THE CRUSADES: The First Crusade

TURN RESOLUTION: Aug II 1098

*HIGHLIGHTS
Plague wipes out Mosul Turk garrision in Melitene
Ridwan announces a Jihad
More Byzantine bezants arrive at Famagusta
Byzantines are now controlled by the Sicilian Normans

Chuck writes:-
>There is a mistake in last turn.  Jarah only moved outside of Homs
>with 17 SP's and stacked with the 3 outside the city for a total of
>20 SP's with 8 left in Homs.
Oops, error fixed:-

2213/020 Jarah-ed Daba/1T2

Homs/008

*RANDOM EVENTS (initial rolls)

*Fatimid Caliphate
Rolls: 5      3      6      1
Random Event: 8, Plague in Melitene
Muslim Reinforcements: Antioch(15)

*Syrians - Ridwan
Rolls: 2      3      4      4
Random Event: 9, Jihad!
Muslim Reinforcements: Cairo(15)

*Syrians - Duqaq
Rolls: 4      3      6      1
Random Event: 14, Nothing
Muslim Reinforcements: Acre(10)

*Mosul Turks
Rolls: 3      6      2      4
Random Event: 4, Dissension
Muslim Reinforcements: Ascalon(15)

*Northern Franks and Normans
Rolls: 2      4      2      1
Random Event: 14, Nothing

*Sicilian Normans
Rolls: 5      6      1      3
Random Event: 5, Fleet arrives

*Germans
Rolls: 5      1      2      5
Random Event: 7, Supplies from Cyprus

*Southern Franks
Rolls: 6      2      3      3
Random Event: 6, Fleet arrives

*RANDOM EVENTS (orders and resolution)

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

Fatimid Caliphate

Cair/040

Syrians - Ridwan

Anti/027

*Fatimid Caliphate

>Random Event: 8, Plague in Melitene
# 1xD6 are rolled
# 1) Melitene
      4

4SPs lost, 1SP garrison of Melitene wiped out

>Muslim Reinforcements: Antioch(15)
Not controlled

*Syrians - Ridwan

>Random Event: 9, Jihad!
Noted in combat and siege phases below.

>Muslim Reinforcements: Cairo(15)
Not controlled

*Syrians - Duqaq

>Random Event: 14, Nothing
>Muslim Reinforcements: Acre(10)
Not controlled

*Mosul Turks

>Random Event: 4, Dissension
Noted in combat and siege phases below.

>Muslim Reinforcements: Ascalon(15)
Not controlled

*Northern Franks and Normans

>Random Event: 14, Nothing

*Sicilian Normans

>Random Event: 5, Fleet arrives
Ignored as all Fleets allocated

*Germans

>Random Event: 7, Supplies from Cyprus

Adding 50 bezants:-
Famagusta/1212/3P/205

*Southern Franks

>Random Event: 6, Fleet arrives
Ignored as all Fleets allocated

*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

*Syrians - Ridwan
>Transfer all bezants Harenc to Hamah.  Bribe Constantine 20 Bezants
>with Hamah.

Moving 10 bezants:-
#1:036 Emir of Hamah/1T2
Harenc/2108/2/000

LOC ok. Bribe succeeds.

Spending 20 bezants:-
#1:016 Emir of Hamah/1T2

Constantine stays with the Ridwans

*MOVEMENT PHASE

*check LOCs
All ok

*Fatimid Caliphate

>1) Iftikhar 14sp's [1623] - 1524 - prepar to siege Ascalon  = 1 MP & 1AP
NB APs=1, no SP loss

1524/013 Iftikhar/2T1 (1 treachery point)

>2) Emir #2 11sp's [1424] - Retreat to Jaffa
NB APs=3x1=3, no SP loss

Jaff/011 Emir#2/1T1 (disrupted)
Jaff/005
Jaff/006 3Fleet

1425/006 (Jun II did not move)

Attrition of non-moving, non-sieging forces:-

1425/006 (Jun II did not move)
APs=2x5x5x5=250, 2SPs lost

1425/004 (Jun II did not move)

*Syrians - Ridwan

>1. Constantine 6 SP's  (2407) - Aleppo (drop off 5 SP's) - 2407 - 2308
>- 2208 - 2108

2108/001 Constantine/1T1 (Armenian)

Alep/006

Noting non-moving, non-sieging forces:-

2213/020 Jarah-ed Daba/1T2 (did not move Aug II)

*Syrians - Duqaq

>2)  Duqaq with 26 SPs moves from Jerusalem to 1823,
>    1723, 1623.
NB Assumed to be move with intent to siege.
APs=2x3+2=8, 1SP loss

1623/025 Duqaq/4P3 (2 treachery points)

>3)  Rules permitting, Soqman and his 5 SPs in 1623
>    continue the seige of Ramlah.
NB Soqman starts in 1723, as move to 1623 ruled illegal.
Order assumed to be move to Ramlah with intent to siege.
APs=3, no SP loss

1623/030 Duqaq/4P3 (2 treachery points)
         Soqman/2S2

>4)  Ilgahzi and 10 SPs and a field treasury of 10
>    Bezants moves from 1722 into Jerusalem via 1822,
>    1923, 1823.
NB APs=2x3+2=8, no SP loss

Transfering 5 bezants:-
#4:010 Ilgahzi/1T2
#5:005 Toghetkin/1S2

Jeru/010 Ilgahzi/1T2

>5)  Toghetkin enters Nablus with 5 SPs and leaves
>    the 5 SPs to defend Nablus.  Toghetkin then
>    rejoins the 16 SPs outside Nablus.  Rules
>    permitting, Toghetkin will mive with those
>    16 SPs into Tiberius via 1821, 1820, 1819.
NB rules do not permit picking up of units (6.15)
thus after dropping off SPs in Nablus Toghetkin
must stop in 1722 to restack at the end of movement
with his 16SPs. APs=2, no SP loss

1722/016 Toghetkin/1S2

Nabl/005

*Mosul Turks

>Balduk - 3SP - MOVE  0801 / 0802 / 0803    7 Attrition - no
>losses
>Just read the rules and think that it would be best if I
>slightly alter Balduk's move.  I will have him stop at hex +ACM-
>0802.  That should work out a bit better for the little guy.
NB APs=3+2=5, no SP loss

0802/003 Balduk/1S2

Noting non-moving non-sieging forces:-

2206/023 Hasan/3S2 (3 Treachery points)(did not move Aug II)
         Emir of Tarsus/1T1

2113/032 Kerbogha/2P4 (did not move Aug II)

*Northern Franks and Normans

>Any movement attrition paid for by Clrmbald

>Order:Move
>Tyre/006 Hugh(Vmdos)/4S2
>Tyre/003 Caro/1T1
>Tyre/001 Drogo/1T1
>     ---
>      10
>Hexes:=1618,1718,1717,Sido=4MPs
>APs=3x1=3, 0SP loss

Sido/006 Hugh(Vmdos)/4S2
Sido/003 Caro/1T1
Sido/001 Drogo/1T1
Sido/001 Ivo/1T1
     ---
      11

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

>Order: Move
>Sido/001 Ivo/1T1
>Hexes:=1717,1815=3MPs
>APs=2x1=2, 0SP loss

Sido/006 Hugh(Vmdos)/4S2
Sido/003 Caro/1T1
Sido/001 Drogo/1T1
     ---
      10

1815/001 Ivo/1T1

>Order:Move
>0703/001 William/1T1
>Hexes:=0602,0503=2MPs
>APs=2x3+2=8, 0SP loss

0503/001 William/1T1

>Order:Move
>Phil/001 Clrmbald/1T1 (captured Yaghi-Siyan/1T2, Ridwan Syrian)
>Hexes:=0101,0201,0302,0402,0503=5MPs
>APs=2x2+3x3=10, 1SP loss (but paid for, see above)
>Join with William

0503/001 William/1T1
0503/001 Clrmbald/1T1 (captured Yaghi-Siyan/1T2, Ridwan Syrian)
     ---
       2

Spending 5 bezants:-
#2:051 Clrmbald/1T1

*Sicilian Normans

>All attrition is paid for from availible field or city treasuries.
>1908/002 Bohemond/6P4 (1 treachery point)
>1908/001 Herman/1T1
>1908/004 Rainulf/1T2
>1908/004 Geoffrey/1T2
>1908/002 Robert/1T1
>1908/001 Boel/1T2
>1908/004 Butimides/2T2 (Byzantine), all these troops retreat to Latakia and
>enter the city as the broken siege rules require me to leave the Antioch hex.
NB APs=2x2+1=5, 1SP loss

Spending 5 bezants:-
#1:037 Bohemond/6P4

Lata/002 Bohemond/6P4 (1 treachery point)
Lata/001 Herman/1T1
Lata/004 Rainulf/1T2
Lata/004 Geoffrey/1T2
Lata/002 Robert/1T1
Lata/001 Boel/1T2
Lata/001 Tancred/5S4
Lata/004 Butimides/2T2 (Byzantine)
     ---
      19
Lata/002 1Fleet (English)
Lata/002 1Fleet (Genoa)

*Germans

>2307/004 Henry/1T1
>2307/001 Peter/1T1
>     ---
>       5
>Move: 2206 enter Ravendah

>2207/001 Eustace/4S2 (1 treachery point)
>move: 2206 enter Ravendah
NB both the above moves are illegal under 9.73
as Hasan is outside Ravendah in 2206.

Noting non-moving non-sieging forces:-

0106/028 Taticius/2S4 (Byzantine)(did not move Aug II)

0708/018 Alexius/5P2 (Byzantine)(did not move Aug II)

*Southern Franks

>empty field treasury #2 into #1 (Raymond keeps all the cash)

Moving 5 bezants:-
FIELD TREASURIES
#1:042 Raymond(Toulse)/4P3

>create field treasury #3 with Frncs-Lmbrt, and store 9 bezants from Hama

Moving 9 bezants:-
#2:009 Frncs-Lmbt/1T2
Hamah/2111/3/000

>Movement Orders, with intent to siege
>2008/009 Raymond(Toulse)/5P3 (3 Treachery points)
>2008/006 Gaston/1T1
>2008/007 Gerard/1T1
>2008/004 Isoard/1T1
>     ---
>      26
>hexes entered 2108
NB illegal move as 27SPs in Antioch, therefore not
enough SPs in the above force to maintain a siege.
Force stays in 2008.

>Movement Orders
>Hama/003 Frncs-Lmbt/1T2
>Hexes Entered 2111, 2110, 2009, 2008
>8 attrition points, no loss

2008/009 Raymond(Toulse)/5P3 (3 Treachery points)
2008/006 Gaston/1T1
2008/007 Gerard/1T1
2008/004 Isoard/1T1
2008/003 Frncs-Lmbt/1T2
     ---
      29

-remove disruptions(9.73)

Fatimid Caliphate

Acre/016 al-Afdal/4P2 (1 treachery point)
Acre/010 Emir#1/1T1 (captured Emir of Tripoli/1T1)
     ---
      26

Syrians - Ridwan

Hare/014 Emir of Hamah/2T2 
Hare/005
     ---
      19

*COMBAT PHASE

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

NB
*Mosul Turks
>Random Event: 4, Dissension

No combats

*SIEGE PHASE

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

NB
*Mosul Turks
>Random Event: 4, Dissension

No sieges

ECONOMICS PHASE

*Fatimid Caliphate
Acre/1619/3P/051
Alexandria/0125/3P/039
Caesarea/1521/2P/027
Cairo/0329/4/079
Damietta/0625/2P/030
Jaffa/1523/2P/014
Pelusium/0826/2P/020
Ramlah/1623/2/024

-pay any Fleet maintenance[19.5]
Skipped

*Syrians - Ridwan
Aleppo/2407/3/062
Antioch/1908/4/022
Edessa/2505/3/009
Harenc/2108/2/002
Homs/2213/3/013

*Syrians - Duqaq
Ascalon/1524/2P/036
Hebron/1725/2/014
Jerusalem/1823/4/053 (The True Cross)
Nablus/1722/2/012

*Mosul Turks
Damascus/2118/4/124
Melitene/2301/2/014
Samosata/2503/2/035

*Armenians
None

*Northern Franks and Normans
Sidon/1717/2P/004
Tortosa/1812/2P/010
Tyre/1618/3P/054

*Sicilian Normans
Famagusta/1212/3P/208
Latakia/1810/2P/028
Tripoli/1814/3P/025

*Germans(GE)
Iconium/0903/2/004
Partzepert/1705/2/033
Tarsus/1508/2P/038

*Southern Franks
Beirut/1716/2P/014

-control of Byzantines for next turn

# Rolls are added to Guile of:-
# 1) Hugh(Pol)/4S2 (NF)
# 2) Bohemond/6P4 (SN)
# 3) Eustace/4S2 (GE)
# 4) Raymond(Toulse)/5P3 (SF)
      2      6      5      5

NF=4+2=6
SN=6+6=12
GE=4+5=9
SF=5+5=10

Sicilian Normans control the Byzantines next turn