@Ciran: Probably not, they will still use arcing fire if they can't point straight at somthing, and whilst I CAN remove it, that just meens they sit their in seiges once the enemy gets close and do nothing, GRRRR.

@Foz: A couple of links for you:

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=75649

AND

https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showp...4&postcount=16

The second, is simply a link to a post within the thread linked to in the first post. He gives a bit more info furthar down, overall it defintlly reads like a situation where he shouldn't have got an offer. I've heard of other similar things and had similar things myself actually (getting offered theives guild within just 5 turns when i havn't trained a single new spy). It's not common, but I have seen it happen once or twice, with the english at that. Of course, on possibility is that all factions start with some points towards each guild and Theives Guilds, that would actually explain things nicely.

@HoreTore: Many thanks for that, sounds very promising.