Pendragon

It is mid afternoon before you get close to the area, and have your battle lines drawn up. As your troops start to crest the opposite hill, a cheer rises from the Frankish lines, and several sections of their lines start to surge forward. But as your men keep coming in disciplined formation, the cheers die as they see more and more of your forces, and those unruly soldiers who first rush to meet you quickly return to their lines. The two armies stand there for a time as Sir Cedwyn's troops tighten their formations, while the outnumbered Franks adjust to this new reality.

Pennants swing in a light breeze on both side. The terrain is fairly straight forward. Each force stands atop opposite sides of a valley between hills. There is a small creek flowing down the middle of the valley. The Franks are flanked on one side by a copse of wood, and on the other by the open hills, Behind both armies lies open plain.

Tensions start to rise as both armies prepare for what is to come.

You see a few pennants on the other side - indication that there are some knights present in the opposing force.

Opponent	Combat Info	Armor, Shield	Major Wound	Glory	Notes
Frankish Warriors	Spear 13 (4d6)    Axe 14 (4d6)	Leather (6) Shield (6)	14	30	-

Battle Zone Chart

Zone	Zone Name	Intensity Modifier
4	First Rank	+5

Army Intensity Modifiers:
Starting Intensity: 20
Army Homeland: -5
Superior Armour: -5
You Outnumber: -5

Opening Army Intensity: 5 (20-5-5-1)

Unit Intensity:
Army Intensity: 5
Battle Zone: +10
Unit Cohesion: -20 (Disengaged)
Terrain (Hills): +5
Total Unit Intensity: 0

I need to know how you're arraying your forces, specifically your knights. They could all be together, or you could scatter them around. Battles are generally conducted as Left, Centre, Right sub-battles. The Centre is usually key, but sometimes commanders will put their weakest troops in the centre to try and prevent them from breaking.

I also need to know if you are holding anyone in reserve, and where Sir Cedwyn will be for this battle. Some commanders lead from the front, others sit back and observe so they can issue orders in response to changing conditions.

Cedwyn nodded, "Then to battle we go, by God!"

He signaled to his squire, [INSERTNAME], to pour wine for them.

Cedwyn then raised his cup, "To battle!"

"I will inform the men so that they will be prepared." Geoffrey replied, waiting a few moments before leaving in case Cedwyn had anything else to add.

"None that I saw.  It appeared as if they were confident they would catch us off guard."

A force of knights on the flank would be more likely to break them. Risky for the knights, and a broken army will be hard to contain, but potentially great glory for the participants (and the leader who ordered it), as the leadership might be exposed.

So, it'll be a shorter battle, most likely, and pose the greatest risk to the knights. Overwhelming them will make it harder for the enemy to escape, but will likely bring greater casualties to your infantry, and the leadership would be more likely to escape.