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Orc Male
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Orc Male Character Portrait

NPC Encounter Group Sizes

Size Min Max
A Few 1 3
A Handful 4 8
Several 9 21
A Pack 22 81
Many 82 128
A Gathering 129 227
A Horde 228 462
A Throng 463 815
A Host 816 2,500
A Legion 2,501 9,999
A Myriad 10,000 24,999
A Sea 25,000 49,999
A Cornucopia 50,000+

 

Attack Modifiers
 

Terrain Cavalry Spears Infantry Ranged
Buildings -50% +20% +40% +5%
Large Forest -15% +5% +30% -20%
Large Hill -15% 0% +10% +10%
Large Mountain -30% 0% +15% +15%
Plains +30% -15% 0% 0%
Small Forest -10% +10% +30% -10%
Small Hill 0% 0% 0% 0%
Small Mountain -20% 0% +5% +10%

 

Defense Modifiers
 

Terrain Cavalry Spears Infantry Ranged
Buildings -45% +25% +30% +15%
Large Forest -15% +5% +25% -20%
Large Hill -10% +10% +5% +15%
Large Mountain -30% +20% +5% +30%
Plains +25% -15% 0% 0%
Small Forest -10% +10% +30% -10%
Small Hill 0% +5% +5% +5%
Small Mountain -15% +15% +5% +15%
 

 

Basic: Military units and unit ranking for the races

First a overview what units in general are good/bad at at

  • Spear:Bad at offense. Good at defense against cav and weak against bows
  • Infantry:Good attack on all terrain. Decent defense
  • Bow:Decent attack on all terrain, good defense against everything but cav
  • Cav:Fastest unit, amazing in attack at plains, good at forest/hills, bad on mountains/buildings. Bad at defense

Overall the following rules are a good start:

  • Attacking with spears is bad. Defending with cav is bad.
  • Defending plains is really expensive. Attacking plains with Cav is good.
  • Cav counters bows. Bow counter spear. Spear counter Cav. Inf is good in attack against everything.

The power of the units of each race are slightly different. The difference is not huge (usually ~10%) - but it is usually a good idea to keep it in mind. Different units have different purposes - thus in a lot of cases it makes sense to go for a variety of units. I would go at least for a offensive and defensive unit (with the exception of elves - as Sentinels are a good "Jack of all trades"

  Population
Race Spear Inf Bow Cav
Humans 4 3 2 1
Dwarves 2 1 3 4
Elves 4 4 1 1
Orcs 1 2 4 3
 

 

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