Official guideline to play as Cavalry within the Kingdom of Lorraine



Uniform

A vital part of playing in our clan requires that you are uniformed. The leadership have delicately selected armours that are most cost effective and provide the best protection for money.
It is strongly recommended that you follow the guidelines of our uniform in order to keep yourself well prepared for war.
The uniform is as follows:

    Helmet - Guard helmet+
    Boots - Mail boots+
    Gloves - Mail mittens+
    Chest - Brigandine+
    Melee weapons - 1 handed weapons (1 handed axe, military hammer or spiked mace), 1/2 handed weapon (Morningstar or heavy bastard sword), heavy shield and heavy lance).
    Mount - Heavy horse (War horse, barded war horse or charger).

It is imperative that members follow these guidelines.


Chain of Command

As cavalry, you must be aware of your leading officers:

    Lord Prawnatron
    Captain Chainkiller

Follow the orders of the aforementioned leadership and the cavalry will be far more effective.


Basic Cavalry Skills

Some basic tips regarding how to play cavalry.

Do:

    Target opponents in the open.
    Charge into shieldwalls when commanded.
    Always buy high quality equipment.
    Play as a unit - Playing as a lone cavalry unit will not help anyone unless you are playing ghetto cavalry.
    Use your bastard sword / morningstar when charging into shieldwalls.
    Get remounted as soon as possible if dismounted.



Don't:

    Try to couch other cavalry - Either run off, poke them with your lance or try to lead them towards infantry with pikes or archers.
    Use a low / medium tier horse - The point of cavalry during sieges is to be a brute force for infantry and get through shield walls, being on a light horse will make you entirely useless in this aspect.
    Abandon other clan-mates in the field - Accompany them as needed, unless you have been ordered to pull back.