I've Been Robbed!

Brandmeister wrote: Rill wrote: Someone with 60 skinners on a square would probably not be amused. Someone with 60 unprotected skinners on a square is a fool.

Animals in motion will land on the square, if they will be in place after your harvesters are dispatched, but before they arrive. I've had enough cotters eaten by golden monkeys to prove that point, and I once had 20 skinners eaten by giant beetles. That was the last time I ever sent unescorted skinners to a square. Every time I'm tempted to send them out defenseless, I remember how torqued I was that those skinners got eaten, and I let the animal parts expire.

As to this unlikely scenario, are talking about a 1-in-1,000,000 chance here. Your army would be sent to an empty square a large distance away, maybe 100-200 tiles. In the intervening time before its arrival, a random group of animals would have to toddle over to the square and stop. Then a player would have to kill the animals in question, choose not to leave an army, and send a large number of skinners to harvest. All before your own army reaches the square. I'd have a better chance of throwing a dart off the top of the Empire State Building and hitting a dart board somewhere on the sidewalk.

Salarius, anyone who started a war over an unfortunate and fully documented accident would be quickly shouted down in GC. Short of war, if they sent 1000 saboteurs to your city in retaliation... I guess you won the Bad Luck Lottery. Most players I know would accept a sincere apology and an effort to repay some or all of the damages.

This thread is a guide about thieves. Please keep posts on topic. Discussions about other topics should go elsewhere.

Luna

Edited by GM Luna - 23 Apr 2013 at 04:39