Armys...

[Brandon Quina]

Probally a stupid question, but.....

What can a regent tell about his neighbors armys. If he dosnt have
any scouts, and dosnt do any spying with espionage-- What can he
learn about the nieghbors??

What if he dosnt have any scouts nearby, but he owns some holdings in
those provinces..

Basically, what can a regent see if he dosnt have any scouts/espionage
actions....

[Robin Cantin]

>Probally a stupid question, but.....
>
>What can a regent tell about his neighbors armys. If he dosnt have
>any scouts, and dosnt do any spying with espionage-- What can he
>learn about the nieghbors??

He knows nothing about the neighbouring armies, as far as I can tell.


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[Brandon Quina]

> >What can a regent tell about his neighbors armys. If he dosnt have
> >any scouts, and dosnt do any spying with espionage-- What can he
> >learn about the nieghbors??
>
> He knows nothing about the neighbouring armies, as far as I can tell.


Thats unrealistic-- He'd have /some/ idea what was there.. Expecially
if he had holdings there..

[Sepsis]

At 04:34 AM 7/29/97 -0400, Brandon Quina(lore@tmgbbs.com)wrote:
>
>What can a regent tell about his neighbors armys. If he dosnt have
>any scouts, and dosnt do any spying with espionage-- What can he
>learn about the nieghbors??
>
>What if he dosnt have any scouts nearby, but he owns some holdings in
>those provinces..
>
>Basically, what can a regent see if he dosnt have any scouts/espionage
>actions....
>

While the Rules don't really cover it, a Regent will hear news and rumors
from Traders, Travellers, Refugees, etc. that come into thier lands. Even
without Spies, or using an Espionage Action, a Regent is liable to know
quite a bit about about "enemy" Provinces that border his/hers. The further
away a Provience is from a Regents territory the more of what they know
should be rumor and not fact. Now as for what the Regent knows, that is up
to the DM. By applying a little logic you can probably guess at what info. a
regent would hear about from these random sources, but be sure to mix in a
good dose of fiction with fact. Also don't forget how easy it is for another
Ruler to spread disinformation using this natural "grapevine". Eventually a
Regent will learn not to depend on traveller's tales, and see the benifit of
employing good Spies.

Sepsis, richt@metrolink.net

"War is a matter of vital importance to the State;
the province of life or death;
the road to survival or ruin.
It is mandatory that it be thoroughly studied."
-Sun Tzu,(The Art of War)-

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[Brian Stoner]

Brandon Quina wrote:

> > >What can a regent tell about his neighbors armys. If he dosnt have
>
> > >any scouts, and dosnt do any spying with espionage-- What can he
> > >learn about the nieghbors??
> >
> > He knows nothing about the neighbouring armies, as far as I can
> tell.
>
> Thats unrealistic-- He'd have /some/ idea what was there..
> Expecially
> if he had holdings there..
>

I agree. Maybe he can know if there are any units, but not how many.
And, if any are mounted. But more details require professionals, either
scouts or spies.

- -Brian