PBEM game: The first step (Running)

[Molog]

Ermor is probably summoning a dusk elder.

[RibbonBlue]

Great my luck is just going great. The independts around me are all Milita/longbowmen/heavy infantry/crossbowmen/knights.
Theres also a druid province and barbarian province.
All my provinces have knights. I saw one province that had milita+longbowmen, I go to conqure it with my army. 4 Knight commanders and 3 knights!!!. The druid province I am attacking will probaly contain darkvines. My luck is just going great!!!

[Alneyan]

Five turns (out of eight) are in.

[Agrajag]

Good point about Ermor.
Though if he only plans to research with his summon, a spectator would be more efficient as they can summon themselves (just like dusk elders) but they (spectators) offer more RP/DeathGems.
Now give me my turn!
I have a big test on monday and I don't want any turn on my head while Im doing it =P.

[sushiboat]

Speaking of Marignon and Ermor, I am curious about the real world history that inspired them. I know that Ermor represents the Roman Empire, and Pythium represents the Byzantine Empire (the Eastern half of the Roman empire that survived Rome's fall). I have heard that Marignon is supposed to be medieval Spain, and some of the names do sound Spanish. However, other names sound more French (like Marignon itself) or Italian. Perhaps Marignon represents all of medieval Christendom.

[Alneyan]

I would say Marignon is southern France/northern Spain, with the Holy See (Marignon has a Cardinal, like Pythium if memory serves). The part of France I am thinking of is the lands of the Cathars, as it would be fairly close to Marignon, I believe. Add the Inquisition, maybe even the Reconquista, shake a lot, and you have Marignon. That's how I see them at any rate.

[RibbonBlue]

Any tips on killing Knights+Lowbowmen+milita/heavy infantry/light infantry, as man. My last atempt to expand was at a "20 or so milita/lowbowmen" that also had 3 knights+4 knight commanders. Right now my expansion efforts are going to get crushed since I am pretty much surounded by that stuff.

[Molog]

Make some knights and longbows of your own.

Perhaps use lots of longbows on the barbarians. Barbarians got low protection and morale.

Buy some good mercenaries if you want to expand early.

[Alneyan]

Everybody is in except Machaka and Arcoscephale.

Your best bet is to go after the Barbarians or the Woodsmen for now I guess, backed by longbowmen. They should be able to make them rout fairly quickly. You may also want to pull your infantry to the back of your army, or even keep them with the longbowmen: a small squad is more likely to rout.

I am not sure what else to do with mundane troops, but then I do poorly with national troops. A row of spearmen (long spears preferably) may do the trick to halt the charge of the knights, backed by a few of the damage-dealing troops of Man (Axemen or Tower Guards). Alternatively, it might be possible to do something with Tangle Vines to keep the Knights entangled, and some firepower support: the Crones can cast Lightning Bolt at Evocation 2, a killer spell as it bypasses armour.

[RibbonBlue]

Tangle vines, I did not think of that. Right now, I am trying to kill the druids. But knowing my luck I bet there are lik 9 darkvines in that province.