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04-10-1998, 06:13 PM #1ispaGuest
Birthright - Castles
Regarding the prices of castles in the birthright rules, and the nice
effects they have upon enemy forces, my realms that I control (a few
actively), are dotted with level 1 & 2 castles. If an army attacks, the
province musters the largest levy it can hold and plonks it in the
castle. This forces an opposing army to bring in an inordinate number
of troops just to neutralize the border provinces. Costs can be pretty
prohibitive if your first fifteen units are used only to allow the
remainder of the army to reach my capital. This is a good defensive
strategy, especially considering the build action is free. Upgrade both
the castle levels and the province levels of border provinces as soon as
possible.
Just something to think on.
JMJ.
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04-10-1998, 06:31 PM #2MemnochGuest
Birthright - Castles
>Regarding the prices of castles in the birthright rules, and the nice
>effects they have upon enemy forces, my realms that I control (a few
>actively), are dotted with level 1 & 2 castles. If an army attacks, the
>province musters the largest levy it can hold and plonks it in the
>castle. This forces an opposing army to bring in an inordinate number
>of troops just to neutralize the border provinces.
Remember, though that when it comes to units inside the castles, it can hold
only as many units as its rating. Thus, a level 1 castle/fortification can
only hold 1 unit in addition to its garrison. A level 10 castle can hold 10
units ... Basically as far as neutralizing the castle and its garrison is
concerned, you can no more than double its effective rating.
>Costs can be pretty prohibitive if your first fifteen units are used only
to allow the
>remainder of the army to reach my capital. This is a good defensive
>strategy, especially considering the build action is free. Upgrade both
>the castle levels and the province levels of border provinces as soon as
>possible.
>
>Just something to think on.
>
>
>JMJ.
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04-10-1998, 06:45 PM #3James RuhlandGuest
Birthright - Castles
Ummmn. . .just one note about the below: the Build Action (free) isn't used
to create Fortifications (including Castles). The Fortify Action (which is
not free), is.
> remainder of the army to reach my capital. This is a good defensive
> strategy, especially considering the build action is free. Upgrade both
> the castle levels and the province levels of border provinces as soon as
> possible.
>
> Just something to think on.
>
>
> JMJ.
>
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04-12-1998, 09:40 AM #4James RayGuest
Birthright - Castles
Hmmm...Im no brilliant strategist, but those levees still cost GBs to
maintain. After a castle has been neutralized by an inordinately large
force, cant they just leave? Go to the next province, say? With your
impressed peasants manning the castle walls, your treasuries coffers are
going grow lighter and lighter. And the maintenance on all those
Castles....even at a mere 1 or 2 rating, you're gonna need some deep
pockets to afford the castles, the levees, *and* your regular army. Wow -
what if those invaders decide to pillage the provinces as they advance?
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> Ummmn. . .just one note about the below: the Build Action (free) isn't
used
> to create Fortifications (including Castles). The Fortify Action (which
is
> not free), is.
>
> > remainder of the army to reach my capital. This is a good defensive
> > strategy, especially considering the build action is free. Upgrade
both
> > the castle levels and the province levels of border provinces as soon
as
> > possible.
> >
> > Just something to think on.
> >
> >
> > JMJ.
> >
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