Coup d'état in Medoere

[kgauck]

If a small number of troops is held back to meet a major invasion force, they will be useless. If Avanil invades, a unit of Pikemen and Archers won't be a bump in the road. Instead rely on your fortifications to delay an invader while the whole army returns. If Roesone puts a whole army in a province, defeat it with your whole army and the survivors will surrender to you, unable to board ships in the aftermath of a battle. Now Roesone is vulnerable.

Dealing with Avanil is matter of diplomacy, not strategy. Diemed should be close enough to Ghoere that Avanil fears throwing Diemed entirely into their camp, but not so close that Avanil has nothing to loose. The happy place for Diemed is to be close and cooperative with Ghoere without recognizing their bid for the Iron Throne. At least not until Diemed is re-united. Such a delay also guarantees that Ghoere continues to pursue that recognition. Put Avanil into the situation where they choose not to invade and risk a wider war with Ghoere.

Never risk your whole affairs on a portion your resources. There is no benefit to holding back a few units. If something happens back home, you are well close enough to divert a small portion of your forces back if that move makes sense for operations in Medoere. Cavalry can be there in days. The long terms effects of raids are small.

There is no prize like the reunification of Diemed. The real risk is that either because of Avanil or because of Diemed's own failures, Diemed must become a client of Ghoere. No other risk shares the same magnitude. This can be avoided by a swift and decisive victory in Medoere.

[Agis]

Hi.

We still haven't resumed our game after all these weeks, but soon we will.

By the way, how likely do you think is the possibility of Diemed supporting one side? Diemed could offer their troops in exchange for vassalage of the Regent of Medoere or even for all the law holdings of the land.

The interesting point here is that perhaps, if the PC regent doesn't accept the deal, the usurper will.