THE CRUSADES: The First Crusade TURN RESOLUTION: January 1098 *HIGHLIGHTS Muslims get reinforcements in Gaza and Damietta Northern Franks get 50 bezants from the Byzantines Germans take refuge in Ravendah Siege of Antioch proceeds *RANDOM EVENTS (initial rolls) *Fatimid Caliphate Rolls: 1,1,1,2 Random Event: 1, Reinforcements Muslim Reinforcements: Damietta(10) *Syrians - Ridwan Rolls: 1,3,5,4 Random Event: 14, Nothing Muslim Reinforcements: Cairo(10) *Syrians - Duqaq Rolls: 6,2,1,4 Random Event: 6, Armenian revolt Muslim Reinforcements: Edessa(20) *Mosul Turks Rolls: 5,5,6,5 Random Event: 14, Nothing Muslim Reinforcements: Damascus(15) *Northern Franks and Normans Rolls: 5,3,6,2 Random Event: 8, Supplies from Byzantium *Sicilian Normans Rolls: 4,6,6,3 Random Event: 6, Fleet arrives *Germans Rolls: 1,2,4,2 Random Event: 2, Plague, Tortosa *Southern Franks Rolls: 5,6,4,5 Random Event: 5, Fleet arrives *RANDOM EVENTS (orders and resolution) -remove last turn reinforcement notes from summary and amalgamate forces if neccesary Fatimid Caliphate Cair/020 Mosul Turks Samo/015 *Fatimid Caliphate >Random Event: 1, Reinforcements From orders:- >Reinforcements: To Gaza Gaza/005 (January reinformcements) >Muslim Reinforcements: Damietta(10) Dami/010 (January reinforcements) *Syrians - Ridwan >Random Event: 14, Nothing Skipped >Muslim Reinforcements: Cairo(10) City not controlled *Syrians - Duqaq >Random Event: 6, Armenian revolt No Armenians controlled >Muslim Reinforcements: Edessa(20) City not controlled *Mosul Turks >Random Event: 14, Nothing Skipped >Muslim Reinforcements: Damascus(15) City not controlled *Northern Franks and Normans >Random Event: 8, Supplies from Byzantium Orders:- >Password: money >Place bezants in Philomelium Philomelium/0101/1/050 *Sicilian Normans >Random Event: 6, Fleet arrives 5 bezants bribe received, which wins the fleet from the Southern Franks. Fama/002 1Fleet (Genoa) Spending 5 bezants:- #1:010 Bohemond/6P4 *Germans >Random Event: 2, Plague, Tortosa # 1xD6 are rolled for the following Plagues:- # 1) Tortosa 1 2SPs lost:- Tort/002 Ivo/1T1 Tort/001 Hugh(Vmdos)/1T1 --- 3 *Southern Franks >Random Event: 6, Fleet arrives No bribe received, fleet goes to Sicilian Normans *PRIOR TO MOVEMENT -alliances are formed/dissolved[PGM3.3] No orders -ransoms are paid and Leaders returned[9.86] No orders -check Crusader Fleet attrition in Winter turns[12.61] # Rolls are for the following Fleets:- # 1) Lata/002 1Fleet (English) # 2) Stsy/002 1Fleet (Flemish) # 3) Fama/002 1Fleet (Pisa) 6 4 2 Pisan fleet removed from Southern Franks:- 0000/002 1Fleet (Pisa)(returns Mar II 1098) -assignment of Butimedes[22.13] No orders *BRIBERY PHASE No bribes *MOVEMENT PHASE *check LOCs All ok *Fatimid Caliphate >Everybody hunkers down for the winter and defends. Iftikhar's forces has not moved so loses 1SP (13.25):- 1425/018 Iftikhar/2T1 (1 treachery point)(not moved in Jan) *Syrians - Ridwan >Looked at things last night but just remembered the bit about force >size in castles. I *think* Hamah can fit into Harenc but the rules on that >must be on the mapboard because I don't see them in the rules. If he can't >not, move him (2208) - 2307 - 2407 - Aleppo instead. Thanks! >1) Hamah, 13 SP's, All Bezants [2208] - 2207 - 2108 - Harenc = 3 MP's, 8 >AP's, Lose 1SP NB Hamah must move to Aleppo as there are 21SPs in Harenc and stacking limit (on map) is 25. APs = (2+2)x2=8, 1SP loss. Hamah adds 3SP force in Aleppo to his own. Alep/015 Emir of Hamah/2T2 *Syrians - Duqaq >Leaders only >Togh to Trip Trip/005 Toghetkin/1S2 >Sog to Baal Baal/004 Soqman/2S2 >llgh to Jaff Jaff/004 Ilgahzi/1T2 *Mosul Turks >2503/014 Emir of Tarsus/1T1 10SP MOVE to Samosata - 1SP loss >4SP hold in 2503 - 1SP loss Samo/009 Emir of Tarsus/1T1 2503/003 >Raba/009 Hasan/1S2 (1 Treachery point) 5SP MOVE - 2203/2103/2003/Maresh - >12 attrition - 1SP loss Raba/004 Raba/002 (Armenian, Kogh Vasil) Mare/004 Hasan/1S2 (1 Treachery point) Mare/002 Thatoul/0T1 (Armenian) *Northern Franks and Normans >Order:Move >1006/007 Robert(Nrmndy)/3P4 >1405/002 Drogo/1T1 >1006/001 Arnulf/1T1 > --- > 10 >Hexes:1506,1605,1705=5MPs, APs = (2x1+2)x2=8, 1SP loss >Clrmbald pays any attrition costs 1705/007 Robert(Nrmndy)/3P4 1705/002 Drogo/1T1 1705/001 Arnulf/1T1 --- 10 Spending 5 bezants:- Iconium/0903/2/003 *Sicilian Normans >Roger moves 1906, 1907, 1908 and joins the siege of Antioch. Pay the 1 >point attrition loss from field treasury. 1908/003 Bohemond/6P4 1908/003 Tancred/5S4 1908/003 Boel/1T2 1908/002 Alberard/1T1 1908/001 Roger/1T1 1908/001 Herman/1T1 1908/004 Butimides/2T2 (Byzantine) --- 17 Spending 5 bezants:- #1:020 Bohemond/6P4 *Germans >all germans should move >towarsd the nearest city to sit out the winter - this is the same as the >last GT. Only German forces outside a City are Henry in 1908 and Armenians in 1207. Former move to Ravendah (nearest empty city) and latter move into Seulicia. For Henry (9SPs), APS = (2x3)x2 = 12, 1SP loss. Rave/006 Henry/1T1 Rave/002 Peter/1T1 --- 8 Changing control:- Ravendah/2206/1/000 Seul/001 Otto/(1)T1B Seul/001 Oshin/0T1 (Armenian, disrupted) Seul/001 Constantine/0T1 (Armenian, disrupted) --- 3 *Southern Franks No movement -eliminate Fleets according to 12.23 Skipped -SP transport attrition through 12.55 Skipped -remove Disruptions Germans Part/003 Godfrey/5P3 *COMBAT PHASE No combats *SIEGE PHASE *Syrians - Ridwan >Terms: Do not accept any terms at Antioch Anti/017 Jarah-ed Daba/1T2 *Northern Franks and Normans >Order:Full Siege >1908/011 Robert(Flndrs)/4P3 >1908/002 Stephen/2S2 >1908/005 Walter/1T2 >1908/006 Girard/1T1 >1908/006 Hugh(Pol)/3S2 >1908/004 Everard/1T1 >1908/003 Caro/1T1 >1908/004 Ralph/1T1 >1908/003 Guerin/1T1 >1908/003 Arnulf/(1)T1B >1908/003 Aubrey/1T1 > --- > 50 >Robert of Flanders (in that order) pay any attrition costs >Offer terms, Ridwans may retreat to nearest friendly city *Sicilian Normans >Bohemond, Herman and Butimedes, Tancred, Boel, Alberard, Humphry and >William stay in 1908 and participate in the siege of Antioch. They pay any >siege attrition loss from the field treasury. >Roger moves 1906, 1907, 1908 and joins the siege of Antioch. 1908/003 Bohemond/6P4 1908/003 Tancred/5S4 1908/003 Boel/1T2 1908/002 Alberard/1T1 1908/001 Roger/1T1 1908/001 Herman/1T1 1908/004 Butimides/2T2 (Byzantine) --- 17 *Southern Franks >1. Orders Full Siege (Antioch) - no terms offered to the Saracens# >1908/011 Raymond(Toulouse) >1908/006 Gaston >1908/007 Gerard >1908/005 Isoard >1908/001 Adhemar >1908/006 Franc-Lmbt >1908/005 Rambald >1908/003 Wm-Hugh >--------- > 44 SPs >Spend bezants to prevent attrition. Siege of Antioch 50+17+44 v 17x4 = 111 v 68, no assault possible # Rolls to determine leadership of the combined force in 1908. # First roll for Robert of Flanders (NF,4P3), # second for Raymond of Toulouse (SF,4P3) # third for Bohemond (SN,6P4) 3 1 6 Bohemond is Commander # On each line first roll is for assault roll, # second/third for Attacker/Defender attrition. # Sieges:- # 1) Antioch 1 2 1 Attackers lose 1SP, defenders 1SP Spending 5 bezants to offset Sicilian Norman SP loss:- #1:015 Bohemond/6P4 Losing Ridwan Syrian SP:- Anti/016 Jarah-ed Daba/1T2 ECONOMICS PHASE *Fatimid Caliphate Cairo/0329/4/086 Damietta/0625/2P/004 Pelusium/0826/2P/026 -pay any Fleet maintenance[19.5] Spending 15 bezants:- Cairo/0329/4/071 *Syrians - Ridwan Aleppo/2407/3/006 Antioch/1908/3/052 Edessa/2505/3/017 Hamah/2111/3/018 Harenc/2108/2/018 Homs/2213/3/082 *Syrians - Duqaq Acre/1619/3P/018 Ascalon/1524/2P/016 Caesarea/1521/2P/021 Jaffa/1523/2P/021 Jerusalem/1823/4/041 (The True Cross) Sidon/1717/2P/014 Tripoli/1814/3P/029 Tyre/1618/3P/015 *Mosul Turks Melitene/2301/2/022 Samosata/2503/2/009 *Armenians None *Northern Franks and Normans Iconium/0903/2/005 Tortosa/1812/2P/006 *Sicilian Normans Famagusta/1212/3P/162 Latakia/1810/2P/005 *Germans(GE) Lampron/1405/2/016 Partzepert/1705/2/009 Tarsus/1508/2P/014 *Southern Franks None