Just a quick poll question re: forts

[Trithemius]

I use them near my depot settlements since these usually fill up and I find it weird to have units just kinda standing around the place.

I also like to put my police detachments in them when they are not rolling around the countryside chasing aphistamenoi.

If I am advancing into enemy lands as part of a major campaign I will also use forts to "stage up" my garrisons, so my main armies can keep on the offensive - although this sometimes does not work as the towns are too large to garrison easily and I am loathe to exterminate people and give my generals nightmares!

Hm, it seems like I use them a lot, but mostly I try to keep the ones I build rather than adding lots more of them.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

I use them to block passes, say, can they block trade on roads? I'll have to check into that.

[Kralizec]

I think that any enemy army sitting on a trade road will block traffic, so you don't need forts for that.

I find that they're particulary useful for blocking acces to landbridges, but that's just one of the ways I use them.