War in Dorne

[The Stranger]

Since it seems likely that there will be a conflict in Dorne, I was wondering if we should consider the issue.

Dorne is famously difficult to invade, more because of the weather than anything. Tristy and her PCs are counting on this factor to help them, and I think it should be allowed to have some game effect.

The main issue is obviously the availability of water. So I think we should say, that any non-Dornish force which is out in the open, loses a portion of its force to dehydration. Let's say... 2.5% every two days. (1000 men in a 40,000 man force every In game Month)

This penalty should not apply to any force in a keep. So if the non-Dornish troops take.. say Hellholt, and leave 5,000 men there, those men would not be subject to the Sun/Water penalty.

Sound reasonable?

[The Smith]

Very much so. ANd here is our AIM conversation

Germindawg: Ummmm... I am suppose to be telling you about Tristy's secret troop movements.
JamesBerryRocks: right.
JamesBerryRocks: do you think you can hide 15,000 men?
JamesBerryRocks: that seems like an awful lot to go missing
Germindawg: Well that depends.
Germindawg: I will explain the plan. To be honest I think I was hoping some one would invade quickly.
JamesBerryRocks: yeah, seems like that's not going to happen now.
Germindawg: www.lordsofwesteros.proboards107.com/index.cgi?board=troopmovements&action=display&thread=4286
Germindawg: Thats the thread with the actual moves.
Germindawg: Fowler sent people to those locations. Then started pulling men to Sunspear.
JamesBerryRocks: pulling them from where?
Germindawg: Starfall, Saltshore, Lemonwood, Wyl, High Hermitage, and the Tor all started with 3000, but he has pulled 2000 from each of them slowly and had them march as quietly as possible.

Germindawg: He himself led another 1000 from his keep at Skyreach.
Germindawg: So it is only 13000
JamesBerryRocks: so Sunspear is at 23,000
Germindawg: RIght with 13000 parked over the horizon.
JamesBerryRocks: all keeps except skyreach and yronwood are at 1,000
Germindawg: Yep
JamesBerryRocks: where 13,000 over the horizon?
Germindawg: Basically for all intensive purposes they are at Sunspear.
JamesBerryRocks: okay.
Germindawg: But the purpose was to let the Ironborn invade, and then flank them with a surprise force of 13000 men to crush them.
JamesBerryRocks: I see what your saying.
Germindawg: Tristy nows nothing about Battle, but Fowler is legendary so it was my idea as him.
Germindawg: But I pass Fowler to you.
Germindawg: He can be your npc, or just let him be Tristy's NPC.
Germindawg: I think you know more warfare then I anyway.
JamesBerryRocks: I see what your saying.
JamesBerryRocks: Fowler is a legendary scouter/ambusher
JamesBerryRocks: so if anyone can hide them, it will be him.
Germindawg: Yeah. That was the plan. I do agree at some point people will figure out. I just thought that would be lightning quick.

[The Stranger]

I have warned Robb Tarly, whose third Barris Redwyne infiltrated Starfall via scenario. All he knows is that 2,000 of the Dayne's men have marched to Sunspear for an ambush. he does not know about any of the other keeps doing the same, but he may be able to deduce.

[The Smith]

That is fair.