THE CRUSADES: The First Crusade TURN RESOLUTION: Sep I 1098 *HIGHLIGHTS Outbreak of plague in Jerusalem Hugh (of the Northern Franks) denies visions Gerard and Frncs-Lmbt of the Southern Franks fall ill The Sicilian Normans generously fund the other Crusaders Kerbogha and Jarad stand off outside Hamah Fatimids and Duqaqs exchange Ramlah and Ascalon The Sicilian Normans control the Byzantines next turn *RANDOM EVENTS (initial rolls) *Fatimid Caliphate Rolls: 4 6 1 5 Random Event: 6, Armenian Revolt Muslim Reinforcements: Homs(10) *Syrians - Ridwan Rolls: 4 1 5 1 Random Event: 4, Dissension Muslim Reinforcements: Jerusalem(10) *Syrians - Duqaq Rolls: 5 3 2 2 Random Event: 8, Plague in Jerusalem Muslim Reinforcements: Antioch(15) *Mosul Turks Rolls: 2 6 1 5 Random Event: 14, Nothing Muslim Reinforcements: Alexandria(10) *Northern Franks and Normans Rolls: 6 6 1 6 Random Event: 1, Visions *Sicilian Normans Rolls: 5 4 4 1 Random Event: 14, Nothing *Germans Rolls: 2 5 2 5 Random Event: 5, Fleet Arrives *Southern Franks Rolls: 5 2 6 6 Random Event: 10, Leader Falls Ill *RANDOM EVENTS (orders and resolution) -remove last turn reinforcement notes from summary and amalgamate forces if neccesary Skipped *Fatimid Caliphate >Random Event: 6, Armenian Revolt No Armenians controlled >Muslim Reinforcements: Homs(10) Not controlled *Syrians - Ridwan >Random Event: 4, Dissension Noted in combat and siege phases below >Muslim Reinforcements: Jerusalem(10) Not controlled *Syrians - Duqaq >Random Event: 8, Plague in Jerusalem # 1xD6 are rolled # 1) Jerusalem 1 2SPs lost Jeru/008 Ilgahzi/1T2 >Muslim Reinforcements: Antioch(15) Not controlled *Mosul Turks >Random Event: 14, Nothing >Muslim Reinforcements: Alexandria(10) Not controlled *Northern Franks and Normans >Random Event: 1, Visions No orders. Default is to deny vision. *Sicilian Normans >Random Event: 14, Nothing *Germans >Random Event: 5, Fleet Arrives No fleets unassigned *Southern Franks >Random Event: 10, Leader Falls Ill # Rolls are for the following SF leaders:- # 2008/009 Raymond(Toulse)/5P3 (3 Treachery points) # 2008/006 Gaston/1T1 # 008/007 Gerard/1T1 # 2008/004 Isoard/1T1 # 2008/003 Frncs-Lmbt/1T2 # Beir/003 William/(1)T1B # Beir/002 1Fleet (Flemish) # Beir/002 1Fleet (Pisa) 2 1 5 4 3 2 4 3 No leaders affected. Reroll as at least one must be. # Rolls are for the following SF leaders:- # 2008/009 Raymond(Toulse)/5P3 (3 Treachery points) # 2008/006 Gaston/1T1 # 008/007 Gerard/1T1 # 2008/004 Isoard/1T1 # 2008/003 Frncs-Lmbt/1T2 # Beir/003 William/(1)T1B 4 2 6 4 6 3 Gerard and Frncs-Lmbt fall ill 2008/009 Raymond(Toulse)/5P3 (3 Treachery points) 2008/006 Gaston/1T1 2008/004 Isoard/1T1 --- 19 *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 >Bribe Constantine 10 Bezants with Jarah. LOC ok. Spending 10 bezants:- #2:031 Jarah-ed Daba/1T2 Succeeds. Stays with Ridwans. *Sicilian Normans >5 bz each to Constantine, Gabriel and Thatoul, any that succeed move to >Harenc. If there are Syrians outside the city I attack with reckless >abandon. If only Syrians inside the city I blow my nose in their direction >and wait to move on next turn. The money comes from Famagusta. NB only valid LOC is to Constantine Spending 5 bezants:- Famagusta/1212/3P/203 Fails, see above >50 bz to Hugh(Vmdos) Transfering 50 bezants:- Famagusta/1212/3P/153 #1:128 Hugh(Pol)/3S2 >50 bz to Raymond(Toulse) Transfering 50 bezants:- Famagusta/1212/3P/103 #1:092 Raymond(Toulse)/4P3 >25 bz to Henry of the Germans Transfering 25 bezants:- Famagusta/1212/3P/078 #5:025 Henry/1T1 (disrupted)(did not move in Aug I) *MOVEMENT PHASE *check LOCs All ok *Fatimid Caliphate >3) Emir #1 10sp's [Acre] Drop 10 sp's in Acre. Move to Jaffa. >I want to use Emr #1 to offload the 6sp's on the 3rd Fleet. Do I have >to embark next turn, wait a turn (to satisfy 6.15) then disembark on the >following turn? Seems like 6 weeks is a bit long to off load some poor >seasick Muslims. NB Jaff/006 3Fleet means 3 fleets with a total strength of 6, not 3 fleets carrying 6SPs. Sorry if the notation is wierd. Keeping Emir#1 in Acre as no pioint in moving to Jaffa. Attrition on non-moving non-sieging forces 2SP (max) from force outside Gaza:- 1425/002 (Jun II did not move) *Syrians - Ridwan >1. Constantine (2108) - 2208 - 2209 - 2210 - 2111 - Hamah NB bounces on Kerborgha also trying to enter Hamah 2111/001 Constantine/1T1 (Armenian) >2. Hamah 13 SP's, (Harenc) - 2108 - 2107 - 2007 - River - 1908 - Antioch NB APs=4x2=8, 1SP loss Anti/039 Emir of Hamah/2T2 Hare/006 >3. Jarah 20 SP's, (2213) - River - 2212 - 2112 - River - 2111 NB APs=3x2=6, no SP loss 2111/020 Jarah-ed Daba/1T2 *Syrians - Duqaq >Toghetkin & 16SPs & 5 bezant field treasury @ 1722 move to 1821, 1820, >1819. Toghetkin then moves into Tiberius with 3SPs. After deploying >these 3SPs within Tiberius, Toghetkin rejoins the SPs he left outside >the gates of Tiberius. NB APs=3+3x1=6, no SP loss 1819/013 Toghetkin/1S2 Tibe/005 >Soqman & 10SPs @ 1623 move to 1723, 1822, and end their movement in 1722 >outside Nablus. NB Aps=3x3=9, no SP loss 1623/020 Duqaq/4P3 (2 treachery points) 1722/010 Soqman/2S2 *Mosul Turks >Balduk - 3sp - MOVE - 0803 / Iconium no attrition loss NB stops in 0803 as Germans in Iconium 0803/003 Balduk/1S2 >Thatoul +- Gabriel +- Kogh Vasil - 3 SP - MOVE - 2405 / 2506 / 2505 >/ edessa >no attrition loss NB cannot enter Edessa as Ridwans inside, so stop outside city 2505/001 Gabriel/0T1 (Armenian) 2505/000 Kogh Vasil/0T1 (Armenian) 2505/002 Thatoul/0T1 (Armenian) --- 3 >Kerbogha - 32SP - MOVE 2112 / 2111 / Hamah 4 attrition - no >loss NB bounces on Constantine also trying to enter Hamah, so stays outside 2111/032 Kerbogha/2P4 >Hasan - 23SP - MOVE 2107 no attrition loss 2107/023 Hasan/3S2 (3 Treachery points) Emir of Tarsus/1T1 *Northern Franks and Normans >Any movement attrition paid for by Clrmbald >Order:Move >0503/001 William/1T1 >0503/001 Clrmbald/1T1 (captured Yaghi-Siyan/1T2, Ridwan Syrian) > --- > 2 >Hexes:=0504,0604,0705=3MPs >APs=3x3=9, 0SP loss 0705/001 William/1T1 0705/001 Clrmbald/1T1 (captured Yaghi-Siyan/1T2, Ridwan Syrian) --- 2 >Order: Move >1815/001 Ivo/1T1 >Hexes:=1814,1914,1813,1812,Tort=5MPs >APs=5x1=5, 0SP loss Tort/001 Ivo/1T1 Tort/001 Hugh(Pol)/1T1 --- 2 >Order:Move >Tort/001 Hugh(Pol)/1T1 >Hexes:=1812,1813,1914,1814=4MPs >APs=4x1=4, 0SP loss Tort/001 Ivo/1T1 1814/001 Hugh(Pol)/1T1 *Sicilian Normans >All units in Latakia are transported by the two ships in Latakia to >Tripoli, all attrrition paid for from field tresury if allowed. City >Treasury in Latakia is taken into field tresury 1. Transfering 28 bezants:- #1:065 Bohemond/6P4 Latakia/1810/2P/000 # 1xD6 are rolled for the following debarkations:- # 1) Sicilian Normans, 19SPs, Tripoli 3 No SPs lost Trip/002 Bohemond/6P4 (1 treachery point) Trip/001 Herman/1T1 Trip/004 Rainulf/1T2 Trip/004 Geoffrey/1T2 Trip/002 Robert/1T1 Trip/002 Richard/1T2 Trip/001 Boel/1T2 Trip/001 Tancred/5S4 Tri[/004 Butimides/2T2 (Byzantine) --- 21 Trip/002 1Fleet (English) Trip/002 1Fleet (Genoa) >Stsy/001 Oshin/0T1 (Armenian), moves into Latakia. Lata/001 Oshin/0T1 (Armenian) >0106/028 Taticius/2S4 (Byzantine)(did not move Aug II), boards the three >fleets and moves to Sycas, attrition from field treasury. >Adel/006 3Fleet (Byzantine) to Sycas NB Taticius cannt enter Sycas as stacking limit is 10, stays outside. # 1xD6 are rolled for the following debarkations:- # 2) Byzantines, 28SPs, Sycas 6 3SPs lost. >0708/018 Alexius/5P2 (Byzantine)(did not move Aug II), moves to Sycas , >attrition from field treasury. NB cannot enter Sycas as stacking limit 10. APs=2x3+2x2=10, 1SP lost Spending 5 bezants:- #1:085 Alexius/5P2 1109/043 Alexius/5P2 (Byzantine) Taticius/2S4 (Byzantine) Syca/006 3Fleet (Byzantine) *Germans >2307/004 Henry/1T1 (disrupted)(did not move in Aug I) >2307/001 Peter/1T1 (did not move in Aug I) >Move 2306,2305 NB AP=2x2=4, no SP loss >2207/001 Eustace/4S2 (1 treachery point)(disrupted) >Move 2307,2306,2305 NB APs=3x2=6, no SP loss 2305/001 Eustace/4S2 (1 treachery point)(disruped) 2305/004 Henry/1T1 2305/001 Peter/1T1 --- 6 *Southern Franks >Empty the contents of field tresury #2 into #1 Transfering 9 bezants:- #1:101 Raymond(Toulse)/4P3 >Move with intent to siege >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 >hexes entered, 1908 >zero attrition points NB due to earlier leader illness, not enough SPs present to siege Antioch (10.34) so force stays put. 2008/009 Raymond(Toulse)/5P3 (3 Treachery points)(did not move Sep I) 2008/006 Gaston/1T1 2008/004 Isoard/1T1 --- 19 -remove disruptions(9.73) Fatimid Caliphate Jaff/016 Emir#2/1T1 *COMBAT PHASE NB *Syrians - Ridwan >Random Event: 4, Dissension No combats *SIEGE PHASE NB *Syrians - Ridwan >Random Event: 4, Dissension SIEGES OF ASCALON/RAMLAH? *Fatimid Caliphate >1) Iftikhar 14sp's [1524] - partial siege Ascalon >If Ramlah is besieged force will withdraw to Jaffa with treasury >If Duqaq's forces wish to withdraw from Ascalon, they may. The >Treasury stays in the city *Syrians - Duqaq >Duqaq & 20SPs will conduct a partial seige of Ramlah after offering the >Fatimid 1SP within Ramlah the right to surrender and move to Ascalon ON >THE CONDITIONS that the Duqaq Syrian 3SPs within Ascalon are given free >passage by the Fatimids to move out of Ascalon to Ramlah taking the >Ascalon city treasury of 36 bezants with them. If the 3SPs within >Ascalon are not given this free passage, no quarter will be given to the >Fatimid 1SP within Ramlah and Duqaq and 5SPs will triumphantly enter >Ramlah at the end of this turn (rules permitting). If the Duqaq Syrian >3SPs were permitted to retreat from Ascalon to Ramlah, Duqaq's entire >force remains in 1623 outside the gates of Ramlah. The Fatimids surrender Ramlah to the Duqaqs, who in return surrender Ascalon to the Fatimids. Transfering 24 bezants:- #2:029 Iftikhar/2T1 Ramlah/1623/2/000 Transfering control to the Fatimids:- Ascalon/1524/2P/000 Transfering 36 bezants:- Ramlah/1623/2/036 Ascalon/1524/2P/000 Transfering control to the Duqaqs:- Ramlah/1623/2/036 Asca/014 Iftikhar/2T1 (1 treachery point) 1623/020 Duqaq/4P3 (2 treachery points) Raml/003 ECONOMICS PHASE *Fatimid Caliphate Acre/1619/3P/054 Alexandria/0125/3P/042 Ascalon/1524/2P/002 Caesarea/1521/2P/029 Cairo/0329/4/083 Damietta/0625/2P/032 Jaffa/1523/2P/016 Pelusium/0826/2P/022 -pay any Fleet maintenance[19.5] Skipped *Syrians - Ridwan Aleppo/2407/3/065 Antioch/1908/4/026 Edessa/2505/3/012 Harenc/2108/2/004 Homs/2213/3/016 *Syrians - Duqaq Hebron/1725/2/016 Jerusalem/1823/4/057 (The True Cross) Nablus/1722/2/014 Ramlah/1623/2/038 *Mosul Turks Damascus/2118/4/128 Melitene/2301/2/016 Samosata/2503/2/037 *Armenians None *Northern Franks and Normans Sidon/1717/2P/006 Tortosa/1812/2P/012 Tyre/1618/3P/057 *Sicilian Normans Famagusta/1212/3P/081 Latakia/1810/2P/002 St.Symeon/1808/1P/000 Tripoli/1814/3P/028 *Germans(GE) Iconium/0903/2/006 Partzepert/1705/2/035 Tarsus/1508/2P/040 *Southern Franks Beirut/1716/2P/016 -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 6 5 NF=4+2=6 SN=6+6=12 GE=4+6=10 SF=5+5=10 The Sicilian Normans control the Byzantines next turn