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2 <book>
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3 <bookinfo>
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4 <title>BatMUD Regions: Player's Handbook v1.0</title>
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5 <authorgroup>
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6 <author><firstname>Sirdar</firstname><surname>Silverfang</surname></author>
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7 </authorgroup>
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8 <copyright>
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9 <year>2007-2008</year>
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10 <holder>Balanced Alternative Techniques Ry</holder>
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11 </copyright>
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12 <pubdate>09-01-2008</pubdate>
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13 </bookinfo>
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16
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17 <chapter id="castles"><title>Regions and Castles</title>
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18 <para>
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19 The regions are a PvP (Player-versus-Player) element in BatMUD,
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20 which pits racial factions in a struggle to control key locations
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21 on the five major continents. The controlling races gain access
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22 to the castles, harvesting them for production of gold and
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23 experience.
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24 </para>
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25
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26
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27 <section id="castles-overview"><title>Overview</title>
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28 <para>
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29 Castles are the basic units of the regions play. There are a total
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30 of 102 castles in scattered between the five continents. Each
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31 castle forms a territory called region, by which the landmass of
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32 the BatWorld is shared to their respective landowners. Simply put,
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33 castles are central landmarks for regions, and each contains the
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34 necessary governing personnel over the land contained within that
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35 specific region.
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36 </para>
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37
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38 <para>
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39 First we will look at what role the castle has over a region.
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40 Basically, the royalty owns the land that is the region. The
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41 peasants settle in on that land, and agree to rent the land from
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42 the region landlord for farming and other production purposes.
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43 Using this land, the peasants then produce goods, and from these
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44 goods they get profit. The aforementioned rent price, combined with
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45 the profit of the peasants forms the base of the tax, which is
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46 collected by the castle officials four times a year, and is stored
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47 into the castle treasury. In addition to the permission to use the
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48 land for a price, the region landlord provides the peasants
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49 protection using his garrison.
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50 </para>
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51 </section>
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52
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53 <section id="castles-rooms"><title>Castle rooms</title>
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54 <para>
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55 Each castle consists of four rooms, the yard, entrance, tower and
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56 the office.
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57 </para>
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58
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59 <section id="castles-yard"><title>The yard</title>
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60 <para>
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61 The yard is open for everyone, and you end up there by entering
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62 the scenic location you see on the map. In the yard you see the
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63 castle gates. Also, by looking the plaque in the yard you'll see
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64 some <link linkend="commands-yard">basic commands</link> that are available for the visitor. More about
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65 these, and other castle commands later. At the other side of the
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66 gates is the entrance room.
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67 </para>
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68 </section>
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69
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70 <section id="castles-entrance"><title>The entrance</title>
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71 <para>
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72 The entrance room is from where the caravans head off to other
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73 castles. Any player who is a member of the castle garrison may
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74 travel with these caravans to other castles. From the entrance
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75 room you may go up, or in the office. By going up, you end up into
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76 the observation tower. A castle under siege can be brought under
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77 the leadership of the sieging party from this room.
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78 </para>
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79 </section>
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80
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81 <section id="castles-tower"><title>The observation tower</title>
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82 <para>
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83 The observation tower has all functionalities that are needed
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84 during battle, or general observation of the events at <link
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85 linkend="castles-yard">the yard</link>.
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86 You can negotiate, fire arrows and oil at the intruders, for
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87 example. You can also use the castle catapult to fend off any
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88 campers at a limited range outside the scenic location of the
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89 castle.
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90 </para>
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91 </section>
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92
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93 <section id="castles-office"><title>The office</title>
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94 <para>
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95 The office is the planning and economy room of the castle. You
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96 have access to the castle treasury (the tax income), and may use
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97 it to your own benefit, to recruit NPC soldiers to the castle
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98 garrison or to buy more ammunition to the defense mechanisms of
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99 the castle. It can also be used for political purposes, such as
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100 changing ownerships, and if the castle is not a region of a larger
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101 country (the capital exists), it can also be used to promote and
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102 demote PCs who have served the castle well.
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103 </para>
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104 </section>
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105
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106 </section>
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107 </chapter>
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108
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111 <chapter id="domain"><title>Forming a domain</title>
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112
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113 <para>
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115 A domain is a general term for a group of castles unified under
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116 one flag, and ruled from one capital. A domain is like a country
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117 formed of those castles. Without a capital you may have an
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118 individual ranking system in each castle. It means that if you're
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119 a general in castle A, it doesn't apply to castle B. You can also
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120 handle promotions from the each castle office in what comes to the
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121 ranks in each individual castle. A general, however, has the option
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122 to create a domain. By doing this, a region of his choosing will
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123 become the capital of this domain. All functions regarding rank and
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124 position are rerouted to the control of the capital. Further ranks
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125 will come and go only from the capital, and only ranks confirmed by
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126 the capital are valid in the vassal regions. Also, after forming a
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127 domain, if you wish to join the garrison, any castle won't do
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128 anymore - you need to head for the capital and apply to the service
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129 there. This re-enlistment is also necessary when a capital is
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130 defined to an already existing group of castles (which is not a
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131 domain).
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132 </para>
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133 </chapter>
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134
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137 <chapter id="garrison"><title>The castle garrison</title>
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138
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139 <section id="garrison-overview"><title>Overview</title>
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140 <para>
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141 Even the most powerful ruler cannot possibly control and keep guard
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142 of all his castles for all the time. Therefore he needs people to
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143 serve under him. Every castle has a garrison, from the ranks of
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144 which youll find people from ordinary troops to officials to take
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145 care of the most important matters at hand. There are 13 ranks, which
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146 are divided into four subcategories. The names of these ranks may vary
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147 according to one's race, but the classification is the same regardless
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148 of one's race, only name differs. The ranks are presented here from the
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149 perspective of a human army.
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150 </para>
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151
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152 <para>
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153 Remember to always reward your PC members of the garrison accordingly
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154 to keep them happy. It is not wise to instantly promote everyone to
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155 high ranks, since you lose the benefits of the ranking system. The
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156 better you have the hierarchy constructed for your domain, and the
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157 people positioned on it, the better they know their duties, and the
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158 better it will work out for you.
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159 </para>
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160
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161 <para>
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162 Remember, if you are a commander, do not let out promotions like
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163 candy. That's just amateur. This won't mean that the promotions
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164 should be impossible to acquire either. You may reflect a player's
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165 success in his duty to base these promotions on.
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166 </para>
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167 </section>
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168
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170 <section id="garrison-senior-ranks"><title>The senior officer ranks</title>
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172 <section id="garrison-general"><title>General</title>
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173 <para>
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174 The General is the leader of a castle. He has access to all castle
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175 functions, and is the only rank that can form a country or give a
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176 castle ownership to someone else. The general is also abbreviated
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177 CO, or the commanding officer. He issues and authorizes all orders
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178 given by his officers.
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179 </para>
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180 <para>
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181 Other races' equivalents:
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182 Demon: Pit Fiend - Lord of devils, with great strength and
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183 deadly power.
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184 </para>
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185 </section>
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188 <section id="garrison-ltgeneral"><title>Lt. General</title>
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189 <para>
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190 The Lt. General is the immediate right hand man of the general.
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191 Also shortened to XO, or an executive officer, he is in charge of
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192 the region/country when the CO is absent. He has access to every
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193 function of the castle, except that he cannot give castles away or
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194 form countries. Lieutenant means 'aide', so his job, simply put,
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195 is to work as an aide to the general.
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196 </para>
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197 <para>
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198 Other races' equivalents:
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199 Demon: Ashkult - A humanoid dragon-like demon judge.
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200 </para>
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201 </section>
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203
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204 <section id="garrison-colonel"><title>Colonel</title>
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205 <para>
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206 The colonel is the elder senior officer rank and he may command
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207 anything but the most vital functions of a castle. This is the end
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208 of the road for many, because there usually is only one or two
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209 lt. generals as acting XOs. Colonels are very powerful, and as senior
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210 officers command almost equal amount of authority. The lieutenant
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211 generals, are of course, chosen from the ranks of the colonels so they
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212 are different in only formal sense.
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213 </para>
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214 <para>
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215 Other races' equivalents:
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216 Demon: Excruciarch - The diabolical insectoid pain demon, the
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217 master torturer and strategist.
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218 </para>
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219 </section>
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220
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222 <section id="garrison-ltcolonel"><title>Lt. Colonel</title>
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223 <para>
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224 The lieutenant colonel is the introductory rank to the senior
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225 officers from the junior officer ranks. The lieutenant means 'aide',
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226 and this rank means that this particular person should work as an aide
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227 to a colonel. Whilst helping the colonel to do his duty, he is learning
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228 to become a full-blooded colonel one day.
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229
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230 Other races' equivalents:
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231 Demon: Dogai - The black-hearted assassin devils and cunning
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232 spies of the hell.
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233 </para>
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234 </section>
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235 </section>
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236
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238 <section id="garrison-junior-ranks"><title>The junior officer ranks</title>
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240 <section id="garrison-major"><title>Major</title>
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241 <para>
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242 The major is the most trusted man of the junior officer ranks. He
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243 tends to the needs of the particular castle, does not take part in
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244 politics as do the senior officers. His main responsibility is to
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245 follow that the orders issued out by the colonel are carried out to
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246 the minute detail.
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247 </para>
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248 <para>
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249 Other races' equivalents:
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250 Demon: Barbazu - Ferocious demon warriors that frenzy with a
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251 saw-toothed glaive.
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252 </para>
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253 </section>
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254
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255 <section id="garrison-captain"><title>Captain</title>
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256 <para>
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257 The captain is the leader of the field. When a major issues an order
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258 for a larger unit of troops to operate, a captain is to devise the
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259 necessary plans to carry out this orders. He, on the other hand, issues
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260 these solutions to the lieutenants, who carry them out in the next
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261 link in the chain of command.
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262 </para>
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263 <para>
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264 Other races' equivalents:
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265 Demon: Malebranche - Hulking, horned warriors, enforcers,
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266 punishers, and mounts of higher ranks.
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267
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268 </para>
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269 </section>
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271 <section id="garrison-1st-lieutenant"><title>1st Lieutenant</title>
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272 <para>
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273 The first lieutenant is the second junior officer rank to see
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274 battle (2nd lieutenant being the first). His tasks are to watch
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275 over the troop operation, devise and put into action tactics
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276 that will best carry out the orders issued by the superiors,
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277 the captain or the major.
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278 </para>
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279 <para>
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280 Other races' equivalent:
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281 Demon: Cornugon - Gargoylelike fiend armed with a spiked chain.
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282
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283 </para>
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284 </section>
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285
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286 <section id="garrison-2nd-lieutenant"><title>2nd Lieutenant</title>
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287 <para>
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288 The second lieutenant is a preparatory rank for the main
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289 lieutenant rank, the first lieutenant. His tasks are similar to
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290 the 1st Lt. in that they have everything to do with garrison
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291 administration and troop transportation/operation duties.
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292 </para>
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293 <para>
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294 Other races' equivalent:
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295 Demon: Cornugon - Dinosaurlike guardians with massive maw and a
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296 wicked stinger.
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297 </para>
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298 </section>
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299 </section>
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300
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301
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302 <section id="garrison-nco-ranks"><title>The non-commissioned officer (NCO) ranks</title>
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303
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304 <section id="garrison-sergeant-major"><title>Sergeant Major</title>
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305 <para>
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306 The sergeant major is the field rank with most authority. He is
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307 the true leatherneck. He will carry out the orders of the officers
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308 with years of battles behind his back, and usually with a
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309 stomach-churning efficiency. The main rank is actually a sergeant,
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310 but since some do not fill the requirements for the officer
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311 ranks - this is the last and the most revered position a field
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312 soldier may achieve. These men are charismatic battlefield leaders.
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313 </para>
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314 <para>
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315 Other races' equivalent:
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316 Demon: Hamatula - The 'barbed demon', the elite infernal warrior
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317 with impaling spikes.
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318 </para>
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319 </section>
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320
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321
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322 <section id="garrison-sergeant"><title>Sergeant</title>
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323 <para>
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324 The sergeant is the backbone of the field command. They have
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325 proven exceptional savvy in leadership abilities, and are usually
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326 in charge of a platoon. They are experienced fighters and
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327 inspirational battlefield leaders. In game world terms a sergeant
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328 would be a leader of a 9-man party.
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329 </para>
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330 <para>
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331 Other races' equivalent:
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332 Demon: Narzugon - Nightmare-riding elite cavalry member.
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333 </para>
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334 </section>
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335
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336
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337 <section id="garrison-corporal"><title>Corporal</title>
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338 <para>
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339 The corporal is a small team leader. He is also the backup man
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340 for the unfortunate happenstance that the sergeant is disabled
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341 during performing his duty. This is the first rank that needs
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342 leadership skills, and very often successful corporals will
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343 eventually become sergeants and be assigned to lead a full-blooded
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344 platoon. In game terms a corporal would be a leader of a 3-man
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345 party. When a sergeant is present, the corporal is to help the
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346 sergeant in performing his duty.
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347 </para>
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348 <para>
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349 Other races' equivalent:
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350 Demon: Merregon - The legion demons - formidable warriors with
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351 shield and spears.
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352 </para>
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353 </section>
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354 </section>
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355
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356
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357 <section id="garrison-enlisted-troops"><title>The enlisted troops</title>
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358
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359 <section id="garrison-private"><title>Private</title>
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360 <para>
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361 The privates are the backbone of a field army. They are a part
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362 of a squadron and are expected to carry out orders, nothing more.
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363 They receive harsh training to provide better chances of survival
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364 on the battlefield. Without privates, there cannot be an army.
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365 </para>
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366 <para>
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367 Other races' equivalent:
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368 Demon: Orthon - Foot soldiers of Hell's armies.
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369 </para>
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370 </section>
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371
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372
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373 <section id="garrison-recruit"><title>Recruit</title>
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374 <para>
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375 Recruits have just entered the service of the garrison. Nothing
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376 special is expected from them, and their access to castle functions
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377 is extremely limited. They are to undergo training and learn the ways
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378 of the regions. Once they have learned those ways, they are usually
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379 promoted to privates.
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380 </para>
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381 <para>
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382 Other races' equivalent:
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383 Demon: Lemure - Mindless, tormented creature that attacks in mobs.
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384 Cannon fodder.
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385 </para>
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386 </section>
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387 </section>
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388 </chapter>
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392 <chapter id="acquiring"><title>Acquiring control of a castle</title>
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393
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394 <para>
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395 A commandership of a castle is acquired through a process called
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396 sieging. Sieging is a process to weaken the castle by forced
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397 attrition. During a siege, the castle is surrounded by the
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398 attacker's army so that no-one can get in or out. In the real
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399 world, sieging could hold on for months. And since a castle has
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400 it's own demands of upkeep (food, supplies), this attrition will
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401 eventually force the castle to act or perish. During a siege, the
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402 castle under attack cannot hire or fire garrison personnel, nor use
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403 their treasury to emergency relocate their funds.
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404 </para>
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405
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406 <para>
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407 A siege can be started from the castle yard. Once started, the
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408 attacking team has 45 minutes to breach through the castle gates
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409 using the ram. If the 45 minutes pass, and the gates are intact,
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410 the siege is thwarted. During this 45 minutes of time, the castle
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411 garrison will try to resist this from happening in the form of NPC
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412 and PC representatives. If they can delay your ramming process
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413 enough, you will fail as the timer runs out. So you need to stay
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414 close to the ram for the duration of the siege. The gates themselves
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415 are VERY durable, so you need to use the ram almost constantly for
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416 the duration of the siege. It is told, that you need to use the
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417 ram approximately 2-3 times in a minute for a duration of 30 minutes
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418 to breach through.
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419 </para>
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420
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421 <para>
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422 If you survive the countermeasures, and if you can breach the gate
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423 within the time limit, you will gain access to the castle entrance.
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424 In the castle entrance, you will find a command 'claim'. By typing
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425 this command in the enemy castle, the castle will become yours, and
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426 you are the new ruler of that region.
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427 </para>
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428
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429 <para>
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430 Don't for a second think that sieging a castle is something you can
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431 solo randomly. They have all forms of nasty defenses, plus automated
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432 guards. It takes a considerable planning and friend to take down a
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433 castle. It is definitely not a solo act. The guards are definitely
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434 a force to be reckoned with. Once a castle has been conquered, it
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435 is significantly easier to defend it from the future opportunists.
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436 It is said that experienced 3 man parties are efficient enough in
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437 wearing down castle defenses, given that there is no player
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438 defending it at that moment.
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439 </para>
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440 </chapter>
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441
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442 <!-- ================================================ -->
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443
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444 <chapter id="commands"><title>Commands</title>
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445
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446
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447 <section id="commands-general"><title>General commands</title>
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448 <para>
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449 General commands function in all castle rooms.
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450 </para>
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451
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452
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453 <section id="commands-census"><title>'census'</title>
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454 <para>
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455 This will show you the personnel record of your castle.
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456 This command, regardless of being 'general', does not function
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457 at the castle yard. This is because this information may be very
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458 useful for the enemy to plot his actions. There is also a
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459 possibility that the enemy may choose to hire a spy from the
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460 garrison ranks to snuff out this information. This is not illegal,
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461 but the castle lord should have been more careful in his picking.
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462 </para>
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463 </section>
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464
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465 <section id="commands-conquest"><title>'conquest'</title>
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466 <para>
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467 This will track your success in the objectives mentioned
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468 in the chapter 6 of this document.
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469 </para>
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470 </section>
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471
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472 <section id="commands-resign"><title>'resign'</title>
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473 <para>
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474 You may resign from the garrison by using this command.
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475 Your rank and position will be revoked, and you will be
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476 a free man.
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477 </para>
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478 </section>
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479
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480 <section id="commands-roster"><title>'roster'</title>
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481 <para>
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482 Roster will give you information about the ongoings of
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483 the castles in the game. You will see which castles are
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484 under your race's command, and who is commanding them. You
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485 will however not see the commander of castles that do not
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486 belong to your race.
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487 </para>
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488 </section>
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489
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490 <section id="commands-ranks"><title>'ranks'</title>
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491 <para>
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492 Also this command, despite its general level, works inside
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493 the castle but not from <link linkend="castles-yard">the yard</link>. This will show you the
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494 rank hierarchy of your race.
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495 </para>
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496 </section>
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497 </section>
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498
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499
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500 <section id="commands-yard"><title>The yard</title>
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501 <para>
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502 These commands mainly work from the <link linkend="castles-yard">castle yard</link>.
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503 </para>
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504
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505 <section id="commands-siege"><title>'siege'</title>
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506 <para>
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507 Using this command, one may initiate sieges on the castles.
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508 </para>
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509
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510 <section id="commands-siege-start"><title>'siege start'</title>
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511 <para>
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512 This command will initiate the siege process. The 45 minute
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513 timer is set and started, and the siege engine (the
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514 battering rams etc.) will appear on the yard for you to use
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515 against the gate.
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516 </para>
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517 </section>
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518
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519 <section id="commands-siege-stop"><title>'siege stop'</title>
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520 <para>
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521 If you wish to give up your siege, you may use this command.
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522 </para>
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523 </section>
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524
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525 <section id="commands-siege-time"><title>'siege time'</title>
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526 <para>
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527 You may check the time you have left to breach the gates.
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528 </para>
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529 </section>
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530 </section>
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531
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532
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533 <section id="commands-enter"><title>'enter'</title>
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534 <para>
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535 If you belong to the castle garrison, or you have breached the
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536 gates through siege, you may enter the castle by using this
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537 command.
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538 </para>
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539 </section>
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540
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541 <section id="commands-yell"><title>'yell *'</title>
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542 <para>
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543 You might want to communicate with a PC who is manning the
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544 observation tower. By this command, the observation tower will
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545 hear your words.
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546 </para>
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547 </section>
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548
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549 <section id="commands-application"><title>'application'</title>
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550 <para>
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551 If you wish to join the castle garrison, you send an application
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552 to the commander of the castle, who will receive a notice of this.
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553 To ensure his attention, it is generally a good idea to give him
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554 a tell or an email to discuss about the terms of your service.
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555 Based on these discussions, or whatever measures the commander
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556 has for new recruits, the commander may then accept or reject
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557 your application into the garrison. If you cannot get into the
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558 garrison of one lord, remember that there are as many garrisons
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559 as there are lords.
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560 </para>
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561 <para>
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562 If you are trying to join the garrison of a domain, you will need
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563 to head for the capital to join.
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564 </para>
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565 </section>
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566 </section>
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567
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568
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569 <section id="commands-entrance"><title>The entrance</title>
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570 <para>
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571 These commands work from the castle entrance.
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572 </para>
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573
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574 <section id="commands-claim"><title>'claim'</title>
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575 <para>
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576 If you have successfully sieged the castle and breached the
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577 gate, you need to enter the castle and issue this command in the
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578 entrance room. By doing this, the castle will become yours to command.
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579 </para>
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580 </section>
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581
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582 <section id="commands-routes"><title>'routes'</title>
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583 <para>
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584 This command will show you into which other castles you have
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585 caravan routes. The caravan routes are a method of fast travel
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586 between the castles your race owns. Any garrison member may also
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587 use the caravan.
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588 </para>
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589 </section>
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590
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591 <section id="commands-caravan"><title>'caravan *'</title>
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592 <para>
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593 Using this command you'll choose a destination of your travel
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594 from the list presented in the routes. A trip with the caravan
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595 costs you a nominal fee in gold.
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596 </para>
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597 </section>
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598
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599 <section id="commands-leave"><title>'leave'</title>
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600 <para>
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601 Leave outside the castle using the main entrance.
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602 Use like a normal exit.
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603 </para>
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604 </section>
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605
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606 <section id="commands-office"><title>'office'</title>
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607 <para>
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608 Enter the castle office. You need to be of at least junior
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609 officer rank for this.
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610 </para>
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611 </section>
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612 </section>
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613
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614
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615 <section id="commands-tower"><title>The observation tower</title>
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616
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617 <section id="commands-view"><title>'view'</title>
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618 <para>
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619 Take a look at the castle surroundings. The observation towers
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620 are tall and you can see far from them.
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621 </para>
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622 </section>
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623
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624 <section id="commands-observe"><title>'observe'</title>
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625 <para>
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626 Observe the nearby surroundings in more detail - for example,
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627 spot camps, people and monsters moving around your region in
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628 general.
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629 </para>
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630 </section>
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631
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632 <section id="commands-siegetime"><title>'siegetime'</title>
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633 <para>
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634 See how long the enemy has until his siege is thwarted.
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635 </para>
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636 </section>
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637
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638 <section id="commands-yard2"><title>'yard'</title>
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639 <para>
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640 Take a look at the castle yard to see your friends' and
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641 enemies' identity and condition.
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642 </para>
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643 </section>
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644
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645 <section id="commands-yell2"><title>'yell *'</title>
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646 <para>
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647 You may yell orders or communicate to the front yard using
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648 this command.
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649 </para>
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650 </section>
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651
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652 <section id="commands-archers"><title>'archers'</title>
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653 <para>
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654 If you have arrow volleys in your manifest, you may command the
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655 archers to fire these volleys to the yard. These volleys cause
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656 considerable damage to everyone outside. Therefore it is not wise
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657 to fire them if you have friendlies out.
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658 </para>
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659 </section>
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660
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661 <section id="commands-cauldrons"><title>'cauldrons'</title>
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662 <para>
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663 If you have oil cauldrons in your manifest, you may pour boiling
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664 oil on your enemies. This is very painful, and causes immediate damage
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665 to the attackers.
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666 </para>
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667 </section>
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668
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669 <section id="commands-catapult"><title>'catapult'</title>
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670 <para>
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671 Using this command you may operate the castle catapult. You may
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672 fire outside the scenic location, for a limited range. Note that
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673 you can also aim at the people ON the scenic location.
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674 </para>
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675 </section>
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676
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677 <section id="commands-deploy"><title>'deploy'</title>
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678 <para>
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679 This command will place your garrison in the state of readiness
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680 and in the immediate command of your Lord High Constable to use
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681 his judgment to deploy your troops to the field in the case of
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682 an emergency.
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683 </para>
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684 </section>
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685
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686 <section id="commands-alert"><title>'alert'</title>
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687 <para>
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688 This command will raise your garrison's state of readiness. If
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689 the garrison is ready for action, it takes more salary but can
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690 respond to threats almost immediately. If required to respond from
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691 state of lesser readiness, fielding troops will take more time -
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692 and less money.
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693 </para>
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694 </section>
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695
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696 <section id="commands-battleorder"><title>'battleorder'</title>
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697 <para>
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698 This command will instruct the Lord High Constable - the one who
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699 fields the castle garrison in the times of need - to either send
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700 the NCOs (the non-commissioned officers) or the enlisted to the
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701 battlefield first. The NCOs are more powerful but cost more to
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702 lose, the enlisted troops are less powerful but cost less to lose.
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703 </para>
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704 </section>
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705 </section>
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706
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707
|
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708 <section id="commands-the-office"><title>The office</title>
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709
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710 <section id="commands-treasury"><title>'treasury'</title>
|
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711 <para>
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712 See the contents of the castle treasury.
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713 </para>
|
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714 </section>
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715
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716 <section id="commands-withdraw"><title>'withdraw'</title>
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717 <para>
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718 Withdraw gold from the castle treasury. This is restricted to the
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719 general and lt. general ranks only.
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720 </para>
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721 </section>
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722
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723 <section id="commands-manifest"><title>'manifest'</title>
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724 <para>
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725 See the ammunition status to the castle defensive mechanisms.
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726 </para>
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727 </section>
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728
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729 <section id="commands-buy"><title>'buy'</title>
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730 <para>
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731 Buy ammunition to the castle defense mechanisms.
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732 Arrows, oil or stones.
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733 </para>
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734 </section>
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735
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736 <section id="commands-deposit"><title>'deposit'</title>
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737 <para>
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738 Deposit gold to the castle treasury. Gold is always welcome,
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739 so this command is not too restricted from use.
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740 </para>
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741 </section>
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742
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743 <section id="commands-setowner"><title>'setowner'</title>
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744 <para>
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745 This will change the ownership of the castle to the select player.
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746 It will cost a nominal amount of gold to swim through the
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747 necessary bureaucracy and paperwork.
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748 </para>
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749 </section>
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750
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751 <section id="commands-hire"><title>'hire'</title>
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752 <para>
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753 Hire NPC soldiers to your castle garrison. They will try to deter
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754 anyone trying to siege your castle if you are absent AND if they
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755 are deployed.
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756 </para>
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757 </section>
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758
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759 <section id="commands-fire"><title>'fire'</title>
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760 <para>
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761 Fire NPC soldiers from your castle garrison. NPC soldiers require
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762 salary, and if the treasury looks bad, it might be necessary to
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763 fire people.
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764 </para>
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765 </section>
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766
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767 <section id="commands-deploy2"><title>'deploy'</title>
|
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768 <para>
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769 This command will place your garrison in the state of readiness
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770 and in the immediate command of your Lord High Constable to use his
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771 judgment to deploy your troops to the field in the case of an
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772 emergency.
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773 </para>
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774 </section>
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775
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776 <section id="commands-garrison"><title>'garrison'</title>
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777 <para>
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778 View the NPC guards you have serving this particular castle,
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779 and their salaries.
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780 </para>
|
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781 </section>
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782
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783 <section id="commands-alert2"><title>'alert'</title>
|
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784 <para>
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785 This command will raise your garrison's state of readiness.
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786 If the garrison is ready for action, it takes more salary but
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787 can respond to threats almost immediately. If required to respond
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788 from state of lesser readiness, fielding troops will take more time
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789 and less money.
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790 </para>
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791 </section>
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792
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793 <section id="commands-battleorder2"><title>'battleorder'</title>
|
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|
794 <para>
|
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|
795 This command will instruct the Lord High Constable - the one
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796 who fields the castle garrison in the times of need - to either
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797 send the NCOs (the non-commissioned officers) or the enlisted to
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798 the battlefield first. The NCOs are more powerful but cost more to
|
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|
799 lose, the enlisted troops are less powerful but cost less to lose.
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|
800 </para>
|
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|
801 </section>
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|
802
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|
803 <section id="commands-savegarrison"><title>'savegarrison'</title>
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|
804 <para>
|
|
|
805 This will save the current situation of your garrison for the
|
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|
806 unlikely event of game crash or similar emergency.
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|
807 </para>
|
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808 </section>
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809
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810 <section id="commands-applicants"><title>'applicants'</title>
|
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|
811 <para>
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|
812 This command will show the players who have applied to join your
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|
813 garrison. You may then use <link linkend="commands-accept">accept</link>
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|
814 or <link linkend="commands-reject">reject</link> command at your
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815 own discretion.
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816 </para>
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817 </section>
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818
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819 <section id="commands-accept"><title>'accept'</title>
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820 <para>
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821 This command will enlist an applicant from the applicant list
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822 to an active member of the castle garrison at the rank of a recruit.
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823 </para>
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824 </section>
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825
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826 <section id="commands-reject"><title>'reject'</title>
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827 <para>
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828 This command will reject an applicant from the applicant list from
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829 becoming an active member of the castle garrison.
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830 </para>
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831 </section>
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832
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833 <section id="commands-promote"><title>'promote'</title>
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834 <para>
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835 This command will further the career of the given player by one
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836 step further. Use this command with great care and
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837 pre-determination.
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838 </para>
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839 </section>
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840
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841 <section id="commands-demote"><title>'demote'</title>
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842 <para>
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843 This command will demote the select player by one rank. Be
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844 warned though - because the players don't get real life salary
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845 from the regions, they might be real picky about continuing under
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846 your command. This command, if not used as a tool for setting
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847 hierarchy, will seriously affect the target player's morale to
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848 stay with you.
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849 </para>
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850 </section>
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851
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852 <section id="commands-position"><title>'position'</title>
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853 <para>
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854 This command is a open-ended method for the castle commander to
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855 let people know where they should be, and what they should be
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856 doing there. For example, it is a good conduct to clearly state
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857 for each member of your garrison at least his command post. This
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858 command takes any string you want to set visible in the census.
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859 </para>
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860 </section>
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861
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862 <section id="commands-discharge"><title>'discharge'</title>
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863 <para>
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864 If there is need to fire a PC from your garrison, you may do it
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865 via the discharge command. PCs can however resign by themselves
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866 if they so wish.
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867 </para>
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868 </section>
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869
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870 <section id="commands-capital"><title>'capital'</title>
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871 <para>
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872 Using this command, you will center your domain at this
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873 particular castle. All ranks and positions are rerouted to this
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874 castle, and will be disabled from other regions.
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875 </para>
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876 </section>
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877 </section>
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878
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879 </chapter>
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880
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881 <!-- ================================================ -->
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882
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883 <chapter id="objectives"><title>Objectives</title>
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884 <para>
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885 There are five different objectives you may achieve from the regions
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886 play. First is to have fun by waging war with your friends against
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887 other players. The ultimate objective is to rule all the 102 castles
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888 of each continents. It is only a few select individuals who command
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889 the sufficient battle prowess, leadership, diplomatic and political
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890 savvy to achieve this. There are truly not many who can achieve
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891 this, and certainly not solo.
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892 </para>
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893
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894 <para>
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895 You will also get awards for obtaining control of all the castles
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896 of a given continent.
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897 </para>
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898 </chapter>
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899
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900
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901 <!-- ================================================ -->
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902
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903 <chapter id="joining-garrison"><title>Joining a player garrison</title>
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904 <para>
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905 The process is fairly simple: Go to the castle yard of a castle
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906 of someone whose garrison you would wish to join and type
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907 'application send'. If he has formed his regions as a domain, you
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908 will be informed that you need to apply in the capital, and what
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909 particular castle the capital of this domain is. Find that castle
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910 from the map, go there, and try again. Remember, that the
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911 acceptance is not automatic, but it takes the castle commander
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912 online to either accept or reject your application. So to speed
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913 things up, you might want to give him a tell or mail in which you
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914 present yourself, why you want to join the garrison, in what fields
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915 of expertise you excel, and a few words about your activity hours.
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916 </para>
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917 </chapter>
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918
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919
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920 <!-- ================================================ -->
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921
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922 <appendix id="appendix-a"><title>Rules of engagement (RoE) for regions</title>
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923
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924 <para>
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925 Each continent has several regional headquarters of the races of
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926 BatMUD known as castles, scattered over the landscape. Most are
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927 located near the important sites of these races. As you find a
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928 castle, you might want to siege it to yourself, for gold and glory.
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929 However, some moral guidelines have to be drawn to ensure mutual
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930 understanding of the process of war. These rules are not carved
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931 in stone nor <emphasis>heavily enforced</emphasis> by the wizardhood (but to some
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932 degree, yes they are) - but the responsibility to conform to the
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933 RoE is mostly in the hands of the regional landlords to enforce.
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934 </para>
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935
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936 <para>
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937 The one who breaks these rules during the region play is to be
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938 freely condemned ethically by all civilized region landlords.
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939 </para>
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940
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941
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942 <section id="appendix-a-1"><title>§1 - Don't mix regions with non-regions gameplay</title>
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943 <para>
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944 The most important rule of thumb first. After the siege, and
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945 whether the attacker fails to intrude your tower or not, the
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946 event regarding regions gameplay is over and you enter within
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947 the boundaries of general player killing rules (help player
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948 killing). Feel free to shout insults afterwards or try conquering
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949 his castle but that's about it. It is unsportsmanlike to ruin
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950 someone's play because he was or was not better than you in regions.
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951 </para>
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952 </section>
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953
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954
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955 <section id="appendix-a-2"><title>§2 - Repelling your attackers</title>
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956 <para>
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957 Feel free to kill the one (and his aides) who attacks your or
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958 your friend's castles within the context of the sieging process.
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959 Please limit the killing to the time boundary that is set by the
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960 siege attempt, which is 45 minutes. Do not kill before that time,
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961 or after that time.
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962 </para>
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963 </section>
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964
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965
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966 <section id="appendix-a-3"><title>§3 - Causing permanent damage in regions play</title>
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967 <para>
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968 Causing MAJOR permanent damage in the form of eq loss or similar
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969 is forbidden. Technically, if you dest someone's eq in regions
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970 it affects one's gameplay outside the regions - thus violating
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971 <link linkend="appendix-a-1">rule §1</link>.
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972 </para>
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973 </section>
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974
|
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975 <section id="appendix-a-4"><title>§4 - Allies in defending or conquering</title>
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|
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976 <para>
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|
977 Feel free to do regions with people. Gather parties to fight so
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978 you could do better. After all, conquering a castle is harder than
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979 defending it once conquered. This is war and numbers count, feel
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980 free to conquer all the towers, alone or with horde of allies.
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981 After all, everyone needs allies. It's very hard to ensure constant
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982 bulletproof protection of your castle.
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983 </para>
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984
|
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985 <para>
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986 One word for the allies - as you help the one who's attending a
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987 siege you will place yourself as a target for defender's
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988 countermeasures for those 45 minutes - the one who plays does not
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989 cower.
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990 </para>
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991 </section>
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992
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993
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|
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994 <section id="appendix-a-5"><title>§5 - Commanding several castles</title>
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|
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995 <para>
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996 Again, it's favourable to have as many towers you are able to
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997 conquer. However, it is unsportsmanlike to threaten to ruin one's
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998 non-regions game if you cannot maintain them all.
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999 </para>
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1000 </section>
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1001
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1002
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|
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1003 <section id="appendix-a-6"><title>§6 - Completing the Conquer quests</title>
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|
|
1004 <para>
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|
|
1005 You are NOT to swindle ownerships of the castles so, that more
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1006 than one person will benefit from completing the quest at the
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|
1007 'same price.' These quests are to be made by each person individually.
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|
|
1008 You may however help someone do this quest, that at the end you will
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|
|
1009 transfer the ownership of your castles to him. Again, thenafter it
|
|
|
1010 is illegal for him to transfer all the castles to you so that you can
|
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1011 also get the quest.
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1012 </para>
|
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1013 </section>
|
|
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1014
|
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1015 </appendix>
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1016
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1017
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1018 </book>
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