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Dennis
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 Posted - 15 Feb 2012 : 23:43:43
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Have you considered your "battlegrounds" in your equation? You will not be fighting on land only if you wish to "conquer" Toril. You will have to deal with airborne creatures, bring your forces underground, and under the vast seas. Not to mention you will be dealing with other planes of existence, as your opponents possess the ability to summon alien allies and open numerous portals. In short, YOU HAVE TOO MANY THINGS to consider... |
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Nicolai Withander
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Denmark
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Posted - 16 Feb 2012 : 11:05:41
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Yes... I have considered diferent battelfields. Other planes not so much, but in the army we would have a lot of paladins and mages. With the right feats like "Planar Turning" some of the extraplanar problem vould be solved. Or lessened at least. A lot of battle mages with the spell fly and with wands and staffs should also be alble to deal with again some if not all of the areal assult. And lastly my griffon riders would be a help there!!!
In the water though that is a nother problem since a) I have no clue what lives there and b) can they want on land?? That kind of a battleground I have no experience in or on! |
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Dennis
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Posted - 17 Feb 2012 : 00:14:03
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You would probably need a million Ikahovas to win a full scale sea battle. |
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Kentinal
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Posted - 17 Feb 2012 : 02:59:38
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Well there are ways to fight sea wars as well. Of course having sea allies help, dolphins for example.
In some ways ruling the world goal could just be the surface. If this path taken all that is needed to to keep the Drow, etc. in the underdark and control the surface of the water trade routes. Oh in time with allies indeed in time the deepest part of the world might be defeated |
"Small beings can have small wisdom," the dragon said. "And small wise beings are better than small fools. Listen: Wisdom is caring for afterwards."
"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
"After action, afterwards," the dragon said. "Choose the afterwards first, then the action. Fools choose action first."
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 17 Feb 2012 : 03:23:23
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The "realms" under the sea are vaster than the surface world, and most likely home to unknown billions of aberrations and uncatalogued monsters. If they are content in keeping to themselves and letting the surface world die in their own wars, then good for you. But if they deem you a nuisance, they'd probably show up on or near the sea surface and ensure that you'll never be able to use the sea for trade and transportation ever again. |
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Kentinal
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Posted - 17 Feb 2012 : 14:58:36
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Dennis, for this to work at all it would take years, more like centuries. Start by building land base power, with only small percentage devoted to water and underdark. The making of good alliances clearly would be important. I do infer that the land based forces would have an air force as a component as well to deal with battles for air space control.
It might be that a standing army of 25 million might be able to do the job. Ten percent each for underdark and water foes, Five percent air force and rest ground troops. Once all the land secured Increasing water and underdark in percentage of force.
Oh one other tactic that one might consider, getting foes to fight each other before expanding in to take control. In their grand wars, both forces would be weakened, one side might even make a deal with world conquest country in order to defeat other foe..
There are so many variables on how to take over the world that it likely could never be done fully. There would always be opposition groups wanting the old days. What make up of air force one has clearly effects control of air. What type of water troops determine how well control can be taken and kept. I will note that now surface shipping lanes exist so it would appear surface control would not be lost because one surface county. |
"Small beings can have small wisdom," the dragon said. "And small wise beings are better than small fools. Listen: Wisdom is caring for afterwards."
"Caring for afterwards ...? Ker repeated this without understanding.
"After action, afterwards," the dragon said. "Choose the afterwards first, then the action. Fools choose action first."
"Judgement" copyright 2003 by Elizabeth Moon |
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