Battle of Stratos - last battle of the Optio campaign

[Justin Swanton]

A real nail-biter. At one point I was convinced I was done for. Only dice saved me.

[Imperial Dave]

                                    

[Justin Swanton]

[Denis Grey]

A real nail-biter. At one point I was convinced I was done for. Only dice saved me.

Dice have no memory.  Consequently, they cannot bear a grudge.

[Imperial Dave]

Wanna bet lol

[Justin Swanton]

Just realised something. When Mykingdomforanos's cavalry slammed into the rear of my hoplites during his last glorious charge, the charge combat was a draw. Light horse (the Greek cav are LH) inflict only an "all grey" modifier when they rear-end an enemy unit, which means all grey (firm) morale intervals become white (shaken). Since the hoplites were already shaken the modifier didn't affect them.

Basic combat factors are 3 by the hoplites becomes a 2 with the minus modifier, and 2 by the cavalry. Mykingdomphoranos however breaks the draw and scores one morale hit on the hoplites, routing them. That tips my entire army over the edge.

Mykingdomphoranos then dies in his moment of victory and that tips his army over the edge. Result: a draw (rare but not unheard of in Optio). So nobody gains or loses kudos, but since Peter had spent every kudo he had raising his army he has nothing left to rule anything except Amphissa and so the campaign is over. But the bards will immortalise Mykingdomphoranos....

[dwkay57]

But does he die before your army routs?

[Justin Swanton]

But does he die before your army routs?

Combat is decided before throwing a dice for the general/commander, so my army routed just before the general was killed. I suppose you could interpret it as each army had enough at its losses and disengaged from battle to bury its dead and claim it had really won.

[Imperial Dave]

Dice?

 

[Jon Freitag]

Dice?

 

This is becoming too easy...

[Imperial Dave]

 

[Justin Swanton]

Not replying....no....not a word....

[Imperial Dave]