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Hailmur: /* Defending */

2025-09-02T03:32:03Z

Defending

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	===Give Ground===		===Give Ground===
	* '''Casualties suffered by this army are decreased by a half'''		* '''Casualties suffered by this army are decreased by a half'''
	* '''The ability of this army to defend territory is decreased by two fifths'''		* '''The ability of this army to defend territory is decreased by two-fifths'''
			A general who wants their army to carry out a fighting retreat can issue orders to give ground. The army will avoid major engagements, while still attempting to slow the enemy advance using ambushes and the like. An army that is giving ground is much less effective at holding the territory against an attacker, but will see their casualties reduced accordingly. Navarr and Varushkan armies are both fond of this strategy. The Navarr consider it an effective way to bleed an enemy as they advance into a trap, while in Varushka the land itself can soon become the enemy of an unwary attacker.
	A general ~~that~~ wants their army to carry out a fighting retreat can issue orders to give ground. The army will avoid major engagements, while still attempting to slow the enemy advance using ambushes and the like. An army that is giving ground is much less effective at holding the territory against an attacker, but will see their casualties reduced accordingly. Navarr and Varushkan armies are both fond of this strategy. The Navarr consider it an effective way to bleed an enemy as they advance into a trap, while in Varushka the land itself can soon become the enemy of an unwary attacker.

	Following the [[All_along_the_watchtower#Resolution\|events of the Summer Solstice 381YE]], no Marcher general can issue this order. If they try to do so, it will default to [[#Solid Defence\|Solid Defence]]. Marcher generals can instead give the unique defensive order ''[[The_Marches_military_concerns#Army orders\|Shoulder to Shoulder]]'' which gives additional advantages when fighting alongside other Marcher armies.		Following the [[All_along_the_watchtower#Resolution\|events of the Summer Solstice 381YE]], no Marcher general can issue this order. If they try to do so, it will default to [[#Solid Defence\|Solid Defence]]. Marcher generals can instead give the unique defensive order ''[[The_Marches_military_concerns#Army orders\|Shoulder to Shoulder]]'' which gives additional advantages when fighting alongside other Marcher armies.
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	* '''Casualties suffered by this army are decreased by a fifth'''		* '''Casualties suffered by this army are decreased by a fifth'''
	* '''Any army that does not submit an order defaults to solid defence.'''		* '''Any army that does not submit an order defaults to solid defence.'''

	An army that attempts the solid defence of a region will seek to make best use of the terrain to bring the enemy to battle in a way that favours the defender. Casualties suffered are less than if the army simply attacks, even though an enemy army that attacks is just as likely to be rebuffed. The League traditionally favours a solid defence believing that the fortifications at Holberg have proven the advantage of this strategy over many years.		An army that attempts the solid defence of a region will seek to make best use of the terrain to bring the enemy to battle in a way that favours the defender. Casualties suffered are less than if the army simply attacks, even though an enemy army that attacks is just as likely to be rebuffed. The League traditionally favours a solid defence believing that the fortifications at Holberg have proven the advantage of this strategy over many years.

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	* '''Casualties suffered by this army are increased by a fifth'''		* '''Casualties suffered by this army are increased by a fifth'''
	* '''The ability of this army to defend territory is increased by three tenths'''		* '''The ability of this army to defend territory is increased by three tenths'''
			An army that commits to a heroic stand will not initiate a military campaign - but they will make the enemy pay for every inch of ground they take. The army will take every opportunity to engage with the enemy side; they won't fight to the last soldier, but they will fight on even until the cause is utterly hopeless. Marcher armies favour this strategy; their natural belligerence makes them loath to leave any battlefield while the chance of victory remains.
	An army that commits to a heroic stand will not initiate a military campaign - but they will make the enemy pay for every inch of ground they take. The army will take every opportunity to engage with the enemy side, they won't fight to the last soldier, but they will fight on even until the cause is utterly hopeless. Marcher armies favour this strategy; their natural belligerence makes them ~~loathe~~ to leave any battlefield while the chance of victory remains.

	===Billet===		===Billet===
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	The order was extended to Mournwold in Spring Equinox 386YE after a [[386YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Fund_the_Drummers_of_the_Drakes\|Senate motion]] reinstating [[Pride_of_the_Marches#Drake's_Due\|Drake's Due]].		The order was extended to Mournwold in Spring Equinox 386YE after a [[386YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Fund_the_Drummers_of_the_Drakes\|Senate motion]] reinstating [[Pride_of_the_Marches#Drake's_Due\|Drake's Due]].

			===Passionate Furlough===
			* '''Casualties suffered by this army are decreased by a fifth'''
			* '''The army will not benefit from natural resupply this season'''
			* '''This order is available until the start of the Autumn Equinox 388YE'''
			Any army that takes this order will celebrate and bring others in the [[territory]] into their celebrations. This will provide benefits to the people of the territory where they are stationed, as they squander their wealth on the joys of life (wine, good company, and song). This will raise morale in the army, and likely that of the people in the territory.

			More information on this order can be found in the '''[[Can_you_hear_me%3F#Inspiring_Armies\|Can you hear me?]]''' wind of fortune

	===Resupply in Virtue's Rest===		===Resupply in Virtue's Rest===

Twiggy at 18:45, 8 August 2025

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	A [[war\|military campaign]] is not a single battle: a campaign is a prolonged period of warfare that takes place over the whole territory in the three months between events. Each [[general]] can issue a single set of orders for the army they control. The orders should describe a broad strategic plan representing what the general would like the army to achieve on campaign in a territory over the [[downtime]] before the next event.		A [[war\|military campaign]] is not a single battle: a campaign is a prolonged period of warfare that takes place over the whole territory in the three months between events. Each [[general]] can issue a single set of orders for the army they control. The orders should describe a broad strategic plan representing what the general would like the army to achieve on campaign in a territory over the [[downtime]] before the next event.

	If a set of orders turns out to break one of the rules - for example moving to a territory the army can't reach, or using an order they don't have access to - then Profound Decisions will e-mail the player after the event with a set of options to choose from that ~~fulfills~~ as much of the original order as possible.		If a set of orders turns out to break one of the rules - for example moving to a territory the army can't reach, or using an order they don't have access to - then Profound Decisions will e-mail the player after the event with a set of options to choose from that fulfils as much of the original order as possible.

	==Movement==		==Movement==

Twiggy at 01:19, 7 August 2025

2025-08-07T01:19:11Z

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	* '''Casualties inflicted by this army are reduced by a fifth'''		* '''Casualties inflicted by this army are reduced by a fifth'''
	* '''Only Imperial armies may take this order.'''		* '''Only Imperial armies may take this order.'''
	Every Imperial army is accompanied by a cadre of battlefield physicks and chirurgeons, and magicians skilled in healing magic, who are more than prepared to take risks to help ~~minimize~~ Imperial losses. By adapting strategies to make the most use of these resources, a general can ensure no part of the army is ever too far away from skilled medical attention. At the same time, the general ensures that the soldiers in their army eschew risky tactics, or those that would lead to unnecessary loss of life, in pursuit of spilling enemy blood.		Every Imperial army is accompanied by a cadre of battlefield physicks and chirurgeons, and magicians skilled in healing magic, who are more than prepared to take risks to help minimise Imperial losses. By adapting strategies to make the most use of these resources, a general can ensure no part of the army is ever too far away from skilled medical attention. At the same time, the general ensures that the soldiers in their army eschew risky tactics, or those that would lead to unnecessary loss of life, in pursuit of spilling enemy blood.

	Steady conquest is as effective as [[#Balanced Attack\|balanced attack]] in claiming enemy territory and securing strategic objectives, but significantly reduces the casualties suffered by the army - at the cost of inflicting less casualties on enemy forces. This order became possible after the [[Iron and wine\|coronation]] of the twentieth [[the Throne\|Throne]], [[Empress Lisabetta]], when Imperial strategy was reassessed in the light of significant losses inflicted by the barbarian [[orc\|orcs]].		Steady conquest is as effective as [[#Balanced Attack\|balanced attack]] in claiming enemy territory and securing strategic objectives, but significantly reduces the casualties suffered by the army - at the cost of inflicting less casualties on enemy forces. This order became possible after the [[Iron and wine\|coronation]] of the twentieth [[the Throne\|Throne]], [[Empress Lisabetta]], when Imperial strategy was reassessed in the light of significant losses inflicted by the barbarian [[orc\|orcs]].

Kirkbride: /* Billet */

2025-07-04T15:20:17Z

Billet

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	===Billet===		===Billet===
	* '''This order can only be used while an army is in [[Bregasland]], [[Upwold]], [[Mournwold]], or [[Mitwold]]'''		* '''This order can only be used while an army is in <!--[[Bregasland]], -->[[Upwold]], [[Mournwold]], or [[Mitwold]]'''
	* '''There are no bonuses or penalties to defend the territory, or to casualties taken or received'''		* '''There are no bonuses or penalties to defend the territory, or to casualties taken or received'''
	* '''The total cost to support the Imperial armies billeted in a single Marcher territory is reduced by a total of ten thrones'''		* '''The total cost to support the Imperial armies billeted in a single Marcher territory is reduced by a total of ten thrones'''
	* '''This saves a maximum of ten thrones per territory'''		* '''This saves a maximum of ten thrones per territory'''

	The soldiers of the army are dispersed across the Marcher territory they are instructed to defend. Those who are injured are fed and supported while they recover from their wounds. Those who can ~~will be~~ expected to work the farm at the direction of the yeoman who owns it in exchange for their bed and board. It is not effective to billet more than one army in a single territory, so the total reduction would only be ten thrones no matter how many armies were billeted there.		The soldiers of the army are dispersed across the Marcher territory they are instructed to defend. Those who are injured are fed and supported while they recover from their wounds. Those who can are expected to work the farm at the direction of the yeoman who owns it in exchange for their bed and board. It is not effective to billet more than one army in a single territory, so the total reduction would only be ten thrones no matter how many armies were billeted there.

	The [[opportunity]] to [[Home_fires#A_Meal_and_a_Bed\|create this special order]] arose as the result of a [[mandate]] enacted by Friar John of the Mourn following the Spring Equinox 383YE. It relies on the presence of the [[The_Marches_economic_interests#Granaries_and_Storehouses_-_the_Imperial_Breadbasket\|Imperial Breadbasket]]. If ~~that [[great work]]~~ were ~~extended to cover other~~ [[~~the Marches~~\|~~Marcher~~]] [[~~territory\|territories~~]], the billet order could be taken there as well.		The [[opportunity]] to [[Home_fires#A_Meal_and_a_Bed\|create this special order]] arose as the result of a [[mandate]] enacted by Friar John of the Mourn following the Spring Equinox 383YE. It relies on the presence of the [[The_Marches_economic_interests#Granaries_and_Storehouses_-_the_Imperial_Breadbasket\|Imperial Breadbasket]]. If the Marches were [[Powers_of_the_Imperial_Senate#Assignment\|assigned]] a new territory and the [[great work]] extended to it, then the billet order could be taken there as well.
	The order was extended to Mournwold in Spring Equinox 386YE after a [[386YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Fund_the_Drummers_of_the_Drakes\|Senate motion]] reinstating [[Pride_of_the_Marches#Drake's_Due\|Drake's Due]].
			The order was extended to Mournwold in Spring Equinox 386YE after a [[386YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Fund_the_Drummers_of_the_Drakes\|Senate motion]] reinstating [[Pride_of_the_Marches#Drake's_Due\|Drake's Due]].

	===Resupply in Virtue's Rest===		===Resupply in Virtue's Rest===

Hailmur: /* Billet */

2025-06-28T20:20:34Z

Billet

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	===Billet===		===Billet===
	* '''~~Can use the~~ order ~~to billet~~ an army in ~~a territory when defending~~ [[Bregasland]], [[Upwold]], [[Mournwold]], or [[Mitwold]]'''		* '''This order can only be used while an army is in [[Bregasland]], [[Upwold]], [[Mournwold]], or [[Mitwold]]'''
	* '''There are no bonuses or penalties to defend the territory, or to casualties taken or received'''		* '''There are no bonuses or penalties to defend the territory, or to casualties taken or received'''
	* '''The total cost to support the Imperial armies billeted in a single Marcher territory is reduced by a total of ten thrones'''		* '''The total cost to support the Imperial armies billeted in a single Marcher territory is reduced by a total of ten thrones'''
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	The order was extended to Mournwold in Spring Equinox 386YE after a [[386YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Fund_the_Drummers_of_the_Drakes\|Senate motion]] reinstating [[Pride_of_the_Marches#Drake's_Due\|Drake's Due]].		The order was extended to Mournwold in Spring Equinox 386YE after a [[386YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Fund_the_Drummers_of_the_Drakes\|Senate motion]] reinstating [[Pride_of_the_Marches#Drake's_Due\|Drake's Due]].

			===Resupply in Virtue's Rest===
			* '''This order can only be taken while an army is in [[Bastion]]'''
			* '''Casualties suffered by this army are decreased by half'''
			* '''The ability of this army to defend territory is decreased by two-fifths'''
			* '''250 points of resupply are distributed between all eligible armies taking this order'''
			* '''Armies of Navarr, Highguard, Varushka, and the League can take this order'''
			A general who wants their army to benefit from the hostels and sanitoriums of Virtue's Rest in Bastion can order their army to resupply there. The army will give ground if the territory is attacked, but if they are able to benefit from natural resupply then they will resupply faster. 250 points of additional resupply are divided between all eligible armies taking this order each season. Emergency resupply is unaffected.

			This special order was created as a result of [[Remodel Virtue's Rest\|remodelling Virtue's Rest]] to convert the [[Bastion#Virtue's_Rest\|hostels]] to help an Imperial army recuperate and rebuild their strength when resupplying. Imperial soldiers are welcomed into the hostels and offered anointings and hallowings as their wounds are treated, speeding up their return from convalescence. More information on the opportunity can be found in the '''[[The_war_of_thorns_and_flowers#Salvation_of_Souls\|The war of thorns and flowers]]''' wind of fortune.
	{{War Further Reading}}		{{War Further Reading}}

AmyMason: /* Billet */

2025-05-22T12:56:14Z

Billet

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	===Billet===		===Billet===
	* '''Can use the order to billet an army in a territory when defending [[Bregasland]], [[Upwold]], or [[Mitwold]]'''		* '''Can use the order to billet an army in a territory when defending [[Bregasland]], [[Upwold]], [[Mournwold]], or [[Mitwold]]'''
	* '''There are no bonuses or penalties to defend the territory, or to casualties taken or received'''		* '''There are no bonuses or penalties to defend the territory, or to casualties taken or received'''
	* '''The total cost to support the Imperial armies billeted in a single Marcher territory is reduced by a total of ten thrones'''		* '''The total cost to support the Imperial armies billeted in a single Marcher territory is reduced by a total of ten thrones'''

AmyMason: /* Billet */

2025-05-22T12:53:36Z

Billet

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	* '''There are no bonuses or penalties to defend the territory, or to casualties taken or received'''		* '''There are no bonuses or penalties to defend the territory, or to casualties taken or received'''
	* '''The total cost to support the Imperial armies billeted in a single Marcher territory is reduced by a total of ten thrones'''		* '''The total cost to support the Imperial armies billeted in a single Marcher territory is reduced by a total of ten thrones'''
			* '''This saves a maximum of ten thrones per territory'''

	The soldiers of the army are dispersed across the Marcher territory they are instructed to defend. Those who are injured are fed and supported while they recover from their wounds. Those who can will be expected to work the farm at the direction of the yeoman who owns it in exchange for their bed and board.		The soldiers of the army are dispersed across the Marcher territory they are instructed to defend. Those who are injured are fed and supported while they recover from their wounds. Those who can will be expected to work the farm at the direction of the yeoman who owns it in exchange for their bed and board. It is not effective to billet more than one army in a single territory, so the total reduction would only be ten thrones no matter how many armies were billeted there.

	The [[opportunity]] to [[Home_fires#A_Meal_and_a_Bed\|create this special order]] arose as the result of a [[mandate]] enacted by Friar John of the Mourn following the Spring Equinox 383YE. It relies on the presence of the [[The_Marches_economic_interests#Granaries_and_Storehouses_-_the_Imperial_Breadbasket\|Imperial Breadbasket]]. If that [[great work]] were extended to cover other [[the Marches\|Marcher]] [[territory\|territories]], the billet order could be taken there as well.		The [[opportunity]] to [[Home_fires#A_Meal_and_a_Bed\|create this special order]] arose as the result of a [[mandate]] enacted by Friar John of the Mourn following the Spring Equinox 383YE. It relies on the presence of the [[The_Marches_economic_interests#Granaries_and_Storehouses_-_the_Imperial_Breadbasket\|Imperial Breadbasket]]. If that [[great work]] were extended to cover other [[the Marches\|Marcher]] [[territory\|territories]], the billet order could be taken there as well.
			The order was extended to Mournwold in Spring Equinox 386YE after a [[386YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Fund_the_Drummers_of_the_Drakes\|Senate motion]] reinstating [[Pride_of_the_Marches#Drake's_Due\|Drake's Due]].

	{{War Further Reading}}		{{War Further Reading}}

Hailmur: /* Billet */

2024-06-29T12:02:48Z

Billet

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	===Billet===		===Billet===
	* '''Can use the order to billet an army in a territory when defending [[Upwold]], or [[Mitwold]]'''		* '''Can use the order to billet an army in a territory when defending [[Bregasland]], [[Upwold]], or [[Mitwold]]'''
	* '''There are no bonuses or penalties to defend the territory, or to casualties taken or received'''		* '''There are no bonuses or penalties to defend the territory, or to casualties taken or received'''
	* '''The total cost to support the Imperial armies billeted in a single Marcher territory is reduced by a total of ten thrones'''		* '''The total cost to support the Imperial armies billeted in a single Marcher territory is reduced by a total of ten thrones'''

Hailmur: /* Billet */

2023-07-21T00:25:25Z

Billet

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	===Billet===		===Billet===
	* '''Can use the order to billet an army in a territory when defending ~~[[Bregasland]],~~ [[Upwold]], or [[Mitwold]]'''		* '''Can use the order to billet an army in a territory when defending [[Upwold]], or [[Mitwold]]'''
	* '''There are no bonuses or penalties to defend the territory, or to casualties taken or received'''		* '''There are no bonuses or penalties to defend the territory, or to casualties taken or received'''
	* '''The total cost to support the Imperial armies billeted in a single Marcher territory is reduced by a total of ten thrones'''		* '''The total cost to support the Imperial armies billeted in a single Marcher territory is reduced by a total of ten thrones'''

Rafferty: /* Impeded Movement */

2022-03-19T17:46:15Z

Impeded Movement

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	===Impeded Movement===		===Impeded Movement===
	Sometimes, geography or current events will serve to slow down an army as it attempts to move through a territory. When any Imperial army experiences ''impeded movement'' in a territory then they require the same time normally required to pass through two [[territory\|territories]] rather than one. Any army that has their movement into or through a territory ''impeded'' can move one less territory than normal that season.		Sometimes geography or current events will serve to slow down an army as it attempts to move through a territory. When any Imperial army experiences ''impeded movement'' in a territory then they require the same time normally required to pass through two [[territory\|territories]] rather than one. Any army that has their movement into or through a territory ''impeded'' can move one less territory than normal that season.

	==Attacking==		==Attacking==