The Hordes
of Montgomery prepared for war but their campaign was delayed as Pattus Magnus,
High Chief and Warlord, was laid low by Plague.
Upon recovery, Pattus Magnus was even more
energetic than before and was driven to make up for lost opportunities. He cast
his eye eastward to the lands held by the scholars of the Ivory Tower. His host
were like animals and fell upon the army the tonsured eunuchs raised,
slaughtering all before them.
Even as the last smoke lingered over the
battlefield, the craven rulers of East Ivory, Collingwood and Greenview sent
envoys to beg the High Chief for mercy. They offered abject subservience and
were welcomed into the High Chief’s realm.
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Territory following the Battle of Ivory Tower |
This game was another of the DBA matches. King Daniel and I both played Macedonian Successor forces, since he had recently completed painting his first DBA army (Alexandrian Macedonian) and I loaned him an elephant to make it into something a little more exotic.
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King Daniel's Alexandrian Macedonians - with Guest Elephant! |
The game went back and forth, but the end result was pretty one-sided in terms of destroyed elements. King Daniel was convinced the elephant was defective and was heard to say, "well, I won't be taking one of those again."
The Aftermath - Valley Port
Mad with Victory
following the sack of Ivory Tower, Pattus Magnus was taken with the urge for
some boating. His realm lacked a port, however, so the great Warlord led his
host against the merchants in the coastal city of Valley Port.
As before, the High Chief’s warriors were
eager for battle. They rushed forward against the paid soldiers of Valley Port
like storm-driven waves against a dam. The mercenaries were unable to stand
against the warriors’ fury and soon turned in rout.
Valley Port
fell to the High Chief, who occupied the city and made good use of the port. He
spent the remainder of the campaign season learning the seafaring arts. There
would soon be blood upon the waters!
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Territory following the Sack of Valley Port |
King Daniel's luck was no better in the second game of the evening... my Macedonian analogues took another convincing victory.
In the campaign rules we decided that the capitulation 'ripple effect'
would not extend along shipping lanes; it would be necessary to fight some type naval battle to conquer the islands. The sea-lanes have an advantage, though, in that they directly connect most of the coastal and island settlements, so a naval force setting out from Valley Port could attack anywhere on the north or west coast.