Re: Legends questions: movement, NIC stuff

From: dani@netcom.com (Dani Zweig)

Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1993 00:35:34 +0000

robbiew@inviso.com (Robbie Westmoreland):
>Movement as described in the General Rules is kind of unclear...

The movement cost of a province is the cost to *enter* the province so,
for instance, it costs 5 points to enter G and 10 to enter FH (7 and 14
respectively if you enter them diagonally).  As long as you have a single
movement point left you can enter anything, but if you're down to zero or
less you can't leave.  You get the benefit of a road (half-points) if
there is one connecting the province you're in to your destination province.

>How many laborers must a position commit before you can make a road?

The answer is blowing in the wind.

>(And don't tell me the answer is blowing in the wind...)

Okay, you should have said so earlier.  How about, the answer is blowing
in the "military orders" section of the combat-and-arcane rulebook, and
is lengthy enough that it's not worth transcribing.

>Now, on the NIC 4 stuff.  I got a keen newsletter indicating that
>all walls on locations numbered over 3000 were being downgraded to
>a lower level, and reduced in total.  I was proud to know that, but
>it left me wondering if anyone has any clue what effect they are
>expecting their changes to have on combat.  Are they (hopefully)
>making things a little easier on starting positions?

I don't think 3000 is the correct number, more likely 3030 or so.
The effect is to *partially* offset the bonus from the new modifications
to the combat rules, which make fortifications so much tougher.

>Finally, any guesses about how many soldiers it would require to
>capture one Hippogriff in NIC 4?

You want guesses?  I'll guess 8.

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References

Legends questions: movement, NIC stuff
robbiew@inviso.com (Robbie Westmoreland)
Tue, 20 Jul 1993 19:51:53 +0000