Basic Values and Stats for Anuirean troops:
| Archers | 3 |
| Infantry | 3 |
| Elite Infantry | 5 |
| Pikemen | 3 |
| Irregulars | 3 |
| Cavalry | 6 |
| Knights | 7 |
| Scouts | 3 |
| Artillery | 3 |
| Levies | 1 |
Archers have gets +1 on Plains (Long bows have better affect when it not so much in the
way)
Archers get -1 in Woods (way to much in the way :)
Archers get +1 in defence in Mountains (fire downwards...and they're not so easy to catch)
Archers can't be used Underground.
Infantry gets +1 in defence in Hills and Mountains
Elite Infantry get -1 in attacks in Woods and Mountain.
Elite Infatry gets +2 in defence in Mountains
Pikemen get +1 in defence in Plain, Hills and Mountain for each oppousing cavalry unit
(max your own pikemen number).
Irregulars gets +1 in Woods.
Cavalry gets +1 in Plains.
Cavalry gets -1 in Woods and Marches.
Cavalry gets -1 when attacking in Hills.
Cavalry can't be used in Mountains or Underground
Knights gets +2 in Plains.
Knights gets -3 in Woods.
Knights gets -1 when attacking in Hills.
Knights can't be used in Mountains, Marches, or Underground.
Scouts get +1 in Mountains.
Artillery can't be used in attacking Mountains, or Marches.
Levies gets -0.5 in Plains.
Levies can't be used Underground.
Add up the the modified values of each unit to find your army strenght.
If characters are leading the battle, they add bonuses ass follows:
Warrior Class: +1 pr character level
Rogue Class: +1 pr 4th character level
Magic Users: +1 pr 6th character level or if they only cast spells, see
the below.
Successful strategy NWP: +5
Battlewise: +1 for each unit in your army
Can Turn Undead: +1 for each enemy undead unit.
Notes:
If a priest faces undead in battle, he must choose whether he will spend time turning them
or
casting other battle spells. Consequently, the priest only gets one bonus - either for his
spells
or for the undead turning ability.
For multiclasses characters, apply the best class bonus in full, half of the next best
one,
and nothing for the third class (if any).
Character bonuses of spellcasters
A spellcaster has a base bonus equal to the number of spells he can memorize.
Thus, a 5th-level wizard (4/2/1) would be worth 4+2+1=7 points. Bonus spells received by
priests with high
Wisdom are counted into this value. Note that a spellcaster must know at least one spell
usable in battle at
each level in order to receive the points for that level. Spellcasters receive further
modifications to their value
as described below.
Versatility
Spellcaster knows spells from 2 or fewer categories -5
Spellcaster knows spells from 3-4 categories normal value
Spellcaster knows spells from 5-6 categories +5
Spellcaster knows spells from 7-8 categories +7
The categories include Transmutations, Fogs, Massmorphs, Walls, Blesses, Hallucinatory
Terrain,
and Attack Spells in land battles; Crew-Affecting Spells, Illusions, Fogs, Movement
Spells, Barriers,
Bless, Turn Wood, and Attack Spells in sea battles.
Spell Power
For each researched improvement to battle spells +1
For each known "D"-result spell +1
For each known spell in War sphere +1
Note that this bonus considers the spells that the spellcaster has in his spellbook
(or that are granted to him by his God), not the spells he has memorized.
Enemy Magic Resistance
If at least 50% of the enemy unit is immune to F and R results from spells, the
spellcaster's total value is reduced by 25% for that battle.
Situational Modifiers
These are applied to the total army strength before each battle, based on the
situation.
Note that these are applied simultaneously, rather than in order given; thus, all
percentages are counted off
the base army value (including character bonuses).
Troop Ratio (applied to the larger force):
| 1.5 to 1 | +2% |
| 2 to 1 | +4% |
| 3 to 1 | +6% |
| 4 to 1 | +8% |
| 5 to 1 | +10% |
| 6 to 1 | +15% |
| 7 to 1 | +20% |
| 8-10 to 1 | +30% |
| 11-15 to 1 | +40% |
| 16 or more to 1 | +50% |
Morale (use all that apply):
+5% if in home realm
+5% if have beaten this foe before
+10% if attacking an enemy which has used its full movement point allotment to get to the
battle
-5% if any friendly armies were defeated in the same war move
Environment (use all that apply; note that this is not a terrain bonus):
+10 if extremely favorable environment (e.g. orogs at night)
-10 if extremely unfavorable environment (e.g. Khinasi in a snowstorm)
+10 if the entire force has infravision/night vision in a night/darkness battle
(if the enemy force also has it, this bonus is negated)
For attackers, when assaulting a castle:
+2 per artillerist unit
+2 if Engineering NWP is available
+5 if Siegecraft NWP is available
For defenders (defender determined as per BR war move rules).
These modifiers are ignored if all attackers can fly, and halved if at least 10% of the
attackers can fly.
+20 if defending a narrow defile, pass, or bridge
+15 if attacker just crossed a river to get to the province
+10 if defending in other rough terrain, or behind a wall
+3 per castle level for each unit defending in a castle or fortification
Immunities (use only one per force):
+50% if the force is completely immune to enemy attacks
+20% if at least 10% of the force immune to enemy attacks
+20% if the force is immune to a significant number of enemy attacks
Diversity:
+10% if the army consists of three or more general unit types (mounted, missile, melee,
flying missile, flying melee, etc.)
-10% if the army consists of only a single general unit type
Note that some units can be considered as belonging to more than one general type
(e.g. irregulars are both melee and missile). In that case, the army commander can assign
them to different tasks
and avoid the penalty. However, he cannot gain the bonus in this case either (because
mounted and melee
are mutually exclusive, and flying and walking are also mutually exclusive; thus a single
unit type could have
at most two functions).
Tactics (optional)
Each side can submit a battle plan. The plans are then compared and modifiers are applied.
Here are the "general" battle plans:
Full charge: all units will rush forward to attack.
Normal attack: units will move forward, using both melee and missile combat.
Encircle: units will try to move along the sides, encircling the enemy.
Trap: units will present a weak center and try to lure the enemy into moving forward; then
they crush him from the sides.
Hold: units will maintain a strong position and avoid moving forward.
Withdraw: units will retreat at the first opportunity, trying to avoid the battle
altogether.