THE CRUSADES: The First Crusade

TURN RESOLUTION: May II 1098

*HIGHLIGHTS
Muslim reinforcements arrive at Edessa and Samosota
50 bezants from the Byzantines arrive at Famagusta
Two Southern Frank leaders are persuaded not to abandon the Crusade
Duqaqs declare Jihad!
The Mosul Turks retake Ravendan and lay siege to Damascus
Hasan wins a battle against the Germans sieging Edessa
The Fatimids prepare to siege Acre
The Southern Franks prepare to siege Homs
The Duqaq Syrians surrender Damascus to Kerbogha

Peter writes:-
>I have a query. Raymond stormed Hamah last turn. That should earn him an
>extra guile point, making him a 5P3. What happened?
Oops, I missed this.

2111/009 Raymond(Toulse)/5P3 (2 Treachery)

*RANDOM EVENTS (initial rolls)

*Fatimid Caliphate
Rolls: 5      4      2      1
Random Event: 14, Nothing
Muslim Reinforcements: Samosota(15)

*Syrians - Ridwan
Rolls: 6      2      3      5
Random Event: 6, Armenian revolt
Muslim Reinforcements: Edessa(20)

*Syrians - Duqaq
Rolls: 2      3      1      3
Random Event: 9, Jihad!
Muslim Reinforcements: Cairo(15)

*Mosul Turks
Rolls: 5      4      6      2
Random Event: 14, Nothing
Muslim Reinforcements: Samosota(15)

*Northern Franks and Normans
Rolls: 6      1      2      4
Random Event: 11, Armenian revolt

*Sicilian Normans
Rolls: 2      5      4      2
Random Event: 5, Fleet Arrives

*Germans
Rolls: 3      1      5      6
Random Event: 7, Supplies from Cyprus

*Southern Franks
Rolls: 2      3      3      2
Random Event: 9, Leader abandons Crusade

*RANDOM EVENTS (orders and resolution)

-remove last turn reinforcement notes from summary and
amalgamate forces if neccesary

Syrians - Duqaq

Adding 15SPs to force:-
Dama/023 Toghetkin/1S2

*Fatimid Caliphate

>Random Event: 14, Nothing
>Muslim Reinforcements: Samosota(15)
Not controlled

*Syrians - Ridwan

>Random Event: 6, Armenian revolt
No Armenians controlled

>Muslim Reinforcements: Edessa(20)

Edes/001
Edes/020 (May II reinforcements)

*Syrians - Duqaq

>Random Event: 9, Jihad!
No orders received. Noted in Combat and Siege below

>Muslim Reinforcements: Cairo(15)
Not controlled

*Mosul Turks

>Random Event: 14, Nothing
>Muslim Reinforcements: Samosota(15)

Samo/004
Samo/015 (May II reinforcements)

*Northern Franks and Normans

>Random Event: 11, Armenian revolt
No Armenians controlled

*Sicilian Normans

>Random Event: 5, Fleet Arrives
All Fleets in play

*Germans

>Random Event: 7, Supplies from Cyprus

Adding 50 bezants:-
Famagusta/1212/3P/182

*Southern Franks

# Rolls are for the following SF leaders:-
# Raymond(Toulse)/4P3 (2 Treachery)
# Gaston/1T1
# Gerard/1T1
# Isoard/1T1
# Adhemar/5S4B
# Rambald/2T2
# Frncs-Lmbt/1T2
# Raymond(Forez)/1T1
# William/(1)T1B
      3      1      2      3      2      5      2      6      6

Raymond and William may depart.
Orders:-
>It will take 50 bezants to keep William and Raymond of Forez with their
>6 Sps from going home, and there are 6 bezants in the town, although I
>have 45 spare in the field treasury #1 with Raymond
NB bezants are in Hamah and with Rambald the Bold but intention is to
spend.

Spending 50 (6+36+8) bezants:-
Beirut/1716/2P/000
Hamah/2111/3/000
#2:011 Rambald(the Bold)/2T2

*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]
Skipped

-assignment of Butimedes[22.13]
No orders

*BRIBERY PHASE

*Sicilian Normans
>If allowed, a 30 Bezant bribe is paid to the main leader of each of the
>Northern Franks, Southern Franks and Germans.  A total of 90 bezants.  All
>money from the Famagusta city treasury.  If I am not allowed to do that
>because I don't have a leader in Famagusta then no bribes are paid.  I
>figure I had better spread the wealth before someone steals it.
NB there is no leader in Famagusta so no bribes are possible (19.21)

*MOVEMENT PHASE

*check LOCs
All ok

*Fatimid Caliphate

>al Afdal takes 20 bezants from Jaffa's treasury for his field treasury.

Transfering 20 bezants:-
#4:052 al-Afdal/4P2
Jaffa/1523/2P/005

>Emir #1 takes 10 bezants from the Caeserea treasury for his field
>treasury.

Transfering 10 bezants:-
#3:015 Emir#1/1T1
Caesarea/1521/2P/015

>2) Emir #1/Fleet 3 6sp [Caeserea] - Caesarea to Pelusium (1sp remaining
>in Caeserea)

Pelu/029 Emir#1/1T1
Pelu/006 3Fleet

Caes/001

>3) al Afdal 20sp's [Jaffa] - Jaffa - 1523 - 1522 - 1521 - 1620 - 1619 =
>5 MP's, 5 AP's
NB no SP loss

1619/020 al-Afdal/4P2 (1 treachery point)

Jaff/005

>3) Emir #2 15 sp [Cairo] - Cairo - 0329 - 0428 - 0528 - 0627 - 0727 -
>0826 = 6MP's, 6 AP's (10 sp remaining in Cairo)
NB no SP loss

0826/015 Emir#2/1T1

Cair/010

*Syrians - Ridwan

No movement

*Syrians - Duqaq

>Duqaq, Soq, Ram, 25 sp to 1922 (11ap - 1sp).

1922/024 Duqaq/3P3 (1 treachery point)
         Soqman/2S2
         Emir of Tripoli/1T1

*Mosul Turks

>HASAN - 22SP +- 10Bz - MOVE - 2306 / 2405 / 2505 - intent to
>attack German army. Will Not Avoid Combat - 5 Att/no loss
NB Hasan does not have 22SPs. He has 12SPs and can take 8SPs
from Emir of Tarsus. Armenian SPs must stay with Armenian leaders.

2505/020 Hasan/2S2 (1 Treachery point)

2206/001 Emir of Tarsus/1T1
2206/001 Gabriel/0T1 (Armenian)
2206/000 Kogh Vasil/0T1 (Armenian)
2206/002 Thatoul/0T1 (Armenian)
     ---
       4

>EMIR OF TARSUS - 1SP - MOVE - enter Ravendan

2206/001 Gabriel/0T1 (Armenian)
2206/000 Kogh Vasil/0T1 (Armenian)
2206/002 Thatoul/0T1 (Armenian)
     ---
       3

Rave/001 Emir of Tarsus/1T1

Changing control:-
Ravendan/2206/1/000

>THATOUL, KOGH VASSIL, GABRIEL - Osp - MOVE - 2306 / 2405 / Birjek
>0 Att / no loss

Bire/001 Gabriel/0T1 (Armenian)
Bire/000 Kogh Vasil/0T1 (Armenian)
Bire/002 Thatoul/0T1 (Armenian)
     ---
       3

Changing control:-
Birejik/2405/1/000

>BALDUK - 4SP +- 34 Bz - MOVE - 2301 / 2401 / 2502 / 2503 /
>Samosata. 8 Att / no loss
NB 19SPs in Samosota (15 of them reinforcements) so Balduk
has to stay outside

Transfering 34 bezants:-
#3:034 Balduk/1S2
Melitene/2301/2/000

2503/005 Balduk/1S2

Meli/001

*Northern Franks and Normans

>Hugh(in Tortosa), then Clrmbald, then William pay for any attrition
>Order:Move
>2111/006 Hugh(Pol)/3S2
>2111/003 Caro/1T1
>2111/003 Guerin/1T1
>2111/003 Aubrey/1T1
>2111/002 Drogo/1T1
>2111/002 Ivo/1T1
>     ---
>      19
>Hexes:2112,2212=3MPs
>APs=2x2=4, 0SP loss

2212/006 Hugh(Pol)/3S2
2212/003 Caro/1T1
2212/003 Guerin/1T1
2212/003 Aubrey/1T1
2212/002 Drogo/1T1
2212/002 Ivo/1T1
     ---
      19

>Order:Move
>Tort/004 Walter/1T2
>Tort/002 Ralph/1T1
>     ---
>       6
>Hexes:1812,1813,1914=3MPs
>APs=3x1=3, 0SP loss

1914/004 Walter/1T2
1914/002 Ralph/1T1
     ---
       6

Tort/001 Hugh(Vmdos)/1T1

*Sicilian Normans

>If it is not too late, Bohemond takes the Latakia city treasury with him
>when he goes from Latakia to tripoli.  If it is too late, oh well.

Transfering 17 bezants:-
#1:047 Bohemond/6P4
Latakia/1810/2P/000

>All attrition paid for by field treasuries.
>Bohemond/6P4, Tancred, Boel, Herman, Butimides (Byzantine) move to Tripoli
NB can only reach 1914 for 5MPs, 6SPs move, APs=1x5=5, no SP loss

Lata/001 Alberard/1T1
Lata/002 1Fleet (English)

1914/002 Bohemond/6P4 (1 treachery point)
1914/001 Tancred/5S4
1914/001 Boel/1T2
1914/001 Herman/1T1
1914/004 Butimides/2T2 (Byzantine)
     ---
       9

>Fleet and Alberard, move Latakia to Famagusta

Fama/001 Alberard/1T1
Fama/002 1Fleet (English)

*Germans

>Part/001 Eustace/3S2
>Part/002 Conon/1T1
>move: 1804,1904,2004,
NB must move to 1704 first. 5MPs, APs=4x2=8, 0SP loss

2004/001 Eustace/3S2
2004/002 Conon/1T1
     ---
       3

Part/001 Warner/1T1

>1307/001 Otto/(1)T1B
>move: 1108,1007,1006,1005
NB Otto starts in 1307, moves 1207, 1107, 1006. 3MPs, APs=2+2x3=8,
no SP loss

1006/001 Otto/(1)T1B

*Southern Franks

>Transfer all of Field Treasury #2 to #1 ( 19 bezants )
>Transfer 30 bezants from Hamah to Field Treasury #1
>new total = 50

Transfering 11 bezants:-
#1:012 Raymond(Toulse)/4P3

>Movement with intent to siege
>2111/009 Raymond(Toulse)/4P3 (2 Treachery)
>2111/006 Gaston/1T1
>2111/007 Gerard/1T1
>2111/005 Isoard/1T1
>2111/001 Adhemar/5S4B
>      ---
>      028
>starting 2111, hexes entered 2112 (crossing the river) ,2212 ,
>2213(crossing the river again) - ready to siege Homs next turn.
>6 attrition points, spend 5 bezants to avoid 1 SP loss

2212/009 Raymond(Toulse)/5P3 (2 Treachery)
2212/006 Gaston/1T1
2212/007 Gerard/1T1
2212/005 Isoard/1T1
2212/001 Adhemar/5S4B
     ---
     028

2111/003 Rambald/2T2

Spending 5 bezants:-
#1:007 Raymond(Toulse)/4P3

>Movement
>2111/003 Rambald/2T2
>starting in 2111, enter hexes 2112, 2212
NB APs=2x2=4, no SP loss

2212/003 Rambald(the Bold)/2T2

-remove disruptions(9.73)

Syrians - Ridwan

Anti/037 Jarah-ed Daba/1T2

*COMBAT PHASE

NB
*Syrians - Duqaq
>Random Event: 9, Jihad!

BATTLE OUTSIDE EDESSA

*Mosul Turks
2505/020 Hasan/2S2 (1 Treachery point)

*Germans
>2505/006 Henry/1T1
>2505/002 Peter/1T1
>     ---
>       8
>Beseige

Odds 20 v 8/2, 5 to 1

# On each line first roll is for attacker's
# battle formation, second for defender,
# third for CRT. Combats (hex/attacker/defender):-
# 1: 2505/Ridwan/Germans
      6      1      5

Ridwan formation: F
German formation: I
Odds column mod +3: 5 to 1

Ridwan losses: 1SP (5%), Hasan's guile +1
German losses: 3SP (40%), must retreat 3 hexes

2505/019 Hasan/3S2 (1 Treachery point)

2204/004 Henry/1T1 (disrupted)
2204/001 Peter/1T1
     ---
       5

*SIEGE PHASE

NB
*Syrians - Duqaq
>Random Event: 9, Jihad!

SIEGE OF DAMASCUS

*Syrians - Duqaq
>Will surrender Damascus to Kerb provided Togh is allowed to leave the city
>unhindered.  If this is the case, Togh move with 23 sp to 1921 (12ap -
>1sp).  If these terms are unacceptable to Kerb, Togh will remain in the
>city and defend.

*Mosul Turks
>KERBOGHA - 49SP +- 10 Bz - Partial siege on Damascus - Will not
>avoid combat

>>Duqaq,
>>
>>     These terms are completely acceptable to me.
>>
>>In Gods love,
>>Kerbogha
>
>>>*Syrians - Duqaq
>>>
>>>Duqaq, Soq, Ram, 25 sp to 1922 (11ap - 1sp).
>>>
>>>Will surrender Damascus to Kerb provided Togh is allowed to leave the city
>>>unhindered.  If this is the case, Togh move with 23 sp to 1921 (12ap -
>>>1sp).  If these terms are unacceptable to Kerb, Togh will remain in the
>>>city and defend.
NB Kerbogha cannot move into Damascus as he has 49SPs, more than the
staking limit.

1921/022 Toghetkin/1S2

Changing control:-
Damascus/2118/4/040

ECONOMICS PHASE

*Fatimid Caliphate
Alexandria/0125/3P/021
Caesarea/1521/2P/017
Cairo/0329/4/055
Damietta/0625/2P/018
Jaffa/1523/2P/007
Pelusium/0826/2P/008
Ramlah/1623/2/012

-pay any Fleet maintenance[19.5]
Skipped

*Syrians - Ridwan
Aleppo/2407/3/025
Antioch/1908/3/012
Edessa/2505/3/035
Harenc/2108/2/004
Homs/2213/3/103

*Syrians - Duqaq
Acre/1619/3P/039
Ascalon/1524/2P/028
Jerusalem/1823/4/069  (The True Cross)
Sidon/1717/2P/028
Tyre/1618/3P/036

*Mosul Turks
Melitene/2301/2/002
Samosata/2503/2/023

*Armenians
None

*Northern Franks and Normans
Iconium/0903/2/019
Tortosa/1812/2P/015

*Sicilian Normans
Famagusta/1212/3P/185
Tripoli/1814/3P/047

*Germans(GE)
Lampron/1405/2/030
Partzepert/1705/2/021
Tarsus/1508/2P/026

*Southern Franks
Beirut/1716/2P/002
Hamah/2111/3/003