the state of affairs. He was technically speaking the only order-knight allowed at landtag to be an sort of ambassador to the landtag from the order. and when you spoke with him he seemed quite the well-spoken man. He was apparently from this area and seemed quite unhappy.

He told you all about what exactly the grandmaster apparently was doing down south in Sternenburg. Sending any opponents north, angering the southern cities and nobles to such an exent that they simply refused to pay taxes so he compensated by raising taxes in Greifswald

It made you angry to a degree to learn just how much your ''liege-lord'' simply used you and your fellows whether they be in the noble's garment, the clerical robes or the suit of the burgher being used as an easy way to earn money.

It was time perhaps to do something about it.
>Use the post office to begin a network of like-minded individuals
>Begin agitating against the rule of the order through bards and minstrels
>It is not worth it, bide my time

>>5576687
>Use the post office to begin a network of like-minded individuals
>Begin agitating against the rule of the order through bards and minstrels

Why not both. Make a persuasive case through lyrical verse and a conspiracy under the guise of legislation for the common good, both are good.

If the south is also discontent to the point of not paying taxes then I see this as an opportune time. The grandmaster will have two rebellious factions to choose between focusing on and with so many opponents of the grandmaster being sent into our region we should have no trouble turning this place into a hotbed of political agitation and worthwhile allies.

>>5576687
>Use the post office to begin a network of like-minded individuals

>>5576701
Support

>>5576687
>Use the post office to begin a network of like-minded individuals

>>5576701
>>5576820
>>5576866
>>5577851

Beginning in the summer of 1236 you began sending out letters to other prominent members of the Greifwalder elite to survey if any of them were open to your ideas. You cloud of course not directly talk about rebellion but you talk about how dim the stars were lately and how you saw the figure of a bumbling idiot in the shapes they formed.

You of course signed these letters not with your own name but with made-up initials. You became G.A, Grüne Adler referring to you title and last name. Granduncle Albrecht signed with S.A or Stadt Adler. and so on. You had developed this code messaging with your wife who based on some secret language her younger siblings made up. This way you cloud communicate freely and effectively with each other without being indicted for treason.

Another thing you did was to prepare the ground for a potential rebellion. You hired some bards, minstrels and other entertainers to travel around and subtly begin agitating against the rule of the order. It would take some for the message to take root with populace but would be worth the effort.

in the meantime you could shift you focus back again to your family your wife pregnant again hopefully with a boy you thought. There was of course no way of knowing if it would be a boy but you did pray for it at church. Of course young Brünhilde was also growing quite quickly and it now was time to get her something for her third birthday.
What did you get her?
>A doll
>A rocking toy horse to ride upon.
>A leather ball

>>5577906
>>A rocking toy horse to ride upon.
It's still a frontier province so not being too dainty us probably a good thing. Also horse riding is still a proper pastime for a noble lady.

>>5577906
>A doll

>>5577906
>>A rocking toy horse to ride upon.

>>5577906
>>A doll

>>5577906
>>A rocking toy horse to ride upon.

>>5577906
>A rocking toy horse to ride upon.

Rolled 1 (1d2)

>>5577907
>>5578137
>>5578336
>>5578464
Young Hilde seemed to enjoy your gift quite a lot. She spent about half an hour riding the toy horse while joyfully pretending to be the queen of some made-up place far away. Probably in her imagination. At any rate her mother got her new necklace, your granduncle gave her one those toy animal on wheels with a rope to pull them. Even the staff had pooled together some money to buy her a trundling hoop.

She was still innocent and complete unaware of her status and place in the world. Yet she was also somewhat lonely due to there being no other children her age around the castle. At the very least some of older children of the servants indulged her every now and then but you knew a fifteen year-old would not have the patience or willingness to play with a three year-old. You hoped that the arrival of a second child might change that.

And so in the late summer it finally happened in the late summer. The birth of your second child

And was it was a:

1: Boy

2: Girl

>>5579052
Congratulations it seemed your prayers where heard. You now have an son
Please choose a name
>Dietrich
>Albrecht
>Wilhelm
>Friedrich
>Ludwig
>Write-in

>>5579053
>Ludwig

>>5579053
>Albrecht

>>5579053
>>Wilhelm
the scream i want to hear his scream

>>5579053
>>Wilhelm

>>5579053
>Albrecht
To thank our granduncle

>>5579053
>>Albrecht

>>5579053
>>Albrecht

>>5579140
>>5579443
>>5579574
>>5579813
Out of gratitude and to honour your family you named your first-born son after your granduncle after all it was still impressive that he was alive even after all those years you suppose he was pushing past ninety by now..Still for a while all was well in the house of Adlershorst. Your daughter seemed to be fascinated by the young babe. The newborn was restfully sleeping and to spare you and Eleanora some time you hired some nannies to look after them until they could begin their formal education.

Meanwhile, your secret ring of conspirators slowly had began to grow and organise. To the post office your correspondence seemed to be mostly just about nobles who shared an interest in botany, astrology and ornithology. Not grasping the actual meaning of what you meant with the constellation of the stars or how the your white roses could not grow in your soil.

Thing had been slowly coming together, and now thing were coming together most splendidly. In winter of 1237 you held your first secret council convention. At the abandoned monastery of Heiligenblut named after the vial of holy blood that once was it's most holy relic. Alas a great tragedy happened many years ago and the place now stood abandoned. Only being used by curious children and various travellers as free shelter. The choice for such an occasion was quite clever. The snowfall would obscure your trails and no one in the nearby village would raise an eyebrow.

The old chapter house was the biggest stil intact building in the complex and the one were you would be meeting your fellow conspirators. To keep your identity safe all of you had agreed to wear obscuring black cloaks with massive cowl to further obscure to the face. Quite funny actually you looked more like an secret conclave of mages than a noble conspiracy.

You spoke the password: ''Have you spotted the lark in the oak today?''

To which one by one the the cloaked figures answered ''We have, the lark sang a most melodious tune.''

The conversation then diverged to a variety of things from the strength of the order's armies to the depth of the river Seldau.

Although you cloud not see them you recognise a few people by their voice. Granduncle Albrecht was here, as was your brother-in-law, some of the fellows from the tournament were also here. And perhaps most curious of all you heard the voice of an elderly woman. Who you cloud only guess would have been the abbess of the abbey of Magderuhe, the prime nunnery in these parts.

It was time now to propose a plan of action for the next few steps
>Let us be bold and strike while the iron his hot, muster our combined forces near Libau and raise the flag of rebellion of the city the other shall do the same in their cities and castles.

>Let us be patient, wait for the conflict in the south to spill over and wait for the grandmaster to pull his forces south. Then we shall strike.

>>5579890
>Let us be patient, wait for the conflict in the south to spill over and wait for the grandmaster to pull his forces south. Then we shall strike.

>>5579890
>>Let us be patient, wait for the conflict in the south to spill over and wait for the grandmaster to pull his forces south. Then we shall strike.

>>5579890
>Let us be patient, wait for the conflict in the south to spill over and wait for the grandmaster to pull his forces south. Then we shall strike.

>>5579895
>>5579964
>>5579977
''Let us be patient, wait for the conflict in the south to spill over and wait for the grandmaster to pull his forces south. Then we shall strike''

You cloud not see their reaction to your idea but it seemed to be something most of them agreed upon.

''I hope the south rebels soon then, the longer we keep doing the this the higher the risk of exposure'' One of them said

''A concern that I can understand and will note.''

There were some more discussions about possible foreign aid, whether the help of certain individuals was genuine and were to give battle when it would come to that. But in the end you all said you goodbyes and returned home.

It would most likely take a few more years for thing to worsen down south but that was time you could spend preparing and training for.

The next morning you joined Georg and Phillipe for training; young Georg had already grown a bit since the first time you met him now begging to grow into a stout young lad of thirteen years. His training also paid off as he was rather quick on his feet and had grown much in his confidence.

The three of you walked down the snowy training field. You having your new mithril elven helmet, just recovered. Under your arm. It was very light more like a mask than a real helmet but just as protective.

Anyway it was almost sparring time and you decided you might as well test your mettle.
What is your fighting style?
>I rely on my strength to carry me to victory(Will do better with two-handed weapons)

>I rely on both my shield and my weapon(Bonus to normal one-handed weapons)

>I use finesse and grace with fighting(bonus to lighter weapons without a shield)

>>5579994
>I rely on my strength to carry me to victory(Will do better with two-handed weapons)

We're a noble who can afford full armour, carrying a shield is mostly redundant. We should focus on wielding an appropriate weapon that has the reach and mass to defeat our peers and keep the masses at bay.

>>5579994
>>I rely on my strength to carry me to victory(Will do better with two-handed weapons)

>>5579994
>I rely on both my shield and my weapon(Bonus to normal one-handed weapons)

>>5579994
>>I rely on my strength to carry me to victory(Will do better with two-handed weapons)

>>5579994
>>I rely on my strength to carry me to victory(Will do better with two-handed weapons)

>>5580013
>>5580015
>>5580149
>>5580485
Indeed, you relied both on your strength and your armour to bring you victory. Disregarding the shield you instead wielded a two-hand weapon. They could deal massive amounts of damage and one would not walk away if you struck them with it. But they cumbersome and slow, potentially leaving you open to people with lighter weapon.

What was your weapon of choice? (You will use this weapon here and in any fights you might find yourself in)
>A poleaxe
>A warhammer
>A two-handed sword
>A battle-axe
>A glaive

>>5581161
>>A warhammer

>>5581161
>>A warhammer

>>5581161
>>A two-handed sword

>>5581161
>A two-handed sword

>>5581161
>A poleaxe

>>5581239
>>5581259
>>5581265
>>5581273
It seems we are at an impasse
1: Warhammer
2: Two-handed sword

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>5582288
Forgot dice

>>5582289
Picking up a wooden replica of a two-handed sword. You held in before you in your hands. Even if the wood made it lighter than an actual sword the length of the blade still made it quite a ungainly thing to handle. You knew this of course as the main purpose of such a weapon was not to fence, but to deal a massive blow to whomever found himself at the other end.

Perhaps to tease you, perhaps to demonstrate something Phillipe chose a lighter sword which could be held in one hand and a shield in the other. For practice the two of you would attempt to break trough each-others defences and attempt to hit each-other. The one who lands three strikes would win.

Now then,what be your strategy?
>Go in aggressive
>Play defensively
>Maintain a balance

>>5582301
>Go in aggressive

At around 6 pounds our sword wouldn't be so heavy that we couldn't move at a normal fast pace. Though our strikes will carry a lot of inertia and make us a bit more clumsy on the attack. We can probably still surprise him with our relative speed with such a 'heavy' weapon. Best be on the offensive and rely on 'voiding his strikes and keep him at bay with our weapon's reach as our main defence.

>>5582301
>>Go in aggressive

>>5582301
>>Go in aggressive

>>5582301
>>Go in aggressive

>>5582301
>Go in aggressive

>>5582379
>>5582400
>>5582555
>>5582591
You made yourself ready on the hard ground. Taking care not to slip in the snow. Phillipe took place opposite to you and Georg remained the obeserver you wanted to strike early and agresivly preventing Phillipe from using his lighter weapon and style from moving around you. Still you beginning to move your sword
Roll a 1d100 please

Rolled 25 (1d100)

>>5582806

Rolled 61 (1d100)

>>5582806

Rolled 56 (1d100)

>>5582806

Rolled 52 (1d100)

>>5582806
Rolling for Phillipe

Also let's see 25+61+56=142 divided by three is: 47

>>5583354
You went in for a swing while making an nearly predatory advance upon Phillipe position. You fast enough with the weapon that you hoped Phillipe would be surprised enough that he would not see it coming.

Yet. He did

Anticipating your attack he rapidly dodged your fast but still ungainly weapon. Unfortunately for you, you had already put a lot of momentum in the swing leaving you open to the attack that now most certainly would come.

Phillipe was quick on his feet and just as soon as he had dodged out of the way of your sword he lunged forward successfully sticking his wooden sword in your armpit. Effectively winning the sparring match.

Phillipe then turn to young Georg ''You see young man, anticipating and observing one's opponents is important when you are fighting. I correctly guessed were your master was going to land his blow and I reacted in reaction.''

Georg listened to the lesson with attentivley having gotten used to Phillipe's Auriliean accent.

What would you like to do?
>Go in for another round
>Call it quits.

>>5583363
>>Go in for another round

>>5583363
>Go in for another round
It's good training

>>5583363
>>Go in for another round

>>5583471
>>5583485
>>5583494
Not being deterred by your earlier defeat, you immediatly turned to Phillipe and said

''Are you ready for the second round, good sir?''

''Oh, was my first stab not enough to keep you down?.'' Phillipe joked

And so you made ready for round two. Thankfully it was not midday yet so you still had some time on your hands before the midday meal.
So, What will be you stance?

>Keep on the defence, being aggressive did not work
>Surely just because did not work the first time doesn't mean it won't work the second, I will keep an aggressive stance
>Perhaps the correct way to win is to keep an balance

>>5583518
>Perhaps the correct way to win is to keep an balance
The correct way to win is for Philippe to roll bad.
Since rolling good is pretty hard with averages.

>>5583518
>>Perhaps the correct way to win is to keep an balance

>>5583522
I am thinking about making it more complex but I am bad with numbers

>>5583536
That's very relatable

>>5583518
>>Perhaps the correct way to win is to keep an balance

>>5583518
>>Perhaps the correct way to win is to keep an balance

>>5583518
>Perhaps the correct way to win is to keep an balance

>>5583522
>>5583528
>>5583823
>>5583837
>>5584147
Deciding to show a bit more restrain when you would fight. You would wait for Phillipe to attack you and and in turn you would attack when the opportunity would present itself.

P.S I am currently stitching together a combat system. But I am not certain when it will be finished. i might just take something else

>>5584351
Oh yes I forgot,
Please roll a 1d100

Rolled 11 (1d100)

>>5584353

Rolled 18 (1d100)

>>5584351

Rolled 14 (1d100)

>>5584351

>>5584366
>>5584379
>>5584645
sad

>>5584366
>>5584379
>>5584645
That's going to hurt

Rolled 40 (1d100)

>>5584366
>>5584379
>>5584645
>>5584669
>>5584716
You know what I had pleasant day today and so I am not going to divide your added up rolls for once.

Now then rolling for Phillipe

>>5584755
You collectively rolled 43

Your new tactic seemed to be working this, that keep the pace. Parry,block and lunge all at a balance. Soon enough you manage to take the initiative and upper-hand

Soon enough you land a blow at Phillipe's neck; stopping at few centimetres from his throat. To signal his yielding he dropped his sword to ground.

''Now then, it seems the table's have turned have they not?'' You jokingly said

''I suppose they are now. It important to recognise the tenability of one's position.'' Phillipe said back

Now, with the midday approaching and the wind picking up you still had time for one more round of training.

Would you like to continue training?
>Yes,please
>No, thank you

>>5584768
>Yes,please
A tiebreaker round and then we move on

>>5584768
>Yes,please

Tiebreaker.

>>5584768
>>Yes,please

>>5584768
>>Yes,please

>>5584777
>>5584789
>>5584857
>>5584887
Deciding you might as well finish it thoroughly and truly you went to Phillipe again and said:

''Read for another round, the final round my friend?'' you asked Phillipe

''Oh tiebreaker it is then? Good, I like man who fight to the bitter end'' He retorted

With the round now begun you would one more have to choose your approach

Roll a 1d100

>Go on the offensive (Phillipe receives a -20 penalty on his roll)
>Keep the balance (You receive a +10 bonus to your roll, Phillipe receives a -10 penalty on his roll)
>Maintain the defensive (You receive a +20 bonus to your roll)

Rolled 11 (1d100)

>>5585452
>>Keep the balance (You receive a +10 bonus to your roll, Phillipe receives a -10 penalty on his roll)

Rolled 95 (1d100)

>>5585452
>Maintain the defensive (You receive a +20 bonus to your roll)

Rolled 15 (1d100)

>>5585452
>>Keep the balance (You receive a +10 bonus to your roll, Phillipe receives a -10 penalty on his roll)

Rolled 50 (1d100)

>>5585472
>>5585517
>>5585600
11+95+15 divided by three is 40 plus 10 is 50

Rolling for Phillipe

>>5586330
Alright 50 minus 10 is 40 so you win

Thinking quickly. You quickly took the initiative but took care not to overextend yourself while making certain to keep things balanced.

Eventually you disarmed Phillipe with a quick strike on the wrist which caused him to drop his weapon.

''It appears that you have won once more and i suppose you have won for the day as well. Referring of course to the bells of the city hall and church signalling the beginning the start of the midday. And as such it was time to go from the frigid field into the warm hearth of your castle.

After a quiet afternoon meal with your family and court you needed to fill out the rest of your day
>Go for a ride
>spend some time with your family
>Read a book
>Write-in

>>5586347
Feels good to win. Against a champion fighter too. Guess that is why we are lord.

>spend some time with your family

The most important thing.

>>5586347
>>spend some time with your family

>>5586347
>spend some time with your family

>>5586347
>>spend some time with your family

>>5586347
>>spend some time with your family

>>5586347
>spend some time with your family
See how our wife and two children are doing

>>5586359
>>5586365
>>5586377
>>5586397
>>5586752
>>5586892
Finishing your meal for the afternoon soon afterwards, you headed for the nursery where your children lived until they were old enough to live in their own rooms.

Albrecht was of course still to young to walk or to talk. He simply slept in his crib, not caring about or aware of anything outside his room. You supposed it would be for the best, knowing that young children needed a lot of sleep.

It was Hilde that greeted you and her mother, indeed the young had already begun talking and walking with a remarkable speed. And the first sign of her personality had begun to show as well.
How was she
>Like a little ball of energy, always finding something new to play with
>Usually quiet for a child, preferring to hear fairytales from her nanny
>She displayed a great deal of curiosity being fascinated by nearly everything
>She seemed quite full of willpower, always revolting at the prospect of bedtime

>>5587372
>>She displayed a great deal of curiosity being fascinated by nearly everything

Rolled 2 (1d4)

>>5587372

>>5587372
>She displayed a great deal of curiosity being fascinated by nearly everything

>>5587372
>>Usually quiet for a child, preferring to hear fairytales from her nanny
Dice have spoken

>>5587372
>>She seemed quite full of willpower, always revolting at the prospect of bedtime

>>5587372
>>She displayed a great deal of curiosity being fascinated by nearly everything

Rolled 1 (1d4)

>>5587372

>>5587385
>>5587437
>>5587775
Oh Hilde always so full of questions and curiosity. Always running your mind to exhaustion with all her questions. Whenever she saw something she did not know she would always say

''Papa, papa what's that?''

Even when she saw something she did know she would ask a question of a different category. Instead of asking what something was she instead asked what the difference between something was. She had already noticed that even if a dog was a dog, no two of them seemed the same.

And so she stood before you, with the same knowledge-hungry eyes she always sported and once more opened her mouth to ask you a question.

''Papa, what is the difference between a donkey and a horse?''

Well, hmm not the most serious of questions but one you can still answer.

>A donkey is for peasants and a horse is for nobles
>A donkey is more stubborn and reliable,horses more hotheaded and stronger
>Donkey are better workers,horses are better at transportation

>>5588401
>>A donkey is more stubborn and reliable,horses more hotheaded and stronger

>>5588401
>>A donkey is more stubborn and reliable,horses more hotheaded and stronger

>>5588401
>A donkey is more stubborn and reliable,horses more hotheaded and stronger
>It's why peasants use donkeys for work, and us nobles use horses for riding

>>5588401
Supporting >>5588489

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>>5588455
>>5588479
>>5588489
>>5588654
Taking the effort to kneel down to appear the level of the your daughter to look her right in her face. You said

''Well, you see, a donkey is more stubborn and reliable,horses more hotheaded and stronger'' you answered.

You then continued. ''It's why peasants use donkeys for work, and us nobles use horses for riding'' You explained further.

''Oh, but what is the difference between a noble and a peasant?'' she asked.

A difficult question. While peasants or rather, commoners where still socially inferior to your kind that did not mean they were always poorer. You knew both the rich merchants of the city and the independent farmers of the countryside. Who stood in contrast with the poorer nobles and junkers. Who's manors and castles could be both symbols of wealth or crumbling ruins, whose inhabitants refused to abandon them out of pride. 200 years ago, this dynamic would not have happened. But even now, with the feudal order still strongly entrenched, the times were still chancing. But let us turn away from the social problems of the world and return to your daughters question shall we?

>The nobility rules,the peasants works.
>Nobility is a ideal, to which we should all strive towards.
>Peasants are dumb, nobles are smart.
>Write-in.

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>>5589692
mfw our daughter asking all these questions.

>The nobility rules and protects, the peasants serves and works. These are our duties.

>>5589715
Be glad she hasn't asked why her younger brother is the heir and not her.
Yet.

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>>5589718
>Yet

>>5589722
Puberty is going to be fun

>>5589727
Well, she takes after her mother.

inb4 she bullies her younger brother while she still has the chance before he hits puberty and they grow up hating each other. Good thing we chose for her to be curious rather than wilful, otherwise she'd really take after her mother. I think we should chose for our son to be wilful, he's gonna need it.

>>5589692
>The nobility rules,the peasants works.
I recon she will ask more questions when she reads that other states are ruled differently. Even without nobles.....


>>5589718
>>5589727
That will be fun