[Ansteorra-archery] Archery Discussion

[Paul Thorne]

107 as of the last report.


HL Jean-Paul de Calmont





On 10/1/08, Jed Tressler <jed.tressler at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Out of curiosity, and because I think it would help commanders plan both
> battle strategies and recruitment efforts, based on authorizations, how many
> combat archers are there total in the kingdom.
> Which is to say, what is our current maximum archer strength if everyone
> who is legal to shoot did?
>
> Bastian Eisengart
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 11:58 PM, Eric Brown <caladin at io.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'd like to talk about what we can do to encourage Combat Archery.
>>
>> We in recent years have come to gulf with fewer Archers than Trimaris,
>>
>> Add this to the big Morale hit the archers are taking with the new rule
>> changes,
>>
>> And I'm afraid we're going to be in trouble.
>>
>> For those of you who didn't experience it a fresh at Gothic, being
>> outnumbered
>>
>> By archers is a really unhappy place to be :). So I'd like to discuss what
>> we can do
>>
>> To share that experience with our enemies instead of keeping it all to
>> ourselves. :)
>>
>> Here are some of the ideas I've heard so far.
>>
>> - Start practicing with the archers included. Involve them in each
>> maneuver.
>>
>> This is to help them feel more included and build esprit de corps..
>>
>> - Fundraisers for ammo upgrade costs.
>>
>> - Build archers into plans specifically, as at the ravine battle at gulf
>> where they
>>
>> Were supposed to all attack a specific point just before we charged it.
>>
>> - Make sure not to schedule archer battles at Gulf at the same time as HW
>> battles..
>>
>> (or so close there is no time to move from one to the other ie how it was
>> last year.)
>>
>> Does anyone know who we should talk to about this one? Who's our liaison
>> to the
>>
>> scheduling of Gulf?
>>
>> - Buy all our significant others a crossbow & armor for Christmas. ( :) )
>>
>> I know there are some folks who aren't the biggest fans of CA (although
>> I'm a fan), and I ask please
>>
>> that we set that aside and support them for this Gulf War. It's a known
>> fact that the enemy
>>
>> will have CA at Gulf, lets band together to make sure WE have more than
>> the
>>
>> Enemy, so that they experience far more suckage than we do.
>>
>> Think of Archer Dominance, like Air Superiority in modern combat. If you
>> have it, its gives you near total freedom
>>
>> To do what you want on the ground, and if you don't have it, you are
>> strongly inhibited from doing what YOU
>>
>> Want to do on the ground. Do you want to be roaming the field hitting
>> where you want, or do you want to be
>>
>> Huddled behind a shield waiting for a chance to do something?
>>
>> More archers = More fun for everyone (on our side :)).
>>
>> I'd like to set Archer dominance as one of our goals for next Gulfwar and
>> the Gulfwar after,
>>
>> What do you think, how can we do it, and who's willing to step up to help
>> organize and lead?
>>
>> Sir Kenneth has volunteered to step up as a Combat Archery Liason, to help
>> drive this effort,
>>
>> But we need more than one man to make this happen.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Caladin-
>>
>>
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