Leidenschaft

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Hey, Farid's nice people. A bit mouthy, but nice enough. Nicer than Cat-Kicker anyway.

The Elder Scrolls: Fruits of Contention - Chapter 1 (Completed)

That, and the technology of crossbows, much less ballistae have been lost to the mists of time. Look at what happened to the Dwemer. Tsk tsk.

And Gcold has the right of it. Just that most of Skyrim's fortifications are simple, like iron-age hillforts with stone walls and wooden palisades. Most of Nordic warfare could be handled with infantry, things like fast and bloody raids. Any walls could've been shouted down, or ladders could scale walls and rams could bust in gates.

Not to mention, Nordic culture and society is borderline anti-intellectual. Power comes from a sword, the two biggest punishments for crime are judicial duels or the chopping block.

The Elder Scrolls: Fruits of Contention - Chapter 1 (Completed)

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I'm up for it.

@Peik

To the Ether, then, friend.

The Elder Scrolls: Fruits of Contention - Chapter 1 (Completed)

If anyone wants to kill giants with Jorwen, you know where to find me.

The Elder Scrolls: Fruits of Contention - Chapter 1 (Completed)

@Leidenschaft... ... Yup. I have to agree with that strategic assessment. Though... I guess those healing potions might not be quite so effective with so few wounded having a chance to survive. Oh, well. If only it were the thought that counted. Still, archers do a lot better behind fortifications. It's hard to aim when you've been crushed... or cut in half... or impaled...

Oye... I still need to figure out exactly how Utu is going to perform in this mess... and I owe two more posts too... And I'm out of time tonight. G'night.

@Haeo

Night, bruh. Maybe if we form a prayer circle once we get back behind the walls, it'll do something.

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Do'Karth is a non-magic healer, but it's not like there's quick fixes when you are healing naturally.

@Dervish

Take a knee and drink some water, rub dirt in it, etc.

The Elder Scrolls: Fruits of Contention - Chapter 1 (Completed)

I agree that we technically all should be scrambling for the gates by now, but yea. In future battles, it would do good to have some healers. There's a bit of a lack of them, though, considering we're a mercenary company that mainly hires from the common rabble. Field medicine is the closest and the only person in the company who knows how to make health potions is Utu.

In more well-developed and organized armies, there's probably a dedicated corps of healers, namely in the Legion. Sadly, we ain't them. I'm expecting that we'll be losing a lot of men and we won't be holding for long in the battle. At least 8-10 of our 30-some men are dead or incapacitated, so. I'm also not saying wee going to be sticking around on the docks. We'd do better to hide behind our walls. It's worked for a lot of other people being sieged, provided we send a messenger somewhere.

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It's a lot of wasted effort and risk, is what I'm saying. You really think that us being locked out to try to repel the assault, they'll take the chances of opening up the gates to slip out some healers?

Furthermore, you really think the guy who just got opened up by a big fuck-off weapon or just had his head or chest stoved in is going to want to jump back into the fight after getting healed? Gotta factor in morale and if and when we break and have to retreat back behind the walls and sit through a siege. Besides, if your wounds are grave enough to need a healer while you're in combat, you've got bigger problems than getting back into the fight. This isn't an RPG where you can chug some healing potions or have your mage buff you or heal you so you can continue to fight. I'd say that's a bit "writing to win" which we wag our fingers at here.

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Do we even have healer PCs?

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Well, they aren't literal Giants. They're Kamal, but they're big. So big that Jorwen and a lot of the others reckon them giants.

And healing magic takes a lot out of a person and magic of any kind takes a lot of concentration and willpower. Find the guy with glowing hands who's healing folks and plant an axe in his head. I'd think any medicinal treatment is behind the walls. No ones going to be taking the chances of opening the gate to let out healers or bring in the wounded. Besides, the people that die by the hands of the enemies we're fighting are sure to be pretty darn dead. I'm talking chunky salsa or dismemberment.

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Yea, not much sense in healing a man in the middle of a battle.