#Rhodok sharpshooter full#

Rhodok troops are mainly effective against cavalry. In general, the Rhodok military tree resembles that of the Nords because of the absence of cavalry units. The top-tier of the Rhodok infantrymen are their Sergeants, armed with Glaives and Military Hammers to give them a great advantage in offensive and defensive engagements.

#Rhodok sharpshooter full#

The Rhodoks are fond of the spear and the crossbow, and their armies are largely composed of spear-armed foot soldiers and professional crossbowmen, both equipped with large Board Shields to offer full protection from volleys of arrows. The Rhodoks rely heavily on well-equipped and hardy militias, unlike the levied footsoldiers and heavily armored knights of their Swadian neighbors. Lowest strategic maneuverability out of all factions.Excellent spearmen for beating back cavalry and holding the line.This is particularly common when an entire kingdom is conquered, and all the vassals from that kingdom will move randomly to one of the others. Later on, other vassals may join or leave, and they may gain or lose land or fiefs. Note that the vassals listed below are only the ones present at the start of the game. All rulers of the Rhodoks thenceforth were elected kings, the latest of which is King Graveth. However, as Artimenner recounts when the player nears Culmarr Castle, the count of that fortress used its geographical advantage to levy heavy taxes on all nearby caravan routes, and used this as leverage to be elected King of the Rhodoks. The Rhodoks built Grunwalder Castle at the place where Grunwalder fell in battle as a celebration of his contributions. Grunwalder would die in the rebellion he started, but his memory would live on as the Rhodoks swore never to bow to any king again. The Rhodoks' pikemen and crossbowmen were fielded in mountainous terrain to defeat the Knights of Swadia, as they lacked cavalry and thus relied on pike and crossbow to prevail over the Knights.īunduk recounts how a war veteran named Grunwalder came 'over the hills' after the war and taught the Rhodoks the art of war to defend themselves against the Swadians, effectively becoming an ancestral hero to the Rhodok people. This is reflected in their troop types and choice of territory. The Rhodoks were originally part of the Kingdom of Swadia, but rebelled and founded their own kingdom. There always comes a point where, no matter what you do, your own archers will not 'see' the enemy archers in certain spots so the enemy archers will get tons of kills.As with much of the history of Calradia, that of the Rhodoks is obscure. Even with the best men you will lose a lot. Then you can either storm the wall, set up an archer line outside the wall, or kill the rest of the garrison by yourself by standing at the top of the ladder just outside of the enemy's attack range.Įvery strategy I have tried with troop types and mixes has led to nothing more efficient than just killing everything by yourself. I think in the initial few fights when the defenders have a lot of crossbowmen you might need to let your men fire back to shrink their numbers a little bit.Īnyway, the enemy sharpshooters do not replenish quickly so, even if you mess up and get KO'd, you will eventually kill all the sharpshooters after repeated tries. It can sometimes be good to let your men fire back but it depends. Get your men to stand as far back as possible, hold fire or use blunt weapons (anything so that they put up their shields), get yourself close to the wall and pick off the sharpshooters 1 at a time, usually with a setup like: siege crossbow, bolts, bolts, shield. Best counter is to literally kill all of them yourself.