Council of Tribesmen - To where do we ride?

[gamegeek2]

To where shall the Sauromatae ride, after the tribes are united and the Bosporitai subdued?

This is for my AAR, Awakening.

[johnhughthom]

East, horse archer duels are great fun.

[vartan]

East!

[Epimetheus]

South! Any horde could sweep across the endless steppes and establish hegemony. But imagine the glory that could be won by breaching the great Caucasus, and bringing the scourge of the sacred sword into the richest and most populous lands in the world!

[Unintended BM]

West. Getai and Greeks are fun to kill with horse archers.

[DeathFinger]

I would say West too. Lot of fun fighting with Sweboz in my previous campaign :p

[Cute Wolf]

West!!! Killing Sweboz and Celts was an old tme favourite when playing as nomads.... http://www.kaskus.us/images/smilies/sumbangan/1.gif

[gamegeek2]

West sounds a bit too easy for my tastes, but if it's that you guys want, it's that you'll get. Poll's not done, though.

[the man with no name]

Go East! Young man, go East!

[gamegeek2]

So far, the poll seems to indicate we should go east.

Please vote, all who view!

[gamegeek2]

For now, we head west - we shall subjugate the Budinai, Thissakata, and Skuta then.

Our directive may change in the future, but we don't intend to venture beyond the steppe in this direction - the forest is not our friend, and we do not wish conflict with Thracian, Dacian, Balt, Finn, or German.

[Hax]

Strategos Haxios of the Bosporan Kingdom urges his Royal Highness Gaämè Gëek II to venture west to fight the Getai scum who live west of Kallatis and Olbia.

[gamegeek2]

We have fought the getai before, and they are formidable foes. After subjugating the Skuta, we have our eyes to the south, to repeat the feat of the Skuta of old. We shall ride to Egypt!

Unlike you guys, I'm not a fan of the horse archer duels. Things die too easily for my tastes, and there's less skill than fighting against, say, "civilized" peoples, especially those who pack some armour!

Also, going east would involve stretching my empire more, with a less centralized capital. I don't like the sound of that.

[vartan]

What kind of units comprise your armies as a Sarmatian King? I am not too familiar with the Sauromatae. As a Hai, I've only sent my emissary to end our war of old and write an alliance and begin trade. I've heard stories of horse archers and heavy cavalry, so armoured as to match my great cavalry herself.

[gamegeek2]

Well, I've modded the EDU so the Roxolani horsemen have armour stats befitting of their mounts, but the Roxolani and the bodyguards are the best we got, and they don't stack up well to Nakharar.