The Unification of Britain (CK2, Original) [Dead due to a RL event]

-[X][Intrigue] Poison Food Supply (Novio-Calleva Siege in Dubris): The enemy has surrounded our ally and we need to resolve that situation as quickly as possible. What better way than to deplete their numbers when it matters most? Poison their grain, their meat and sap their strength while you bring the hammer blow down upon them.

1. Dubris Conflict Update
2. Diplomacy, Rumors and Intelligence
3. Dubris and Eburacum Conflict Update
4. Turn 3
5. Dubris and Eburacum Conflict Update
6. Turn 3 Results
7. Dubris and Eburacum Conflict Update

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Your agents infiltrated the Novio-Calleva camp in broad daylight as women who work on their backs. It was the world's oldest profession and every soldier was happy to increase the numbers of such camp followers. The women, skilled poisoners that they were, cobbled together poisons from native nightshade plants that could be found around the enemy camp. The men, too busy with the work of the day, had no idea what the women were up to and Novio-Calleva's counterintelligence capabilities were equally oblivious. It took a couple weeks to build up a sufficient stockpile of poison to do the deed.

The deed itself was relatively straightforward, a woman distracted a lonely soldier with some attention while one of her companions poisoned the barrels of beer. It was over in less than an hour and the Novio-Calleva forces were oblivious until it was too late. Hundreds bled convulsed and died while hundreds more were left too weak to move after they collapsed to the ground.

It was a very successful operation.

1D6 => 6
1D100+35 => 51 vs. 1D100+54 => 143 (The poisoning was more effective than expected and some of those affected die.)

Novio-Calleva Losses:
Dead: 500 Infantry, 200 Archers
Incapacitated: 1000 Infantry, 400 Archers

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You are His Majesty Arthur Pendragon and you arrived in Dubris too late to catch the Novio-Calleva army. They had enough warning of your plans to escape with their force intact. It was an unfortunate turn of events, particularly given how effective the poisoning of the Novio-Calleva forces had been.

At least you managed to link up with the Dubris army who has graciously agreed to detach its 5,000 infantry to your command although it will hold its archers and sorcerers in reserve in case of an assault on Dubris in your absence.

Novio-Calleva was unlikely to stand against a combined force of 14,500 soldiers. Surely they would surrender.

You shadow the Novio-Calleva forces on the road to Calleva but unfortunately you are a couple days behind them. A couple days they could use to pound the Legio Brittania if that commander was caught unaware.

1D100+35 => 87 vs. 1D100+54 => 82

Londinium Order of Battle
King Arthur Pendragon (+41 Martial)
Merlin of Avalon (+35 Pyromancy)
Force Bonus: +14

Combat Roll: 1d100+90

The Legio Pendragon
Veterancy: Blooded (1)
Equipment: Average (5)
Morale: Strong (10)
Manpower: 4500 (10 Cohorts)
Mages: Merlin (+35 Pyromancy)
Commander: Arthur Pendragon

The First Dubris Infantry Division
Veterancy: Blooded (1)
Equipment: Average (2)
Morale: Strong (10)
Manpower: 5000 (10 Cohorts)
Commander: Lord Remus of Dubris
Mage Support: Lord Remus of Dubris

Dubris Order of Battle
Lord Remus of Dubris (+25 Martial)
Valen of Dubris (+20 Sorcery, Necromancer)
Force Bonus: +13 Martial
Force Multiplier (x2): Safely behind the walls of Dubris.

Combat Roll: 1d100+58 (1,000 soldier equivalent)

The Second Dubris Archer Division
Veterancy: Blooded (1)
Equipment: Average (2)
Morale: Strong (10)
Manpower: 1000 (2 Cohorts)
Commander: Valen of Dubris (+20 Sorcery, Necromancer)

Novio-Calleva Order of Battle
General Alexander Calleva (+25 Martial)
Revan of Noviomagus (Hydomancer) (+20 Sorcery)
Force Bonus: +15 Martial

Combat Roll: 1d100+61 (4,900 man equivalent)

The First Noviomagus Infantry Division
Veterancy: Blooded (1)
Equipment: Average (5)
Morale: Strong (10)
Manpower: 3500 (10 Cohorts)
Commander: Revan of Noviomagus
Supported by: Revan of Noviomagus

The Novio-Calleva Archer Division
Veterancy: Blooded (1)
Equipment: Average (5)
Morale: Strong (10)
Manpower: 1400 (4 Cohorts)
Commander: General Alexander Calleva

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You are Albus Tiberius and you woke this morning to find yourself surrounded by the enemy.

The Novio-Calleva army, fresh from a quick march from Dubris, had surrounded half of your siege works slightly before dawn. Their people had quietly cut down your scouts and sentries to great effect during the night, likely due to their access to magic which you sorely lack.

The Calleva army, fresh from sitting behind their walls, boiled out of the gates like a hive of angry insects poised to strike.

The strategy was obvious, to pin you between the two forces and slaughter you.

Your men fought like cornered rats as you tried to organize a retreat in face of the overwhelming enemy force again and again. It was a brutal, bloody struggle to escape the trap and you lost many good men in the process. In the end, however, you managed to escape with the bulk of your legion and link up with King Arthur Pendragon's army.

The new, larger force numbers 13,000 men. A powerful force to be sure but not a force certain of victory now that the Noviomagus forces in Eburacum have managed to link up with the rest of the enemy's army. And the enemy was safely behind Calleva's city walls.

The enemy now numbered 10,900 but they could not defend both cities. So there was that at least.

The question was, did you detach a force to take a 2,000 man force to take Noviomagus while you contained the enemy here? Or would you try to negotiate a peace now?

[ ] Negotiate a peace with Novio-Calleva now that the war is in its final phase. You want to return to Eburacum as soon as possible.

[ ] Take Noviomagus with a detachment of 2,000 soldiers under Albus Tiberius while the rest invest Calleva and settle in for a long siege.

1D100+54 => 67 vs. 1D100+35 => 70

1D100+81 => 159*1.78=283 vs. 1D100+36 => 118 (Albus Tiberius was crushed between two forces, taking massive losses.)
1D100+81 => 112*1.78=199 vs. 1D100+36 => 77 (Albus Tiberius is unable to extricate himself as his force his ground down.)
1D100+81 => 127*1.78=226 vs. 1D100+36 => 80 (Albus Tiberius only extricates himself at great cost.)

Londinium Losses:
-1500 Men

Novio-Calleva Losses:
Negligble; replaced with volunteers from the city.

Londinium Order of Battle
Albus Tiberius (+20 Martial)
Force Bonus: +16 Martial

Combat Roll: 1d100+36 (5000 man equivalent)

The Legio Britannia
Veterancy: Blooded (1)
Equipment: Average (5)
Morale: Strong (10)
Manpower: 5000 (10 Cohorts)
Mages: Hedge Wizards (Out of combat healing and minor non-combat boosts)
Commander: Albus Tiberius

Novio-Calleva Order of Battle
General Alexander Calleva (+25 Martial)
Revan of Noviomagus (Hydomancer) (+20 Sorcery)
Felix Africanus (Aeromancer) (+20 Sorcery)
Force Bonus: +15 Martial

Combat Roll: 1d100+81 (8,900 man equivalent)
Force Multiplier: 1.78x

The First Noviomagus Infantry Division
Veterancy: Blooded (1)
Equipment: Average (5)
Morale: Strong (10)
Manpower: 3500 (10 Cohorts)
Commander: Revan of Noviomagus
Supported by: Revan of Noviomagus

The Novio-Calleva Archer Division
Veterancy: Blooded (1)
Equipment: Average (5)
Morale: Strong (10)
Manpower: 1400 (4 Cohorts)
Commander: General Alexander Calleva

The First Calleva Infantry Division
Veterancy: Blooded (1)
Equipment: Average (5)
Morale: Strong (10)
Manpower: 4000 (10 Cohorts)
Commander: Felix Africanus
Supported By: Felix Africanus