Gutted

[LorDBulA]

Nice story Midnj.

I think my worse loss was when I was playing Epeiros.
I just conquered whole Greece with my army and planed to let Rhodos be.
But they assassinated my best general after they lost last city.

I was pissed and hell bend on destroying them.
So I send my fleet to check out defence on Rhodos.
It was all good, no strong fleets so I just went for it and try to ship my elite army to this island.
Of course I was attacked in the middle by pirates and lost 80% of my elite silver chevron army ( other 20%, cavalry was retraining ).

It really pissed me of, but I didnt reload.
Of course later I made not so hasty invasion and slaughter the town.

It felt good.

[Cyclops]

Similar story with Baktria. My first youngster matured into a fine young general, I think he had 3 influence and a scroll or two of management, all the right sttributes to be a significant governor or general. he was a lad with a bright future you could just tell.

I put him in command of a nice stack of 10-12 (nothing too flash but it was what I could afford) and sent him off towards Kophen to conquer India.

First turn out there was a massive earthquake and the entire stack was wiped and the general gone. Worst of all the paltry fellow I allowed my daughter to marry a few turns earlier and who wasn't worth sending remained inside Baktra unharmed.

Its all good.

[Kολοσσός]

How do I hold a triumph for a general?

[Gaivs]

How do I hold a triumph for a general?

Have you managed to turn the script on yet?

[monkian]

Thanks for the baloons !

My last save was hours ago and the auto save was from the turn before anyway

I've played on and sent new stacks and about 8 family members to avenge his death, Spain is turning red in more ways than one

[Digby Tatham Warter]

I must be weaker than many of you because if an earthquake or similar killed off my best General/Governer I would reload, I know I would, if he was superb. The main thing for me is the sheer amount of work it creates, partic if long distances are involved, so I must be lazy!

I usually spend ages grooming family members, including keeping weak family members in fort/camps, so they don't collect traits, because they are useful for swoping entire trait sets about, or just to collect special traits at ful movement speeds over long distances, infact their more like the pony express. It puts me in a bad mood to see so much work unfairly?? undone.

I let it stand when I loose one in a battle though, I have to except the loss, it's my fault, but at least it's rare, partic with a well groomed General and elite body guard.

[konny]

Having lossed Hamilcar Barcas jun. short before he became faction leader by a Volcano made me once this upset that I ended a Karthgain campaign and start new. Unfortuantly, this time he turned out to be a complete military idiot and of no political meaning...