Re: MEPBM Assassins...

From: Mark G Jaede <jaede@acsu.buffalo.edu>

Date: Sat, 09 Aug 1997 00:00:00 +0000

CLScherr wrote:
>
> It has been awhile and I was wondering if anyone knew the level an agent
> had to be to assassinate/kidnap?
>
> -Christopher

There is no single answer. Kidnap is harder than Assassinate. Army
commanders are significantly harder targets. Militia in pop centers --
even your allies' pop center -- try to stop all agent actions. Your
agent orders become easier as you downgrade relations with your target
nation, and harder as they downgrade against you. High-level characters
are harder to kill or capture. Guards can stop agents of roughly twice
their skill. Finally, GSI does not reveal the actual algorithm.

Having offered all those qualifications, I use a rough rule like this,
based on net agent skill (NAS=natural agent rank + natural stealth +
agent artifact bonus + stealth artifact bonus + Cloud Lord bonus if
applicable). I am conservative on this, but my conservatism has
generally served me well.

To assassinate a character with highest skill under 40, NAS should be
over 80.

To assassinate a character with highest skill from 40-60, NAS should be
over 90.

To assassinate a character with highest skill over 60, NAS should be
over 100.

For army commanders add 20 to minimum NAS.

To kidnap add 20 to minimum NAS.

If you are confident you have a two-level relations advantage (e.g. you
hate them; they are neutral to you) subtract 10 from minimum NAS.

Notwithstanding the above rules, an agent with an NAS above 120 or so
virtually never fails at any agent order.

If enemy guards are present, be sure your assassin has an NAS over twice
that of the guard or else kill the guard first. If you have two good
agents you can have one Assassinate the guard while the other Kidnaps
the primary target (Kidnap comes after Assassinate). But remember that
Kidnap is harder!

Agents can be brought up to the daunting levels I suggest by extensive
training (gold and especially artifact thefts are MUCH easier than
assassinations) and artifact acquisition. Nations without stealth or
agent bonuses, however, need to consider carefully whether they will
ever reach those levels and whether they might not be better off
limiting themselves to a couple of guards and letting their allies
(elves, CL, IK) do the offensive agent work.
--
Mark G. Jaede: jaede@acsu.buffalo.edu
Ph.D. candidate, SUNY at Buffalo Department of History
Lecturer, Buffalo State College Dept. of History and Social Studies
Education
Visit my Latin America Homepage at
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References

MEPBM Assassins...
clscherr@aol.com (CLScherr)
Sat, 09 Aug 1997 00:00:00 +0000

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MEPBM Assassins...
clscherr@aol.com (CLScherr)
Sat, 09 Aug 1997 00:00:00 +0000