how do generals replace their bodyguards

**Marquis of Roland** · 04-30-2005, 21:40

any kind of concrete formula to this? And what about replacements? Does having your general in a bigger city help? I have my faction heir leading an army stuck in a little village and he only has half of his original men. Some of my other generals that are same age and command/influence have different amounts of men.

**Jacque Schtrapp** · 04-30-2005, 21:44

I once ambushed a family member all by his lonesome and killed every member of his guard, only he escaped and retreated into a nearby city that I had actually been on my way to siege. I sieged the city and forgot about it when I was invaded from another direction. I went back to look several turns later and discovered that over a period of turns the family member's guard had been replenishing even while the garrison was losing men from the siege. Kinda lame.

**katank** · 04-30-2005, 22:27

They regain about a dozen men per turn on normal unit size.

Having an enemy faction leader escape a battle alive is very bad as you will be fighting a full unit of heavy cav just 2 turns later.

**unseen11** · 05-01-2005, 03:42

I like it when all my Generals replenish their Bodyguards in time. I remember in MTW that only the King would replenish and not the Princes which was extremely irratating

**LordKhaine** · 05-02-2005, 18:50

Originally Posted by katank

Having an enemy faction leader escape a battle alive is very bad as you will be fighting a full unit of heavy cav just 2 turns later.

It has its upsides, if he ran away he probably picked up a cowardice trait. The morale hit usually makes a battle far easier. Then again, the cowardice traits aren't nearly as crippling as they were in MTW (-9 morale, anyone?)

**pezhetairoi** · 05-03-2005, 02:21

But I find it interesting to know how they pick their bodyguards and stuff... working on my Scythian epic, see, and I had this battle where my faction heir fought outnumbered against a Parthian sally and came out victorious with only 9 men left, but some turns later (mostly travelling) he ended up with 52 again. I need some way to explain it away before I post it in Mead Hall.

**Marquis of Roland** · 05-03-2005, 03:25

The guy's got a good doctor or something?

**Colovion** · 05-03-2005, 08:04

Originally Posted by pezhetairoi

But I find it interesting to know how they pick their bodyguards and stuff... working on my Scythian epic, see, and I had this battle where my faction heir fought outnumbered against a Parthian sally and came out victorious with only 9 men left, but some turns later (mostly travelling) he ended up with 52 again. I need some way to explain it away before I post it in Mead Hall.

With such a unheard-of victory, who wouldn't want to flock to his banner?

**Craterus** · 05-03-2005, 16:20

You don't have to mention numbers when writing a story. Just say he promoted some of his other cavalry to join him in his bodyguard. Or maybe he promoted some of the infantry commanders.

**AntiochusIII** · 05-01-2005, 03:48

Originally Posted by Marquis of Roland

any kind of concrete formula to this? And what about replacements? Does having your general in a bigger city help? I have my faction heir leading an army stuck in a little village and he only has half of his original men. Some of my other generals that are same age and command/influence have different amounts of men.

Valor play a huge role, if not the only role (apart from the titles faction leader and heir) to dictate the size of the bodyguard, though there may be other factors. A 3 gold chevron bodyguard unit of any kind, if full strength, is extremely dangerous, as it will be much larger (and much more skilled) than usual.