Your appeal to the controller of the Exchequer remains to this day without a response. It is possible that this is because of the nation-wide chaos created by the mobilization. If anything, most purveyors are known to skim the funds to their own profits: the purveyor that you dealt with was more aggressive and left you in a bad financial place. Speaking of finance, the prescribed King's price for blades and spears are too high and you find yourself in the strange situation where you simply cannot purchase enough weapons to meet your recruitment targets. However, even if you had more money, you cannot source enough chainmails, gloves and boots to meet targets. Finally, although the recruitment is going well, it is probable at this point that you will not be able to array the required number of men for the Prince of Wales.
Gronou is spending part of his time instructing mens to assemble to travel through England as a unit. The response is cold: most men believe that they are better off finding their own food and accomodation while travelling within the home nation.
Welsh Spearmen
- Growing numbers, hard to predict at the moment.
- Strong unit cohesion.
- Chauvinistic outlook on Englishmen.
- Finance : Low.
Mobilization Outlook
- Forces of 1000 (not enough people, likely)
- Spears (insufficient funds, somewhat likely)
- Armors [chainmail, leather] (shortage, funds, somewhat likely)
- Anticipated training level at assembly : untrained
- Assembly in Plymouth on August 1 (enthusiastic, somewhat likely)
- Funds : low
Instruction
The last two weeks weren't pleasant, but not atypical. There are some decisions that can be of consequence to the mobilization. First, it is a shame that there are weapons available but they are out of reach because your funds are too low. As for armors, it hopefully can be made up in Plymouth from the Prince's stockpiles. As it goes now, you'll have an enthusiastic but maybe short-staffed unit. Let me know if you have specific instructions or whether everything is good to go. Next turn, July 15.
1. do what we can to get the weapons. Even requesting help from Welsh noblemen. Play on National sentiment. What men are currently available to me can be put to work making fire hardened wooden spears.
ReplyDeleteI plan to leave for Plymouth with time to spare.
OK, emphasis will be put on weapons sourcing in the next iteration.
ReplyDelete1 ) Gronou calls to Local nobles to contribute to the war effort by any other material means. This includes store of spears and blades, armors, and encourage more to personally accept an indenture and join the expedition.
base:10. Gronou is respected (+1), Promise of Wealth (+1), surplus equipment is common (+1), Many hate the English (-2). tgt:11, roll:8, Brilliant success (+3 margin)
Further offline instructions from Gronou:
ReplyDeleteI want to send word to the Black Prince.
We are mobilizing. and will be at plymouth. I am not begging from him
but make it clear how much funds were put at our disposal and the
number of weapons available to us. Perhaps his royal influence can
help in this matter.. His auxiliary pikemen will not be much good
without pikes.
I would like to be to plymouth as son as possible and await the
stragglers as they arrive.
Recruitment: Likely(11), not enough people (-2), call to Local Nobles (+1). tgt:10, roll:10. Success. On target, on the account of the call to Local nobles.
ReplyDeleteSpear and blades : somewhat likely (10), insufficient funds (-2), call to local noble (+1), tgt:9, roll:8. Success, didn't even need call to nobles.
Armor : base=10, funds (-2), shortage (-2). tgt:6, roll:12. Failure by a country mile.
Timing : base:10, enthusiastic (+1), Gronou's emphasis (+1), tgt:12, roll:14. Failure.
Chris, I will post your new update tomorrow based on these.