(No, in all seriousness, I just haven't found a good moment to introduce Elisabetta. You're not exactly the kind of learned and cultured company she's usually interested in )
(No, in all seriousness, I just haven't found a good moment to introduce Elisabetta. You're not exactly the kind of learned and cultured company she's usually interested in )
[X] Intervene.
-[X] Its just a cat for christ sake. The worst that could happen is that it shits in your bed(jokingly said)
[X] Plan Borgia should just arrive
-[X] Resupply (Gain 978 Coin)
--[X] Arms [300]
--[X] Food (-30% cost) [300]
--[X] Support [160]
-[X] Got to the library and take Johannes with you, read some books about war and tactics.
-[X] Continue your customary meeting with the Duke. Ask about his plans in the spring and about his allies in Pesaro
-[X] Have your men continue their drilling, especially the new recruits. They should be up to standard.
-[X] Talk to the merchants of Urbino see if it's possible to gain any discounts on prices.
-[X] On our banner is a rooster, we should get a real one for the company. (To raise morale and make ourselves memorable lol)
-[X] We shall he interacting with various members of the nobility. It would both practical and beneficial to educate ourselves in the finer arts.(Arithmetic, Rhetoric, Logic, etc)
[X] Intervene.
-[X] Its just a cat for christ sake. The worst that could happen is that it shits in your bed(jokingly said)
[X] Plan Borgia should just arrive
I really feel like we should fill up on supplies, but I don't want to buy out the cities stocks. How much could we safely buy every turn? I want to have a safe reserve to fall back on for when Borgia does arrive.
[X] Intervene.
-[X] Its just a cat for christ sake. The worst that could happen is that it shits in your bed(jokingly said)
[X] Plan Borgia should just arrive
I really feel like we should fill up on supplies, but I don't want to buy out the cities stocks. How much could we safely buy every turn? I want to have a safe reserve to fall back on for when Borgia does arrive.
Well we did gather all the countryside's supplies inside the city before we settled in the winter. So safe to say that Urbino has all the surrounding areas supplies, we can buy as much as we can carry. I wouldn't recommend that though. And should Borgia siege us we wont die from starvation or anything.
Well we did gather all the countryside's supplies inside the city before we settled in the winter. So safe to say that Urbino has all the surrounding areas supplies, we can buy as much as we can carry. I wouldn't recommend that though. And should Borgia siege us we wont die from starvation or anything.
Not saying we should carry as much as we possibly can, but that we should maintain a couple fortnights worth of supplies. I'd personally like to keep around two or three fortnights worth, that'd leave 890-1410 capacity free at our current consumption.
Scheduled vote count started by KlinkerKing on May 29, 2021 at 9:47 AM, finished with 22 posts and 8 votes.
[X] Plan Borgia should just arrive -[X] Resupply (Gain 978 Coin) --[X] Arms [300] --[X] Food (-30% cost) [300] --[X] Support [160] -[X] Got to the library and take Johannes with you, read some books about war and tactics. -[X] Continue your customary meeting with the Duke. Ask about his plans in the spring and about his allies in Pesaro -[X] Have your men continue their drilling, especially the new recruits. They should be up to standard. -[X] Talk to the merchants of Urbino see if it's possible to gain any discounts on prices. -[X] On our banner is a rooster, we should get a real one for the company. (To raise morale and make ourselves memorable lol) -[X] We shall he interacting with various members of the nobility. It would both practical and beneficial to educate ourselves in the finer arts.(Arithmetic, Rhetoric, Logic, etc)
Late January, 1504- City of Urbino, Duchy of Urbino
[1] Cinquedea, a type of Italian short sword popular in the late 1400s and early 1500s
"It's just a cat, just leave well enough alone. What's it gonna do, shit in your bed?"
The man grumbles angrily and you send him a stern look, after which he raises his hands. You eye the cat briefly and tell Paolo to keep an eye on his cat. With the excitement over, the small crowd that had assembled disperses.
You take a deep breath after the situation resolves and head out of the company quarter. Today, you are meeting up with a merchant named Marino. The Urbinoan merchant has informed you of a shipment of cloth coming in from Milan that your men are keeping an extra eye on, so you saw an opportunity to make some closer connections by going the extra mile. To that end you have ordered a doubled garrison at the gate, so that half of them may escort the goods and make sure that the large transactions involved are all happening safely and securely.
"Ah, Iacopo, I've been expecting you! I'm glad you made the offer, there's some odd rumours about one of my rivals going about, you see…" The colourfully dressed merchant is mildly positive in tone, but the concerned frown on his face remains. You personally doubt anyone would be dumb enough to assault a dozen and a half of armed and armoured men in broad daylight, but you have been wrong before.
"As ever, there are dishonest men looking to make a profit off of honest men's work." Some might call a few of your own colleagues little better than thugs or bandits, but you pointedly choose not to mention that.
The two of you watch as a large caravan makes its way through the gate and apparently the Milanese wagon is at the back, as your soldiers form up around the rearmost wagon in short order. A set of 18 soldiers clad in red and shining steel make an impression, and the crowds that might normally hinder a cart swiftly move out of the way.
You and Marino fall in line behind the formation on horseback, alongside one of the Milanese traders, who introduces himself as Piero. Marino makes introductions, and tells Piero that you will be escorting them through the city. The three of you make smalltalk while scanning the streets for any suspicious activity, but the trip to Marino's warehouse is largely uneventful.
After arriving, the Milanese traders dismount from the wagon and after a quick bit of smalltalk and pleasantries, the payment is demanded. Marino orders a chest brought out, and Piero and one of the other Milanese traders open the chest and inspect the silver coins inside, apparently finding them satisfactory, because the men by the carriage begin to unload the goods.
About half an hour later, the wagon is unloaded and the chest of silver coins has replaced its cargo. The cart is once more on its way, this time without Marino, who stays behind.
As the cart passes through the afternoon crowds on the main street, chaos breaks out. "Fire, Fire!" you hear, and one of the stalls selling cabbages is visibly aflame on the square the wagon is approaching.
Your soldiers scramble, and two groups are quickly formed to solve the problem, twelve of them heading off to put the fire out and the remaining six adopt a looser formation around the wagon. The panicking crowd starts to run past and knock into your remaining guards; the pair of soldiers in the front are almost bowled over by the crowd suddenly turning from a complacent stream into a raging river, and the guard formation quickly dissolves as the crowd turns unmanageable. You spur your horse forward, predicting a surge of people coming around the sides of the wagon, and beside you you see Piero do the same.
As the crowd surges past the wagon, two men shoot out from the mass of people, and quickly dart up towards the wagon. Piero, being closer to the two men, lets out a shout and tries to grab at one of them, who draws his cinquedea[1] into a wild ascending swing.
His companion jumps onto the wagon and grabs for the chest. Your sword cleaves down through the cinquedea holder's shoulder close to the neck. The cinquedea clatters against the paving and its owner slumps to the ground clutching his grievous wound.
The thief holding the box drops it and slowly raises his hands. Quickly, your guards surround him, and with the excitement over, you check on Piero. His sleeve is seeped with blood close to his shoulder.
"Let's attend to that." You motion at his arm, and only then does he notice the spreading darkness on his sleeve.
"Ah, yes, I probably should have it seen to."
[X] Perhaps I can be of assistance (Superior Surgeon)
[X] Send for a doctor
--
"Johannes, I'm going to the palace library, would you like to join me?"
The Swiss captain looks up from his game of cards and thinks for a moment, before agreeing. To his right, Ludwig grumbles good naturedly about Johannes not managing to dig any deeper into his coin purse.
Soon after, you find yourselves in the palace library, reading through a Spanish text about the specifics of river crossing, how to quickly organise men into sections for building pontoon bridges, as well as a chronicle detailing the battles of Giovanni Acuto, a famed mercenary captain. It is an educational read, and both you and Johannes pick up a number of tricks.
--
On your walk to the Duke's palace during the cold morning after your trip to the library, you find yourself accosted by a strange man near one of the pubs your soldiers frequent. The shady man asks to speak to you in private several times, and you tell him that you are unfortunately busy, and need to go meet with the Duke.
The man insists he has important information to tell you, something regarding information about San Marino, which does make you pay a lot more attention than you might otherwise. You eye him for a moment, looking at his disheveled hair and the stained shirt.
"Very well, in that," you point at a pub where two of your men are visible through a window, "pub we can talk."
The man unhesitatingly takes your suggestion, and walks into the pub immediately. You follow closely behind, and get a nod from the two soldiers sitting by the window, as well as one sitting further in.
"Talk."
The nervous man begins to explain his situation. He is a mercenary that has committed a few crimes in Urbino before, and is a wanted man, but he has information on his former employer, Cesare Borgia, that he is willing to give up in exchange for a pardon for his previous crimes.
You think for a moment, and say…
[X] "I will bring it up with the Duke."
[X] "Arrest this man."
[X] "You shouldn't be here. Leave Urbino while you're still able."
--
"Ah, Iacopo! Welcome, I have some interesting ideas to discuss with you!"
"As do I with you, my friend."
"And you must also tell me about this recent robbery you've stopped!"
The Duke talks briefly about his idea to hire a Florentine engineer for an upcoming construction project, and you nod along, mentioning your own recent reading about pontoon bridges making you appreciate the difficulties of engineering a lot more.
The conversation next turns to your swift heroism rescuing Piero, who turned out to be a bit more influential than he had let on. His brother is apparently the owner of the silk manufactory that had produced the cloth you had been escorting, and he had promised to put a good word in for both Urbino and your company.
The Duke hands over a small package from Piero, which contains all the standard thank-yous and such, but also a nice silk handkerchief. He mentions that the package was delivered to him alongside a letter addressed to him, and that he too thanks you for your service to the city.
"By the way, I wanted to know about your plans this upcoming spring, and if and how you intend to coordinate with our allies in Pesaro?"
"Well, d'Aragona doesn't exactly command the largest force, and I trust him about as far as I can throw him. However, I know him well. Well enough to know that he fears Borgia, but I also know that his pride won't let him surrender, not after Cesare got his marriage annulled.
"Given half a chance, I imagine he'd stab Borgia himself, never mind that with 1500 soldiers at his back he's spoiling for a fight. If Cesare presents for battle, I have no doubt he and his will be first to the field. For broader plans, I have no broad plans beyond a wait and see approach. I imagine Borgia can't stay in San Marino for much longer without things falling apart around him."
--
Your quest for a tutor is fairly successful; you find a colourful fellow who offers you several options for tutoring services, depending on how much time you hope to spend learning:
[X] Have him with you all day most days, teaching you academic subjects as you go about your day (20 coins/fortnight)
[X] provide hour or two long academic lessons for you daily (10 coins/fortnight)
[X] meet once a week for an academic lesson (2 coins/fortnight)
[X] Hm, that's all over budget, I'll pass
"I want to buy a cock."
"Excuse me?"
"I want to buy a male hen, as it were. A chicken."
"Ah, a rooster."
"Yes, one of those."
The merchant passes by a number of cages holding pheasant cocks, and then presents a selection of various roosters, some red, some black and red, and others entirely in black. You find three that you think are good picks, and decide on…
[X] The smaller red rooster, who is demonstrably hostile to the world in general, and the merchant in particular.
[X] The large red rooster, who seems less than pleased at being woken from his nap by a tap on his cage.
[X] The large black and red rooster, whose decision to engage in an intense staring contest with you gives him his own charm.
Having made your decision, you pay the merchant and head off. Arriving in your quarters, you find Louis and Giuseppe discussing the day's drills, and what should be on tomorrow's schedule. You involuntarily interrupt the conversation when the rooster in your cage chimes in with a loud squawk.
"The new mascot, lads!"
Inventory
Arms
Food
Support
Coin
Capacity
Capacity
Upkeep
175
265
80
410
Taken
Remaining
Reserves
304
459
232
6770
995
1455
After 1 Fortnight
129
194
152
6360
475
1975
At the end of the fortnight, Ludwig reports that he has recruited 100 soldiers to his company, bringing him up to 350 total. (-36 Coins)
[X] Resupply (Gain 978 Coin)
-[X] Arms
-[X] Food (-30% cost)
-[X] Support
[X]Write-in
[X] Time Skip until Borgia arrives, or Spring (or Write-in)
Fair Warning: If you decide to timeskip, you would not be able to react to things like random event rolls. Most of the time, this won't be a problem, but should it become clear that you need to react (i.e. something like a crit-fail), I will drop you out of the timeskip.
The coin sums listed in parenthesis are not included in the table's calculations.
Notice a spelling or grammar issue? Let me know, and I'll edit.
This was a fun update. We stop a robbery and make connections. We have the chance to get info on Borgia. We buy a mascot which in my opinion is the best part of the update. And we get a tutor so that we can woo people with our brains and knowledge.
Edit- Also forgot to mention that the Hawkwood reference was nice.
We should probably look at that wound ourselves while a doctor is sent for, speed is key with wounds sometimes.
The Duke should probably be the one to deal with the outlaw.
Finally being taught throughout the day is probably a bit too disruptive, just a lesson every day should be good enough.
[X] Perhaps I can be of assistance (Superior Surgeon)
[X] "I will bring it up with the Duke." [X] provide hour or two long academic lessons for you daily (10 coins/fortnight) [X] The large black and red rooster, whose decision to engage in an intense staring contest with you gives him his own charm.
These are the story choices I would go with.
As for actions I think the minimum will be fine for now. No need to get more than that.
[X] Plan: Wake me up when Winter ends -[X] Resupply (Gain 978 Coin)
--[X] Arms [46]
--[X] Food (-30% cost) [71]
-[X] Go to the library, we have some skill as a surgeon. See what else we could find that could improve our medical skills/knowledge.
-[X] Drill the men, the Duke thinks Borgia will make a move before his time runs out. We want our men to be in shape for anything.
-[X] We have a mascot now, the symbol of our company. We should probably train it or something(Don't wander away, don't bite at people, things like that)
Remember that if no quantities are written in for resupply it defaults to using our reserves, only purchasing enough for a fortnight if there's not enough.
[X] Perhaps I can be of assistance (Superior Surgeon)
[X] "I will bring it up with the Duke." [X] provide hour or two long academic lessons for you daily (10 coins/fortnight)
[X] The large black and red rooster, whose decision to engage in an intense staring contest with you gives him his own charm.
[X] Plan: Wake me up when Winter ends -[X] Resupply (Gain 978 Coin)
--[X] Arms [46]
--[X] Food (-30% cost) [71]
-[X] Go to the library, we have some skill as a surgeon. See what else we could find that could improve our medical skills/knowledge.
-[X] Drill the men, the Duke thinks Borgia will make a move before his time runs out. We want our men to be in shape for anything.
-[X] We have a mascot now, the symbol of our company. We should probably train it or something(Don't wander away, don't bite at people, things like that)
[X] Perhaps I can be of assistance (Superior Surgeon)
[X] "I will bring it up with the Duke." [X] provide hour or two long academic lessons for you daily (10 coins/fortnight)
[X] The large black and red rooster, whose decision to engage in an intense staring contest with you gives him his own charm.
[X] Plan: Wake me up when Winter ends -[X] Resupply (Gain 978 Coin)
--[X] Arms [46]
--[X] Food (-30% cost) [71]
-[X] Go to the library, we have some skill as a surgeon. See what else we could find that could improve our medical skills/knowledge.
-[X] Drill the men, the Duke thinks Borgia will make a move before his time runs out. We want our men to be in shape for anything.
-[X] We have a mascot now, the symbol of our company. We should probably train it or something(Don't wander away, don't bite at people, things like that)
[X] Perhaps I can be of assistance (Superior Surgeon)
[X] "I will bring it up with the Duke."
[X] provide hour or two long academic lessons for you daily (10 coins/fortnight)
[X] The large black and red rooster, whose decision to engage in an intense staring contest with you gives him his own charm.
[X] Plan: Wake me up when Winter ends
[X] Perhaps I can be of assistance (Superior Surgeon)
[X] "I will bring it up with the Duke." [X] provide hour or two long academic lessons for you daily (10 coins/fortnight)
[X] The large black and red rooster, whose decision to engage in an intense staring contest with you gives him his own charm.
[X] Plan: Wake me up when Winter ends
[X] Perhaps I can be of assistance (Superior Surgeon)
[X] "I will bring it up with the Duke." [X] provide hour or two long academic lessons for you daily (10 coins/fortnight)
[X] The large black and red rooster, whose decision to engage in an intense staring contest with you gives him his own charm.
[X] Plan: Wake me up when Winter ends
[X] Perhaps I can be of assistance (Superior Surgeon)
[X] "I will bring it up with the Duke."
[X] provide hour or two long academic lessons for you daily (10 coins/fortnight)
[X] The large black and red rooster, whose decision to engage in an intense staring contest with you gives him his own charm.
[X] Plan: Wake me up when Winter ends
