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Alcarillo · 03-22-2006, 09:17 PM

Alcarillo's Master Plan for the Raca vs. Fame and Fortune Battle

Here is my take on how the Raca vs. Fame and Fortune battle could play out. I will refer to the crewmembers of the Raca as Racans and the Fame and Fortune as the F&F.

• Raca and F&F near each other, arrows exchanged.
• Raca boards F&F, and vice versa. (We are at this point)
• Racans invade in two main groups: soldiers and sailors. Soldiers, led by Nillendion, might try to get below decks to slaves. Sailors, led by Vorimandur, fight above deck.
• "The sergeant whose name begins with N", as Lommy calls him

, is killed.
• Fighting continues, so on and so forth, etc. Perhaps the slave-freeing idea will work out, perhaps not.
• The F&F begins to retreat, for one or more of the reasons below.

1. Pulling away from the Raca will make those Racans aboard the F&F want to escape. They'll all try to get back aboard the Raca as soon as they can. Who wants to be stranded on an enemy ship?

2. Another ship, such as the Cuivie or the NPC Numenna, is approaching and the combined manpower of two Gondorian ships could defeat the F&F.

3. The F&F is overpowered and is escaping the fight.

• In my opinion, the first two reasons are the most plausible. The third is unlikely. I doubt that the ship carrying the Lord Sangalazin (and formerly Azaryan) would be so under-manned as to be defeated by the Raca alone.
• Now, why doesn’t the other Corsair ship (the one not attacked by the Cuivie) come to the F&F's defense? I have two possible reasons.

1. It's already escaping.

2. It has been already captured by the Gondorians.

• I would think that the first reason is better. If the other ship has already been captured by the Gondorians, that would leave the F&F all alone on its journey back out to sea (where I assume it'll be going). If, however, the other ship has left the battle, then at least the F&F has an escort of some sort.

So, I think what would be best is for, at the battle's end, the F&F to escape in order to get the Racans off and because other Gondorian ships are approaching. The other corsair ship is already fleeing, leaving the F&F without any help in a larger battle.

So there are my thoughts about this battle. Questions, comments, and suggestions are welcome.

03-22-2006, 09:17 PM	#488
Alcarillo Shadow of the Past Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Minas Mor-go Posts: 1,007	Alcarillo's Master Plan for the Raca vs. Fame and Fortune Battle Here is my take on how the Raca vs. Fame and Fortune battle could play out. I will refer to the crewmembers of the Raca as Racans and the Fame and Fortune as the F&F. • Raca and F&F near each other, arrows exchanged. • Raca boards F&F, and vice versa. (We are at this point) • Racans invade in two main groups: soldiers and sailors. Soldiers, led by Nillendion, might try to get below decks to slaves. Sailors, led by Vorimandur, fight above deck. • "The sergeant whose name begins with N", as Lommy calls him , is killed. • Fighting continues, so on and so forth, etc. Perhaps the slave-freeing idea will work out, perhaps not. • The F&F begins to retreat, for one or more of the reasons below. 1. Pulling away from the Raca will make those Racans aboard the F&F want to escape. They'll all try to get back aboard the Raca as soon as they can. Who wants to be stranded on an enemy ship? 2. Another ship, such as the Cuivie or the NPC Numenna, is approaching and the combined manpower of two Gondorian ships could defeat the F&F. 3. The F&F is overpowered and is escaping the fight. • In my opinion, the first two reasons are the most plausible. The third is unlikely. I doubt that the ship carrying the Lord Sangalazin (and formerly Azaryan) would be so under-manned as to be defeated by the Raca alone. • Now, why doesn’t the other Corsair ship (the one not attacked by the Cuivie) come to the F&F's defense? I have two possible reasons. 1. It's already escaping. 2. It has been already captured by the Gondorians. • I would think that the first reason is better. If the other ship has already been captured by the Gondorians, that would leave the F&F all alone on its journey back out to sea (where I assume it'll be going). If, however, the other ship has left the battle, then at least the F&F has an escort of some sort. So, I think what would be best is for, at the battle's end, the F&F to escape in order to get the Racans off and because other Gondorian ships are approaching. The other corsair ship is already fleeing, leaving the F&F without any help in a larger battle. So there are my thoughts about this battle. Questions, comments, and suggestions are welcome.