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26 July 1346, Caen (Kindom of France)
The English army fills the horizon.
Amassed on the Saint-Pierre bridge,
our meager force have little hope of holding them for long.
As my eyes gaze at their coloursXXX
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avant c'était les nobles qui protégeaient les paysants, maintenant c'est les archers paysants qui protègent les nobles
They can give their opinions about using crossbows against the english, event though it's not french soldiers who wears them.
They can give their opinions about the war plans.Which isle to protect ? Bourg-le-Roi et le château (l'enceinte était plus solide mais difficile à défendre car très fragmentée) or l'île Saint-Jean (Moins bien fortifiée, toutefois protégée par les différentes rivières qui la cernaient, l'Odon et l'Orne, bien qu'il fût possible de franchir ces cours d'eau à gué, )
They eat some paté
Little game of dices to win a crossbow. (for the feat Arbalest)
After a certain time, "Knight" will talk about his dreams.
insister sur la jeunesse de "Knight"
mercenaire : l'équipement varie, contrairement à l'armée normale
Le pont n'est pas levi
There's one cowardly noble who doesn't want to go, they have to convince him to stay.
'''-sauver un ami en danger durant la bataille'''
"Knight" est en danger, entouré d'énnemis. Comment voler à son secour.
Victoire française
-as well as killing approximately half the town's populatio ???
'''lots of soldiers in the streets, how to help the population protect itself''' Ask them to block their doors and throw rocks.
Some english archers want to rape some women, but an english knoght prevents them
certains chevaliers anglais respectent les femmes
les nobles anglais parlent français
Combat (skirmish)to save the lady
les anglais sont fascinés par l'architecture française -At this time it was larger than any English town other than London
They take a lot of things as loot, like beds, sheets of cloth etc...
-Some people fled into the countryside, pursued by cavalry.
'''How to survive ? Running is too dangerous : Take clothes of English soldiers'''
-Edouard III se receuille devant la tombe de Guillaume le conquérant
When they listen, "Knight" is captured by "The Devil", the players have to try to help him. They recognise his crest.
'''How to find where he has been ?'''
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XXX July 1346 Caen. Read some more lines
1-Liberation of Caen
Once Caen is liberated, they try going north to Calais on the way they see the charnier of Crécy
XXX July 1346 Caen. Read some more lines
2-Road north
How to prevent Dysentry ?
How not to starve because all villages are pillaged on the way ?
XXX July 1346 Caen. Read some more lines
3-Knight errand
utiliser des cordes pour traverser un fleuve
5-The charnier of Crécy
Crécy est une surprise totale : tous le monde pense que ça serait une victoire
les flèches percent les boucliers à Crécy
French knights tipped with iron and approximately 4 metres (13 ft) long
pits dug by the English
Wounded horses fled across the hillside in panic
pendaison : peine de mort déshonorable
la pluie abime les cordes en cheveux / en cuir ? arbalète corde cassée
Some dying soldier tells :
the oriflamme, indicating that no prisoners would be taken
Jean Ier de Luxembourg, aveugle, qui charge entouré de ses gens sur son cheval lié par la bride à ceux de sa maison
Next to him they see a weird death, like vampire, their goal is to follow this trail
weird death, like vampire.
They have to investigate ?? Something to do with the Charnier ?
They try to join the army at Calais. The english are preparing the siege, so that's ok. Alternatively they can pass by boat
=Part 3 In the guts of Calais=
approvisionnements par mer principalement menés par le corsaire Jean Marant et la flotte génoise.
The inquisitors are in the plague ridden calais and they find the last messages from those soldiers or the last remaining survivor.
And they decide to enter the guts of calais