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Voting closed: May 27, 2023, 04:40:22 am

[Criptfeind]

I'm sending you 4 cats this turn A1s, so keep that in mind as you make your turn.

[notquitethere]

Map should be fixed. And femur skeletons added!

Black Lance applies to both players as they're attacking as a unified force.

I suppose the Bonemeal shield should kill a whole giant/dragon/etc! A life for a life.

[Criptfeind]

Spoiler: Turn 23 gains/losses (click to show/hide)

-6 gold
+16 gold
-6 gold
+Bloodforge plans
-14 wood
+7 siege weapons
-2 gold
+1 stone
-3 cat bag
-10 stone
Bloodforge at point swearing
+S3: Lair
-7 siege weapons
-2 skeletons
+Ripcage
+Fleshbane
+Dreadskull
+Doghorn
+Bonemeal shield
-1 skeleton
P4: Village +1 Recruitment
T7: Marsh
+2 gold
+1 wood
+S15: Marsh
+1 Cat bag
-Alychmical Flux
+Wolf Crystal
Q7: Forest +1 Wood
-1 army
P3: Village +1 Recruitment
+2 skeleton
+15 gold
+1 wood
-3 armies
-2 armies
T11: Hill Hill Fort 6/9
+7 Cats
-28 gold
-3 armies

-K1
-L2 Puzzle dungeon
-R4
-R5
-S4 -1 wood production

Spoiler: Marquess Ambrosio Vulk (click to show/hide)

Background: Bone Reckoner
Castle Name: Castle Mysterious
Colour: Blue
Extra VP? +16
Anathema: 17 (artifacts) 40 (monster units) 24 (sacrifices) 10 (knight kills) 2 (Bloodforge) = 93

Castle Mysterious: P14
Defence: 9/10
Features: Mustering Yard, Barracks, Coppicing Grove (+3 Army cap, +1 recuitment +1 wood)

Point Swearing: S14
Defense: 14/14
Features: Shipyard, Coppicing Grove, Library, Barracks, Tower, Bloodforge (+1 wood +4 army cap)

Wood Production: 15
Recruitment: 16
Income: 3
Stone Production: 3

Army: 37-7!=30/27
Gold: 29-6+16-6-2+2+15-28+3=23
Debt: 0
Wood: 39-14+1+1+15=42
Stone: 9+1-10+3=3

Artifacts: Last Femur, Cat Sack (1), Toad Standard, Crimson Drum, Marrowfat Scepter, Toad Staff, Black Baldric, Toad Crown, Rock Ring, Wolf Crystal, Bloodforge plans, Ripcage, Fleshbane, Dreadskull, Doghorn, Bonemeal shield, Black Orb
Equipment: 1 ship 1 boat
Special Units: 23 Skeleton warriors 0 Skeleton Archers 17 Cats
Curses:

Holdings list:
L3: The Prison of the Anathalord 0/20
K13: Forest Fort +1 Wood production
M3: Marsh fort Willow 2/6
M4: Hill
N3: Serene Glade Forest +1 Wood production
N5: Marsh
N6: Quarry +1 stone production
N7: Taghairn cave: Sacrifice 3 cats to make an artifact
O4: Hill
O5: Village +1 Recruitment
O6: Village +1 Recruitment
O7: Village +1 recruitment
O14: Village +1 Recruitment
O15: Forest +1 Wood production
P3: Village +1 Recruitment
P4: Village +1 recruitment
P6: Forest +1 Wood production
P7: Marsh
P8: Forest +1 Wood production
P9: Hill
P10 Village +1 Recruitment
P11: Forest Fort Ivy 4/8 +1 Wood Production
P12: Lair
P13 Village +1 Recruitment
P15: Hill
Q5: Village Moat 6/6 +1 Recruitment
Q6: Forest +1 Wood
Q7: Forest +1 Wood
Q8: Gold mine +1 income
Q9: Marsh
Q11: Marsh
Q12: Village +1 Recruitment
Q13: Village +1 Recruitment
Q14: Hill Fort Hawthorn 0/5
R4: Marsh Fort Cryptic 1/4
R5: Marsh Fort Ominous 4/4
R6: Marsh
R7: Mine +1 Gold
R8: Village +1 recruitment
R11: Marsh
R12: Quarry +1 Stone production
R13: Marsh
R14: Village +1 recruitment
R15: Marsh
S3: Lair
S4: Forest +1 Wood production
S5: Forest Fort Hemlock 4/6 +1 Wood production
S6: Village +1 Recruitment
S7: Hill Fort Willow 5/7
S8: Marsh
S9: Village +1 Recruitment
S10: Forest Fort Sycamore 0/3 defenses +1 wood production 1 Armies
S11: Hill
S12: Forest +1 wood production
S13: Forest +1 wood production
T5: Village +1 recruitment
T6: Marsh
T7: Marsh
T10: Hill
T11: Hill Hill Fort 6/9
T12: Forest +1 Wood production
T13: Quarry +1 Stone production

Spoiler: Turn 24 (click to show/hide)

Send 4 cats to Aywen Ayes
Send 1 cat to FitzHarbort
Send 1 stone to FitzHarbort
Send 1 ship to Fitzharbort/accept ship from Bockhoven
Movement permission gained from FitzHarbort
Movement permission granted to Aywen Ayes

Make 12 siege weapons with 24 wood

Send 1 army and 4 skeletons on ship from K1 to G3 holding crimson drum to toss decursed Black Orb into the Yawing Crevice.

March 1 army to R5
March 1 army to Q3
March 1 army holding Bonemeal shield to O4
March 1 army and 11 skeletons to R4 with 8 siege weapons and the last femur and Black Baldric
March 12 armies and 12 cats and 6 skeletons on R3 with wolf crystal, and 4 siege weapons with Aywens assistance (hopefully)
March 5 armies to O8 with Aywen, split gold gained in half.

Send scout to outpost to send cat sack to the king
Send scout to outpost to send Marrowfat Scepter to the king
Send scout to outpost to send toad crown to the king
send scout to outpost to send bloodforge plans to the king
send scout to outpost to send rip cage to the king

Scout to T2
Scout to S2
Scout to R2
Scout to Q2

Send scout to sacred grove to sacrifice 10 gold

[Criptfeind]

I suppose the Bonemeal shield should kill a whole giant/dragon/etc! A life for a life.

Auto win vs single big monsters for the win!

[Kashyyk]

Just updating numbers and confirming the access permission for Vulk and Sol

Spoiler: Prince Mackial FitzHarbort (click to show/hide)

Border Colour: Orange

F5 - Castle Bacchus
Defence 0/11
Army Cap: 11
 - Mustering Yard (+1 recruitment /turn)
 - Marketplace (+1 income /turn)
 - Tower (+4/+4 defence, +1 army cap)

G8 - Forest: Fort Aquarius
Defence 5/5
Garrison: 1/3 (1x Infantry)

H14 - Castle: Shandston's Folly
Defence: 14/14
Army Cap: 14
Features:
 - Library (+1 rumor /turn)
 - Mustering Yard (+1 recruitment /turn)
 - Marketplace (+1 income /turn)
 - Tower (+4/+4 defence, +1 army cap)
 - Barracks (+3 Army Cap)
 - Alkabrian Outpost (see here)

H13 - Marsh: Fort Heather
Defence: 4/8
Garrison: 3/3 (2x Archers, 1x Infantry)

I11 - Forest: Fort Hollivy
Defence: 0/8
Garrison: 0/3

J14 - Marsh: Fort Tailor
Defence: 4/4
Garrison: 2/3 (2x Infantry)

J10 - Castle: Sundered Spire
Defence: 0/11
Army Cap: 11
Features:
 - Tower (+4/+4 Defence, +1 Army Cap)
 - Watchtower (Defender's get first strike, gives Hill report)
 - Marketplace (+1 income /turn)

J9 - Forest: Fort Juniper
Defence: 0/5
Garrison: 0/3

Resources:
Army : 26/33 (+10/turn) = 23(curr) + 10(inc)  - 6(casualties) - 1(King request)
Gold: 67 (+4/turn) = 43(curr) +4(inc) + 20(royal loan) + 5(a1s)
Stone: 4 (+1/turn) = 2(curr) + 1(inc) + 1(Vulk)
Wood : 50 (+8/turn) = 42(curr) + 8(inc)
Debt: 0 (-40 toad boon, +20 Royal loan)
Victory Points: 21 (Gifted Hunter's Stand, Written History of the Hedge x1)

Territory:
F5 (Castle Bacchus), F10 (Forest), F13 (Forest), F14 (Swamp), F15 (Village),
G15 (Forest), G14 (Forest), G13 (Marsh), G12 (Hill), G11 (Lair: Wolf Den), G9 (Village), G8 (Forest, Fort Aquarius), G7 (Swamp, Frog Pond),
H15 (Village), H14 (Shandston's Folly), H13 (Marsh, Fort Heather), H12 (Marsh), H11 (Village), H5 (Forest),
I15 (Forest), I14 (Village), I13 (Hill), I12 (Marsh), I11 (Forest, Fort Hollivy), I9 (Village), I6 (Forest),
J15 (Hill), J14 ( Marsh, Fort Tailor), J13 (Swamp, Quarry), J13 (Forest), J11 (Village), J10 (Sundered Spire), J9 (Marsh, Fort Juniper), J8 (Hill), J7 (Forest), J4 (Wisp Lake)
K15 (Forest), K12 (Village), K10 (Swamp), K9 (Lair)
Artefacts:
 - Ascupart's Bane (unit has +2 dice vs giants)
Equipment: 1x Boat
Units: 26x Infantry, 1x Wolf

[a1s]

can an artifact be kept in a fort?

Spoiler: Marchioness Aywen Ayes - The Oak and Ash (click to show/hide)

Marchioness Aywen Ayes
Background: Thornish Defector
Army: 26/39
Border Colour: Red
Castles:
 Castle Name: The Oak and Ash
 Castle Location N-13
 Defence: 14/18
 Features: Mustering Yard, Coppicing Grove, Barracks, Tower(x3)

 Castle Name: Castle Wright
 Castle Location K-14
 Defence: 0/13
 Features: Mustering Yard, Coppicing Grove, Barracks, Keep, Market

 Castle Name: Puzzle Dungeon
 Castle Location L2
 Defence: 0/13
 Features: Keep, Siege Workshop

Wood Production: 11
Stone production: 1
Recruitment: 10
Income: 2
Curses: 0
Wood: 62
Gold: 7
Stone:8
Debt: 0

Forts :
- L15 defense 9/9 garrison 0/3.
- N11 defense 1/3 garrison 0/3
- L6 defense 4/4 garrison 1 archer, 2 armies
- M7 defense 0/3 garrison 0/3
- K11 defense 0/4 garrison 3/3
Artifacts: Sundering Claw, Thornish Crown, Perfidy's Horn, Black Lance, Black Claw, Shimmering Coin.
Equipment: None
Special Units: 9 wolves, 5 toads, no cats

orders:

Send wolf crystal, 2 wolves and 2 gold to Bockhoven
receive 4 cats from Vulk

March 15 armies and the black lance in support of Vulk on R3.
March 4 armies, 1 cat and 1 wolf on O8 (to be supported by Vulk)
March 1 on J3
March 1 on J2

Repair Castle Wright and Puzzle dungeon to 4 each. permanently assign 1 cat (each) to defend them.

Scout J2-I2-H
Scout J1
Scout L1
Scout M1
Scout M2-N2-O2

Permit Vulk to move through my territory.

[notquitethere]

can an artifact be kept in a fort?

Needs to be assigned to a unit, but the unit can be posted in a fort, yes.

[Kashyyk]

Just updating numbers and confirming the access permission for Vulk and Sol

Borrow a Ship each from Vulk and Bockhoven

16 armies and Vulk's loaned cat, plus support from Bockhovem, and two ships, march on Lake I10
5 armies march on K11, and Garrison
1 army marches on G9
1 army marches on H9
1 army and 1 Wolf marches on I6
1 army scouts F4->G4->H4
1 army scouts F6->F7

Spoiler: Prince Mackial FitzHarbort (click to show/hide)

Border Colour: Orange

F5 - Castle Bacchus
Defence 0/11
Army Cap: 11
 - Mustering Yard (+1 recruitment /turn)
 - Marketplace (+1 income /turn)
 - Tower (+4/+4 defence, +1 army cap)

G8 - Forest: Fort Aquarius
Defence 5/5
Garrison: 1/3 (1x Infantry)

H14 - Castle: Shandston's Folly
Defence: 14/14
Army Cap: 14
Features:
 - Library (+1 rumor /turn)
 - Mustering Yard (+1 recruitment /turn)
 - Marketplace (+1 income /turn)
 - Tower (+4/+4 defence, +1 army cap)
 - Barracks (+3 Army Cap)
 - Alkabrian Outpost (see here)

H13 - Marsh: Fort Heather
Defence: 4/8
Garrison: 3/3 (2x Archers, 1x Infantry)

I11 - Forest: Fort Hollivy
Defence: 0/8
Garrison: 0/3

J14 - Marsh: Fort Tailor
Defence: 4/4
Garrison: 2/3 (2x Infantry)

J10 - Castle: Sundered Spire
Defence: 0/11
Army Cap: 11
Features:
 - Tower (+4/+4 Defence, +1 Army Cap)
 - Watchtower (Defender's get first strike, gives Hill report)
 - Marketplace (+1 income /turn)

J9 - Forest: Fort Juniper
Defence: 0/5
Garrison: 0/3

Resources:
Army : 26/33 (+10/turn) = 23(curr) + 10(inc)  - 6(casualties) - 1(King request)
Gold: 67 (+4/turn) = 43(curr) +4(inc) + 20(royal loan) + 5(a1s)
Stone: 4 (+1/turn) = 2(curr) + 1(inc) + 1(Vulk)
Wood : 50 (+8/turn) = 42(curr) + 8(inc)
Debt: 0 (-40 toad boon, +20 Royal loan)
Victory Points: 21 (Gifted Hunter's Stand, Written History of the Hedge x1)

Territory:
F5 (Castle Bacchus), F10 (Forest), F13 (Forest), F14 (Swamp), F15 (Village),
G15 (Forest), G14 (Forest), G13 (Marsh), G12 (Hill), G11 (Lair: Wolf Den), G9 (Village), G8 (Forest, Fort Aquarius), G7 (Swamp, Frog Pond),
H15 (Village), H14 (Shandston's Folly), H13 (Marsh, Fort Heather), H12 (Marsh), H11 (Village), H5 (Forest),
I15 (Forest), I14 (Village), I13 (Hill), I12 (Marsh), I11 (Forest, Fort Hollivy), I9 (Village), I6 (Forest),
J15 (Hill), J14 ( Marsh, Fort Tailor), J13 (Swamp, Quarry), J13 (Forest), J11 (Village), J10 (Sundered Spire), J9 (Marsh, Fort Juniper), J8 (Hill), J7 (Forest), J4 (Wisp Lake)
K15 (Forest), K12 (Village), K10 (Swamp), K9 (Lair)
Artefacts:
 - Ascupart's Bane (unit has +2 dice vs giants)
Equipment: 1x Boat
Units: 26x Infantry, 1x Wolf

[Criptfeind]

16 armies and Vulk's cat, with two ships, march on Lake I10

To clarify for the GM, this is the cat I sent him in trade this turn, I am not attempting to march a solo cat out to assist without any army leading it.

[Quarque]

Trade:
Receive the Wolf Crystal, 2 gold and 2 wolves from Marchioness Aywen Ayes
Lend one ship to Fitzharbort for a turn.
Lend one ship to Vulk for a turn.
Receive from Sol: 15 wood, 5 gold, 3 bows, 7 wolves, Shield of Earth, Verbian Tusk, Black Trotter, Boarskin Coat

Actions:
March on I10 with one ship and 10 armies to support Fitzharbort.
March 1 army on B6
March 1 army with the wolf crystal on C7
Garrison A5 with the Black Toad, plus the wolf that has the Black Toad attached, plus 8 armies
Garrison C8 with 3 toads
Garrison C13 with 2 toads
Sail to D1 by boat with 1 army to scout, with the Golden Net
march on C6 with 1 army and 32 wolves
march on D6 with 9 armies, the Verbian Tusk and 5 wolves
march on E1 by boat with 3 armies and the Rhuddy Cape
march on B7 with 5 armies
Send 1 scout to F12 to sacrifice 10 gold
march on B3 with 1 army
march on D2 with 1 army
scout D3 with 1 army
scout E3 with 1 army

Spoiler: Bockelstein (click to show/hide)

Border Colour: Yellow
C13 - Castle: Bockelstein
Defense: 10/10
Features:
   • Coppicing Grove: +1 wood production
   • Mustering Yard: +1 recruitment (+1 army size per turn, up to your max)
   • Shipyard: -2 wood required for making ships. Boats hold +1 army.
   • Barracks: +3 army cap
A5 - Castle Aubade
Defence: 14/14
   • Tower: +4/4 defence, increase maximum army size by +1
   • Coppicing Grove: +1 wood production.
   • Shipyard: -2 wood required for making ships. Boats hold +1 army.
   • Alkabarian Outpost
A11 - Selkie Court: 0/31 defense
   • Keep, Moat x 3
C8 - Crimson Tower: 3/17 defense
   • Keep, Tower, Bloodforge
E5 - fort: garrison 3 / 3

Total Army Cap: 45

Resources:
Army: 44 (+8/turn) = 41-5(curr) +8(inc)
Gold: 4 (+3/turn) = 4(curr) + 3(inc) + 2(Ayes) +4(Sol) -10(sacrifice)
Stone: 6 (+3/turn) = 3(curr) + 3(inc)
Wood: 28 (+8/turn) = 5(curr) +8(inc) +15(Sol)
Wolves: 38 = 36 - 5(lost) + 2(Ayes) +7(Sol)

Artefacts: the Rhuddy Cape, the Golden Net, the Wolf Crystal, Speculator's Rod, Whiptide Sail, the Soul Nexus, the Black Toad, Watchtower plans, the Avalance Maul, Shield of Earth, Verbian Tusk, Black Trotter, Boarskin Coat
Equipment: 2 Boats and 4 Ships [1 borrowed to Fitzharbort, 1 borrowed to Vulk]
Special Units: 5 toads, 42 wolves (1 cursed with Black Toad)

[notquitethere]

TURN 23 REPORT

Spoiler: Count Sol (click to show/hide)

Sol gives the following artefacts to Bockhoven:

Shield of Earth (the army wielding this is considered to have +1 defence at the start of every combat, as if they were siege defenders)

Verbian Tusk (summons 1d2-1 Rampaging Boars to your side at the start of each combat. Boars don't count towards your maximum army-size.)
 
Boarskin Coat (when you attack boars, they don't get first attack, they get two attacks on their first counterattack)

As well as 5 gold and 17 wood.

He then sends a scout to the Toad Pond to request that the Black Orb be uncursed.

He then leaves the Hedge, allowing his lands to fall into disarray.

His castle takes 3d6 [5] damage and is taken over by two giants.

Spoiler: Marquess Vulk (click to show/hide)

Send 1 army and 4 skeletons on ship from K1 to G3 holding crimson drum to toss decursed Black Orb into the Yawing Crevice: The newly uncursed Orb is tossed into the Yawning Crevice. Take -2 Anathema. One Tanglebat flies out and multiplies a second. With the Crimson Drum, Vulk attacks first. Your armies attack (with three skeletons) (5, 4, 3 and 4), defeating one of the enemies (tanglebat).
The enemy attacks back (6). Your armies attack (8, 7, 1 and 4), defeating one of the enemies (tanglebat). All enemies are defeated. Skeletons can't operate ships and so the expedition is lost with the ship and Crimson Drum.
Your total losses: one, and four skeletons

March 1 army to R5: Empty fort retaken.

March 1 army to Q3: Empty lair taken.

March 1 army holding Bonemeal shield to O4: The dragon attacks. The dragon attacks first (2, 4, 3, 8 and . Your unit dies and is reconstituded. +1 anathema gained. You take the hill.
From the dragon horde, you gain seven gold.

March 1 army and 11 skeletons to R4 with 8 siege weapons and the last femur and Black Baldric: The enemy hides behind their walls  (1 wall strength).

Your armies attack (with eleven skeletons) (12, 15, 12, 9, 15, 10, 11, 13, 8, 8, 14, 12, 13 and 9), defeating fourteen of the enemies (Bonesinger, skeletal archer, bone reckoner, bone reckoner, giant (part), giant (part), giant (part) and bog cat).
All skeletal companions of the enemy bone reckoners crumble.
The last femur raises one skeleton warrior!
All enemies are defeated and the fort is absorbed into your county.
 From giant clubs, you gain one wood. From the Bloodsinger corpse you take the Crimson Cowl (Only appears on Bloodsingers. Only appears after 30 artefacts have appeared. The unit this is attached to will flee at the start of combat if its force is outnumbered and it has no walls defending it, taking any minions with it.)

March 12 armies and 12 cats and 6 skeletons on R3 with wolf crystal, and 4 siege weapons with Aywens assistance (15 armies and the black lance): One extra wolf joins Bryn in combat. The 23 wolves join your side. The Wisp Wand grants a Wisp to your side. The Black Cloud hangs heavy over Bryn's forces. The Black Cloud and cats mean the enemy forces cannot get any hits. You attack with 207 dice, damaging the walls (21), breaking into the castle, and killing all occupants. You gain Black Cloud, Bryn's Club, King's Writ, Wisp Wand, and Garrison Plans. From the dragon horde, you gain forty-four gold.

March 5 armies to O8 with Aywen, split gold gained in half: see Ayes.

Send scout to outpost to send cat sack to the king: +10 score.

Send scout to outpost to send Marrowfat Scepter to the king: +8 score. +60 Reprisal.

Send scout to outpost to send toad crown to the king: +6 score.

Send scout to outpost to send bloodforge plans to the king: +4 score.

Send scout to outpost to send rip cage to the king: +2 score.

Scout to T2: You scout through the first land, discovering a hill. On the craggy bluffs they find a group of three thornish defectors who join your cause and they also find one rampaging boar.
Your scout withdraws to safety.

Scout to S2: You scout through the first land, discovering a lair. This dank ruin is inhabited by one wisp and also two wisps and three wolves. The monsters defend six gold.
Your scout withdraws to safety.

Scout to R2: You scout through the first land, discovering a village. The hamlet is defended by three Squelsh barbarians.
Your scout withdraws to safety.

Scout to Q2: You scout through the first land, discovering a lair. This bleak cave is inhabited by one wisp and also a dragon and a Bloodsinger with the Bloodstone Mirror (Only appears on Bloodsingers. Only appears after 30 artefacts have appeared. At the start of combat, the Mirror creates shadow units equal to the units attacking it. Shadow units don't attack, but can absorb hits. The disappear at the end of combat.). The monsters defend eight gold.
Your scout withdraws to safety.

Send scout to sacred grove to sacrifice 10 gold: Reprisal set to 0.

Spoiler: Marchioness Ayes (click to show/hide)

March 15 armies and the black lance in support of Vulk on R3: See Vulk.

March 4 armies, 1 cat and 1 wolf on O8 (to be supported by five from Vulk): The betrayal of the Bog Hags begins. Your armies attack (with one bog cat) (with one wolf) (5, 1, 5, 2, 6, 6, 4, 3, 5, 5 and 6), defeating three of the enemies (bog hag, bog hag and bog hag).
The enemy attacks back (1, 2, 1, 4, 7 and 6), killing two of your armies.
Your armies attack (with one bog cat) (with one wolf) (7, 2, 1, 3, 2, 8, 3, 8 and 6), defeating four of the enemies (bog hag, bog hag, bog hag and bog hag).
The enemy attacks back (2 and 0), with none of your units defeated.
Your armies attack (with one bog cat) (with one wolf) (6, 7, 7, 8, 5, 5, 6, 4 and 5), defeating two of the enemies (bog hag and bog hag).
All enemies are defeated and the marshland is absorbed into your county. Ayes takes 54 gold.
Your total losses: two (1 Vulk, 1 Ayes).

March 1 on J3: Empty fort taken.

March 1 on J2: Empty village taken.

Repair Castle Wright and Puzzle dungeon to 4 each. permanently assign 1 cat (each) to defend them.

Scout J2-I2-H: The first land is a village is newly taken. You scout through the second land, discovering a village. The townlet is defended by one Squelsh barbarians.
Your scout withdraws to safety.

Scout J1: You scout through the first land, discovering a forest. In the dark copse they find one wisp.
Your scout withdraws to safety.

Scout L1: You scout through the first land, discovering a unusual event! The Alkabrian Outpost joins The Oak and Ash (see spoiler below).

L1 is rerolled...
You get a special event! Counterinvasion (Special! Cannot appear with the library. When this appears while scouting or marching, reroll the tile (possibly triggering more invasions). Only appears if no other site can appear, and can happen as many times as this occurs. Roll 1d4 on the table of counterinvasions. Multiple versions of the same counterinvasion can happen at the same time. (See spoilers below). [1] Reconquest! The Thornish return from their redoubt on the Isle of Wisp. 10 Thornish holdouts, a ship, and three siege engines appear on the closest Lord-owned coastal tile to a random castle belonging to whomever triggered the invasion [Q14]. Each enemy phase from now, each set of Thornish holdouts not involved in a siege and not occupying a castle and not a member of the Order will walk or sail to an adjacent Lord-owned land, moving towards the nearest castle. Before marching, they will raze any forest or village they occupy

L1 is rerolled... You scout through the first land, discovering a forest. In the thick trees they find one wisp. The Wisp carries the Black Cauldron. Your scout watches with interest as 3 bog hags and 10 bog cats emerge from the woods, promptly kill the wisp, take the cauldron and convert the land to marshland.
Your scout withdraws to safety.
 
Scout M1: You scout through the first land, discovering a lair. This unforgiving cave is inhabited by a dragon and two wolves and also a bog cat and a Bloodsinger with the Tanglebat Comb. The monsters defend seven gold.
Your scout withdraws to safety.

Scout M2-N2-O2: You scout through the first land, discovering a lair. This bleak hovel is inhabited by four wolves and also five wolves. The monsters defend seven gold.
Your scout withdraws to safety.

Spoiler: Alkabrian Outpost (click to show/hide)

(Special! If this would appear, it appears in the revealing player's primary castle instead (possibly rerolling a tile if discovered while scouting or marching). Players can send a scout to the Outpost in friendly castles to send a special envoy to King Alkabar. The scout doesn't return. Choose one of the following actions for the envoy:[line break]
- Spend 10 gold and declare one unconquered tile uncontestable: King Alkabar will give dispensation and allow it to remain independent. This is only checked when triggering the end of game. If someone conquers an uncontestable tile anyway, they will owe +20 debt for inconveniencing the King.[line break]
- Ask for a loan: gain 20 gold and 20 debt.[line break]
- Send a gift (-1 artefact of your choice, +20 score at the end of the game, cursed items cannot be sent. -2 less score for each successive artefact anyone sends.)[line break]
- Wipe out any amount of debt by spending 2 gold for every 1 debt.[line break]
The effects are immediate. Outposts can appear for any player without one.

Spoiler: Table of Counterinvasions (click to show/hide)

Table of Counterinvasions
1. Reconquest: The Thornish return from their redoubt on the Isle of Wisp. 10 Thornish holdouts, a ship, and three siege engines appear on the closest Lord-owned coastal tile to a random castle belonging to whomever triggered the invasion. Each enemy phase from now, each set of Thornish holdouts not involved in a siege and not occupying a castle and not a member of the Order will walk or sail to an adjacent Lord-owned land, moving towards the nearest castle. Before marching, they will raze any forest or village they occupy.

2. Inquisition: 10 Knights from the Order of Obeisance come on a mission to hunt monsters and capture artefacts. They ambush the tile in which they are revealed. On enemy phases following their arrival, they will march to the nearest place with artefacts or monsters and seek to take the artefacts and destroy the monsters.

3. Revolt: A Squelsh Champion, one of the sons of Prince Owain (Hywel, Madoc, Cynan etc.), will arise in the nearest village along with 8 Squelsh barbarians. At the start of each Revolt, the triggering player gains Reprisal equal to the number of villages they own. Each enemy phase while he lives (immediately after any reprisals) he will march on a village owned by the Lord with the highest Reprisal that owns a village. Adjacent unaligned Squelsh, and Squelsh from the Moot will join the cause. At the end of each enemy phase, each Prince-aligned village gains +2 Squelsh barbarians.

4. Aberration: the retreat of magic has led to more desperate sacrifice. The nearest village is razed to bring forth something foul! A Chimera appears, devouring its summoner and everything else around. Roll three times on the Chimera table and combine abilities, rerolling repeats. Each enemy phase a Chimera marches on a random Lord-owned tile anywhere accessible on the map. Chimeras don't normally flee and are normally hostile to everything in its path. Chimeras, being the magical aberrations are immune to the effects of artefacts.


Table of CHIMERA
(Ordinarily a Chimera counts for four armies)
1. Dragon wings: can fly over water and mountains, gains first strike
2. Wolf mane: each turn, it gains 1d6 wolves + any unaligned wolves in adjacent tiles. It leaves 1 wolf per empty tile in its wake when marching. In battle, wolves on all sides become wild and scatter to random empty tiles if possible.
3. Wyrm belly: size increases +6 armies
4. Wisp form: can only take one hit per round and can float over water
5. Toad gills: can travel through water and will attempt to do so with each march, toads will ignore it, fleeing if it conquers a tile they're on
6. Swarming: when it takes damage, it splits its body off into random valid directions. When they next march, each of the separate parts grow to half the size of their original form and pick separate targets.
7. Giant maw: size increases +2 armies, will try and eat units it kills when combat ends, permanently gaining their size
8. Bog stench: +1 attack in marshland, everyone else takes -1 9. Accursed gaze: Curses any Lord who comes in combat and temporarily nullifies the effects of nearby cursed artefacts 10. Razor Tusks: attacks twice when it attacks 11. Metal scale: can only be damaged on a 7+ 12. Death aura: skeletal units on the tile will side with this chimera, 1d6 non-skeletal units will flee before combat begins

Spoiler: Prince FitzHarbort - Shandston's Folly (click to show/hide)

6 armies and Vulk's loaned cat, plus support from Bockhoven (10 soldiers), and two ships, march on Lake I10:
Your armies attack (with one bog cat) (4, 6, 6, 6, 8, 7, 2, 3, 1, 7, 3, 7, 3, 8, 2, 2 and 2), defeating one of the enemies (wisp).

The enemy attacks back (3, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1 and 0), with none of your units defeated.
Your armies attack (with one bog cat) (4, 7, 2, 6, 2, 1, 6, 2, 4, 8, 1, 6, 8, 2, 4, 2 and , defeating one of the enemies (wisp).

The enemy attacks back (3, 4, 5, 1, 2 and 7), killing one of your armies.
Your armies attack (with one bog cat) (4, 7, 5, 1, 3, 8, 6, 3, 3, 7, 3, 3, 7, 8, 6 and 1), defeating one of the enemies (wisp).

The enemy attacks back (1, 2, 4, 0 and 7), killing one of your armies.
Your armies attack (with one bog cat) (8, 6, 6, 6, 6, 4, 4, 5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 7, 4 and 1), defeating one of the enemies (wisp).

The enemy attacks back (0, 5, 2 and 0), with none of your units defeated.
Your armies attack (with one bog cat) (7, 4, 4, 8, 2, 6, 1, 6, 6, 3, 2, 5, 4, 4 and 3), defeating one of the enemies (wisp).

The enemy attacks back (5, 0 and 1), with none of your units defeated.
Your armies attack (with one bog cat) (4, 1, 8, 4, 6, 4, 3, 1, 3, 6, 1, 1, 7, 8 and 3), defeating one of the enemies (wisp).

The enemy attacks back (1 and 3), with none of your units defeated.
Your armies attack (with one bog cat) (1, 6, 5, 7, 4, 6, 1, 1, 6, 4, 8, 1, 2, 2 and 3), defeating one of the enemies (wisp).

The enemy attacks back (4), with none of your units defeated.
Your armies attack (with one bog cat) (6, 4, 5, 6, 7, 4, 3, 6, 3, 6, 4, 2, 8, 3 and 3), defeating one of the enemies (wisp).
All enemies are defeated and the lake is absorbed into your county. The cat converts the land into a bog. You take the Black Horn and the Wellspring Staff.
 Your total losses: two (one FitzHarbort, one Bockhoven).

5 armies march on K11, and Garrison: They march on the three of Ayes units in the fort at K11. Your armies attack (8, 6, 5, 3 and 5), defeating two of the enemies (Ayes and Ayes).

The enemy attacks back (7), killing one of your armies.
Your armies attack (8, 2, 2 and 2), defeating one of the enemies (Ayes).
All enemies are defeated and the fort is absorbed into your county.
 Your total losses: one.

1 army marches on G9: The empty village is taken.

1 army marches on H9: The empty village is taken.

1 army and 1 Wolf marches on I6: Your armies attack (with one wolf) (2 and 4), with no enemy units defeated.
The enemy attacks back (5), with none of your units defeated.
Your armies attack (with one wolf) (2 and , defeating one of the enemies (wolf).
All enemies are defeated and the forest is absorbed into your county.

1 army scouts F4->G4->H4: You scout through the first land, discovering a village. The dwellings is defended by three Squelsh barbarians.
Your scout withdraws to safety.

1 army scouts F6->F7: You scout through the first land, discovering a marshland. In the foul fen they find one Bone Reckoners, with three skeletal warriors and two skeletal archers.
Your scout withdraws to safety.

Spoiler: Marquess Bockhoven - Bockelstein (click to show/hide)

March on I10 with one ship and 10 armies to support Fitzharbort: See FitzHarbort

March 1 army on B6: Lair taken, along with 9 gold.

March 1 army with the wolf crystal on C7: Four wolves taken with the crystal. Your armies attack (with four wolves) (1, 4, 1, 3 and 5), defeating one of the enemies (bog cat).
The enemy attacks back (5), with none of your units defeated.
Your armies attack (with four wolves) (6, 3, 7, 7 and 5), defeating one of the enemies (wisp).
All enemies are defeated and the lair is absorbed into your county. You take 7 gold.

Sail to D1 by boat with 1 army to scout, with the Golden Net: No treasure found with the net. You scout through the first land, discovering a village. The townlet is undefended and easily cowed.

march on D6 with 9 armies, the Verbian Tusk and 5 wolves. The Verbian Tusk doesn't bring a boar. Your armies attack (with five wolves) (6, 2, 5, 7, 4, 3, 3, 4, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8 and 6), defeating seven of the enemies (Squelsh barbarian, Squelsh barbarian, Squelsh champion, Squelsh barbarian, Squelsh barbarian, Squelsh barbarian and Squelsh champion).
All enemies are defeated and the forest is absorbed into your county.

march on E1 by boat with 3 armies and the Rhuddy Cape: Your armies attack (one wearing the Rhuddy Cape) (2, 5, 7, 8 and 2), defeating one of the enemies (Squelsh barbarian).
All enemies are defeated and the village is absorbed into your county.

march on B7 with 5 armies: Your armies attack (one wearing the Rhuddy Cape) (2, 6, 6, 3, 2, 8 and 9), defeating two of the enemies (Squelsh barbarian and Squelsh barbarian).
All enemies are defeated and the village is absorbed into your county.

Send 1 scout to F12 to sacrifice 10 gold: Sacrificed. Reprisal set to 0.

march on B3 with 1 army: empty forest taken

march on D2 with 1 army: The enemy hides behind their walls and keep  (14 wall strength).

Your armies attack (6), damaging the walls (1) with no enemy units defeated.
The enemy attacks back (5, 2, 6, 4, 2 and 2), from behind their walls, with none of your units defeated. A siege begins with your one camped outside the walls!

scout D3 with 1 army: You scout through the first land, discovering a marshland. In the foul mire they find two wisps.
Your scout withdraws to safety.

scout E3 with 1 army: You scout through the first land, discovering a marshland. In the murky bog they find nothing.

Send 1 scout to F12 to sacrifice 10 gold: Gold sacrificed.

Spoiler: Enemy Phase (click to show/hide)

The Boneboat Yard gives a boat to [Q2].

The Black Lance in [R3] exerts a pull on those Dragons that wander.
- [H8] The dragon doesn't wander.
- [M1] The dragon doesn't wander.
- [Q2] The dragon doesn't wander.

A Thornish holdout joins the forts at L13 and Q14. The Reconquest in Q14 march on Castle Mysterious. The Castle is defended by two skeletons. In the Castle is Toad Standard, Toad Staff, Rock Ring, Fleshbane, Dreadskull, Doghorn. One Toad comes to the skeleton's aid with the Toad Standard. They have an extra dice from Fleshbane.
Your forces are behind defences (9 wall strength). The Toad Staff turns one Thornish into a toad.
The Thornish holdout, Thornish holdout, Thornish holdout, Thornish holdout, Toad, Thornish holdout, Thornish holdout, Thornish holdout, Thornish holdout and Thornish holdout attack first with three siege engines (6, 5, 4, 6, 9, 11, 5, 10, 4 and 10), damaging the walls (4) killing all your armies. The Thornish take Castle Mysterious!

Barbarians from R2 and F4 fight in the Knuckle Yard. F4 wins and returns a Champion.
Barbarian-occupied tiles E1, I2, R2 send someone to the moot.
- Reprisals:
--[FitzHarbort 6%] The Squelsh are quiet... for now.
--[Ayes 5%] The Squelsh are quiet... for now.
--[Vulk 0%] The Squelsh are quiet... for now.
--[Bockhoven 0%] The Squelsh are quiet... for now.
--[Sol 0%]  The Squelsh are quiet... for now.

- [C6] Joining the fort is one wisp.
- [D2] Castle Freedom: Joining the lair is three wolves.
- [M1] Joining the lair is two Bone Reckoners, with four skeletal warriors and one skeletal archers.
- [M2] Joining the lair is one rampaging boar.

The Hags march with the Black Cauldron on the Puzzle Dungeon. Your forces are behind defences (4 wall strength, and a keep).
The bog cat, bog cat, bog cat, bog cat, bog cat, bog cat, bog cat, bog cat, bog cat, bog cat, bog hag, bog hag and bog hag attack first (3, 7, 7, 2, 1, 7, 7, 2, 5, 3, 3, 0 and 4), damaging the walls (4) and breaking through into the fort, with none of your units defeated.
Your armies attack (with one bog cat) (6), defeating one of the enemies (bog cat).

The enemy attacks back (7, 0, 3, 0, 3, 2, 3, 5, 6, 4, 1 and 1), killing your armies.
Your total losses: one bog cat. Ayes is cursed x3.

Nine wolves and boar from M2 take the empty fort at M3.

The horde from C6 march on the fort E5. The wisp, wolf, wolf, wolf, bone reckoner, bone reckoner, skeletal archer, skeletal archer, skeletal warrior, skeletal warrior, skeletal warrior and skeletal warrior attack first (8, 7, 6, 3, 4, 2, 4, 4, 7, 6, 2 and 7), killing three of Bockhoven's armies. Your armies have been defeated.
Your total losses: three.

TURN 24

Research

Prince FitzHarbort writes a History of the Hedge (Special! Can only appear with the library, and only if no other site can appear. Gain +1 victory point. Can happen multiple times.)

Marquess Vulk writes a History of the Hedge (Special! Can only appear with the library, and only if no other site can appear. Gain +1 victory point. Can happen multiple times.)

Spoiler: Known Artefact List (click to show/hide)

In the world
D2 is Black Trotter  (Cursed item: cannot be destroyed, sacrificed, gifted or traded. Whoever defeats an army wielding Black Trotter will gain the Black Trotter.) (One unit attacks first twice at the start of each combat, but each time they kill a unit somewhere a boar will turn into a grand tusk- a giant pig that counts as 2 boar. If no boar are currently on the map, the next X boar to appear will all be grand tusks, where X is the number of units killed by the Trotter.)
F2 is Horn of Fool's Retort (at the start of combat, summons the Thunderstorm Dragon as a third-party participant in a fight, hostile to all sides. The Horn will always summon the same Thunderstorm dragon and is destroyed if the dragon perishes. The Thunderstorm Dragon is always hostile to everyone, can only be damaged by archers and flying units, flies above forts and castles and so cannot be harmed by siege weaponry and ignores walls and keeps, and always flies in the enemy phase. She will flee in a random direction if she takes three hits. She doesn't willingly pick up artefacts.)
F9 is Murkblade (a scout will kill any lone human enemy they discover while scouting.)
G10 is Bitter Brew  (The set of armies this is equipped to never retreats from losses.)
I5 is Siege Workshop Plans (The owner of this can build a Siege Workshop as a feature (spending 10 stone as normal). Siege Workshop: You can build these two alternative types of seige engine: 1. Battering Ram: destroy walls on a 4+ for one round (or 3+ or 2+ if you spend 2 or 4 more wood). 2. Giant Trebuchet: destroy 1d4 defence before the attack begins. You may spend 1-3 stone in ammunition to add 1-3 d4s to this.) Doesn't count towards anathema count.
I10 is the Black Horn
L4 is Charnel Knife (Equipped unit gains +1 to attacks for every unit you have sacrificed since owning the Charnel Knife- Bloodsingers with this get +3.)
L4 is Black Dog  (Cursed item: cannot be destroyed, sacrificed, gifted or traded. Whoever defeats an army wielding Black Dog will gain the Black Dog.) (Black Dog adds 1d4 wolves to the enemy side during combat. If Black Dog is assigned to a scout, it will add 1d4 wolves to each tile scouted (after leaving). If it is assigned to a fort or left in the castle, 1d4 wolves will attack that location. Any wolves in the presence of the Black Dog that flee, desert, or are lured or commanded will instead try to return to their spiritual home, if possible.)
P14 is Toad Standard, Toad Staff, Rock Ring, Fleshbane, Dreadskull, Doghorn.

Held by Lords

Sol: Verbian Tusk (summons 1d2-1 Rampaging Boars to your side at the start of each combat. Boars don't count towards your maximum army-size.)

Blood Forge Plans

the Black Trotter (Cursed item: cannot be destroyed, sacrificed, gifted or traded. Whoever defeats an army wielding Black Trotter will gain the Black Trotter.) (One unit attacks first twice at the start of each combat, but each time they kill a unit somewhere a boar will turn into a grand tusk- a giant pig that counts as 2 boar. If no boar are currently on the map, the next X boar to appear will all be grand tusks, where X is the number of units killed by the Trotter.)

the Boarskin Coat (when you attack boars, they don't get first attack, they get two attacks on their first counterattack)

The Shield of Earth (the army wielding this is considered to have +1 defence at the start of every combat, as if they were siege defenders)

Ayes: Sundering Claw (assign a scout to crack open a permanent path through any adjacent mountain. 25% chance to call a hostile dragon to the location)

Black Lance (Cursed item: cannot be destroyed, sacrificed, gifted or traded. Whoever defeats an army wielding the Black Lance will gain the Black Lance.) (You never attack first in combats, but on your first attack all your attackers will attack three times. The turn after slaying someone with the lance, Dragons will preferentially fly one square in your direction when flying to a new home. When this first discovered, place the Dawn Dragon on M6 (the Dawn Dragon counts for 15 armies)).

Black Claw (Cursed item: cannot be destroyed, sacrificed, gifted or traded. Whoever defeats an army wielding Black Claw will gain the Black Claw.) (+4 dice rolled when attacking, every time someone is killed by a force wielding the claw, the nearest square with a bog cat gains another cat. If there are none, a bog cat will appear in the nearest empty square.)

Shimmering Coin (+2 on rolls that determine gold amounts)

Perfidy's Horn (Monster units controlled by a human unit in the vicinity will become hostile third parties, turning on everyone.)

Thornish Crown (when owned by someone of Thornish heritage, one Thornish Holdout will join your cause at the start of each turn (+1 army production); when owned by an Alkabrian or other, becomes the preferential target for all Thornish attacks until the crown is reclaimed. Doesn't count towards Anathema count.)

Bockhoven: Golden Net (A scout carrying this across water has a 25% chance of rolling on the treasure table)

Moonlight's Edge (Roll extra attack dice equal to the anathema value of the opponent's artefacts (ordinarily 1 each) in the tile before combat begins)

Hedgeblade (One unit gains +7 attack, but there's a 75% chance the unit will be targeted by any given enemy attack until the unit dies.

Soul Nexus (Once per turn, if someone attacks a castle containing the Soul Nexus and a Bloodforge, three human attackers will be sacrificed at the start of each combat to the Bloodforge, if possible. Worth five anathema. Found in the Crimson Tower.)

Black Toad (Cursed item: cannot be destroyed, sacrificed, gifted or traded. Whoever defeats an army wielding Black Toad will gain the Black Toad.) (The Black Toad afixes itself to one unit, and will permanently turn all other units in the same tile on the same side as the Black Toad into toads. Only appears through sacrifice.)

Rhuddy Cape (the unit this is assigned to is now considered a giant)

The Wolf Crystal (wolves encountered will join the army instead (they still all run away when injured)

Watchtower plans (Can build Watchtowers for 10 stone. Watchtowers allow defenders to attack first during the first round of a seige, and owner gets a hill report. Doesn't count towards anathema count)

the Speculator's Rod (a scout scouting an empty hill that they own, has 25% chance to discover a quarry. They instead find a mine if the hill is adjacent to a mountain. The same tile cannot be scouted in this way more than once per turn.)

Whiptide Sail (one boat or ship can travel twice as far.)

Vulk: the Last Femur! (1/4 chance of each dead unit being resurrected to your side as a skeleton warrior when they die)

Wisp Wand (at the start of every combat a wisp appears; there's a 2/3 chance it joins your side.)

Garrison Plans (For each recruitment over cap, 1 guard appears in the Garrison. Guards can never march or be redeployed, but will defend; if you have multiple Garrisons, the new Guards are split between them evenly, with excess going to the main castle). Doesn't count towards anathema count.

Bonemeal Shield (The first time the unit this is attached to dies each combat, a random opposing unit dies instead, and the Lord gains +1 Anathema.)

Doghorn (Bog Cats will attempt to flee in the opposite direction of the army or scout holding this. Declare the direction of approach is multiple are possible, otherwise it's random.)

Fleshbane (Gain +1 dice vs living humans.)

Dreadskull (any unit fleeing from an army with the Dreadskull will instead desert.)


Cat Sack (defeated Bog Cats are put in the Cat Sack instead of being killed if the Cat Sack is held by the winning force. These cats are owned but unfriendly, and any number can be released by an army in any combat, or let loose by a scout in any tile.)

Prince FitzHarbort: Ascupart's Bane (unit has +2 dice vs giants).

Wellspring Staff (the Wellspring Staff may be cast into marshland by a unit to turn it into a lake (spilling out into all adjacent tiles - units can drown this way without proper precautions). If the staff is recovered (by boat etc) in subsequent turns, the lake remains.)

Marrowfat Shield (whichever unit is given the shield will be last to be attacked in any combat. Sacred to the Squelsh, any non-Squelsh who takes the Shield gains +30 reprisal chance and +60 if they destroy, sacrifice or otherwise remove the Shield from the county.)

Sent to the King:
Cat Sack, Marrowfat Sceptre, Toad Crown, Bloodforge Plans, Ripcage

Hunter's Stand (Archers in the army this is attached to only die on 5s if no other units remain)

Marrowfat Throne (when owned by someone of Squelsh heritage, one Squelsh defector will join your cause at the start of each turn (+1 army production) and adjacent Squelsh armies will join your attacks on non-Squelsh; when owned by an Alkabrian or other, +30 reprisal chance, +100 reprisal chance if destroyed.)

Pellucid Orb (+1 to scout travel distance)

Cragman's Spike (a scout may pass through mountains)

Thornish Lodestone (while this remains in the Hedge, whenever no Thornish fort is on the map, another fort is revealed in a sector usually far from the owner of this artefact (most distant of two rolls)

Spoiler: Known Unique Sites (click to show/hide)

A6 is The Knuckle Yard - Ritual death ring of the Squelsh natives. Owner may choose at any time to close down the yard (+20 reprisal chance). While operational: +2 income, if possible, two Barbarians from two different random squares will leave their post to fight at the start of each enemy phase, one one will return a Squelsh Champion (counts as two units, +1 to its attacks).

E7 and K1 are the Walking Stone Circles - A pair of sites. They are considered adjacent: units can walk from one to the other across the map. Each is initially defended by three giants. They will let anyone pass through both tiles unharmed in a turn as if they were owned by the traveller, for 1 gold per unit passing (if they do so, they won't join a monster march). Gold accumulates on the first stone circle passed through. Enemies always find the gold for it.

F11 is Lake Sorrow.

F12 is The Grove of Tusks - Holy place of the Squelsh - This is a forest. Whoever owns this has a +50% chance of being attacked each turn by Squelsh, who will target the Grove. Special Action: a scout can be sent to the grove to make a sacrificial offering (worth 10 gold) to make peace with the Squelsh, setting their chance to reprisals to 0. This only works for people who don't own the Grove.

G3 is Yawing Crevice (A desolate crack in the earth. Artefacts may be destroyed by a scout or army throwing it into the crevice. Doing so releases a tanglebat, which will attack anyone present at the time, including scouts. Doing so also grants a permanent -2 anathema score. Only appears in WW.)

G10 is Wolfhaven Woods - Forest. Spiritual home of wolf kind. Inhabited by 10d4 wolves (25). These wolves will only flee if less than 10 remain. Any wolves that would otherwise be loyal to a non-wolf, are loyal to the wolves in these woods. Wolves in this forest will never march on anywhere.

H6 is Lustre Mine - Hill. Grants +5 gold income. Protected by nine wisps (only found adjacent to mountains)


L4 is the Sunken Library - Lair containing a library (that works the same as a normal library) and a Scriptorium (Once per turn, you may duplicate a Plan artefact). A place for students of the forbidden rites, only Bloodsingers and Bone Reckoners will appear here. It starts with 1d4 [1] Bloodsingers with artefacts [Black Dog], 1d4 Bone Reckoners [4], 1d4+3 [5] Skeletal Warriors and 1d4 [3] Skeletal Archers. Once this is revealed, Bloodsingers who flee combat will go here, including any still alive on the map having fled a previous combat. Bloodsingers and Bone Reckoners and their minions won't march from here. Only in WW.

L5 is Lake Longing - (Water makes this tile impassible except by boat or ship. Spills over onto adjacent tiles. Won't spawn on a coast.)

L6 is Hogland Hollow - Forest. Inhabited by 3d6 Boar. While it is unconquered, at the end of any turn when there is less than 10 boars in this forest, 1d4 more boar will appear. Your scout withdraws to safety.


R10 is the Scout Hut - Initially abandoned and inhabited by a family of 6 boar. Up to three armies can be assigned to the Hut as if it were a fort and they don't count towards your army cap. These armies can scout so long at they begin scouting from a tile adjacent to the hut. Spend 3 wood to dismantle and reassemble the hut on an empty tile you own.

T3 is The Moot - Village with 2d2 (2+1=3) Squelsh Barbarians and a moat (6/6 defense). It is the neutral meeting place of rival Squelsh bands. At the start of each enemy turn, each tile with a Squelsh Barbarian has a 25% chance of sending someone to the Moot. The first Squelsh reprisal each turn will be joined by whomever is in the Moot. If the Moot is conquered, a new Moot (with a new moat) will appear in the most populous Squelsh-held village at the start of the next player turn, or if there are no such villages, it may appear in future tile generation (from scouting, research etc.).

Spoiler: Known Unit Types (click to show/hide)

ALKABARIAN
- Soldier
- Archer (dies on 5, +1 in sieges)
- Skeletal - Archer (dies on 5, +1 in sieges, cannot go alone on missions)
      - Warrior (cannot go alone on missions)
- Rhuddy Giant (counts as 3 armies)

MONSTER
Anathema (also considered Squelsh)
   - Bone Reckoners
      - Skeletal - Archer (dies on 5, +1 in sieges, crumbles without Reckoner)
         - Warrior/Fighter (crumbles without Reckoner)
   - Bloodsingers (has an artefact, will flee if first attack fails to defeat enemy and is not behind a wall)
   - Bog Hag (has 2-4 cats who tank hits for her, curses anyone she is in combat with)
Animals
   - Boar (attacks first, twice!)
        - Grand Tusk (Counts as two boars)
   - Bog Cat (turns places into marsh on defeat, -1 attackers rolls, +1 when in a swamp)
   - Wolf (flees when hurt)
        - Tanglebat (when not behind a wall, another tanglebat will appear for every living combatant)
        - Toad (Cannot march)

Mythic
  - Giant (counts as 3 armies, drops 1 wood)
  - Dragon (counts as 5 armies, attacks first, drops 3d6 gold)
  - Wisp (Only one wisp can be killed per round)

THORNISH
- Holdout (drops 0-1 gold)
- Knight (dies on a 7+)

SQUELSH
- Squelsh Barbarian (+1 to rolls for both sides)
- Squelsh Champion (+1 to rolls, counts as two armies)


Special Movement:

Most units cannot pass through water or mountain. The exceptions:

WATER: Toads, Skeletons cannot ordinarily drown. Wisps, Dragons, Tanglebats can fly over water.
MOUNTAIN: Only Dragons can fly over mountains

Spoiler: Black Orbed Artefacts (click to show/hide)

The Age of Magic is ending with the appearance of the Black Orb. The following artefacts are gone from the world. Only a Toad Boon can bring one of them back.

Bloody Standard (+1 to attacker's combat rolls)

Marrowfat Shield (Whichever unit is given the shield will be last to be attacked in any combat. Sacred to the Squelsh, any non-Squelsh who takes the Shield gains +30 reprisal chance and +60 if they destroy, sacrifice or otherwise remove the Shield from the county.)

Hedgeblade - (One unit gains +7 attack, but there's a 75% chance the unit will be targeted by any given enemy attack until the unit dies.)

Notes:

- The Age of the Crepuscular Dragon is over and the Black Orb has been cast into the Yawning Crevice. The world may yet not be doomed!
- Counterinvasions may start happening! One has already occured, now beseiging Castle Mysterious. More might happen (there's usually a 1/8 chance when scouting/marching on somewhere unknown). There are different flavours of counterinvasion (see the spoiler above).
- This all means we're firmly in the end game and we might expect the game to end within the next four turns or so, (unless PvP ramps up massively).
- Bryn, the final NPC castle, has been defeated. However, three of the player castles
- If it becomes relevant: I'm going to consider the players 'primary castle' the one that's been in their possession the longest, if their original castle is defeated.

[Criptfeind]

Spoiler: Turn 24 gains/losses (click to show/hide)

-5 cats
-1 stone
-1 ship

-Black orb
-2 Anathema
-1 army
-4 skeletons
-Cat sack
-Marrowfat Scepter
-Toad Crown
-Bloodforge Plans
-Rip Cage
R5: Marsh Fort
Q3: Lair
04: Hill
+1 Shield Anathema
+7 Gold
R4: Marsh fort
+1 Skeleton
+1 wood
+Crimson Cowl
Castle Bryn: R3
+23 wolves
+Wisp Wand
+Wisp
Black Cloud
Bryn's Club
King's Writ
Garrison Plans
+44 gold
+30 VP
-10 Gold
+3 Armies

-Q14
-Castle Mysterious: P14
-2 skeletons
-M3: Marsh Fort

History of the Hedge vp

Spoiler: Marquess Ambrosio Vulk (click to show/hide)

Background: Bone Reckoner
Castle Name: Castle Mysterious
Colour: Blue
Extra VP? +47
Anathema: 10 (artifacts) 54 (monster units) 24 (sacrifices) 10 (knight kills) 2 (Bloodforge) 1 (Shield) -2 (Yawning Crack) = 99

Castle Mysterious: P14
Defence: 9/10
Features: Mustering Yard, Barracks, Coppicing Grove (+3 Army cap, +1 recuitment +1 wood)

Point Swearing: S14
Defense: 14/14
Features: Shipyard, Coppicing Grove, Library, Barracks, Tower, Bloodforge (+1 wood +4 army cap)

Castle Bryn: R3
Defense: 0/21
Features: Keep, Tower, Tower (+2 army cap)

Wood Production: 14
Recruitment: 15
Income: 3
Stone Production: 3

Army: 30-1+3=32!+15!-15=32/26
Gold: 23+7+44+3-10=67
Debt: 0
Wood: 43+1+14=58
Stone: 3-1+3=5

Artifacts: Last Femur, Toad Standard, Crimson Drum, Toad Staff, Black Baldric, Rock Ring, Wolf Crystal, Fleshbane, Dreadskull, Doghorn, Bonemeal shield, Black Cloud, Bryn's Club, King's Writ, Garrison Plans, Crimson Cowl, Wisp Wand
Equipment: 0 ship 1 boat
Special Units: 18 Skeleton warriors 0 Skeleton Archers 12 Cats 23 wolves 1 Wisps
Curses:

Holdings list:
L3: The Prison of the Anathalord 0/20
K13: Forest Fort +1 Wood production
M3: Marsh fort Willow 2/6
M4: Hill
N3: Serene Glade Forest +1 Wood production
N5: Marsh
N6: Quarry +1 stone production
N7: Taghairn cave: Sacrifice 3 cats to make an artifact
O4: Hill
O5: Village +1 Recruitment
O6: Village +1 Recruitment
O7: Village +1 recruitment
O14: Village +1 Recruitment
O15: Forest +1 Wood production
P3: Village +1 Recruitment
P4: Village +1 recruitment
P6: Forest +1 Wood production
P7: Marsh
P8: Forest +1 Wood production
P9: Hill
P10 Village +1 Recruitment
P11: Forest Fort Ivy 4/8 +1 Wood Production
P12: Lair
P13 Village +1 Recruitment
P15: Hill
Q3: Lair
Q5: Village Moat 6/6 +1 Recruitment
Q6: Forest +1 Wood
Q7: Forest +1 Wood
Q8: Gold mine +1 income
Q9: Marsh
Q11: Marsh
Q12: Village +1 Recruitment
Q13: Village +1 Recruitment
Q14: Hill Fort Hawthorn 0/5
R4: Marsh Fort Cryptic 1/4
R5: Marsh Fort Ominous 4/4
R6: Marsh
R7: Mine +1 Gold
R8: Village +1 recruitment
R11: Marsh
R12: Quarry +1 Stone production
R13: Marsh
R14: Village +1 recruitment
R15: Marsh
S3: Lair
S4: Forest +1 Wood production
S5: Forest Fort Hemlock 4/6 +1 Wood production
S6: Village +1 Recruitment
S7: Hill Fort Willow 5/7
S8: Marsh
S9: Village +1 Recruitment
S10: Forest Fort Sycamore 0/3 defenses +1 wood production 1 Armies
S11: Hill
S12: Forest +1 wood production
S13: Forest +1 wood production
T5: Village +1 recruitment
T6: Marsh
T7: Marsh
T10: Hill
T11: Hill Hill Fort 6/9
T12: Forest +1 Wood production
T13: Quarry +1 Stone production

Spoiler: Turn 25 (click to show/hide)

Accept ship from FitzHarbort
Accept Cat from FitzHarbort
Access permission gained from Ayes
Accept 27 gold from Ayes
Send 2 wood to Bockhoven
Purchase 5 stone for 10 gold

Make 7 siege weapons with 14 wood
Make a barracks at Castle Bryn.

Send 2 scouts on ship to G3 to pick up artifact and ship
March 1 army on Q14
March 2 army and 16 Wolves on P14 with last femur and 7 siege weapons
March 2 armies and 1 cat with wolf crystal on M3
March 1 army and 2 skeletons and 1 wisp to R2
March 5 armies and 2 skeletons and 4 wolves to S2
March 9 armies and 6 cats and 1 wolf to Q2 with wisp wand
March 1 army S4
March 1 army with Bonemeal shield and black cloud to T2
March 1 army to P2
March 1 army and 5 cats and and 1 wolf to R9
March 2 armies 14 skeletons and 1 cat and 1 wolf to R10

Scout O3
Scout O2
Scout T2-T1
Scout T2-S1

0 armies 0 skeletons 0 cats 0 wolves 0 wisp defending

[Quarque]

Trade:
Receive one ship from Fitzharbort.
extend the rent of a ship to Vulk for another turn, in return for two wood.
Lend the Wolf Crystal to Fitzharbort in return for getting 13 wolves and the bitter brew later.

Actions:
Buy 12 stone
Build a Barracks in the Selkie Court
Garrison A5 with 3 toads
Repair A5 with 4 stone
Garrison A11 with the wolf that has the Black Toad attached, plus two armies that turn into toads
Repair A11 with 4 stone
Garrison C8 with 5 toads
Repair C8 with 4 stone
Garrison C13 with 5 toads
march on D2 with 1 army and 45 wolves
march on D1 with 1 army
march on E3 with 1 army
march on D3 with 3 armies
march on E5 with 19 armies
march on C6 with 1 army
march on B8 with 11 armies and the Boarskin Coat and the Verbian Tusk
march on D9 with 3 armies and the Rhuddy Cape
Scout C2 with 1 army
Scout E2 with 1 army
Scout A15 with 1 army by boat, carrying the Golden Net and the Pellucid Orb

Spoiler: Bockelstein (click to show/hide)

Border Colour: Yellow
C13 - Castle: Bockelstein
Defense: 10/10
Features:
   • Coppicing Grove: +1 wood production
   • Mustering Yard: +1 recruitment (+1 army size per turn, up to your max)
   • Shipyard: -2 wood required for making ships. Boats hold +1 army.
   • Barracks: +3 army cap
A5 - Castle Aubade
Defence: 14/14
   • Tower: +4/4 defence, increase maximum army size by +1
   • Coppicing Grove: +1 wood production.
   • Shipyard: -2 wood required for making ships. Boats hold +1 army.
   • Alkabarian Outpost
A11 - Selkie Court: 0/31 defense
   • Keep, Moat x 3, [building Barracks]
C8 - Crimson Tower: 3/17 defense
   • Keep, Tower, Bloodforge
E5 - fort: garrison 3 / 3

Total Army Cap: 45 (+3 from new barracks next turn)

Resources:
Army: 45 (+13/turn) = 44-9(curr) +10(inc, capped)
Wolves: 46 = 42 + 4(gained with crystal); one cursed with Black Toad
Toads: 13 = 5(curr) + 8(newly cursed)
Gold: 9 (+3/turn) = 4(curr) + 3(inc) + 16(from lairs) +10(wood sale) -24(buy stone)
Stone: 0 (+4/turn) = 6(curr) + 4(inc) -10(build Barracks) +12(buy) -12(repair castles)
Wood: 18 (+8/turn) = 28(curr) +8(inc) +2(Vulk) -20(sold)

Artefacts: the Rhuddy Cape, the Golden Net, Speculator's Rod, Whiptide Sail, the Soul Nexus, the Black Toad, Watchtower plans, the Avalance Maul, Shield of Earth, Verbian Tusk, Boarskin Coat
Equipment: 2 Boats and 4 Ships [1 ship borrowed to Vulk]

[Kashyyk]

Give the ships and cat back to their owners, and borrow the Wolf Gem from Bockhoven

Buy 30 Stone for 60 Gold,  and build a Barracks at Sundered Spire, two keeps (at Castle Bacchus and Sundered Spire) and repair Sundered Spire and Castle Bacchus for two each (to a total of five thanks to the Keep)
1 army builds Fort Pisces at F10 with five Wood and Garrison,  equipped with the Black Horn and the Wolf Gem
1 army marches on G10 After the Wolves at G10 have marched to attack the Black Horn at F10
1 army marches on F14
2 armies march on Forest I6
5 armies march on Village F4
8 armies march on Swamp F6
12 armies and 1 Wolf march on Lustre Hills H6

1 army garrisons Castle Bacchus
1 army garrisons Sundered Spire

1 army scouts G4->G3->G2
1 army scouts H8

Spoiler: Prince Mackial FitzHarbort (click to show/hide)

Border Colour: Orange

F5 - Castle Bacchus
Defence 5/14
Army Cap: 11
 - Mustering Yard (+1 recruitment /turn)
 - Marketplace (+1 income /turn)
 - Tower (+4/+4 defence, +1 army cap)
 - Keep (+3/+3 Defence, unkillable final defender)

F10 - Forest: Fort Pisces
Defence 4/4
Garrison: 1/3 (1x Infantry), Black Horn, Wolf Gem

G8 - Forest: Fort Aquarius
Defence 5/5
Garrison: 1/3 (1x Infantry)

H14 - Castle: Shandston's Folly
Defence: 14/14
Army Cap: 14
Features:
 - Library (+1 rumor /turn)
 - Mustering Yard (+1 recruitment /turn)
 - Marketplace (+1 income /turn)
 - Tower (+4/+4 defence, +1 army cap)
 - Barracks (+3 Army Cap)
 - Alkabrian Outpost (see here)

H13 - Marsh: Fort Heather
Defence: 4/8
Garrison: 3/3 (2x Archers, 1x Infantry)

I11 - Forest: Fort Hollivy
Defence: 0/8
Garrison: 0/3

J14 - Marsh: Fort Tailor
Defence: 4/4
Garrison: 2/3 (2x Infantry)

J10 - Castle: Sundered Spire
Defence: 5/14
Army Cap: 11
Features:
 - Tower (+4/+4 Defence, +1 Army Cap)
 - Watchtower (Defender's get first strike, gives Hill report)
 - Marketplace (+1 income /turn)
 - Keep(+3/+3 Defence, unkillable final defender)
 - Barracks (+3 Army Cap)

J9 - Forest: Fort Juniper
Defence: 0/5
Garrison: 0/3

K11 - Swamp: Fort Kelvin
Defence: 0/?
Garrison: 3/3 (3x Infantry)

Resources:
Army : 32/36 (+12/turn) = 26(curr) + 12(inc) - 3(Garrison K11) - 2(casualties)  - 1(Garrison F10)
Gold: 11 (+4/turn) = 67(curr) +4(inc) - 60(buy stone)
Stone: 1 (+1/turn) = 4(curr) + 1(inc) + 30(buy stone) - 20(build keeps) - 10(build barracks) - 2(repair Fort Bacchus) - 2(Repair Sundered Spire)
Wood : 53 (+8/turn) = 50(curr) + 8(inc) - 5(Build Fort)
Debt: 0
Victory Points: 23 (Gifted Hunter's Stand, Written History of the Hedge x3)

Territory:
F5 (Castle Bacchus), F10 (Forest), F13 (Forest), F14 (Swamp), F15 (Village),
G15 (Forest), G14 (Forest), G13 (Marsh), G12 (Hill), G11 (Lair: Wolf Den), G9 (Village), G8 (Forest, Fort Aquarius), G7 (Swamp, Frog Pond),
H15 (Village), H14 (Shandston's Folly), H13 (Marsh, Fort Heather), H12 (Marsh), H11 (Village), H9 (Village), H5 (Forest),
I15 (Forest), I14 (Village), I13 (Hill), I12 (Marsh), I11 (Forest, Fort Hollivy), I10 (Swamp), I9 (Village), I6 (Forest),
J15 (Hill), J14 ( Marsh, Fort Tailor), J13 (Swamp, Quarry), J13 (Forest), J11 (Village), J10 (Sundered Spire), J9 (Marsh, Fort Juniper), J8 (Hill), J7 (Forest), J4 (Wisp Lake)
K15 (Forest), K12 (Village), K10 (Swamp), K9 (Lair)
Artefacts:
 - Ascupart's Bane (unit has +2 dice vs giants)
 - Black Horn
 - Wellspring Staff
Equipment: 1x Boat
Units: 26x Infantry, 1x Wolf

[a1s]

Spoiler: Marchioness Aywen Ayes - The Oak and Ash (click to show/hide)

Marchioness Aywen Ayes
Background: Thornish Defector
Army: 29/29
Border Colour: Red
Castles:
 Castle Name: The Oak and Ash
 Castle Location N-13
 Defence: 14/18
 Features: Mustering Yard, Coppicing Grove, Barracks, Tower(x3)

 Castle Name: Castle Wright
 Castle Location K-14
 Defence: 4/13
 Features: Mustering Yard, Coppicing Grove, Barracks, Keep, Market

 Castle Name: Puzzle Dungeon
 Castle Location L2
 Defence: 0/13
 Features: Keep, Siege Workshop

Wood Production: 8
Stone production: 0
Recruitment: 8
Income: 0
Curses: 3
Wood: 70
Gold: 59
Stone:0
Debt: 0

Forts :
- L15 defense 9/9 garrison 0/3.
- N11 defense 1/3 garrison 0/3
- L6 defense 4/4 garrison 1 archer, 2 armies
- M7 defense 0/3 garrison 0/3
- K11 defense 0/4 garrison 3/3
Artifacts: Sundering Claw, Thornish Crown, Perfidy's Horn, Black Lance, Black Claw, Shimmering Coin.
Equipment: None
Special Units: 7 wolves, 5 toads, 3 cats

orders:
Send 27 gold to Vulk

March 3 armies on L13, garrison if able.
March 1 on I2
March 3 on J1
March 1 on L1
March 20 armies, 1 wolf, 1 cat on L2

Scout I2-G2-H2