How to fight Targaryen dragons
I am playing as Illifer Mallister in the 7996 start date. I want to eventually work my way up to King of the Trident (a position currently held by Harren 'the Black' Hoare) and have led a successful league independence war against Harren. The AI Aegon the Conqueror used the Dragon Conquest CB against the Stormlands, and every newly independent lord in the Riverlands.
I am currently watching the Tully's and the Blackwoods and Brackens get their ***** handed to them by the dragons. Is there any hope to avoid swearing fealty? The Stormlands have fallen and half of the Riverlands surrendered without a fight. I have 8000 men including mercernary companies. How can I fight those dragons? Surely others have noticed how overpowered the Targ dragons are in this mod?
Best Answer
You could also employ a lot of mercenaries, but it demands a lot of money to hire and maintain them.
I don't remember how strong Aegon's dragons were when I played in that starting date, but when I fought against Daenerys Targaryen as the Free City of Tyrosh, Drogon had at least 30+ attack, while Viserion and Rhaegal had 20+ which demanded my army to be twice the size of hers, so you should expect to need at least 3x to 4x Aegon's army size.
Also, when engaging her army, I always tried to split them up and lure them apart. Boats are great to do it, specially if you are marching in your own territory, seem that you can embark and disembark quickly.
You could also cheat, adding some gold to your treasury, by pressing alt+21 and then typing "cash #" (where # represents the amount of gold you want) and try to pay it back later as a personal challenge, but it might take the fun out of the game of thrones after all.
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Aenar Targaryen brought five dragons with him when he moved from Valyria to Dragonstone, and Aegon I Targaryen and his sister-wives, Rhaenys and Visenya rode them to battle during the Conquest of the Seven Kingdoms in 2 BC - 1 BC.Can only a Targaryen ride a dragon?
Until Jon took a ride on Rhaegal, no one had ridden the dragons other than Dany, the Mother of Dragons herself. Targaryens, who have always been magically connected with dragons, are the only people able to ride a dragon.Why did the dragons obey the Targaryens?
The Targaryens gave their children dragon eggs to cart around and when the eggs hatched, the dragon imprinted on and was bound to that child. Some of it also seems to be familial connection. A son might ride his father's dragon, a niece might right her aunt's, a brother might ride his brother's.How the Targaryens Tamed Dragons (Game of Thrones Lore)
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