Re: Legends: Prestige and beginners hint

From: drhj@v1.astro.cf.ac.uk (Dean Johnson)

Date: Wed, 12 May 1993 15:00:05 +0000

In article 737131414@draconis, frits@cp.tn.tudelft.nl (Frits Kuijlman) writes:
> I am just starting to play in ROI in Holland and I have a question
> about one of the hints for beginners.
>
> I am playing a overlord position, so for the moment I won't be doing much
> besides studying, teaching soldiers and getting the economy running.
>
> One of the hints for beginners seems to be that you should create some
> 1 men forces and send them against locations that seem to be easy pickings,
> so that you can get the statistics of the defenders.
> (I don't have scrying. I couldn't get everything :-))
>
> These forces will very probably be wiped out. Would the loss of these forces
> decrease my prestige? Can prestige go below 0?

No, these forces being defeated will not lower your prestige.  The only ways that I
know of to loose prestige is to loose LOCATIONS, POPULATION and possibly guilds.

> >
> I am asking this because if I want go influencing this would rather decrease
> my chances of ever influencing somebody to my side. And if I successfully
> influence a location owner my influence is back to what is was.
>
> If I want to go conquering this would keep my prestige at the same level.
> One small force lost + one force won = the same prestige?
>
> So, what's the trick here? Any body have any ideas? Or should I just go for
> forces, men and locations and worry about prestige much, much, much later in
> the game?

Dean

References

Legends: Prestige and beginners hint
frits@cp.tn.tudelft.nl (Frits Kuijlman)
Tue, 11 May 1993 14:43:34 +0000