NodachiSam 06:08 10-16-2005
Does anyone know whether you keep any prisoners you've taken when you loose a battle? To futher clarify, I mean when you were winning a battle and taking prisoners and the tide of the battle turned and you lost it, do the prisoners you've taken remain in your custody?
The reason I ask is I once recently invaded and was defending northern irelandwith the picts with about 1200 soldiers against maybe 2000-3000 or so. I lost about 900 and killed about 900 but I also took 1000 prisoners before the fight ended. Finally the re-enforcements beat me because I guess, I left my half of the map and spread myself really thin, plus my troops were exhausted. I can't remember whether I could ransome the prisoners or not.
IrishMike 06:43 10-16-2005
While I don't directly know the answer, mostly due to executing the prisoners immediately, the manual says something about them being released and goinging on to fight against you. Don't know if thats trustworthy or not.
Del Arroyo 07:22 10-16-2005
If you lose the battle, and you don't kill your prisoners, they will automatically rejoin their former units after the battle.
You may notice this yourself, when after a battle where you had some units rout, those units are magically at a higher strength on the stratmap than they were at the conclusion of the fight.
But if they AI kills its prisoners upon losing (as it often does) then no such mercy.
DA
Shambles 10:58 10-16-2005
Originally Posted by Del Arroyo:
If you lose the battle, and you don't kill your prisoners, they will automatically rejoin their former units after the battle.
You may notice this yourself, when after a battle where you had some units rout, those units are magically at a higher strength on the stratmap than they were at the conclusion of the fight.
But if they AI kills its prisoners upon losing (as it often does) then no such mercy.
DA
I always Murder My prizoners in droves, Untill the Enemy begins to rout,
Seems to reduce there morrale,
And makes others frightend of my generals,
But then Again i always Execute ALL rebels as well.
Originally Posted by Shambles:
I always Murder My prizoners in droves, Untill the Enemy begins to rout,
Seems to reduce there morrale,
And makes others frightend of my generals,
Killing prisoners has no battlefield effect as far as I know, but it does give your general a "bloodthirsty" vice that increases dread but lowers the morale of your own troops (because they won't get a ransom). Dread has
no effect whatsoever on the battlefield.
I tend not to kill prisoners because I like to role-play. Also, I often need the cash. Enemies of my faith or Mongols are excepted from this rule, however.
Yeah, if I start to flee, the first button I click is the kill prisoners one.
I rarely kill my Prisoners unless I am super rich and they have more numbers in their armies than I. They fought with honor and honestly, I agree with the treaty in todays society on how to treat prisoners. I however, will not risk my kingdom on an idea. As far as Rebellions; Rebel against them, all goes home - Rebel against me, all must die.
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