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From the interview:

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The supply problems are magically handled by the Church, so that Crusading armies do not have to disband come winter.
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What would be your guess as to the justification of magical supply?

Loaves of bread and fish and a miracle?:confused:
 
Now, let us all calm down a little.
This game was announced a couple of weeks ago,
the prewiew and this discussion is all we have right now.

I wish that we would have more, but we haven´t, it is very difficult, almost impossible I would say, to judge this and that feature of the game based on the interwiew...

Let us all pray.....Pray for the game, the gameengine, the features and most of all....Johan, Patric and the others at Paradox...

And may the game be a success....A proud sequel to the EUI and II...Amen...;)
 
Originally posted by Wasa
Now, let us all calm down a little.
This game was announced a couple of weeks ago,
the prewiew and this discussion is all we have right now.

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Calm down? This is the game I've been waiting for. How can I calm down?

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I wish that we would have more, but we haven´t, it is very difficult, almost impossible I would say, to judge this and that feature of the game based on the interwiew...

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That is what I am trying to get - more information. Also I am looking for others opinions/interpretations.

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Let us all pray........Amen[/COLOR]...;)
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:D


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A short man dressed in green runs for his life toward the gates of Acre. He is hotly pursued by a band of Muslim cavalry.

"Open the gates! In the name of God, open the gates!" he shouts as he nears the city. The guards are confused but they open the gates because they recognize that he is not dressed as a Muslim.

Once inside the city with the gates closed safely behind him, he falls to his knees and begins to mumble breathlessly. The guards rush up to him anxious that he carries bad news about the gathering of Baibars forces before the city.

"What news man? What news?" ask the guards in unison. The small man turns to them and gasps in a thick Irish accent "They were after me Lucky Charms! Green clovers, yellow moons and pick hearts - they're magically delicious."

(Part of this nutritious breakfast.)
 
Originally posted by Sonny
From the interview:

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The supply problems are magically handled by the Church, so that Crusading armies do not have to disband come winter.
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What would be your guess as to the justification of magical supply?

Loaves of bread and fish and a miracle?:confused:
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I guess the supply rules are that you cannot have a standing army. That is, that armies must be disbanded for winter and reassembled in the spring or summer. But that would make crusades to the Holy Land a bit impossible. So a little magic is added to take care of this problem.
 
LOL @ Sonny
Lucky Charms - official food of that pillaging and raping bloodbath known as the Crusades!
 
Especially for the early part of CK, maintaining a standing army was a hideously expensiive undertaking, given the nature of the feudal economy. Remember, any standing army would be a royal army and would have to be paid out of the monarch's own pocket.

Also, the vast majority of armies of the period were raised from levies that each noble supplied; they served out of obligation and were frequently paid only in loot. Armies would traditionally be raised just after the spring planting, go on campaign during the summer, and return home in fall to disband and then bring in the harvest.

Essentially, only mercenaries (hugely expensive) and/or any equivalent to a royal guard would be active year-round. I'm guessing that the justification for crusading armies not having to disband would be that the Church would offer to foot the greater part of the cost of keeping an army fed and in the field through the lean winter months. Perhaps an additional justification might be that, because these armies would be fighting for the Church, they might be more inclined to put up with the hardship of a winter campaign more so than if they had been called to serve by some noble or monarch.
 
Originally posted by PBI


........ I'm guessing that the justification for crusading armies not having to disband would be that the Church would offer to foot the greater part of the cost of keeping an army fed and in the field through the lean winter months. ..........
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The folks on crusade from the west did not have to sail back home to tend the fields so that is not a problem. The folks in the middle east of course had it differently. You are probably right in your reasoning about the church footing the bill - but I like my theory better.:D
 
I thought the crusaders mainly lived of the land(ie the local peasents), especially in the balkans. Or did they get supplies sent to them by the pope? In that case, how did he manage to pay for that?
 
Originally posted by Besuchov
I thought the crusaders mainly lived of the land(ie the local peasents), especially in the balkans. Or did they get supplies sent to them by the pope? In that case, how did he manage to pay for that?
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A lot of supply was living off the land. Some times (although not too often) the Byzantine Emperor would send supply for armies. And Cyprus was also a source of supply.:)
 
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