Cyclone

The Horde of Evil - Tresspassing through treacherous tribes' territory! (RP closed)

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Sorry, I missed that bit.

@Lugubrious

No problem.

I added @mentions for anybody who is still unsure about where to go.

The Horde of Evil - Tresspassing through treacherous tribes' territory! (RP closed)

@Lugubrious

Clotho was one of those that were sent to the dwarven outpost.

Since this seems to be confusing some people I'll go use the @mentions in the IC post to show who goes where

The Horde of Evil - Tresspassing through treacherous tribes' territory! (RP closed)

@Boop_Im_A_Dragon

*shrug*

I considered sending Umbra instead of Ekusha to the dwarf outpost. Would you rather go there?

I just try not to send anybody on a solo mission unless they ask IC or OOC. I imagine it'd be less fun to not interact with others as much.

The Horde of Evil - Tresspassing through treacherous tribes' territory! (RP closed)

Everybody not on one of the others. So Azavarn, Darkwraith Kor, Shukra, Umbra, Narza. I think that's all of them. Yappo and Wold would go too if either of them ever post IC

Edit: if @BBeast wants Torrens could go there instead. When I sent him with Emily I didn't realize that she wasn't going to burn the village. She probably won't need much of Torrens' help, but he could still go along to the ritual for the fire I guess.

The Horde of Evil - Tresspassing through treacherous tribes' territory! (RP closed)

The next morning, imps scurried about the dungeon in search of the Keeper's various champions. Upon being found, they would each be quickly briefed on what their new work was. There was evil to be done and mayhem to be wrought.

Octavius' Task

Octavius' human form would allow him to blend in rather well, so he was sent north to the closest proper town. These hamlets fell easily enough, but larger towns like that one would put up more of a fight. Beyond just knowing what defenses the town had, it was also necessary to learn about the state of any garrison and where valuables could be found. It would also be useful for Octavius to simply listen in the taverns, to learn what the latest rumors were and whether the people were beginning to catch on to the rising threat in the south. The Horde could only retain the element of surprise for so long, after all.

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@Lugubrious
@Elitestpotato
@Bright_Ops
@Didos

The Dwarven Outpost

Aside from that, there was a dwarven mining in the nearby mountains that had caught the Keeper's eye. Despite his best efforts he found himself unable to scry the dwarves' capital or even any of their colonies, so his eyes were blinded. He was interested in what the vile dwarves were doing, and besides, one of their illustrious halls would surely have plenty of treasure and other rare substances. He would send Twich, That Which Consumes Peace, Ekusha, and finally Clotho and her minions. A small group of imps would accompany them as well, because their magic might prove useful and they were most likely better at looting than Clotho's army of insects.

Clotho was an obvious choice because to take a dwarven settlement would require some numbers, and her antlion diggers and Myrmidon soldiers would be ideal for this task. That Which Consumes Peace and Ekusha would hopefully be able to aid in the fighting, but they would also be able to help by inciting chaos and fighting amongst the dwarves. If the dwarves were quarreling amongst themselves, they would be easily beaten by an unexpected and determined attack.

Twich was there not only because he had proven himself a competent tactician, but also because he had a little mission of his own. It was well known that the dwarves made use of all manner of potent magical explosives in their mining. Such things would be undeniably useful as weapons, but the way to create such alchemical substances was a secret known only by the dwarves. Twich was a competent alchemist and it seemed that Clotho surprisingly had an interest in such topics as well, seeing as she had one holed up in her hive. The two of them were to seize any of the explosives and other useful substances that were to be found, and then later work on finding a way to replicate the bombs.

Essentially, the group was to storm down into the dwarven outpost (or breach it in some other way) and kill all the dwarves inside, except for a few. The Overlord wanted a few live dwarves to interrogate, but the rest of the outpost's denizens would need to be killed. Once that was done, the group was to ransack the place in search of anything valuable, particularly dwarven explosives. Afterwards, they would ideally do some misdirection, making the attack look like the work of humans. Dwarves and men had fought in these lands before, and it would not be so difficult to make them do it again. If the Horde could incite their enemies to kill one another, that could only make their work easier.

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@Athinar
@yPro
@Boop_Im_A_Dragon
@Mattie_
@Saarebas
@Takashi

Another Raid!

While Emily summoned some sort of horrific monster that would burn down one of the nearby villages (apparently without Torrens, though perhaps the fire demon could feed on the flame or burn a nearby forest) there was one other village nearby. This one was the regional capital, which was not saying much considering that these southern reaches were all but desolate. Still, it was much larger than the other two and had a small garrison of guards that were tasked with protecting the nearby area. The town was also home to a newly built temple to some strange and foreign gods, with the priests there being competent sorcerers. It was ruled by several knightly families, so there were bound to be at least a few capable warriors, and to boot there was a wooden palisade for protection against bandits and the occasional orcish warband that slipped past all other defenses.

Sneaking up on the village would also be somewhat hard, as it was surrounded by many small farms and mines. Perhaps the best course of action would be to let the farm folk see them coming, so that they would all flee to the village's "safety" and be in one spot. That would come with its downsides, though. While less people would run off, the guardsmen, knights, priests, and militia would be prepared. A quick night attack might be a better option.

In any case, the Master actually wanted this village (and most of its workers) intact; it was better than the others and would actually be worth ruling. With its people enslaved, it would be a steady source of supplies for the war effort.

Athinar had asked for a position in command, and this was his chance to prove himself. This attack would not be so easy as the last, but it was still achievable. Perhaps the hardest part would be keeping his allies in line so that the entire village didn't go up in flames with all the people slain.

Everybody that wasn't going to the dwarven outpost or to Emily's ritual would be sent to aid Athinar in his conquest of the village.

The Sun Will Never Set (A Statisticless NRP)(It had a good run)

@Willy Vereb

Tin and KalMea have a sort of supply truck/troop carrier that we were going to say was also designed to tow along those AA cannons. I might still keep the .88 inspired things, but anti-aircraft mounts on vehicles isn't a bad idea either.

But keep in mind that most people have airships rather than little planes. I'm thinking specialized units that shoot dumb rockets into the sky would be really helpful. A slow moving blimp-thing could be devastated by a few teams hiding under trees and shooting missiles up at its balloon.

The Sun Will Never Set (A Statisticless NRP)(It had a good run)

Sorry for not showing up, and to @Cyclone not making a post yet, don't have much time on my end to write a long/advanced post.

@Voltus_Ventus

*shrug*

Hivekiller hasn't shown up either and Hael is too busy being a squid god in his other RP. No rush =P

The Sun Will Never Set (A Statisticless NRP)(It had a good run)

Tin has officers and such and central command. They actually have a lot of officers. Granted these are almost entirely nobles which means they might not be the best commanders, but a noble general is usually a better choice than some uneducated commoner. It's also still a meritocracy. Nobles don't just buy their rank like in the British empire.

When I elaborate on my military I'll let you decide if it's really Blitzkrieg. It might not be of the trus/conventional sort, but I felt that the word is a fairly good way of describing their mindset concerning tanks and such.

The Sun Will Never Set (A Statisticless NRP)(It had a good run)

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@CycloneWatch out, we have an elf trying to sneak in on our Top Secret Military!

Actually, Tin man said he's going for blitzkrieg strategy as well. It seems to be popular for this RP.
Kinda makes me wonder who will actually be trying to fight long-term battles :D

@Hael

That reminds me. We ever gonna talk about the navy? IT'S BEEN DAYZ SINCE U SAID U WUD

The Sun Will Never Set (A Statisticless NRP)(It had a good run)

Well, I'm still busy so my interlude post should wait till late afternoon.
But the stagnant air in the OOC is a bit worrying so let's change that!

@Cyclone
Military Quiz Time!
How many Tinite cavalry are needed to take a single VP-39 machinegun nest?


Let's make it a double quiz.
How many Tinite cavalrymen can take down an Arqwyen IIC tank? (the one with the chaingun firing 33mm exploding shells)

I'm not singling you Cyclone. It was just the fact Tin was literally the first nation which came to mind.
Of course anybody can feel free to ask quizzes from me in return.

@Willy Vereb

Well theoretically just one could do it if they charged from behind with an anti-tank grenade launcher or something. If these are traditional cavalry going head on though, I lean towards 6-8. I think that'd be enough of a distraction for one traditional cavalryman to close in, jump on the tank...and plant a grenade on it? No, Tinites aren't that smart. They'd try to open the hatch and stab everybody inside.

*shrug*

What do you think? These are just my wild guesses.

@HaelTin fighting a Blitzkrieg?
Wow, I've gotta see this.

@Willy Vereb

The doctrine of Blitzkrieg gets confused a lot, especially considering it wasn't an official strategy or doctrine in the German army. They didn't train their officers some revolutionary new strategy and call it Blitzkrieg; the German army just made use of plenty of armor and they happened to be rather good at taking advantage of combined arms formations. It was foreign journalists that were terrified and put the "Blitzkrieg" label on it, and started talking as if this was some amazing innovation.

But anyways, when I say "Blitzkrieg" I just mean making good use of light vehicles to harass and have superior mobility, and heavy vehicles to break through weak points. Blitzkrieg is basically just an attempt to have superior maneuverability, which felt natural for Tin's Mongol-esque tactics. Sure, Tin will charge forward and fight offensive wars with huge numbers. That's part of their strategy too. But from their past as cavalry hordes, they recognize the massive advantage of speed. As the saying goes, a bunch of terrible soldiers exactly where you need them is better than the best soldiers in the world where they can't do anything.