AAR: Time of the Ice Giants

[Schmoe]

Originally posted by sachmo:
Turn 10
Winter, Year 1
Treasury: 391
Income: 432 (+13)
Provinces: 13

(snip...)

In Inarime, a force of 80 archers was recruited.
In Temiglia, a priest was recruited.
In Jotunheim, a Herse was recruited.

How did you recruit 80 archers, a priest, and a herse, with only 391 gold?

[sachmo]

I probably should have made a note earlier about my scale...

For independant troops, each figure represents 10 soldiers. So, when I recruited 80, it was really only 8 figures.

I'm still trying to figure out the scale. Each giant figure represents 2 figures, but I haven't been consistant with that in my turn recount. I'll probably just use actual units recruited in the writeups, but change the scale for battles.

Sorry for the confusion!!

[Schmoe]

Originally posted by sachmo:
I probably should have made a note earlier about my scale...

For independant troops, each figure represents 10 soldiers. So, when I recruited 80, it was really only 8 figures.

I'm still trying to figure out the scale. Each giant figure represents 2 figures, but I haven't been consistant with that in my turn recount. I'll probably just use actual units recruited in the writeups, but change the scale for battles.

Sorry for the confusion!!

No problem, thanks for the clarification. I've been reading these AAR's to try to figure out how people have 12+ provinces, 2 castles and a third in the queue, plus 70+ research all by turn 10. It just doesn't seem possible to me.

There was another Jotun AAR I was reading where the author said he commissioned a temple, recruited a Gygja, recruited 3 or so spearmen, and raised PD, all with a treasury of only about 400 gp, so I'm just trying to figure out what I have been missing. Your "scale" makes much more sense, thanks.

[sachmo]

Turn 11
Late Winter, Year 1

Godzilla Blitz and his host met the little folk of Hoburg outside of a village on the outskirts of Bithyne. Some of the giants laughed when the saw the wee folk dressed in armor and wielding tiny weapons, but Godzilla Blitz was wiser than that.
“See the commanders, you fools? They have weapons of power! Do not take these foes lightly!”
Most of the giants with him were humbled. They could see the magical glint from the pike held by one of the Hoburg Champions leading the enemy forces. That pike would cut through a giant quickly. The time for mirth was over, and the giants formed a battle line, growling and shouting war chants as they prepared to take on the Hoburg forces.
But the Hoburg’s proved to be just as fierce. The Burgmeister Guard charged, shouting high-pitched warcries in their own language, but the intent was clear. They would fight these giants to the death, and were not to be counted on to flee from battle. They swarmed one of the Hirdmen, raining blows upon him with their small maces. The Hirdman chopped the Hoburg soldiers to pieces, but they were many. Finally his shield was smashed, and as he went to throw it away, the Hoburg Champion appeared with his magic pike and slashed at the Hirdman, taking his arm at the shoulder. The wounded Hirdman fell, but before he could be overwhelmed, the rest of the giants broke through the ring of tiny men and rescued their fallen comrade.
The battle quickly turned against the Hoburgs, as they soon found themselves surrounded by giants, and were slaughtered.
Finally, all that stood were the Hoburg Champions and a few crossbowmen. Godzilla Blitz stepped into the ring and offered to accept the surrender of the little men.
“You have fought bravely, but you will surely die if you continue to resist. Surrender now, or die.”
The Hoburg Champion with the magic pike spit at Godzilla Blitz and swung his weapon at his head. The Jarl avoided this blow and swung his own sword at the Champion. He used his pike to parry the blow, but the force of the Godzilla Blitz’s blow sheared the magic weapon in half and carried on into the chest of the Hoburg. He fell instantly, his lifeless eyes staring into the sky.
Godzilla Blitz lowered his sword and pointed it at the remaining Hoburgs.
“No more chances! Drop your weapons or die!”
A few of the crossbowmen dropped their weapons, but the remaining commander and his men would have none of it. They charged Godzilla Blitz, screaming their war cries and unleashing a Last, desperate missile attack against him. The giants moved to protect their commander, and took down the remaining Hoburgs, leaving the Champion to face the Jarl. The Hoburg commander fought with fury, but the giant was much too powerful for him. In moments, Godzilla Blitz ran him through. As he looked down at the lifeless body, he noticed that the commander was wearing a ring that seemed to radiate power. This ring Godzilla Blitz took for himself, and the magic writing on it told him that it was a Ring of Tamed Lightning, which would give him almost total protection against shock attacks. As he put it on his finger, he smiled. The spoils of war were indeed sweet this season.

Treasury: 431
Income: 519 (+87)
Provinces: 15 (+2)

Rhyvinter found no magic sites in Pholothras.

Brigands have taken up residence in the Farseer Mountains. This increased the unrest in the province to 33. Coffee Warlord was dispatched from Pholothras to deal with the scum. The tax rate in this province was also reduced to zero, to help combat the unrest.

Rexor and his barbarians took the province of Lithia. They were faced with a force of mixed infantry, at least two hundred strong. The barbarians won the day, losing twenty (two) of their own number. The province was claimed for Jotunheim. Once the battle was over, Rexor was released from his contract, free to seek employment elsewhere.

Horvan the scout was caught in Pangaea, and killed as a spy by their forces.

Rhyvinter went north into the province of Inarime to search for magic sites.

Kaspar the spy headed west from Inarime to scout the lay of Mictlan lands.

Gunnhild the hag began forging a Skull Talisman for use by one of the commanders in the upcoming battles.

Kingfc22 was ordered to assist in researching.

A Sage was recruited in Pholothras.
Visbur began construction a Fort in Pholothras.

Fjollvitner the scout discovered that the pretender of Ermor was a powerful lich.

Havok the Jotun Herse joined the cause in Jotunheim. He was ordered to join Coffee Warlord in the bandit hunt in the Farseer Mountains.

A spearman was recruited in Jotunheim.

[ July 30, 2004, 05:10: Message edited by: sachmo ]

[sachmo]

Turn 12
Early Spring, Year 2

Havok and Coffee Warlord destroyed all of the brigands in the Farseer Mountains. These bandits were the remains of the forces defeated in the neighboring independent provinces. They had hoped to wage a guerilla war against Jotunheim, but were unprepared for the strength of the belief of the population in Rhyvinter’s cause. In the end, their agitation of the citizens was but a flea bite to the cause of the giants…

Treasury: 358
Income: 463 (-56)
Provinces: 15


This was a pretty uneventful month.

Rhyvinter arrived in Inarime. He began to search for magic sites. He was again very tempted to assault the Mictlan capitol, but not until the frontier was strengthened and the fortress was finished in Pholothras.

In Phholothras, a sage was recruited. His specialty was Air Magic. He immediately began researching in the Lab, allowing Kingfc22 to search for magic sites in the province which Rhyvinter had been unable to uncover.

Coffee Warlord and Havok marched on the independent province of Kratas, which was defended by a medium sized force of Barbarians. Vitiges the Priest marched from Ard with a force of 3 light infantry to lend his holy spells to their fight.

The defense in Old Man Mountains and Halemyer was raised to 11.
The defense in Lithia and the Forest of Gun was raised to 10.

Two light infantry and two archers were raised in Inarime.

If Kratas were taken, it would be the Last independent province ripe for conquest. Soon, war with one of the major nations would begin.

[sachmo]

Overview of the game so far:



As you can see, we're going to have to take something from someone other than the indies soon.

[ August 01, 2004, 05:08: Message edited by: sachmo ]

[sachmo]

Turn 13
Spring, Year 2

With the new season came hot blood. With the winter frost fully shaken off, the forces of Man decided that they needed to expand their borders, and so declared war on the nation of Jotun...

Treasury: 484
Income: 590
Provinces: 15
Gems: 1 Fire, 11 Water, 13 Astral, 6 Death, 26 Nature

Man declared war on Jotun.
Kingfc22’s search for magic sites was fruitless in Pholothras.
In Inarime, Rhyvinter found 2 magic sites:
Well of White Water- 1 Water gem per turn
Gem Deposits- 40 gold per turn
In Halemyre, the citizens have volunteered for the local defense, increasing the province defense to 10.

In the province of Kratas, the forces led by Coffee Warlord and Havok met a huge band of barbarians. The young commanders showed inexperience, however, and Havok was cut down by the numerous enemies. The rest of the giant forces fled the field, and the province remained in enemy hands.

In Bithyne, Godzilla Blitz prepared to go on the offensive against the forces of man. He quickly organized the citizens of the province into a fairly effective defense force, and took his army into Ireme, a province held by man. The province was thought to be lightly defended by militia, and so would hopefully be an easy target for his forces.

Rhyvinter immediately abandoned plans to attack Mictlan, and took his army back to Jotunheim for reinforcements.
Kingfc22 and Visbur also moved back to the capitol, and would join the offensive against Man.

A Sage was recruited in Pholothras.
A Herse was recruited in Jotunheim.
Two Jotun Spearmen and a Jotun Hurler were recruited in Jotunheim.
A priest and three light infantry were recruited in Temiglia.