Epeirote, conqueror or conquered!

[Ragabash]

Hello dear readers, as I write this down I am playing new camaign with Epeirote. Campaign settings are VH/M, no load/saving for losses, Huge unit scale, No time limit, fair battles(let enemy have space to flank and such). I hope you forgive me, for my english as I might have done some typing errors along the way. Enjoy!!!

Its year 272 BC in spring. Pyrrhos, one of the greatest generals ever have gathered all troops from Epidamnos, including fearsome Indian Elephants. Leaving only small garrisson, he have started to begin march towards great Macedonian Empire.

Wars were not only about men power, as some might think. He is hoping that negotations with Koinon Hellenos will go well and both sides can do mutual agreement against common enemy, Macedonian.



Meanwhile Alexandros Aiakidos, have been ordered to conquer northen town of Dalminion . Pyrrhos have great hopes for this young general victory as Epeirote kindom is really need of new land to settle and taxes gathered to fund war against Macedonians.



In the southern Italy. Ptolemaios Aiakidos have ordered one of his trusted captains, Hippokrates to take rebel city of Rhegium. He decided to stay in the Taras himself keeping order and law right before he have recruited enough troops to garrison city. Making diplomat relations and allowing trade with Romani seems good idea, but also they might backstab at the critical poin if let too powerful.



Epeirots have quite diffucult situation. While Macedonian is main consern, Romani in northen Italy and in Sicily might cause problem there. While abandoning Italian settlements might be option they are huge income to Epeirots, and would sons of Achilles leave their lands without fight. Bah, I say!

[Reenk Roink]

Good to see another Epeirote story. Keep it up, and lets both give as much publicity to this fun faction .

[Barbarossa82]

Nice story, Ragabash!

Hope to see some battle screenshots when your inevitable confrontation with the Romans kicks off!

[Ragabash]

Joined by his son Helenos,Pyrrhos is now in a battle that can decide future of whole Epeirote. While taking most of troops from garrisons of cities, they are vurnable to Macedonian raiding and pillaging if he is defeated. Pyrrhos was a great general and he knew it. Only fool would turn out from battle when you can choose battlefield and you are not underpowered. Unfortunently it seemed that Macedonian war chiefs had paid to scouts for giving wrong information. Poor souls were executed publicly as a warning.



Pyrrhos started very bad position. Direct under hill everyway. He managed to pull his troops to same level before actual combat started. Solid formation of Phalanx's, skirmishers at right side of Phalanx's while using hammer and anvil tactic with elephants and cavarly gave Pyrrhos easy victory.



After defending succesfully against Macedonian captain Syros. Another force of Macedoninan attacked at him. He noticed that even more enemy troops were coming from southern Greece.



Now even harder conditions were in place. Straight up hill ahead and no way to get up in time if Macedonians play their cards right.



Again Pyrrhos superiority when commanding lead him to another victory. If it would have not been hes skill changing hes postion from underhill to more favorable place, using hammer and anvil tactic and elephants day could have been turned quite different.

Here is the end of battle as cavarly and elephants crushed enemy moral by charging in their week points.



And resolutions speak for Pyrrhos commanding skills.



One thing was sure, this was not what Pyrrhos were expecting. He was surprised that Macedonian decided to take very aggressive line in defending their borders.

Now, after two battles he is in hes way to Macedonian terrority, their riches, their lands and their women folks

Sorry for being able to upload more battle screenies, it seems that my computer had not registered some of my print screenshot pushes

[Teleklos Archelaou]

Gah. I got caught in that exact same location against a very large mak army - but I only had pyrrhos, 15 elephants, 2 beat up phalanx units, and half of a unit of illyrian infantry. The hill is enormous and in the bottom corner I tried to hold out. The battle ran the entire timer out - for some reason they didn't want to commmit their guys and lose that huge mountain top they were stationed on - so they sent out some archer and akontistai units first, and I used pyrrhos and the illyrians to rout them just barely. The whole army was coming down the hill when time ran out. I'll never get stuck in that place again - I'll tell you that!!

[Ragabash]

Pyrrhos was attacked once again by Macedonian general Koinos Saneus. They must be hoping he is capable enough to stop Pyrrhos march towards their capital Pella. Fools I say.



Indian elephants rushing towards enemy battleline causing havoc and terror at their poor souls.



Pyrrhos making final blow to enemylines. Again using anvil and hammer technique.



Again Pyrrhos prevails and takes victory.



PS. Tell your opinion should I be little less accurate on information and concentrate only "BIG" battles and events or continue as I have?

[Megalos]

Great story!

Keep them coming please.

The best thing about these stories is seeing how people implement a bit of role play whilst playing.

Role playing makes the game so much better in my opinion, and thanks to EB and the new traits system, it's made so much easier.

[Ragabash]

264 BC. After conquering Demetras Pyrrhos attention moved away from Greece. Syracuse was a rich city in sicily that could offer strategic advantage against Romani if war would break.

One season after Pyrrhos set to conquer Syracuse one of hes sons, Ptomelaios was chosen to compete at Olympics second time. Last time he had no vicory, perhaps this time?



Not only lost the olympics this time, Ptomelaios had made himself and whole Epeirote to shame and look fool. Luckily Pyrrhos was sailing at this time so he didn't hear this to happen while sealing near from Taras to Syracuse. Pyrrhos if who would not like to see free people to laugh at Epeiros, certainly not to someone who is blood related. Next time Ptomelaios should win, otherwise his heritage of crown would grow not so sure anymore.



After landing on Sicily he quickly hired some mercenaries and started to siege this heavily protected city.



262 BC, finally forces of Syracuse decided to stop siege. This would be easy battle. Pyrrhos was intellegent enough not to rush towards Syracuse walls with his badly armored troops.



Pyrrhos easily crushed starved and diseased men who had no really desire to fight. Syracuse was once again under rule of hellenic power.





Syracuse folks were enslaved and carried to Taras and Dalminion.

Syracusian slaves at Dalminion growed angry and bitter to their new masters quickly and so riots began. After bitter civil resolts, governor Aloxandros had no other choice but to grant Syracusian slaves freedom and same rights as any land owner. This was something that Pyrrhos or any of hes sons would not like to see happen in the future.



Now Pyrrhos was sailing back to Greece for more. After taking Syracuse Pyrrhos should be aware of mighty Carthaginian empire. They want their own piece of Sicily, and would start war against Pyrrhos if felt endangered.

[Teleklos Archelaou]

Poor Ptolemaios. I think he's getting to old for this. I doubt he'll be ready to compete again at age 37 if he hasn't won yet. At least it wasn't a spectacular embarassment - just a somewhat poor showing.

[Ragabash]

Poor Ptolemaios. I think he's getting to old for this. I doubt he'll be ready to compete again at age 37 if he hasn't won yet. At least it wasn't a spectacular embarassment - just a somewhat poor showing.

Compared to what Pyrrhos and Helenos have archieved he have totally lost his face. Heck, even Alexandros have had his triumhs, conquering Dalminion and handling Syracusian slave riots.

Ptolemaios have only worked with his body without any succes. Heck, he was even too frighten to lead army against puny town state, Rhegium. He sent one of his captain who even didn't had skill to conquer town. One thing is for sure. If upcoming war against Romani doesn't go too well Ptolemaic will be ripped of his right to thorne pretty soon.

"Hehe, thanks for feedback to all, You dont know how much fun I have while I write this stuff down"

BTW. Hellenic cultures cities really need population boost as AI (and myself also) tends to use all population really soon and after low populations they are not much to fight anymore

[Ragabash]

Now it happened... CTD That I have not been able to pass yet. It might be that this is end of this campaign then. I will try again, but not today, have tried too many solutions, none worked.

If I cannot pass the bug, you can imagine this storie as story of Pyrrhos rather than Epeirotes. New Epeirote campaign storie will come after the patch.

Well thanks for all feedback and spur. I have had much fun playing this campaign. If you want I can throw new storie of Pyrrhos after patch.

Thanks to all of your visit here. I hope you enjoyed your ride with Pyrrhos and hes friends.

Bows and drinks to all mighty Pyrrhos.

[RandyKapp]

This makes me want to play EB =P