User blog comment:Goddess of Despair/King of Kings Round 1: Alexander the Great vs Richard the Lionheart/@comment-5795750-20131215035424

BG1's "We Return now to the Middle East" Edges:

Short - The longsword is best used with two hands and this won't be useful when combined with the Kite Shield as Cfp states, however to me by themselves, the longsword gets the edge over the kopis for its greater killing force, length and durability

EDGE: Even (just)

Medium - Sarissas are long and clunky spears, which is why they are more used for army formations requiring perhaps hundreds of phalanxes but in this squad-v-squad scenario, the billhook is the better weapon of choice since it is more manoeuvrable and besides, as a polearm it is more versatile

EDGE: Richard

Long - This one is dependent upon who's using it since the Crossbow is great on foot with its range, accuracy and penetration but poor on horseback while the Greek Composite Bow, while not as powerful, is more versatile and can be reloaded faster

EDGE: Even

Tactics - Another poor choice of battle here since you are using a siege rather than a battle akin to that of Alexander's hence I did some research and well... Alexander's tactics are based around deception whereas Richard's are based upon piety and holding one's ground no matter the cost however both sides had used the same kind of tactic in their decisive battles (I used Jaffa for Richard): main fighting force at the front and archers covering the rear; for me, the edge is even since I doubt Alexander and his men will be able to deception to break the spirits of Richard's men

EDGE: Even

Armour: Both pieces of armour bring in decent amounts of protection to their wearers but the matter of the fact is most of Alexander's armour and shields are by Richard's time out of date since steel is more durable than bronze

EDGE: Richard

Overall: In a scenario like this, it will be the brave Richard the Lionheart seizing victory here since he and his men pack the more powerful and more durable weaponry plus loyaly and piety around them is tight with Richard himself being a man his men could look up to deeply