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Post by Fel on Jan 8, 2009 13:41:42 GMT -5
Well I can't possibly be expected to stop all the Ironborn who want to keep to the Old Way. Don't fly a real flag on your ship and try not to leave any survivors. Oh, and it would be better that you improved the defences on the Shield Islands, which we currently hold too. If we have to fight for anything, it'll be the Shields first.
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Post by Creyon Harlaw on Jan 8, 2009 14:08:08 GMT -5
hehe ok.
Are there any NPCs of note at Shield Islands?
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Post by Fel on Jan 8, 2009 14:09:24 GMT -5
Currently Harran Farwynd, a Master of Naval Battle, is in command there. That's about it.
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Post by Lord Balon Harlaw on Jan 8, 2009 16:39:18 GMT -5
Been damn quiet lately, and daamn that pup trounced my second in sparring match, poor show
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Post by Creyon Harlaw on Jan 10, 2009 9:57:55 GMT -5
Should I write it up as a secret scenario or a normal one? Besides getting the thralls to dig a huge moat and improve the walls/siege engines, I intend to order the confiscation of all farm lands to be worked by the thralls. All the food will be delivered first to the Iron government, and then rationed out (at profit) to the islands' population on a weekly basis, with the remainder going to the keeps.
In case of war the farms will raze everything, and the keeps will burn their supplies if taken over. An invading force that tires to siege the Shields will have to feed the population outside or they will have a riot on their hands. And the Iron Fleet should be able to cut off food supplies from Westeros to the islands. Even if the islands fall, we'll try to starve the thieves to death.
edit: oh and has Farwynd appeared before? Any specific way he should be played?
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Post by Ser Aemon Tully on Jan 10, 2009 13:13:00 GMT -5
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Post by Lord Balon Harlaw on Jan 10, 2009 20:41:14 GMT -5
Hey Balon, . I fucking ruled Hralf. Oh and Creyon I would have them build big ass chains to interconnect the isles and stop any ships from going to the inside. Just a thought. Pussy'o... And naw, the Isles don't have the resources to take on that kind of task
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Post by Creyon Harlaw on Jan 11, 2009 1:07:30 GMT -5
^^ I doubt the chains would do much as they won't be blocking a river that the ships have to sail through, the enemy would just sail around it.
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Post by Fel on Jan 11, 2009 14:04:49 GMT -5
Should I write it up as a secret scenario or a normal one? Besides getting the thralls to dig a huge moat and improve the walls/siege engines, I intend to order the confiscation of all farm lands to be worked by the thralls. All the food will be delivered first to the Iron government, and then rationed out (at profit) to the islands' population on a weekly basis, with the remainder going to the keeps. In case of war the farms will raze everything, and the keeps will burn their supplies if taken over. An invading force that tires to siege the Shields will have to feed the population outside or they will have a riot on their hands. And the Iron Fleet should be able to cut off food supplies from Westeros to the islands. Even if the islands fall, we'll try to starve the thieves to death. edit: oh and has Farwynd appeared before? Any specific way he should be played? Sounds good, but if an invading force takes the Islands, it will mean our fleet was defeated and won't be able to blockade supplies from the mainland, making the whole razing the farmlands no more than an inconveniance. Feel free to make the scenario public. Farwynd has had a couple of very brief appearances, no character developed yet.
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Post by Lord Balon Harlaw on Jan 11, 2009 16:32:02 GMT -5
*Sits on Harlaw and whistles idly*
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Post by Fel on Jan 11, 2009 19:37:54 GMT -5
You can come back to KL now, Balon, if you want. Things are safer at the moment.
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Post by Creyon Harlaw on Jan 11, 2009 20:11:07 GMT -5
Sounds good, but if an invading force takes the Islands, it will mean our fleet was defeated and won't be able to blockade supplies from the mainland, making the whole razing the farmlands no more than an inconveniance. Unless we have significantly stronger numbers at sea, I'm wondering if it is a better idea to let an invading force land and try to take the keeps. I think we had 10,000men vs 750 per keep and still lost 5,000 men in taking the islands. Reading the rolling of the battle, seemed like the Mander forces would've done better if they had skipped the naval battle and put every man behind keep walls. The ships can be used later to starve the army on the shields. What do you think?
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Post by Fel on Jan 11, 2009 21:14:29 GMT -5
Maybe, but it's not Ironborn character to fight behind castle walls instead of on a deck.
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Post by Creyon Harlaw on Jan 12, 2009 3:25:02 GMT -5
hehe ok. your call, but it's something to consider. There's also historical precedent for Ironmen choosing to fight behind walls (albeit unsucessfully) - the old Ironborn king Harren the Black, chose to stay inside Harrenhal against Aegon.
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Post by Lord Balon Harlaw on Jan 12, 2009 11:29:32 GMT -5
hehe ok. your call, but it's something to consider. There's also historical precedent for Ironmen choosing to fight behind walls (albeit unsucessfully) - the old Ironborn king Harren the Black, chose to stay inside Harrenhal against Aegon. And every Ironborn saw how much that went tits up for him
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