Which path did they take? You wrote up a great scenario for a con game, and kinda curious which way they went.

To me, good combat needs to always favor the offensive, because missing the other person has little effect on the game, and rarely moves things forward. Only in simulationist games should defense, in my opinion be on par with offense since combat will be a more drawn out affair and the center of it ...

My issue was less with the orders, since I am used to my players never reading the books, and having to wing explanation. But with the countries. It felt often that many of the sources were from nearly always Taol-Kaer as opposed to Gwidre or Reizh and it was hard when nearly everyone wanted to star...