Favorite Battle Reports

[Hawk_]

I thought it would be cool to share some interesting battle reports from past games on the forum. These could be victories or defeats. Just interesting reading.

Below is a battle between a 25 brigade GI army and a 16 brigade DW army.

BATTLE BETWEEN THE 4TH GIANT ARMY GROUP AND THE 1ST DWARVEN ARMY GROUP IN THE MOUNTAINS OF AREA KJ:
GIANT DWARVEN
MARSHAL KEVINMOR < COMMANDER > MARSHAL THARIS

< INFANTRY > 27648 LIGHT/MEDIUM/HEAVY/GUARDS
< CAVALRY > 480 MEDIUM
< ARCHERS > 4704 EXPERT/BOWMEN
35340 GIANTS/OGRES < OTHER TYPES >
5 < KINGDOM-NAMED BRIGADES > 11
0/0 < RECRUIT/VETERAN BRIGADES > 3/2
20 OGRES < OTHER BRIGADE TYPES >
EXCEPTIONAL HEROES < OTHER > GOOD LEADERS
DETERMINED ATTACK < TACTICAL SELECTION > ORGANIZED WITHDRAWAL


UNDETERRED BY THE TRAPS SET AND RELEASED BY 1ST DWARVEN THE ATTACKERS WERE ABLE TO LOCATE THEIR TARGET. IN THE
FIRST HOUR OF MORNING MARSHAL KEVINMOR COMMANDED THE 4TH GIANT ARMY GROUP TO ENGAGE THE DEFENSIVE POSITION OF
THE 1ST DWARVEN ARMY GROUP UNDER MARSHAL THARIS. AMONG THE GIANT TROOPS WERE BRIGADES OF OGRES, WHICH NOW
LEAPED AHEAD TO THE FIRST RANKS! AS THE ATTACKERS CROSSED THE SNOW-CAPPED PEAKS THE FIRST MISSILES SANG OUT.

AWARE OF THE POLITICAL AIRS THAT HAS DECLARED THE DWARVEN TO BE TREATED AS AN ENEMY OF THEIR INTERESTS, THE
GIANT TROOPS WERE CLEARLY ANXIOUS FOR BATTLE AND HAD THEIR MORALE RAISED AS THEY PREPARED TO ENGAGE THEIR
DECLARED ENEMY!

DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEIR NATION HAS MADE THE GIANT BE TREATED AS AN ENEMY OF THEIR KINGDOM, THE DWARVEN
FORCES WERE INVIGORATED AND BENEFITED FROM HEIGHTENED MORALE AS THEY PREPARED TO FIGHT THEIR DECLARED ENEMY!

AS THE MOST IMPORTANT GROUP OF THEIR HISTORY THE FIGHTERS ARE VISIBLY INVIGORATED BY BEING UNDER THE FIRST
DWARVEN'S COLORS!
THE DWARVEN DISCIPLINED CROSS-BOWMEN IMPOSED SUBSTANTIAL LOSSES TO THEIR FOES.

THE GIANT POWER-1 WIZARD HERATON INCANTED IN A LOW FORCEFUL TONE. HE THEN CREATED A POWERFUL WARDING, WHICH WOULD PROTECT THE HEROES AND WIZARDS OF HIS FORCE FROM THE BLACK MAGICS OF ANY OPPOSING SPELLCASTERS. THE GIANT POWER-1 WIZARD INDIKAN MADE A SERIES OF INTRICATE GESTURES. A LIGHT SPARKLING MIST SEEMED TO FALL BRIEFLY OVER HIS TROOPS, AND THEN THEY GREW CLEARLY MORE INTREPID. THE GIANT POWER-1 WIZARD NERAFANA MADE A SERIES OF INTRICATE GESTURES. A LIGHT SPARKLING MIST SEEMED TO FALL BRIEFLY OVER HIS TROOPS, AND THEN THEY GREW CLEARLY MORE INTREPID.

THE DWARVEN DUROK (POWER- 1.0) TRIED TO AVOID AS BEST ABLE THE ENEMY'S ATTACKS. THE DWARVEN GUEGRO (POWER-
1.0) WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THE BATTLE. THE DWARVEN HESLAR (ADEPT) TRIED TO AVOID AS BEST ABLE THE ENEMY'S
ATTACKS.

NOW MARSHAL THARIS BECKONED THE DWARVEN CAVALRY DOWN UPON THE GIANT LINES.
EACH FORCE WAS WELL SUITED TO THE WINDING MOUNTIANS, ON WHICH THE BATTLE WAS WAGED.

EVEN THOUGH THE DWARVEN HAD INFLICTED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE UPON THEIR FOE AND WHERE ANXIOUS FOR GREATER GLORY,
THEY BEGAN THEIR EARLY WITHDRAWAL AS COMMANDED BY MARSHAL THARIS. THE DWARVEN LEADERS DID A REMARKABLE JOB IN EXITING THE FIELD WITH MINIMAL ADDITIONAL CASUALTIES.

GIANT CASULTIES WERE SAID TO BE 5000 CREATURES. GIANT
LEADERS FOUGHT COURAGEOUSLY. ALL GIANT LEADERS SURVIVED THE BATTLE. THE GIANT WIZARDS HERATON AND INDIKAN
AND NERAFANA SURVIVED THE FRAY. THE GIANT TROOPS ARE ANXIOUS FOR MORE VICTORIES: MORALE IS UP!

DWARVEN CASULTIES WERE SAID TO BE 600 TROOPS. DWARVEN LEADERS BATTLED BRAVELY. ALL DWARVEN LEADERS SURVIVED THE
BATTLE. THE DWARVEN WIZARDS DUROK AND GUEGRO AND HESLAR SURVIVED THE FRAY. THE CONVINCING COMPLETENESS OF
THE DWARVEN GROUP'S VICTORY HAS NOTABLY INCREASED MORALE.

[Destitute Noble]

Hawk, I love your idea here so I will participate. This was from my first Alamaze game (105) and was brought about by a very innocuous forum post...

My ally was just coming out of winter, and I had very few population centers so food was tight. I needed like 25K so I posted on the forum to see if anyone would trade "future considerations" for food (since I had no money either). At that point, the strongest "alliance" in the game was AN/TR (whom I had skirmished with briefly earlier). They responded to me and said they would provide me food if I would teleport a group invisibly to a PC in Arcania, and surprise the DE group they expected to be there next turn. What they did not take into account is that although I was not working directly with DE, I did not want to "cross" him either - so I politely refused their offer.

I did however discuss it with the the DE leader and he gave me food instead. In return, I agreed to teleport my largest group to that PC invisibly and surprise the troll groups instead. This was turn 13, and my group was 3 brigades of warlocks, and 2 monsters, with a 5-4-2 wizard combination. Though the troll groups were a LOT larger, and though there were two of them - I figured between the surprise, and the effect of my 3 wizards that it would be an absolute slaughter...and it was, but not in the way I expected. It was a lesson learned well at a "young" Alamaze age...

BATTLE BETWEEN THE 1ST WARLOCK FULL DIVISION AND THE 3RD TROLL ARMY GROUP IN THE PLAINS OF AREA TJ:
WARLOCK TROLL

CAPTAIN BRINSTAR < COMMANDER > THE GROUP'S LITTLE KNOWN LEADER
POWER-5 WIZARD VIVANAX < RANKING WIZARD > NA
8800 LIGHT/MEDIUM/HEAVY < INFANTRY >
300 MEDIUM < CAVALRY >
900 HORSE/MISSLIERS/BOWMEN < ARCHERS >

< OTHER TYPES > 19500 TROLLS/ORCS
3 < KINGDOM-NAMED BRIGADES > 5
0/0 < RECRUIT/VETERAN BRIGADES > 0/0
2 MONSTERS < OTHER BRIGADE TYPES > 8 ORCS
N/A < OTHER > N/A
PROBING ATTACK < TACTICAL SELECTION > SURPRISED

IN THE FIRST HOUR OF MORNING CAPTAIN BRINSTAR ORDERED THE 1ST WARLOCK FULL DIVISION TO ATTACK THE COMPLETELY
SURPRISED 3RD TROLL ARMY GROUP COMMANDED BY THE GROUP'S LITTLE KNOWN LEADER. AMONG THE WARLOCK TROOPS WERE
BRIGADES OF MONSTERS, WHICH NOW RACED TO THE FRONT LINES! AMONG THE TROLL TROOPS WERE BRIGADES OF ORCS, WHICH NOW LEAPED AHEAD TO THE FIRST RANKS! AS THE ATTACKERS ADVANCED THROUGH THE GREEN FIELDS THE FIRST MISSILES SANG OUT.
DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEIR NATION HAS MADE THE WARLOCK BE TREATED AS AN ENEMY OF THEIR KINGDOM, THE TROLL TROOPS WERE VISIBLY ENERGIZED AND ENJOYED A MORALE BOOST AS THEY PREPARED TO FIGHT THEIR DECLARED ENEMY! AS THE MOST IMPORTANT GROUP OF THEIR PEOPLE THE FIGHTERS ARE VISIBLY HEARTENED BY THE PRESENCE OF THE FIRST WARLOCK'S BANNER!

THE TROLL SURPRISINGLY ACCURATE MISSILERS CAUSED NOTICEABLE CASUALTIES TO THEIR ENEMY. THE WARLOCK POWER-5
WIZARD VIVANAX BEGAN SORCEROUS INCANTATIONS IN AN UNKNOWN TONGUE. HE THEN DIRECTED WITH GREAT EFFECT A SERIES OF PHANTASMAL FORCES AND DEADLY PYROTECHNICS INTO THE HEART OF THE ENEMY FORCE. THE WARLOCK POWER-5 WIZARD
VIVANAX THREW BACK HIS HOOD AND GESTURED IN AN ANIMATED FASHION. WITH A HORRIBLE SHOUT, A BLACK RAY SHOT FORTH FROM HIS HAND AND INSTANTLY STRUCK DEAD ONE OF THE OPPOSING FIGURES, MUCH TO THE DISMAY OF THE ENEMY!
THE WARLOCK POWER-4 WIZARD SAEROS GLOWERED INTENTLY AND ISSUED INDECIPHERABLE UTTERANCES. IN RAPID SUCCESSION
WERE CAST MANY MINOR PHANTASMS AND MAGICAL BOLTS INTO THE HEART OF THE ENEMY FORCE. THE WARLOCK POWER-4
WIZARD SAEROS BEGAN SORCEROUS INCANTATIONS IN AN UNKNOWN TONGUE. A LOW RUMBLING BEGAN, WHICH QUICKLY
ESCALATED INTO A FULL EARTHQUAKE, IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE MAIN RANKS OF THE HAPLESS ENEMY! MANY THOUSANDS
PERISHED. THE WARLOCK POWER-2 WIZARD EKLAR WHILE SEEMINGLY DETACHED FROM ALL ELSE, SEEMED TO DRAW WITHIN
HIMSELF AND BEGAN TO INCANT. RUMBLING TOWARD THE ENEMY LINES CAME A MASSIVE BALL OF MAGICAL FIRE, WHICH
EXPLODED WITH TERRIBLE EFFECT AGAINST THE ENEMY RANKS. THE WARLOCK INTENSE MAGES CAUSED SEVERE LOSSES TO
THEIR FOES.

QUICKLY CAPTAIN BRINSTAR LED THE WARLOCK FINE LIGHT HORSE DOWN UPON THE TROLL LINES. ALTHOUGH THE EARLY STAGED OF BATTLE HAD GONE WELL FOR THE WARLOCK,CAPTAIN BRINSTAR SIGNALED FOR THE EARLY WITHDRAWAL. THE WARLOCK LEADERS DID A REMARKABLE JOB IN EXITING THE FIELD WITH MINIMAL ADDITIONAL CASUALTIES.
WARLOCK LOSSES WERE PUT AT 1000 TROOPS. WARLOCK LEADERS BATTLED COURAGEOUSLY. ALL WARLOCK LEADERS SURVIVED
THE BATTLE. THE WARLOCK WIZARDS VIVANAX AND SAEROS AND EKLAR SURVIVED THE FRAY. THE INDISPUTABLE NATURE OF
THE WARLOCK GROUP'S VICTORY HAS GREATLY INCREASED MORALE. TROLL LOSSES WERE SAID TO BE 6400 CREATURES. TROLL
LEADERS BATTLED BRAVELY. ALL TROLL LEADERS SURVIVED THE BATTLE. THE TROLL TROOPS ARE EAGER FOR FURTHER
GLORY: MORALE IS UP!

BATTLE BETWEEN THE 1ST WARLOCK FULL DIVISION AND THE 1ST TROLL FULL ARMY IN THE PLAINS OF AREA TJ:
WARLOCK TROLL
CAPTAIN I BRINSTAR < COMMANDER > GENERAL I MACLOR
POWER-5 WIZARD VIVANAX < RANKING WIZARD > NA
7920 LIGHT/MEDIUM/HEAVY < INFANTRY >
270 MEDIUM < CAVALRY >
810 HORSE/MISSLIERS/BOWMEN < ARCHERS >

< OTHER TYPES > 10200 TROLLS/ORCS/LIGHT/MEDIUM
3 < KINGDOM-NAMED BRIGADES > 6
0/0 < RECRUIT/VETERAN BRIGADES > 1/0
2 MONSTERS < OTHER BRIGADE TYPES > 2 ORCS
HIGH ATTRITION < OTHER > VERY HIGH MORALE
PROBING ATTACK < TACTICAL SELECTION > SURPRISED

LATE IN THE AFTERNOON CAPTAIN I BRINSTAR COMMANDED THE 1ST WARLOCK FULL DIVISION WEARY AND WOUNDED FROM AN
EARLIER CONFLICT TO ADVANCE UPON THE COMPLETELY SURPRISED 1ST TROLL FULL ARMY LED BY GENERAL I MACLOR. AMONG
THE WARLOCK TROOPS WERE BRIGADES OF MONSTERS, WHICH NOW LEAPED AHEAD TO THE FIRST RANKS! AMONG THE TROLL
TROOPS WERE BRIGADES OF ORCS, WHICH NOW LEAPED AHEAD TO THE FIRST RANKS! AS THE ATTACKERS CROSSED THE GREEN
FIELDS THE BATTLE BEGAN.
DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEIR NATION HAS MADE THE WARLOCK KNOWN AS HOSTILE TO THEIR KINGDOM, THE TROLL TROOPS
WERE CLEARLY ANXIOUS FOR BATTLE AND HAD THEIR MORALE RAISED AS THEY PREPARED TO FIGHT THEIR DECLARED ENEMY!
AS THE MOST IMPORTANT GROUP OF THEIR PEOPLE THE FIGHTERS ARE VISIBLY BOLSTERED BY THE PRESENCE OF THE FIRST
WARLOCK'S BANNER! AS THE MOST DECORATED GROUP OF THEIR HISTORY THE FIGHTERS ARE CLEARLY INVIGORATED BY BEING UNDER THE FIRST TROLL'S COLORS!
THE TROLL SURPRISINGLY ACCURATE MISSILERS IMPOSED HEAVY DAMAGE TO THEIR OPPONENTS RANKS. THE WARLOCK POWER-5
WIZARD VIVANAX WHILE SEEMINGLY DETACHED FROM ALL ELSE, SEEMED TO DRAW WITHIN HIMSELF AND BEGAN TO INCANT. HE
THEN DIRECTED WITH GREAT EFFECT A SERIES OF KILLING ILLUSIONS AND WAVES OF DEADLY COLD INTO THE RANKS OF THE
ENEMY. THE WARLOCK POWER-4 WIZARD SAEROS THREW BACK HIS HOOD AND GESTURED IN AN ANIMATED FASHION. IN RAPID
SUCCESSION WERE CAST MANY KILLING ILLUSIONS AND WAVES OF DEADLY COLD INTO THE HEART OF THE ENEMY FORCE. THE
WARLOCK EKLAR (POWER- 2.0) WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THE BATTLE.
WITH HIGHER THAN EXPECTED LOSSES, CAPTAIN I BRINSTAR HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO ORDER THE WARLOCK FORCE TO
WITHDRAW. THE WARLOCK REAR GUARD MET SOME HARD RESISTANCE, BUT THE REMAINDER OF THE FORCE WAS ABLE TO
WITHDRAW IN ORDERLY FASHION. WARLOCK CASULTIES WERE ESTIMATED AT 2300 TROOPS. WARLOCK LEADERS BATTLED
BRAVELY. ALL WARLOCK LEADERS SURVIVED THE BATTLE. THE WARLOCK WIZARDS VIVANAX AND SAEROS AND EKLAR SURVIVED
THE FRAY. LOSSES SUFFERED IN THE EFFORT AND DEPRESSION OF DEFEAT HAVE GREATLY REDUCED THE WARLOCK GROUP'S
MORALE. TROLL LOSSES WERE SAID TO BE 300 CREATURES. TROLL LEADERS FOUGHT BRAVELY. ALL TROLL LEADERS
SURVIVED THE BATTLE. THE INDISPUTABLE NATURE OF THE TROLL GROUP'S VICTORY HAS NOTABLY INCREASED MORALE.

[kevindusi]

While not as fun as reading about combat that is group v group, Paway and I spent a decent amount of time beating up on each other's population centers in 124. One thing I discovered is how potent WI wizards can be if you "sacrifice" a couple to turn them into wraiths so that they can cast combat spells against pop centers. This combat was against what I believe was the former DA capital, so a high defense town. Both wizards were wraiths and so able to cast earthquake, which was a huge benefit. Allowed me to bounce around and continually recruit more than I lost and keep building that group up.

ASSAULT BY THE 3RD WITCHLORD ARMY GROUP ON THE DARKELVEN TOWN OF ANCIENT HOLLOW, LOCATED IN AREA HS OF THE EASTERN STEPPES: IN THE FIRST HOUR OF MORNING MARSHAL TARAS COMMANDED HIS 3RD WITCHLORD ARMY GROUP TO ADVANCE UPON THE TOWN. PAID INFORMANTS REVEALED THAT ANCIENT HOLLOW OFFERED A THICK SURROUNDING WALL OF ABOUT 10' IN HEIGHT, REINFORCED GATES IN EACH WALL AND 30' TOWERS IN EACH CORNER AS IT'S DEFENSIVE STRUCTURE. AS THE WITCHLORD FORCE ADVANCED PAST THE NEIGHBORING WOODLANDS, THE CONFLICT BEGAN. EARLY IN THE BATTLE, DEFENDING ARCHERS WERE COURAGEOUS, BUT ABLE TO INFLICT ONLY LIGHT LOSSES AGAINST THE INVADERS. THE POWERFUL WITCHLORD WIZARDS DIROXA AND KAZ DISMOUNTED JUST BEYOND THE RANGE OF DEFENDING BOWMEN AND BEGAN AN ANIMATED SPELL. THE WITCHLORD POWER-5 WIZARD DIROXA CAST A SERIES OF MINOR ASSAULTS: SOME LIGHTING, FIRE, AND SONIC BLASTS WHICH DISRUPTED THE OPPOSING TROOPS. THE WITCHLORD POWER-5 WIZARD DIROXA MADE A SERIES OF INTRICATE GESTURES. THE GROUND ITSELF BEGAN TO TREMBLE AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY, AND SOON A FULL EARTHQUAKE HIT THE PANICKY DEFENDERS, NEARLY DESTROYING THEIR POSITION. THE WITCHLORD POWER-5 WIZARD KAZ CAST A SERIES OF MINOR ASSAULTS: SOME LIGHTING, FIRE, AND SONIC BLASTS WHICH DISRUPTED THE OPPOSING TROOPS. THE WITCHLORD POWER-5 WIZARD KAZ GLOWERED INTENTLY AND ISSUED INDECIPHERABLE UTTERANCES. THE GROUND ITSELF BEGAN TO TREMBLE AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY, AND SOON A FULL EARTHQUAKE HIT THE PANICKY DEFENDERS, NEARLY DESTROYING THEIR POSITION. NEVER BEFORE HAD THE PROUD TOWN FACED SUCH AN OVERWHELMING FOE. IN AN HOURS TIME ALL DEFENSES WERE CRUSHED AND MUCH OF THE GARRISON SLAUGHTERED. THE DEFENDERS THREW THEMSELVES ON THE MERCY OF THE ATTACKERS. THE WITCHLORD BANNER NOW WAVES NOBLY IN ANCIENT HOLLOW! WITCHLORD CASULTIES WERE SAID TO BE 2200 TROOPS. WITCHLORD LEADERS FOUGHT BRAVELY. ALL WITCHLORD LEADERS SURVIVED THE BATTLE. A NEW LEADER, CAPTAIN ASINIAS HAS EMERGED AS A INSPIRATIONAL LEADER OF GREAT PROMISE. THE WITCHLORD WIZARDS DIROXA AND KAZ SURVIVED THE FRAY. THE CONVINCING COMPLETENESS OF THE FORCES VICTORY HAS NOTABLY INCREASED MORALE.

Another combat as part of the experiment that is/was 137, a primeval game, helped to outline the efficacy of the shield spell against pop centers. In this case, 1GN was less than double the defense of Cradia, which was the BL capital (and therefore even more tough to crack). Two powerful shield spells, plus presence, and only 2 brigades lost... making a high-level shield one of my new favorite toys in combat. I have not tried using the wizards to cast offense spells against pop centers (yet).

ASSAULT BY THE 1ST GNOME ARMY GROUP ON THE BLACK DRAGON CITY OF CRADIA, LOCATED IN AREA YD OF RUNNIMEDE:
AFTER THE BREAKFAST MEAL MARSHAL BLIKAS ORDERED HIS 1ST GNOME ARMY GROUP TO ADVANCE UPON THE CITY. SCOUTS HAD REPORTED EARLIER THAT CRADIA WAS A VERITABLE FORTRESS, BOASTING A 20' HIGH OUTER WALL SUPPORTED BY BULWARKS AND AN INNER WALL OF SOME 40' HEIGHT WITH A DOZEN HEAVILY-MANNED TOWERS ALONG WITH EVERY CONCEIVABLE WEAPON OF DEFENSE. AS THE GNOME FORCE COMPLETED THE TRICKY APPROACH, THE ASSAULT COMMENCED. SUPPORTING THE TYPICAL DEFENDERS WERE ELITE TROOPS COMPRISING THE RULER'S PERSONAL DETAIL! IT BECAME OBVIOUS TO THE ASSAULTING UNITS THAT CRADIA'S DEFENSES WOULD BE IMPROVED BY NOT ONLY THE THESE TROOPS' ADDITIONAL FIGHTING ABILITIES, BUT ALSO BY THEIR EXCELLENT TACTICAL AND STRATEGIC PLANNING CAPABILITIES USED TO DEFEND THEIR CAPITAL. AS THE ATTACKERS APPROACHED, DEFENDING ARCHERS WERE ABLE TO STILL FOREVER SOME SMALL PERCENT OF THEIR ANTAGONISTS. THE EMERALD ROBED GNOME WIZARDS MILABRA AND RINZEKY DISMOUNTED BARELY BEYOND THE RANGE OF DEFENDING BOWMEN AND BEGAN AN ELABORATE SPELL. THE GNOME POWER-7 WIZARD MILABRA CAST A SERIES OF MINOR ASSAULTS: SOME LIGHTING, FIRE, AND SONIC BLASTS WHICH DISRUPTED THE OPPOSING TROOPS. THE GNOME POWER-7 WIZARD MILABRA MADE A SERIES OF INTRICATE GESTURES. A FAINTLY VISIBLE BLUE SHIMMERING BEGAN TO SURROUND THE TROOPS AND NOTICEABLY LESSENED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ARROWS OF THE DEFENDERS. THE GNOME POWER-6 WIZARD RINZEKY CAST A SERIES OF MINOR ASSAULTS: SOME LIGHTING, FIRE, AND SONIC BLASTS WHICH DISRUPTED THE OPPOSING TROOPS. THE GNOME POWER-6 WIZARD RINZEKY WHILE SEEMINGLY DETACHED FROM ALL ELSE, SEEMED TO DRAW WITHIN HIMSELF AND BEGAN TO INCANT. A FAINTLY VISIBLE BLUE SHIMMERING BEGAN TO SURROUND THE TROOPS AND NOTICEABLY LESSENED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ARROWS OF THE DEFENDERS. THE DEFENDERS AT THE FIELD RAMPARTS FOUGHT WITH STRONG FURY, AND THOUGH THEY SUFFERED LOSSES, THUS FAR THEY HAD HELD THEIR POSITIONS. MARSHAL BLIKAS LED THE GNOME LEFT WHICH HAD ACHIEVED THE MOST SUCCESS THUS FAR. MUCH LATER IN THE DAY THE ATTACKERS BEGAN TO EXPLOIT THE WEAKNESSES OF THE WORN DOWN DEFENSIVE POSITION AND PRESSED THROUGH THE WALLS TO TAKE THE BATTLE TO THE STREETS. THE ATTACKERS EXPERTLY LAID WASTE TO THEIR ENEMY AND SENSED VICTORY, FOR THEIR OWN LOSSES WERE AT ACCEPTABLE LEVELS. THOUGH REDUCED TO LESS THAN HALF THEIR ORIGINAL NUMBER, THE DEFENDERS MADE A FINAL COURAGEOUS EFFORT TO REPEL THEIR WOULD BE CONQUERORS. CONTENTED BY THE EMINENT VICTORY, GNOME COMMANDERS SAW TO THE ELIMINATION OR SURRENDER OF REMAINING BANDS OF DOGGED DEFENDERS. ITS WALL SMASHED AND ITS GARRISON REDUCED TO A SMALL FRACTION OF ITS ORIGINAL MUSTER, THE ACTING COMMANDER OF THE DEFENDING FORCE ORDERED THE CITY'S SURRENDER. THE GNOME BANNER NOW FLIES PROUDLY IN CRADIA! GNOME CASULTIES WERE ESTIMATED AT 4900 TROOPS. GNOME LEADERS FOUGHT BRAVELY. ALL GNOME LEADERS SURVIVED THE BATTLE. A NEW LEADER, CAPTAIN PANDIS HAS EMERGED AS A BRILLIANT LEADER OF MUCH
PROMISE. THE GNOME WIZARDS MILABRA AND RINZEKY SURVIVED THE FRAY. THE CONVINCING COMPLETENESS OF THE FORCES VICTORY HAS GREATLY INCREASED MORALE.

[Hawk_]

This shield spell battle above is really interesting. I have noticed Thalion is a frequent user of shield also making me think I should try this spell as well.

[Hawk_]

RE: The WA/TR combat above the battle actually did a lot of damage to the 3TR. It knocked the 3TR PC value down from 46,000 to 26,000. What was the WA group you were attacking with worth? Probably not much with just 5 brigades in it.

The magic attacks in those battles were pretty wicked.

[kevindusi]

Defensive value of troops is something I am still trying to get my head around, but from what I've seen makes a huge difference. If 137 goes another turn or two, I'll use the same group against a similar PC (or just 240 the same one) and cast offensive spells to see what the difference in losses is.

I'm glad I'm not the only one that says "Oh, Thalion uses it? I better use it!"

[Ry Vor]

Defensive value of troops is something I am still trying to get my head around, but from what I've seen makes a huge difference. If 137 goes another turn or two, I'll use the same group against a similar PC (or just 240 the same one) and cast offensive spells to see what the difference in losses is.

I'm glad I'm not the only one that says "Oh, Thalion uses it? I better use it!"

Shield was to be a staple of some kingdoms like the Dwarves. A main reason not to ignore magic. I believe, like High Priestesses, changes were made to spell lists and among other things, Kill Leader or Wizard became too cheap, therefore inducing it's use and a counter Dispel Magic.

[Hawk_]

I like this battle because it demonstrates the phased combat ability of 7 EL brigades vs an 18 brigade TR army(mine). The EL kill a brigade of TR and then exit the field of battle with minimal losses. Retreat is a powerful tool in Alamaze.

BATTLE BETWEEN THE 1ST TROLL ARMY GROUP AND THE 1ST ELVEN ARMY IN THE FOREST OF AREA CB:

TROLL ...............................................ELVEN


GENERAL I BIGFOOT < COMMANDER > MARSHAL GLORIN
ADEPT VUL .........< RANKING WIZARD > POWER-3 WIZARD SOARIAN
.........................< INFANTRY > 7000 LIGHT/MEDIUM/GUARDS
..........................< CAVALRY > 2100 LIGHT/MEDIUM/ELITE
......................... < ARCHERS > 4200 HORSE/BOWMEN/EXPERT
28200 TROLLS/ORCS < OTHER TYPES >
6 ......................< KINGDOM-NAMED BRIGADES > 7
0/0 ...................< RECRUIT/VETERAN BRIGADES > 0/0
12 ORCS.............< OTHER BRIGADE TYPES >
GOOD LEADERS ...< OTHER > GOOD LEADERS
STANDARD BATTLE PLAN < TACTICAL SELECTION > ORGANIZED WITHDRAWAL


IN THE FIRST HOUR OF MORNING WITH A THROATY BELLOW FROM EACH SOLDIER THE 1ST TROLL ARMY GROUP RUSHED TO ATTACK
THE DEFENSIVE POSITION OF THE 1ST ELVEN ARMY LED BY MARSHAL GLORIN. AMONG THE TROLL TROOPS WERE BRIGADES OF
ORCS, WHICH NOW LEAPED AHEAD TO THE FIRST RANKS! AS THE ATTACKERS SWEPT OVER THE TALL WOODS THE BATTLE BEGAN.
AWARE OF THE POLITICAL SITUATION THAT HAS DECLARED THE ELVEN TO BE TREATED AS AN ENEMY OF THEIR KINGDOM'S
IDEALS, THE TROLL TROOPS WERE NOTICABLY ENERGIZED AND BENEFITED FROM INCREASED MORALE AS THEY PREPARED TO
FIGHT THEIR DECLARED ENEMY!

AWARE OF THE POLITICAL DECLARATION THAT HAS MADE THE TROLL BE TREATED AS AN ENEMY OF THEIR KINGDOM, THE ELVEN
FORCES WERE CLEARLY ANXIOUS FOR BATTLE AND HAD THEIR MORALE RAISED AS THEY PREPARED TO FIGHT THEIR DECLARED
ENEMY!

AS THE MOST IMPORTANT GROUP OF THEIR PEOPLE THE TROOPS ARE VISIBLY EMBOLDENED BY THE PRESENCE OF THE FIRST
TROLL'S BANNER!

AS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT GROUP OF THEIR HISTORY THE TROOPS ARE NOTICEABLY EMBOLDENED BY BEING UNDER THE FIRST
ELVEN'S COLORS!

EACH FORCES BOWMEN CLAIMED LIGHT DAMAGE TO THEIR OPPONENTS LINES. THE TROLL VUL (ADEPT) WAS NOT A FACTOR IN
THE BATTLE. THE ELVEN POWER-3 WIZARD SOARIAN BEGAN SORCEROUS INCANTATIONS IN AN UNKNOWN TONGUE. IN RAPID
SUCCESSION WERE CAST MANY MINOR PHANTASMS AND MAGICAL BOLTS INTO THE RANKS OF THE ENEMY. THE ELVEN LHOVIK
(POWER- 2.0) TRIED TO AVOID AS BEST ABLE THE ENEMY'S ATTACKS. THE ELVEN ZIRON (ADEPT) WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THE
BATTLE. THE MAGES DID NOT APPRECIABLY EFFECT THE OUTCOME OF THE BATTLE.

QUICKLY MARSHAL GLORIN LED THE ELVEN SPLENDID, WHITE HORSED CAVALRY DOWN UPON THE TROLL LINES.
EACH FORCE WAS WELL SUITED TO THE SPARSE WOODS, ON WHICH THE BATTLE WAS WAGED.

ALTHOUGH THE EARLY STAGES OF THE BATTLE HAD GONE WELL FOR THE ELVEN,MARSHAL GLORIN SIGNALED FOR THE EARLY
WITHDRAWAL. THE RETREAT WAS A CREDIT TO THE ELVEN FORCE'S DISCIPLINE, AS FEW ADDITIONAL LOSSES WERE SUFFERED
WITHDRAWING. TROLL CASULTIES WERE ESTIMATED AT 2300 CREATURES. TROLL HEROES FOUGHT BRAVELY. ALL TROLL
LEADERS SURVIVED THE BATTLE. THE TROLL WIZARD VUL SURVIVED THE FRAY. THE TROLL TROOPS ARE EAGER FOR FURTHER
GLORY: MORALE IS UP! ELVEN CASULTIES WERE ESTIMATED AT 600 TROOPS. ELVEN HEROES FOUGHT COURAGEOUSLY. ALL
ELVEN LEADERS SURVIVED THE BATTLE. THE ELVEN WIZARDS SOARIAN AND LHOVIK AND ZIRON SURVIVED THE FRAY. THE
ELVEN TROOPS ARE ANXIOUS FOR MORE VICTORIES: MORALE IS UP!

[The Usurper]

Wait, 7 natural EL brigades in the forest, could only kill ONE brigade of TR in the FOREST? All those Archers and Calvary and only one? Defensively nice, Offensively, OUCH.

If I play the TR I know where I'm going

[Jumpingfist]

The elves I think would have killed more if they were not fighting with a defend 1 setting but would have also gotten slammed. 1/3 the army and still did more damage I think they did ok for themselves.