User Guide

An independent fortified
town in the Midlands,
this is also the home of
the Royal Guild of Man-
ual Writers.
Attacking with a Smaller Army
Small forces can attack larger ones
in the hope of killing one or more
Nobles in the opposing army. The odds
are calculated in the same manner as
for an attack by a larger army, but
reversed.
The Outcome
The following are the approximate
odds against a decisive victory for the
larger army.
Battle Outcome
Ratio Victory Indecisive
1:l 15%
85%
5:4
25% 75%
3:2
40% 60%
2:l 55% 45%
3:l 70% 30%
4:1+ 85%
15%
Having calculated the outcome, the
computer displays the result on the
screen. In a decisive battle the smaller
army is destroyed. An indecisive out-
come means it has escaped to fight
another day.
Casualties
Even in an Inconclusive Battle,
there can be critical losses on either
side. The Battle Result names those
Nobles killed in the affray. Each Noble
has a variable chance of becoming a
fatality, the more aggressive Nobles
having the highest chance. On average,
the odds are about l-in-12 (8%).
In an Inconclusive Battle, where
no major victory is scored by either
side, those Nobles who cheated death
leave the field of battle with their lives
and other Assets intact.
In a Victory, on the other hand, all
the loser’s surviving Nobles are cap-
tured, and many of the forces they con-
trolled may be lost through Ransom.
The outcome of all battles-even
those between computer-controlled
Factions-are shown. The Herald bring
news of the deaths of Royal Heirs or
your deadly rivals, be it on the battle-
field or through execution.
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