Post by Jay Luo on Oct 7, 2011 11:20:05 GMT -5
Lonely Shore City has fallen to the Crab, despite the valiant efforts of the Crane defenders. Meanwhile, commanders of the pro-Hantei Dragon army near the Castle of the Swift Sword are divided over whether to press the attack against the Lion or to turn and face Toturi's Army.
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Battle of Lonely Shore City statistics!
The Crab have been pretty dominant since the start of this battle; though the defenders did enjoy a resurgence near the end (earlier, the ratio was even more lopsided).
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Details on how the Dragon debate will work
After reading the Castle of the Swift Sword forum thread, I've distilled the suggestions made by players down to 3 options:
1. Fall back to the river and meet Toturi's army there
2. Storm the castle, hope to take it before Toturi shows up, then defend the castle
3. Be somewhere else when Toturi shows up, use magic to speed away/conceal the army.
I have added actions for pro-Hantei players to influence the Dragon in each of these directions. (Sorry pro-Toturi players, you can't directly exert influence on a pro-Hantei army.) These actions will only be available for a short time since the Dragon are under some time pressure to react to Toturi's advance.
For full disclosure, here is my assessment of each of these choices:
1. Fall back to the river: This will result in a battle at the river. Toturi is leading both his personal troops plus those of the Unicorn clan, so is numerically stronger. The pro-Toturi forces will be advantaged, something like 5:4.
2. Storm the castle: If we go this way, the Dragon will have an initial numerical advantage against the Lion, something like 4:2 or 5:3. If the Dragon beat the Lion by 3-to-1 (a high ratio, but IMHO isn't out of line for storming a well-defended castle; if they had no time pressure, they wouldn't need nearly this much) before Toturi's army arrives, I'll rule the Dragon capture the castle and can hole up within; this would make their force roughly equal to that of Toturi's army. On the other hand, if the Dragon do not beat the Lion before Toturi shows up, they will be in serious trouble, caught between a big army and a tough castle.
3. Be somewhere else: The Dragon generals have been cautious enough and have enough awareness of the surrounding terrain that they could perhaps slip away without having to fight either the Lion or Toturi's Army. This would preserve their main force, but would be perceived negatively in the courts, so there would be some political blowback from such a choice. The Dragon army would survive and might re-appear somewhere else eventually, but would not be a significant factor for at least a little while.
Anyway, that's my current thinking on how that should work.
Hope you're having fun!
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Battle of Lonely Shore City statistics!
ATTACKERS | Scout Ahead of Crab Army | Lead Crab Vanguard | Supply Crab Troops | Besiege the City | Test of Might | TOTAL |
Crab | 542 | 1137 | 452 | 767 | 436 | 3334 |
Crane | 120 | 211 | 95 | 133 | 96 | 655 |
Dragon | 389 | 595 | 399 | 442 | 313 | 2138 |
Lion | 514 | 847 | 367 | 575 | 375 | 2678 |
Mantis | 232 | 369 | 233 | 295 | 221 | 1350 |
Phoenix | 115 | 187 | 78 | 75 | 91 | 546 |
Scorpion | 291 | 560 | 189 | 298 | 113 | 1451 |
Unicorn | 320 | 562 | 192 | 326 | 164 | 1564 |
Badger | 9 | 9 | ||||
Bat | 0 | |||||
Dragonfly | 0 | |||||
Hare | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 41 | |
Monkey | 27 | 75 | 28 | 50 | 42 | 222 |
Ox | 40 | 50 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 120 |
Sparrow | 0 | |||||
Spider | 71 | 193 | 161 | 90 | 91 | 606 |
Tortoise | 0 | |||||
Oriole | 0 | |||||
TOTAL | 2672 (18%) | 4805 (32%) | 2204 (14%) | 3071 (20%) | 1962 (13%) | 14714 |
DEFENDERS | Harry the Crab advance | Set traps for invaders | The Iron Crane | TOTAL |
Crab | 42 | 48 | 90 | |
Crane | 1287 | 236 | 974 | 2497 |
Dragon | 710 | 186 | 600 | 1496 |
Lion | 78 | 10 | 57 | 145 |
Mantis | 78 | 20 | 57 | 155 |
Phoenix | 336 | 50 | 239 | 625 |
Scorpion | 355 | 150 | 261 | 766 |
Unicorn | 51 | 13 | 64 | |
Badger | 31 | 18 | 49 | |
Bat | 0 | |||
Dragonfly | 10 | 10 | ||
Hare | 10 | 10 | 20 | |
Monkey | 0 | |||
Ox | 0 | |||
Sparrow | 24 | 16 | 40 | |
Spider | 280 | 121 | 326 | 727 |
Tortoise | 10 | 20 | 10 | 40 |
Oriole | 0 | |||
TOTAL | 3302 (49%) | 793 (11%) | 2629 (14%) | 6724 |
The Crab have been pretty dominant since the start of this battle; though the defenders did enjoy a resurgence near the end (earlier, the ratio was even more lopsided).
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Details on how the Dragon debate will work
After reading the Castle of the Swift Sword forum thread, I've distilled the suggestions made by players down to 3 options:
1. Fall back to the river and meet Toturi's army there
2. Storm the castle, hope to take it before Toturi shows up, then defend the castle
3. Be somewhere else when Toturi shows up, use magic to speed away/conceal the army.
I have added actions for pro-Hantei players to influence the Dragon in each of these directions. (Sorry pro-Toturi players, you can't directly exert influence on a pro-Hantei army.) These actions will only be available for a short time since the Dragon are under some time pressure to react to Toturi's advance.
For full disclosure, here is my assessment of each of these choices:
1. Fall back to the river: This will result in a battle at the river. Toturi is leading both his personal troops plus those of the Unicorn clan, so is numerically stronger. The pro-Toturi forces will be advantaged, something like 5:4.
2. Storm the castle: If we go this way, the Dragon will have an initial numerical advantage against the Lion, something like 4:2 or 5:3. If the Dragon beat the Lion by 3-to-1 (a high ratio, but IMHO isn't out of line for storming a well-defended castle; if they had no time pressure, they wouldn't need nearly this much) before Toturi's army arrives, I'll rule the Dragon capture the castle and can hole up within; this would make their force roughly equal to that of Toturi's army. On the other hand, if the Dragon do not beat the Lion before Toturi shows up, they will be in serious trouble, caught between a big army and a tough castle.
3. Be somewhere else: The Dragon generals have been cautious enough and have enough awareness of the surrounding terrain that they could perhaps slip away without having to fight either the Lion or Toturi's Army. This would preserve their main force, but would be perceived negatively in the courts, so there would be some political blowback from such a choice. The Dragon army would survive and might re-appear somewhere else eventually, but would not be a significant factor for at least a little while.
Anyway, that's my current thinking on how that should work.
Hope you're having fun!