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- ei
ther
giv
e ba
ttle
with
all
thei
r fo
rces
whi
le w
ithdr
awin
g fr
om t
hat
part
of
the
cast
le o
r to
wn
that
the
y co
ntro
l; in
tha
t si
tuat
ion
the
besi
eged
gar
rison
aut
omat
ical
ly r
ecov
ers
cont
rol o
f the
who
le fo
rtific
atio
n;
- or
div
ide
thei
r fo
rces
int
o tw
o: o
ne p
arty
will
giv
e ba
ttle
whi
le t
he o
ther
will
con
tinue
th
e si
ege
in t
he i
nter
ior
of t
he f
ortif
icat
ion;
in
this
situ
atio
n, t
he b
esie
ged
auto
mat
ical
ly
gain
the
ini
tiativ
e an
d ca
n tr
y to
ret
ake
the
part
of
the
tow
n or
cas
tle h
eld
by t
he
besi
eger
s.
Thi
s in
itiat
ive
is o
nly
appl
icab
le f
or t
he f
irst
day
of t
he s
trat
egic
sie
ge t
urn
durin
g w
hich
ba
ttle
take
s pl
ace.
If
the
besi
eged
ref
use
to t
ake
the
initi
ativ
e, i
t w
ill r
ever
t to
the
be
sieg
ers.
The
bat
tle a
nd t
he c
omba
ts i
n th
e in
terio
r of
the
cas
tle o
r to
wn
mus
t be
pl
ayed
sim
ulta
neou
sly,
eac
h pl
ayer
pas
sing
from
one
tabl
e to
the
othe
r.
If th
e be
sieg
ers
refu
se to
giv
e ba
ttle
and
deci
de to
take
ref
uge
in th
e pa
rt o
f the
cas
tle o
r to
wn
that
the
y co
ntro
l (a
s w
as n
otab
ly t
he c
ase
at t
he s
iege
of
Ant
ioch
dur
ing
the
Cru
sade
s in
109
8),
they
can
tak
e th
eir
sieg
e en
gine
s th
ere.
No
rule
sto
ps t
he b
esie
ged
from
tryi
ng to
set
thes
e on
fire
dur
ing
the
assa
ults
. Fr
om th
e su
pply
tabl
e, th
e be
sieg
ers
have
at t
heir
disp
osal
the
ratio
ns le
ft by
the
besi
eged
gar
rison
whe
n th
ey r
etre
ated
to th
e ci
tade
l (se
e A
ctio
n 1
of s
ectio
n 2.
64 o
f the
CR
OIS
AD
ES
rule
s), a
s w
ell a
s th
ose
that
they
m
ay h
ave
brou
ght w
ith th
em.
Con
cern
ing
initi
ativ
e, t
he r
oles
are
fro
m n
ow o
n re
vers
ed:
the
besi
eged
(ci
tade
l an
d re
info
rcem
ents
) fr
om n
ow o
n be
com
e th
e be
sieg
ers,
and
tho
se w
ho h
old
the
ram
part
s be
com
e th
e be
sieg
ed.
How
ever
, if
the
new
bes
iege
rs c
hoos
e to
bat
ter
from
a d
ista
nce,
th
e si
de th
at h
olds
the
ram
part
s ca
n de
cide
on
an a
ssau
lt ag
ains
t the
cita
del,
even
if th
ey
have
not
obt
aine
d th
e in
itiat
ive.
The
neg
otia
tions
con
cern
ing
surr
ende
r of
one
or
the
othe
r si
de a
re s
uspe
nded
. O
nly
the
rule
s on
aut
omat
ic s
urre
nder
are
app
licab
le (
see
Gam
e A
id 2
for
CR
OIS
AD
ES)
.
Gar
riso
n su
rren
der
table
It
is n
eces
sary
to a
dd th
e fo
llow
ing
bonu
s at
the
end
of th
e Su
rren
der
Tab
le (
from
Gam
e A
id 2
of C
RO
ISA
DE
S):
"or
+4
if th
e be
sieg
ers
cont
rol a
ll th
e ca
stle
, or
all
the
tow
n, w
ith t
he e
xcep
tion
of t
he
keep
(th
is s
ituat
ion
does
not
app
ly to
the
bord
er c
astle
)".
It w
ill b
e no
ted
that
thr
ee d
iffer
ent
fact
ors
are
take
n in
to a
ccou
nt f
or b
onus
es:
the
num
ber
of b
esie
gers
, th
e le
vel o
f su
pply
of
the
besi
eged
, an
d th
e de
gree
of
prog
ress
of
the
sieg
e. O
nly
the
bonu
ses
deriv
ed fr
om d
iffer
ent f
acto
rs a
re c
umul
ativ
e.
Mov
emen
t an
d co
mbat
on
stai
rway
s W
hen
the
star
t or
end
of
a st
airw
ay c
oinc
ides
exa
ctly
with
the
sid
e of
a h
exag
on,
only
th
e sp
ace
of t
he h
exag
on i
n qu
estio
n al
low
s ac
cess
to
the
stai
rway
or
com
bat
with
a
char
acte
r on
it.
In
the
sam
e w
ay,
whe
n a
stai
rway
ope
ns o
nto
two
hexe
s at
the
sam
e tim
e, b
oth
hexe
s al
low
acc
ess
and
com
bat.
Fin
ally
, w
hen
a st
airw
ay o
pens
int
o th
e m
iddl
e of
a h
ex, a
ll th
e he
xes
adja
cent
to th
at o
ne c
an b
e us
ed fo
r ac
cess
to th
e st
airw
ay
or to
par
ticip
ate
in c
omba
t with
a c
hara
cter
on
it.
THE
TE
MP
LA
RS
' C
AS
TLE
At
the
time
of t
he C
rusa
des
the
cast
le w
as t
houg
ht t
o be
the
bes
t w
eapo
n fo
r ho
ldin
g on
to te
rrito
ry. O
ver
two
cent
urie
s th
e ba
rons
of t
he F
rank
s an
d th
e R
elig
ious
Ord
ers
built
ne
arly
one
hun
dred
cas
tles,
with
a le
ngth
of
wal
ls o
f ov
er 1
000
kilo
met
res,
fro
m in
land
A
nato
lia to
the
edge
of t
he R
ed S
ea. A
n en
orm
ous
proj
ect w
ithin
whi
ch w
e ca
n id
entif
y th
e im
port
ance
of p
artic
ular
fort
ress
es a
nd g
ain
unde
rsta
ndin
g of
the
tech
nolo
gies
of t
he
perio
d, n
ot le
ast t
he d
iffic
ultie
s of
bui
ldin
g a
cast
le in
mou
ntai
ns o
r in
open
des
ert.
By
build
ing
in t
his
way
a l
arge
num
ber
of s
tron
ghol
ds,
of w
hich
som
e ar
e co
unte
d am
ong
the
mos
t be
autif
ul p
rodu
ced
in t
he M
iddl
e ag
es,
the
Cru
sade
rs w
ere
not
only
fo
llow
ing
the
med
ieva
l art
of w
ar. T
hey
wer
e al
so lo
okin
g fo
r a
way
of c
ompe
nsat
ing
for
thei
r en
orm
ous
num
eric
al i
nfer
iorit
y. A
han
dful
of
men
in
a ca
stle
acq
uire
d, i
n fa
ct,
a ca
paci
ty fo
r de
fenc
e w
orth
ten
times
thei
r nu
mbe
r, a
nd r
epre
sent
ed a
con
stan
t dan
ger
to
an in
vade
r w
ho d
ared
to
igno
re t
hem
. Li
nes
of c
omm
unic
atio
n an
d su
pply
wer
e ne
ver
cert
ain
if th
ere
was
an
enem
y ca
stle
nea
rby.
Als
o, a
part
fro
m a
few
big
bat
tles
and
freq
uent
sur
pris
e at
tack
s an
d ra
ids
betw
een
neig
hbou
rs,
the
conf
licts
of
this
per
iod
cons
iste
d ab
ove
all o
f a
succ
essi
on o
f si
eges
whi
ch o
ften
ende
d up
wea
ring
dow
n ev
en
the
mos
t int
repi
d of
con
quer
ors.
In t
imes
of
war
, th
e ro
le o
f bor
der
cast
les
was
to
dela
y th
e ad
vanc
e of
the
ene
my
so a
s to
giv
e tim
e fo
r th
e ga
rris
ons
of to
wns
and
hin
terla
nd c
astle
s to
org
anis
e th
eir
resp
onse
. T
he r
ole
of t
he g
reat
for
tres
ses
was
mor
e st
rate
gic.
It
cons
iste
d of
hol
ding
at
all c
osts
in
fron
t of a
n en
emy
whi
ch w
as m
ost c
omm
only
vas
tly s
uper
ior
in n
umbe
r, in
suc
h a
way
as
to c
reat
e is
land
s of
res
ista
nce
whi
ch w
ould
pro
vide
man
y po
ints
of s
uppo
rt fo
r th
e re
-co
nque
st o
f th
e in
vade
d te
rrito
ry.
As
a co
nseq
uenc
e th
e ba
roni
al c
astle
s pr
ovid
ed v
ery
elab
orat
e sy
stem
s of
def
ence
, as
you
can
see
in th
e de
scrip
tion
that
follo
ws.
1
8
Des
crip
tion
of th
e C
astl
e In
des
igni
ng t
he c
astle
rep
rese
nted
her
e w
e w
ere
insp
ired
by d
iffer
ent
plan
s of
cru
sade
r ca
stle
s, n
otab
ly b
y th
e m
ost f
amou
s of
them
all:
Kra
k de
s C
heva
liers
whi
ch c
an b
e fo
und
in
hex
3208
of
the
stra
tegi
c m
ap f
or C
RO
ISA
DES
. A
s it
was
des
igne
d th
e Te
mpl
ars'
Cas
tle
offe
rs fo
ur s
ucce
ssiv
e lin
es o
f def
ence
.
The
first
is, o
f cou
rse,
mad
e up
of t
he o
uter
ram
parts
. The
mai
n en
tranc
e is
prot
ecte
d by
a
fort
ifie
d gu
ard
post
and
an
uncr
ossa
ble
moa
t th
at is
too
deep
to b
e fil
led
with
bun
dles
of
woo
d. A
ny c
hara
cter
falli
ng in
to th
e m
oat i
s au
tom
atic
ally
kill
ed b
y th
e fa
ll. A
cces
s to
the
mai
n co
urty
ard
of th
e ca
stle
is b
y m
eans
of a
stra
ight
ram
p, w
hich
end
s in
a c
hica
ne. T
his
layo
ut m
akes
sur
prise
atta
cks
very
diff
icul
t, ev
en w
ith t
he d
raw
brid
ge lo
wer
ed.
Also
, w
hile
th
ey h
old
the
Gua
rd P
ost,
the
defe
nder
s ha
ve th
e po
ssib
ility
of m
akin
g sa
llies
, who
se e
ffect
ca
n be
dev
asta
ting
agai
nst b
esie
gers
def
endi
ng a
mon
g th
e cl
umsy
sie
ge e
ngin
es.
The
seco
nd li
ne o
f de
fenc
e co
nsist
s of
the
wal
ls of
the
cit
adel
, w
hich
incl
udes
the
low
er
inne
r co
urty
ard,
the
uppe
r co
urt
and
the
keep
. The
two
cour
tyar
ds a
re o
pen
to th
e sk
y w
ith th
e ex
cept
ion
of th
e co
rner
tow
ers.
It is
diff
icul
t not
to n
otic
e th
at a
par
t of t
he ra
mpa
rts
of t
he c
itade
l fa
ce d
irect
ly o
nto
the
outs
ide
of t
he c
astle
. Th
e be
siege
rs w
ould
cou
nt
them
selv
es lu
cky
if ju
st o
ne m
ajor
err
or o
n th
e pa
rt of
the
def
ende
rs w
ere
to e
nsur
e th
e su
cces
s of
an
atta
ck o
n th
is sid
e.
The
third
lin
e of
def
ence
is
plac
ed a
t th
e le
vel
of t
he u
pper
cou
rt.
The
singl
e st
airw
ay
whi
ch le
ads
from
ther
e ca
n in
fact
be
neut
ralis
ed th
anks
to a
sys
tem
of p
ulle
ys w
hich
ena
ble
the
top
of th
e st
airw
ay to
be
raise
d lik
e a
draw
brid
ge. T
o w
ork
the
mec
hani
sm a
cha
ract
er
mus
t be
in
the
keep
on
the
arro
w-s
lit h
ex n
ext
to t
he m
iddl
e of
the
sta
irway
. Th
e ru
les
appl
ied
are
the
sam
e as
for
dra
wbr
idge
s (s
ectio
n 1.
8 of
the
SIE
GE
rule
s).
How
ever
, if
a ch
arac
ter
is on
the
sta
irway
hex
at
the
mom
ent
that
the
mec
hani
sm is
set
in m
otio
n, t
hat
char
acte
r w
ill b
e w
ound
ed (
not s
tunn
ed).
To s
how
that
the
stai
rway
is n
ot u
sabl
e, p
lace
a
blan
k co
unte
r on
the
upp
er h
ex.
That
hex
is
cons
ider
ed t
o be
im
pass
able
. N
ote
that
a
besie
ger
cann
ot u
se a
sca
ling
ladd
er to
rea
ch th
e U
pper
Cou
rt un
less
it c
an b
e pl
aced
on
a ra
mpa
rt he
x ne
xt to
the
wal
l, or
on
a fla
t te
rrai
n he
x in
the
inne
r co
urty
ard
of t
he c
itade
l. Th
e w
all s
urro
undi
ng th
e U
pper
Cou
rt of
fers
the
sam
e pr
otec
tion
as a
nor
mal
ram
part.
The
final
lin
e of
def
ence
is
prov
ided
by
the
keep
and
on
occa
sion
the
Tow
er of
S
olom
on.
A s
ecre
t pa
ssag
e, m
arke
d by
dot
ted
lines
on
the
map
, co
nnec
ts t
hese
tw
o pa
rts o
f the
cas
tle. Y
ou e
nter
the
two
ends
by
ston
e sp
iral s
tairc
ases
. The
sta
ircas
e he
x co
sts
two
mov
emen
t po
ints
. Th
e ot
her
pass
agew
ay h
exes
cos
t on
ly o
ne p
oint
eac
h. F
riend
ly
char
acte
rs c
an p
ass
each
oth
er.
Ene
my
char
acte
rs c
an f
ight
eac
h ot
her.
To d
iffer
entia
te
char
acte
rs in
the
sec
ret
pass
age
from
cha
ract
ers
on t
he s
urfa
ce,
plac
e a
blan
k co
unte
r on
to
p of
the
m.
The
secr
et p
assa
ge c
an b
e flo
oded
tha
nks
to a
slu
ice
syst
em,
whi
ch a
ch
arac
ter
can
initi
ate
from
the
keep
hex
con
tain
ing
the
lette
r "S
" of
Sec
ret.
The
rule
s us
ed
are
the
sam
e as
thos
e fo
r a
draw
brid
ge (
sect
ion
1.8
of th
e SI
EGE
rule
s). A
t the
end
of t
he
othe
r pl
ayer
's tu
rn a
ll ch
arac
ters
foun
d in
the
pass
age
(exc
ept t
hose
on
the
stai
rcas
e he
xes)
ar
e co
nsid
ered
dro
wne
d.
In t
he s
ame
way
it is
pos
sible
to
drai
n th
e w
ater
and
mak
e th
e pa
ssag
eway
usa
ble
agai
n.
Not
e: T
he r
ules
of
SIE
GE
con
cern
ing
the
mai
n do
or t
o th
e ke
ep a
re a
lso
appl
ied
here
(s
ee s
ecti
ons
1.5
4 an
d 1.7
5.
Spe
cial
det
ails
: So
me
arro
w-s
lits,
who
se d
esig
n m
ay c
ause
som
e co
nfus
ion,
con
tain
a
smal
l bla
ck a
rrow
: th
is ha
s th
e so
le p
urpo
se o
f sh
owin
g w
hich
dire
ctio
n is
affe
cted
by
an
arro
w-s
lit.
On
the
othe
r ha
nd, f
or a
esth
etic
rea
sons
, som
e ra
mpa
rt he
xes
are
curv
ed: a
s a
resu
lt th
ey d
o no
t pre
cise
ly m
atch
the
hexa
gona
l grid
. As
a ge
nera
l rul
e th
e ty
pe o
f he
x is
dete
rmin
ed b
y th
e m
ajor
ity t
erra
in,
in o
ther
wor
ds b
y th
e te
rrai
n w
hich
cov
ers
mor
e th
an
half
the
area
of t
he h
ex.
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s an
d ru
les
by D
ucci
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itale
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rtwor
k by
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l Kirb
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ansla
tion
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ob G
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EG
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RO
ISA
DE
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e R
EX
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es
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lusiv
e lic
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rifi
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ons
And
Sup
plem
enta
ry R
ules
C
once
rnin
g S
iege
s
Com
para
tive
tab
le o
f le
vels
of
elev
atio
n T
he t
able
bel
ow a
llow
s co
mpa
rison
of
diffe
rent
leve
ls o
f el
evat
ion
show
n on
the
map
s fo
r th
e B
orde
r C
astle
, the
Tem
plar
s' C
astle
and
the
Fort
ified
Med
ieva
l Tow
n, w
hich
can
be
foun
d re
spec
tivel
y in
the
gam
e SI
EG
E a
nd th
e E
xpan
sion
Set
s 1
and
2. T
he p
rinci
ple
appl
ied
is t
he s
ame
for
all t
hree
map
s: t
he l
evel
of
elev
atio
n of
a h
ex i
s eq
ual
to
the
num
ber
of
stai
r he
xes
nece
ssar
y to
rea
ch i
t fr
om L
evel
0.
On
all t
hree
map
s Le
vel 0
is s
how
n by
fla
t te
rrai
n he
xes
(yel
low
). T
here
are
, ho
wev
er,
two
cate
gorie
s of
flat
terr
ain
hex
that
are
not
at l
evel
0: t
hose
that
are
at t
he b
otto
m o
f a
moa
t, an
d th
ose
that
for
m t
he in
ner
cour
tyar
d of
the
cita
del o
f th
e T
empl
ars'
Cas
tle.
In
the
seco
nd s
ituat
ion
it is
con
side
red
in r
ealit
y th
at a
cces
s th
roug
h th
e St
. Ja
mes
Gat
e in
clud
es a
bro
ad r
amp
and
that
the
re i
s a
cons
eque
nt c
hang
e in
lev
el f
rom
one
co
urty
ard
to th
e ot
her.
Not
e: T
he l
evel
s sh
own
here
for
the
Bor
der
Cas
tle
repl
ace
thos
e ru
les
used
in
the
gam
e S
IEG
E.
2
3
Leve
l of
el
evat
ion
Bor
der
Cas
tle
(SIE
GE)
Te
mpl
ars’
Cas
tle
(Ext
ensio
n 1)
Fo
rtifie
d M
edie
val T
own
(Ext
ensio
n 2)
-5
M
oat a
t mai
n en
try.
-1
M
oat a
roun
d th
e ca
stle
St
. Jam
es G
ate
moa
t; Se
cret
pas
sage
M
oat a
t ent
ry to
cita
del
0 Fl
at te
rrai
n he
xes
(exc
ludi
ng m
oat)
Gua
rd P
ost a
t mai
n en
try;
Flat
terr
ain
hexe
s (e
xclu
ding
ci
tade
l cou
rtyar
d an
d m
oats
)
Stab
les
and
hous
es;
Flat
terr
ain
hexe
s (e
xclu
ding
moa
t) +
1 To
wer
and
ram
part
hexe
s Lo
wer
leve
l of Y
oung
Lad
ies'
Tow
er a
nd ra
mpa
rt he
xes
up to
to
wer
to ri
ght o
f mai
n en
tranc
e;
Inne
r Cou
rtyar
d of
cita
del
Out
er ra
mpa
rts
(exc
ept t
he p
art f
rom
Gre
at
Tow
er to
Lad
y G
ate
and
the
two
Pilg
rims
Gat
e to
wer
s)
+2
Kee
p he
xes.
U
pper
leve
l of Y
oung
Lad
ies'
Tow
er a
nd re
mai
ning
ram
part
hexe
s (in
clud
ing
thos
e of
the
cita
del).
Out
er ra
mpa
rts fr
om G
reat
To
wer
to L
ady
Gat
e;
Pilg
rims
Gat
e to
wer
s;
Cita
del r
ampa
rts
+3
So
lom
on T
ower
and
adj
oini
ng
smal
l tow
er;
Upp
er C
ourt
(in c
itade
l)
+5
K
eep
hexe
s K
eep
hexe
s an
d lin
ked
tow
er
+7
W
atch
tow
er o
n ro
of o
f the
kee
p W
atch
tow
er o
n th
e ke
ep
Sho
otin
g fr
om d
iffe
rent
lev
els
As
a ge
nera
l ru
le w
hen
the
shoo
ter
and
the
targ
et a
re n
ot o
n th
e sa
me
leve
l an
d ar
e se
para
ted
by a
n ob
stru
ctio
n (r
ampa
rt,
hous
e, e
tc.)
, sh
ootin
g is
pos
sibl
e if
the
char
acte
r si
tuat
ed o
n th
e lo
wer
leve
l is
at le
ast a
s fa
r aw
ay fr
om th
e ob
stru
ctio
n as
the
char
acte
r on
th
e up
per
leve
l. H
owev
er, a
sub
stan
tial d
iffer
ence
in le
vels
of e
leva
tion
can
inte
rfer
e w
ith
lines
of f
ire w
hich
do
not t
hen
fit in
to th
e ge
nera
l fra
mew
ork.
In th
at s
ituat
ion
the
play
ers
can
wor
k ou
t th
e po
ssib
ility
of
shoo
ting
by m
akin
g a
quic
k ca
lcul
atio
n dr
awn
from
T
halè
s' T
heor
em:
If "N
" is
the
diffe
renc
e in
leve
l bet
wee
n th
e sh
oote
r an
d th
e ta
rget
;
If "D
" is
the
num
ber
of h
exes
bet
wee
n th
e tw
o ch
arac
ters
;
If "D
1" is
the
num
ber
of h
exes
bet
wee
n th
e lo
wer
cha
ract
er a
nd t
he b
otto
m o
f th
e ob
stru
ctio
n;
And
if
"H"
is
the
diffe
renc
e in
le
vel
betw
een
the
low
er
char
acte
r an
d th
e ob
stru
ctio
n;
A S
HO
T I
S P
OS
SIB
LE
IF:
N x
D1 i
s gr
eate
r or
equ
al t
o D
x H
.
On
the
tact
ical
pla
n it
is of
ten
usef
ul t
o kn
ow t
he
zone
s of
fire
, and
as
a co
nseq
uenc
e th
e de
ad a
reas
of
a sh
oote
r on
sent
ry d
uty.
Fo
r su
ch,
it is
nece
ssar
y to
car
ry o
ut o
ne o
f th
e tw
o fo
llow
ing
calc
ulat
ions
: D
1 =
D2 x
H /
(N - H
) D
2 =
D1 x
(N
- H
) / H
Th
e re
sult
mus
t be
rou
nded
up
if ne
cess
ary
to t
he
next
who
le n
umbe
r. It
show
s th
e m
inim
um d
istan
ce
betw
een
the
obst
ruct
ion
and
the
char
acte
r w
ho m
ay
be a
ble
to s
hoot
(see
dia
gram
).
Not
e: H
exes
in
whi
ch o
ther
cha
ract
ers
can
be
foun
d ar
e no
t ta
ken
into
acc
ount
whe
n m
akin
g th
e ca
lcul
atio
n of
dis
tanc
e. T
o de
term
ine
the
leve
l of
ele
vati
on,
cons
ider
the
hi
ghes
t po
int
of h
ouse
s an
d tr
ees
to r
epre
sent
an
obst
ruct
ion
of l
evel
1,
wit
hout
the
m
blo
ckin
g sh
ooti
ng f
rom
one
ram
part
to
anot
her
acro
ss t
he i
nter
ior
of a
for
tres
s. W
hen
a li
ne o
f fi
re p
asse
s th
roug
h a
cove
red
tow
er i
t is
nec
essa
ry t
o ad
d 1 p
oint
to
the
leve
l of
the
tow
er t
o in
clud
e th
e he
ight
of
the
roof
. W
hen
a sh
ot p
asse
s ov
er s
ever
al
obst
acle
s, i
t is
ess
enti
al t
o ch
eck
whe
ther
any
one
of
them
blo
cks
the
line
of
fire
. Fin
ally
, ea
ch s
tair
way
hex
is
trea
ted
as b
eing
at
the
corr
espo
ndin
g le
vel
of e
leva
tion
.
Mis
sile
-fir
e an
d ra
mpa
rts
A c
hara
cter
on
a ra
mpa
rt h
ex w
hich
is
set
back
in
rela
tion
to t
he b
attle
men
ts,
in o
ther
w
ords
on
a he
x w
hich
doe
s no
t tou
ch th
e ou
ter
wal
l, ca
nnot
fire
tow
ards
the
outs
ide
nor
can
he b
e ta
rget
ed fr
om th
e ou
tsid
e, e
xcep
t in
two
situ
atio
ns:
1.)
If he
is
stan
ding
on
the
side
of
a de
mol
ishe
d w
all
hex.
He
can
then
sho
ot o
r be
ta
rget
ed a
cros
s th
e br
each
. He
does
not
ben
efit
in a
ny w
ay fr
om a
ny c
over
. 2.
) If
the
enem
y is
sta
ndin
g on
a s
iege
tow
er.
Shoo
ting
is t
hen
poss
ible
in
both
di
rect
ions
, fr
om t
he t
ime
that
the
cha
ract
er i
n th
e si
ege
tow
er i
s as
clo
se t
o th
e ba
ttlem
ents
as
is th
e ch
arac
ter
on th
e ra
mpa
rts.
Her
e al
so th
e ch
arac
ter
on th
e ra
mpa
rts
does
not
rec
eive
any
cov
er.
Whe
n th
e ra
mpa
rts
are
at le
vel 1
or
leve
l 2, h
ouse
s an
d tr
ees
that
are
situ
ated
at a
low
er
leve
l will
not
blo
ck fi
ring
from
one
ram
part
to a
noth
er.
Tw
o ch
arac
ters
, on
e on
the
low
er le
vel i
nsid
e th
e w
alls
, an
d th
e ot
her
on t
he r
ampa
rts,
ca
n sh
oot
at e
ach
othe
r. H
owev
er,
if th
e ch
arac
ter
abov
e is
not
at
the
edge
of
the
ram
part
s (o
n th
e in
terio
r si
de),
sho
otin
g w
ill o
nly
be p
ossi
ble
unde
r ce
rtai
n co
nditi
ons:
-
the
ram
part
can
not b
e fo
rtifi
ed o
n th
e in
terio
r si
de, a
s is
the
case
for
exam
ple
with
the
tow
ers
eith
er s
ide
of th
e La
dy G
ate
in th
e M
edie
val T
own;
-
if th
ere
is o
ne le
vel o
f diff
eren
ce b
etw
een
the
high
er a
nd th
e lo
wer
cha
ract
er, t
he la
tter
mus
t be
tw
ice
as f
ar f
rom
the
edg
e of
the
ram
part
as
the
char
acte
r st
andi
ng o
n th
e ra
mpa
rt it
self;
-
if th
ere
are
two
leve
ls o
f diff
eren
ce, t
he lo
wer
cha
ract
er m
ust b
e fo
ur t
imes
as
far
from
th
e ed
ge o
f the
ram
part
as
is th
e up
per
char
acte
r.
In c
alcu
latin
g th
e di
stan
ce s
epar
atin
g ea
ch c
hara
cter
from
the
edge
of t
he r
ampa
rts,
the
char
acte
r's o
wn
hex
is n
ot c
ount
ed.
4
5
Bat
teri
ng i
nter
ior
ram
part
hex
es
A r
ampa
rt h
ex b
ehin
d th
e fr
ont
edge
of
the
battl
emen
ts (
i.e.
one
that
is
not
in c
onta
ct
with
the
out
er p
art
of t
he w
all)
cann
ot b
e ba
ttere
d un
less
it
is n
ext
to a
dem
olis
hed
battl
emen
t he
x. A
sin
gle
"D"
resu
lt on
the
Bat
terin
g T
able
will
the
n be
suf
ficie
nt t
o de
mol
ish
it,
com
pare
d to
th
e fo
ur
hits
re
quire
d fo
r a
ram
part
he
x ne
xt
to
the
battl
emen
ts.
Sie
ge T
ower
s The
hei
ght
of t
he t
ower
s: S
iege
tow
ers
allo
w a
ll he
ight
s co
rres
pond
ing
to 1
, 2
or 3
le
vels
of e
leva
tion
to b
e re
ache
d.
Cov
er:
Cha
ract
ers
on t
he t
op o
f th
e si
ege
tow
er b
enef
it fr
om m
ediu
m c
over
whe
n an
yone
sho
ots
at th
em fr
om le
vels
1 o
r 2.
Whe
n th
e sh
oote
r is
on
leve
l 3 o
r ab
ove,
they
on
ly r
ecei
ve li
ght c
over
.
Ang
les
of f
ire:
A s
iege
tow
er a
lway
s to
ps t
he r
ampa
rt t
hat
it at
tack
s by
one
lev
el.
Con
sequ
ently
it is
pos
sibl
e to
sho
ot fr
om th
e to
p of
a s
iege
tow
er in
to th
e fo
rtifi
catio
n so
lo
ng a
s th
e re
stric
tions
on
shoo
ting
are
satis
fied
(see
abo
ve).
The
def
ende
rs o
nly
bene
fit
from
cov
er if
they
are
imm
edia
tely
beh
ind
a ba
ttlem
ent o
r in
a c
over
ed a
rea
of th
e to
wn
or c
astle
.
Mov
emen
t of
sie
ge t
ower
s an
d bat
teri
ng r
ams:
Si
ege
tow
ers
and
batte
ring
ram
s ca
n, w
here
nee
ded,
piv
ot o
n th
eir
cent
re b
y on
e he
x to
th
e rig
ht
or l
eft.
Thi
s m
anoe
uvre
ta
kes
one
full
gam
e-tu
rn.
The
y ca
n al
so m
ove
back
war
ds. A
s a
resu
lt, to
wer
s an
d ra
ms
can
on o
ccas
ion
reac
h th
e in
side
of t
he c
astle
or
tow
n so
long
as
thei
r m
ovem
ent i
s ov
er fl
at te
rrai
n, d
raw
brid
ge o
r fil
led
moa
t.
Lad
ders
and
ram
part
s The
hei
ght
of t
he l
adde
rs:
Scal
ing
ladd
ers
allo
w a
ll he
ight
s co
rres
pond
ing
to 1
or
2 le
vels
of e
leva
tion
to b
e re
ache
d. It
is im
poss
ible
to a
chie
ve h
eigh
ts o
f mor
e th
an 2
leve
ls
with
a la
dder
.
Mov
emen
t: C
limbi
ng u
p or
dow
n a
scal
ing
ladd
er c
osts
3 m
ovem
ent
poin
ts.
If th
e la
dder
cov
ers
1 le
vel o
f ele
vatio
n it
is p
ossi
ble
for
a ch
arac
ter
with
8 m
ovem
ent p
oint
s to
cl
imb
a la
dder
and
mov
e on
to a
ram
part
hex
[w
hich
cos
ts 4
] du
ring
the
sam
e ga
me
turn
, so
long
as
the
ladd
er h
ad b
een
rais
ed o
n a
prev
ious
turn
. On
the
othe
r ha
nd, i
f the
la
dder
cov
ers
2 le
vels
of e
leva
tion,
the
char
acte
r w
ho c
limbs
up
or d
own
it m
ust e
nd h
is
turn
on
the
ladd
er,
how
ever
man
y m
ovem
ent
poin
ts h
e ha
s re
mai
ning
. T
his
rule
re
plac
es th
e on
e in
sec
tion
2.69
of C
RO
ISA
DE
S.
Spe
cial
rul
es o
n ca
rryi
ng l
adde
rs:
Tw
o ch
arac
ters
on
a ra
mpa
rt ca
n lif
t up
a la
dder
so
long
as
it is
cur
rent
ly in
a v
ertic
al p
ositi
on a
nd b
oth
are
adja
cent
to th
e la
dder
with
out
eith
er b
eing
adj
acen
t to
an e
nem
y w
ho is
in a
pos
ition
to a
ttack
. For
this
ope
ratio
n, e
ach
char
acte
r sp
ends
4 m
ovem
ent
poin
ts.
A "
horiz
onta
l la
dder
" co
unte
r m
ust
then
rep
lace
th
e "v
ertic
al la
dder
" co
unte
r. T
his
coun
ter
is p
lace
d on
the
hex
es o
ccup
ied
by t
he t
wo
char
acte
rs.
Sim
ilarly
, tw
o ch
arac
ters
car
ryin
g a
ladd
er o
n a
ram
part
can
slid
e it
to o
ne s
ide
or t
he
othe
r at
any
tim
e so
long
as
they
are
not
adj
acen
t to
an e
nem
y in
a p
ositi
on to
atta
ck
and
at le
ast
one
of t
he t
wo
is a
t th
e ed
ge o
f th
e ra
mpa
rt.
The
low
er h
ex,
on w
hich
the
la
dder
w
ill
be
set
up
vert
ical
ly
(the
coun
ter
will
ha
ve
to
be
chan
ged)
, m
ust
be
unoc
cupi
ed a
nd a
djac
ent
to o
ne o
f th
e tw
o ca
rryi
ng c
hara
cter
s. F
or t
his
oper
atio
n ea
ch
char
acte
r sp
ends
four
mov
emen
t poi
nts.
The
ladd
er c
an b
e us
ed in
the
sam
e tu
rn th
at it
is
inst
alle
d.
Not
e: A
ny m
ovem
ent
of a
lad
der
is i
mpo
ssib
le i
f th
ere
is a
cha
ract
er o
n it
, or
if
an
enem
y ch
arac
ter
is o
n a
hex
adja
cent
to
the
bot
tom
of
the
ladd
er.
Top
plin
g a
ladd
er f
rom
bel
ow:
A c
hara
cter
can
atte
mpt
to
topp
le a
lad
der
from
be
low
in
exac
tly t
he s
ame
way
as
if th
e at
tem
pt h
ad b
een
mad
e fr
om a
bove
(se
e ru
le
1.94
of S
IEG
E).
To
do th
is th
e ch
arac
ter
mus
t be
on a
hex
adj
acen
t to
the
botto
m o
f the
la
dder
.
The
end
of
an a
ssau
lt
An
assa
ult
is t
reat
ed a
s en
ded
whe
n no
fac
e-to
-face
com
bat
has
take
n pl
ace
for
five
turn
s, a
nd a
ll th
e de
fend
ers
are
sepa
rate
d fr
om th
e at
tack
ers
by a
wal
l, a
moa
t, a
gate
or
an im
pass
able
hex
. At t
he e
nd o
f an
assa
ult,
all t
he d
efen
ders
who
are
isol
ated
from
the
keep
(i.e
. una
ble
to tr
ace
an e
mpt
y lin
e of
hex
es to
the
keep
) ar
e au
tom
atic
ally
cap
ture
d.
Thi
s cu
tting
sho
rt o
f the
act
ion,
faith
ful t
o th
e re
ality
of c
omba
t in
the
perio
d, p
erm
its th
e at
tack
ers
to r
egro
up a
nd th
e be
sieg
ed tr
oops
to g
ain
som
e tim
e. It
will
be
note
d th
at a
s a
cons
eque
nce
of t
his
a bo
rder
cas
tle m
ay b
e ta
ken
in t
wo
assa
ults
, al
thou
gh it
will
ofte
n be
nec
essa
ry fo
r fo
ur to
take
a b
aron
's ca
stle
or
a to
wn.
Dep
loym
ent
ben
eath
the
ram
part
s R
epre
sent
atio
n in
two
dim
ensi
ons
limits
the
exte
nt o
f int
erio
r sp
aces
. In
real
ity u
nder
the
ram
part
s w
ould
hav
e be
en fo
und
stab
les,
livi
ng q
uart
ers,
gua
rdro
oms,
etc
. It i
s th
eref
ore
logi
cal t
o pe
rmit
a pl
ayer
to:
1. S
tack
hor
se c
ount
ers
at th
e bo
ttom
of a
ram
part
, in
whi
ch p
ositi
on th
ey w
ill a
ll be
nefit
fr
om in
finite
cov
er;
2. D
eplo
y at
tack
ers
unde
r th
e ra
mpa
rts
befo
re l
aunc
hing
the
ass
ault.
Thi
s so
lutio
n is
ob
viou
sly
only
pos
sibl
e w
hen
the
besi
eger
s ha
ve a
lread
y ga
ined
con
trol
of
part
of
the
fort
ifica
tion.
The
cha
ract
ers
are
plac
ed o
n th
e ra
mpa
rt h
exes
whi
le r
ecog
nisi
ng th
at th
ey
are
in f
act
unde
rnea
th.
As
soon
as
the
assa
ult
star
ts,
the
atta
cker
s co
me
out
of t
heir
hidi
ng p
lace
and
the
ram
part
hex
es r
ever
t to
the
ir us
ual r
ole.
Thi
s ty
pe o
f de
ploy
men
t ad
ds to
and
per
fect
s th
e sp
ecia
l rul
e us
ed in
Sce
nario
4 o
f SIE
GE
.
Bes
iegi
ng t
he b
esie
gers
O
nce
the
besi
eger
s ha
ve b
ecom
e th
e m
aste
rs o
f th
e ra
mpa
rts
and
the
defe
nder
s co
ntin
ue to
res
ist i
n th
e in
ner
part
s of
the
cita
del,
a tr
oop
of r
einf
orce
men
ts m
ay a
rriv
e to
tr
y to
bre
ak t
he s
iege
fro
m o
utsi
de.
Face
d w
ith n
ew a
rriv
als,
the
bes
iege
rs h
ave
the
choi
ce b
etw
een
givi
ng b
attle
out
side
(se
e se
ctio
n 2.
66 o
f th
e C
RO
ISA
DE
S ru
les)
, or
al
tern
ativ
ely
to ta
ke r
efug
e in
that
par
t of t
he c
astle
or t
own
that
they
con
trol
.
If th
ey d
ecid
e to
giv
e ba
ttle
outs
ide,
the
besi
eger
s m
ust c
hoos
e on
e of
the
two
follo
win
g pr
oced
ures
:
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7