Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 24 Apr 2002 to 25 Apr 2002 (#2002-113) From: Automatic digest processor Date: 26/04/2002, 17:00 To: Recipients of MYSTARA-L digests Reply-to: Mystara RPG Discussion There are 2 messages totalling 257 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Endless Armies 2. Eusdria: population and military ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.dnd.starflung.com/ To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 07:53:53 +0000 From: Agathokles Subject: Re: Endless Armies Giorgio wrote: > > Do you have anything on their formations, training, battle tactics, magical > and non-magical weapons, unit types and deployment, battle histories and > siege capabilities? We don't have anything up on the website, as the whole "armies" topic is still under development/discussion. However, our current work on the army includes at least some of the topics (weaponry, training, unit types, for example). Most of it will come in two flavours, a lower powered, "romanised" version, and an MA-level, "byzantinised" version. You may find some posts (dating back a few months) on the MMB that cover part of the byzantine version. -- Giampaolo Agosta agathokles@libero.it agosta@elet.polimi.it http://digilander.iol.it/agathokles ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 20:52:46 +0000 From: Agathokles Subject: Eusdria: population and military Here is a small contribution on the topic of armies (though not of Thyatian armies). I made this to test Bruce Heard's spreadsheet on dominion economics. Comments? Kingdom of Eusdria ================== Here is a description of the Eusdrian army, with some details on the population of that land's domains. All data were devised through the use of Bruce Heard's dominion economics spreadsheet. Domain Population Army ------------------------------------- King's Domain 42.500 1.350 Harstal 44.500 1.070 Mohesia 57.000 800 Frisonnia 58.500 760 Savaria 28.500 660 ------- ----- Eusdria 131.000 4.640 Eusdrian Army ------------- Navy: 11 Longships (825 Sailors, 22 Officers) Army: Heavy Infantry 970 Heavy Infantry, Veteran 230 Heavy Crossbowmen 200 Heavy Crossbowmen, Veteran 155 Shortbowmen 120 Longbowmen (Elven) 420 Light Cavalry, Scouts 80 Medium Cavalry 380 Heavy Cavalry 190 Spellcasters 195 Artillerists 275 War Wagon Crewmen 75 Auxiliaries 510 Militia ------- 6.000 Irregular Infantry 500 Knights (various orders, but mostly Honorbound) 100 Priests (clerics and various specialty priests) 1.200 Elven Hunters 8 Longships (600 sailors, 16 officers) Eusdria regular troops tend to adopt the heaviest armor they can find, and use traditional Eusdrian weaponry. The most common form of armor is a mix of chain and plate, but full chain mail is used by medium cavalry units. Bowmen and Crossbowmen use chain shirts, though Dwarven elite units use chain and plate. Both Infantry and Cavalry units use the battle-axe and the bastard sword as main weapons. Militiamen are called to arms only in case of external attacks, and arm themselves with whatever weapons and armor they can find, which often means padded armor and a battle-axe, spear, or bastard sword. The knightly orders and military companies make up more than a quarter of the regular army: Knights of Eusdria 420 Company of the Wolf 80 Order of the Immortals 100 Knights of Niedegard 150 Company of the Bear 200 Order of the Unicorn 200 Warriors of the Sea 100 ---- TOTAL 1250 In wartime, 500 more knights join the army (these are otherwise knights errant or mercenary warriors). Knights of Eusdria 230 Company of the Wolf 70 Order of the Immortals 100 Order of the Unicorn 50 Warriors of the Sea 50 ---- TOTAL 500 Domains Break-down ================== Harstal ------- Population: 44.500 (10.400 Harstal) Military: 1.070 Navy: 5 Longships (375 sailors, 10 Officers) Army: 180 Heavy Infantry, Veteran (Human & Dwarven) 155 Heavy Crossbowmen, Veteran (mostly Dwarven) 50 Medium Cavalry 50 Heavy Cavalry 25 War Priests, Skalds & Defenders 75 Dwarven War Wagons Crew 75 Artillerists 85 Auxiliaries Harstal's army is composed by dwarves (35%) and humans (65%). Count Theodamir is not a fighter at all, and most of his large army is in the hands of the knightly orders, especially the Company of the Bear and the Knights of Niedegard. Harstal units include the Company of the Bear, a brotherhood of Dwarven Myrmidons, who fight on War Wagons (around 200 dwarves), and the Knights of Niedegard, who make up the cavalry (150) and part of the Infantry (dwarven knights only). One unit of Infantry is composed by Honorbounds (50), and Warriors of the Sea make up one tenth of the navy sailors and the better part of the officers (50). Savaria ------- Population: 28.500 (8.700 Reslar) Military: 660 Navy: 3 Longships (225 sailors, 6 Officers) Army: 100 Heavy Infantry 120 Elven Longbowmen 50 Elven Medium & Heavy Cavalry 60 War Priests, Skalds, Defenders, Elven Fighter/Wizards 30 Artillerists 70 Auxiliaries Savaria's army includes many elven longbowmen, and a mixed human-elven heavy infantry. Some halflings work as artillerists and auxiliaries (cooks!). The overall composition is 78% elves and half-elves, 20% humans, 2% halflings. Two thirds of the spellcasters, the knights, and the elven officers come from the Order of the Unicorn (100), while Warriors of the Sea make up one tenth of the navy sailors and the better part of the navy officers (25). Frisonnia --------- Population: 58.500 (12.300 Breimald) Military: 760 Army: 220 Heavy Infantry 200 Elven Longbowmen 100 Elven Medium Cavalry 60 Spellcasters 70 Artillerists 110 Auxiliaries Two thirds of the spellcasters, and the elven cavalry and officers come from the Order of the Unicorn (100), or from the Honorbounds (50). Mohesia ------- Population: 57.000 (Verdegild 6.600) Military: 800 Army: 350 Heavy Infantry 120 Shortbowmen 100 Medium Cavalry 70 Heavy Cavalry 20 War Priests 40 Artillerists 95 Auxiliaries Mohesia's army is almost entirely composed by humans, with a few elves and half-elves. It includes a large cavalry, composed by Honorbound warriors (120) and members of the Order of the Immortals (50). King's Domain ------------- Population: 42.500 (Othmar 7.500) Military: 1350 Navy: 3 Longships (225 sailors, 6 Officers) Army: 80 Light Cavalry (Scouts) 300 Heavy Infantry 50 Heavy Infantry (Élite) 200 Crossbowmen 100 Elven Longbowmen 100 Medium Cavalry 50 Heavy Cavalry 30 Spellcasters 60 Artillerists 150 Auxiliaries The élite Heavy Infantry and Heavy Cavalry units are composed by members of the Knights of Eusdria (the national Honorbound company, 200), while the "scouts" are actually Rangers from the Company of the Wolf. Warriors of the Sea make up one tenth of the navy sailors and the better part of the navy officers (25). Their headquarters are set at Withimer. -- Giampaolo Agosta agathokles@libero.it agosta@elet.polimi.it http://digilander.iol.it/agathokles ------------------------------ End of MYSTARA-L Digest - 24 Apr 2002 to 25 Apr 2002 (#2002-113) ****************************************************************