[Ansteorra-archery] Archery Discussion

Jed Tressler jed.tressler at gmail.com
Tue Sep 30 22:28:47 PDT 2008


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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