User Guide

Any Noble, Royal Heir, Archbishop
or Bishop who spends any part of a
turn in an area affected by Plague
under the Advanced rules may contract
the disease and be slain. In addition,
Mercenaries may desert if their leaders
insist on trying to pass through plague-
infested regions.
Storms At Sea
Storms drive all Ships at sea into the
nearest Port at once (obviously, if a
Ship is already in Port, there is no
effect), a friendly one if possible, a neu-
tral one as a second choice. A Ship
forced into a neutral or hostile Port
may have difficulty leaving again,.
If the Advanced Weather option
(see Page 11) has been selected, a
Storm at Sea may sink-rather than
drive ashore-ships. In this case, the
ship, and all passengers aboard it at
the time, are lost. Even worse, Storms
occur with more frequency.
Raids, Revolts & Piracy
Because of unrest in different parts
of the Realm, Nobles may be forced to
leave the armies they march with, in
order to meet the threat. Nobles may be
summoned because of their Title, or
because of an Office or Bishop they
hold. All forces associated with the
summoned Noble move with him. Other
Nobles in the same army do not move.
If an Heir is present in an army split up
through a summons of this kind, the
Royal Heir remains with the Noble
commanding the army
The Noble moves immediately into
the place named on the summons. If
the location is no longer friendly, the
Noble remains outside instead.
If a Noble is summoned to two sepa-
rate locations by virtue of (for example)
his Title and his Office, he goes to the
first location named by the Event.
Nobles in besieged castles, at sea, on
an island or in Calais cannot respond
even if they have a Ship close at hand.
Smart Moves
Events can play a large
part
in a winning strat-
egy--or in a sudden
reversal of fortune.
Beware Embassies and
Raids; they can drag
key members of your
Faction off to distant
parts of the country,
perhaps dividing your
forces info
groups small
enough to be destroyed
piecemeal.
Fresh Horses are a vital
resource. Don’t squan-
der them for small
advantages. The sud-
den shift of a large
Amy to a
decisive bat-
tlefield can change the
course of the game in
your favor.
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