Quote Originally Posted by Shambles
my men dont seem to mind,
as i said I usualy kill Untill the enemy begins to rout,
And then i stop killing prizoners,
Sending some horses after the ones who are running away usualy gets even more prizoners,

And those get ransomed back,.
Dosent seem to affect the morrale of my men,
And im prety shure that Killing prizoners does make the enemy loose morrale as they tend to flee much faster when i do.

where as if i dont kill the prizsoners They dont want to flee untill i actualy kill a few.

But thats just my observation, Was in VI on expert as welsh,
(bout the only campaign ive played in a while)

ShambleS
Hi,

Watch the vices that your general earns after the battle. The first time he kills his prisoners gets the "scant mercy" vice, then "no mercy", "merciless", and eventually "blood lover". The dread can be handy if he's a gov, but I find the moral penalties can hurt - especially early in the game when you have a lot of low-quality troops. AFAIK, it makes no difference whether you kill the prisoners throughout the battle or wait until the end - still counts as one.

BTW, in order to get the "butcher" vice I believe you have to kill 1000 prisoners all at once - if you kill 1000 in dribs and drabs then it don't count.

* Scant Mercy - He has killed prisoners without hesitation when it looked like the battle might go against him. +1 Dread.
* No Mercy - He shows no mercy and has killed many prisoners, but is possibly too eager to do so, which deprives his men of their share of the ransom. +2 Dread, -1 Morale.
* Merciless - He has a reputation for killing prisoners even when there is no danger of losing the battle. His men hate this as a great deal of ransom money has been lost. +2 Dread, -2 Morale.
* Secret Blood Lover - He kills prisoners even when it is not necessary, which causes discontent amongst his men. He indulges his secret passion for blood, personally executing many captives. +3 Dread.
* Blood Lover - It has become known that he kills prisoners for his own pleasure, denying his men their share of any ransom money. +3 Dread, -3 Morale, -2 Piety.

Best,