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Actually, the average for well-trained longbow men was well above a football field (100 yds) and closer to 1/8 mile (200 meters).

Longbows take much more time to train peasants to use than a crossbow. A peasant could learn how to operate, maintain, and use a crossbow in a matter of weeks, but it took many years for a non-warrior to become proficient in the longbow. Crossbows were stigmatized as much as modern day "Weapon of Mass Destruction", as a peasant of ignoble birth and little training could kill a knight, baron... even a king with a lucky shot.

Thus they were both valuble weapons: the longbow was the mainstay weapon of the backbone men-at-arms, but the crossbow was a great tool for partisan warriors as well as a weapon of terror, thus explaining why Pope Urban II banned them, and why the Second Lateran Council banned Arbalests.

Another advantage is that crossbowmen naturally made better guards against infiltrators and sparse, small formations as the crossbow could be kept cocked for extended time and as a result allowed for quicker firing and easier aimed.

All in all, the crossbow is far from useless--a conscripted warrior with a crossbow could be very dangerous. For all intensive purposes the longbow was only considered a stronger weapon simply because it was "more honorable".

Not really. I drink an occasional protein drink, but really, FREAKIN', love eating cottage cheese and salads with garbanzo beans to get the protein I need. That, and Tai Chi usually helps out with my recovery. If I stretch well enough, I'm usually very resilient to injury for some reason.

But enough about that from me, I'm definitely threadjacking.

Dang, that's a ridiculous amount of push-ups. I imagine that is quite the toning work-out. Right now I am working on pure strength (as I am going to be losing the ability to weight lift over the summer) and usually do 5 sets of 10 of 95 percent and perhaps 5 sets of 5 of 100 percent max (max being around 225 bench, 125 tri / bicep curls [total for both], 415 calf raise, 315 quad curls, 600 leg press). I was a bit obsessive at close to 3 hours a day for 5 days a week, but I've weened off with finals coming (2-3 days at an hour and a half now).

This summer I will be in marathon training, probably going for 5+ mile runs 5 times a week, 10+ mile runs once a week, and 15+ mile runs once a month. Eventually I'll try to survive 25 miles at the end of the summer. It's going to be rough for a guy whose best 5k time is around 21 minutes and whose max 1500m time in high school was around 5 minutes. Ugh...

If you're in too much of a hurry to bother unloading salt at Zander, you can go ahead and drop it at the adjacent Vaegir town (can't remember the name) for a pretty sweet deal (150 I believe) for a rather short trip.

If you are going to be a merchant, I would suggest you base your army off of Men-At-Arms and horsebacked allies rather than infantry. This is commonsense, it seems, but needs to be stated nonetheless.

If you can kill everything in sight, there should be no reason why you are trading--khergit and black raider stuff is much more valuble than spice or salt.

(Unless you are RPing--carry on.)

I am a 19 year-old guy going to U in Oregon (University of Oregon - currently almost a Junior) pursuing a BA in Chinese, History, and Asian Studies (possibly some religious studies thrown in as well). I enjoy football (european football, that is), rugby, fine beer, track and field, martial arts (currently Tai Chi Chuan and Jeet Kune Do), and my fraternity - Alpha Epsilon Pi (affectionately known as the "Jew frat").

In four years I plan on getting out of here with honors, going to Beijing to teach for a term, and then pursuing Masters at U of London School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). Someday I will have the time to play Rugby, but right now I am to be satisfied with on-and-off weightlifting, working-out, and training for next year's Portland Marathon (hopefully going to run it sponsoring victims of spinal damage).

Also: gaming is my life - preferably the older and more esoteric the better, but I am not opposed to LANnage.

Addendum: what is it about Oregon that drives us to buy Mount & Blade? Seriously. Hacking to people to bits via horseback must be within our blood. (I myself live in Eugene for school, Milwaukie [greater Portland metro area] for family)

Brutus Rorarius
Squire velite-style skirmisher

Brutus Rorarius was raised very young with the Spartan disciple that can only be administered by a cruel father--aptly named Brutus Cassia (note for the Roman name buffs out there--this is supposed to be only a mild variation of naming as the family name is put first rather than the praenomia. Brutus, also, lacks the connotation of malfeasance in its Roman form, but in the English language not so--random trivia). From this discipline, he learned a great deal on how to be a good foot soldier, including handling of many different types of small swords (daggers, rapiers, gladius' and broadswords alike) and javelins; the handling of many different types of shields and armor (targe, kite, and buckler; steel, chitin and leather included). It was with his third battle, however, that he learned that skill in combat alone can't save a man from damnation. Betrayal at the top of his commanding officers seeped down, somehow, and before he knew it his entire bloodline had cut short--Rorarius killed his family once it became apparent that they had in fact been sanctioning the slaughter of peasants and subsequent seizure of their land. From there, he wandered, only to find himself in a strange new land filled with barbarian lords and raiders.

Level 17
HP 60
STR 12
AGI 12
INT 07
CHA 12
SKILL SET: 1,4,2,0,4,2,2,4,0,0,0,1,0,0,2,0,1,0,2,4,0
WEAPON PROFS: 165,44,101,22,32,74

Current equipment:
Crude Bascinet, Rusty Black Armor, Splinted Grievers, Steel Shield.
Nomad Sabre, Double-Sided Lance, Javelin.
Heavy Courser (named Yulucius--something which just randomly popped in his head. In reality, is a morph "Yul"--from the far horizon [Mongolian as per the Khergit]--and "Lucius" [Roman as per Brutus' heritage]--which pertains to light [enlightened?]. Just think of it in Rorarius' terms as an unexpected glimmer of light amid an overcast sky) .

As he bided his time in the new land, Rorarius, having lost his way as a warrior, decided to pursue new interests. This culminated into his current state, where he leads a relatively small companion force made of mostly infantry. Brutus Rorarius has become a leader, while lacking in tactical foresight, is brave and strong enough to make-up for it. Nevertheless, he manages to slaughter vast forces of Black Bands (hunters, knights--the ilk) using a tripartite system that is further outlined below.

The first leg of Rorarius' Tripartite is his most commonly used tactic for Black Bands--outriding. Using a quick and mobile horse is without a doubt a boon, but when you are dealing with enemies who couch strong lances with the possibility of killing instantly, mobility is a life-and-death issue. Simply put, Brutus tends to brandish a saber (or scimitar for a more *historical*--Mongolian, that is--approach) and get close and personal. The momentum of the first hit tends to kill lesser foes instantly [currently ~55 damage], but the beauty of the speed of a light weapon allows that he take a few parting shots sans the momentum [~10-20 damage] to finish the job. Not only does this work well, but if he somehow gets stuck in a mob of horseback foes, he can hack indescriminately and deal a large swathe of limb-rending slashes without incurring too many attacks of opportunity. Against a single charging horse, Brutus is quick enough to swerve and attack from the undefended flank, using the aggressor's momentum against him or her. However, this attack type tends not to work too well against ground-based enemies, especially those armed with polearms. Thus:

The second leg of the tripartite. For brevity's sake--Brutus utilizes a lance to polish off grounded foes without fear of loss of limb. Damage from lances can be brutal [upwards 100] and in a large arena-like area where a charge can be initiated, can be fairly swift in ending a large swarm of infantry's life. What is to be down about the pesky crossbow(wo)man--too risky to charge (exposure to missiles), and no fun to hack at with a saber (some are paticularly keen with a blade--Sword Sisters for example). What is a warrior to do?

Javelins consist of the less important portion of the tripartite. Brutus only keeps approximately a half-dozen on him at any time, and as such isn't very good at throwing like his old skirmisher days. However, there are some days where he just likes to throw a few to confound the crossbow(wo)men. A lucky shot kills instantly, and it is easy for him to gauge and block incoming bolts from enemy targets. Plus, the exotic flair of a javelin being thrown while on horseback is too strong to deny.

Suffice it to say that Brutus Rorarius is a skilled warrior and a good leader--but most marked in hist traits is his resilience in combat, and his compassion, honor, and selflessness both inside and outside of combat.

I have yet to figure out what armor fits greatest with his story, let alone figure out why is a Vaegir.

Excuse the verbosity.