Re: Legends: how tactics work (and battle question)

From: griffith@xcf.Berkeley.EDU (Jim "The Big Dweeb" Griffith)

Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1993 22:52:37 +0000

In article <DRESNICK.93Apr12174839@galen.mit.edu> dresnick@athena.mit.edu (David I Resnick) writes:
>   Thanks.  Does it in any way affect MAR, SAR, SA,  or missile attack
>factors?  And by saying soldier, I assume you mean NOT characters
>assigned to slots?

It does not affect MR, SAR, or SA.  It *probably* affects CAF, MAF, and RAF.
I *think* it affects characters as well, but I'm not sure.

>Also, I have lots of general battle questions:
>
>         I'm contemplating attacking a town but am worried by the
>large reserve slots armed with bows/crossbows.  I'll have a decent
>force and a 20 tactics advantage.  I'll also kill about 30% of the
>total force in the magic round (ah, 60 points of firestorm will really
>do the job on those MAR 1 slots).. However I dunno how to figure out
>the following:

BY a 60 point firestorm, do you mean a firestorm cast by a level 3 arcanist?
If so, that's pretty weak.  400 or more is impressive in that regard, and it's
only effective against slots with 20 or less soldiers.  If you're talking more
than 50 soldiers, there are more effective battle spells to have.

As for the rear missile slots, you can oppose them with slots with single
soldiers.  If those slots don't get whacked by magic or SA, then those single
soldiers will absorb 80% of the missile fire damage.

1), 2), 3), and 4) Dunno.  Withdrawl is random, based on damage done and
existing morale.  In theory, you will always fight front slots first.  If,
however, your rear slots are set with charge options, then they effectively
become front slots.

Jim

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References

Legends: how tactics work
dresnick@athena.mit.edu (David I Resnick)
Mon, 12 Apr 1993 12:43:09 +0000
Re: Legends: how tactics work
griffith@xcf.Berkeley.EDU (Jim "The Big Dweeb" Griffith)
Mon, 12 Apr 1993 18:26:01 +0000
Re: Legends: how tactics work (and battle question)
dresnick@athena.mit.edu (David I Resnick)
Mon, 12 Apr 1993 21:48:40 +0000