======Game Mechanics======

A comprehensive source of information about various mechanics in Dominions 5 can be found in its [[http://www.illwinter.com/dom5/dom5manual.pdf|online manual]]. A brief overview can be found below:


  * [[Dominions Random Number]] (DRN) (Dice roll mechanic)
  *[[province-attributes|Province attributes]]
    *Terrain types
    *Population
    *Income
    *Resources
    *Recruitments
    *Dominion
    *Unrest
    *Supplies
    *Defense
    *Corpses
    *[[Scales]]
    *Province defense
  *Buildings and [[Sites]]
    *Forts
    *Temples
    *Laboratories
    *Magic Sites
  *Mercenaries
  *Scouting and [[Scrying]]
  *Units attributes
    *Standards
    *Special abilities
    *Units classes (Magic being, Mindless,...)
    *Experience points
    *Heroic abilities
    *[[Afflictions]]
    *Recruitment costs
    *Recruitment restriction
    *Upkeep
    *[[Unit Age|Age]]
  *Army management
    *Battle orders
    *Battle position
    *Squads
  *[[Map Movement]] rules
  *Map Orders (Patrol, Blood hunt, etc...)
  *[[Turn order sequence|Turn resolution sequence]]
  *Combat
    *Battle sequence
    *Formations
    *Battlefield movement
    *Melee combat
      *Hit location   
      *Shield destruction
      *Weapon types effects
      *[[Fatigue]]
      *[[Repel]]
      *Harassment
      *Multiple attack
      *Multiple weapons
    *Missile Combat
    *Damage type (Cold, Fire, Bleeding, Poison,  etc..)
    *[[Afflictions]]
    *Morale and Routing
    *[[Retreat]]
  *[[Siege|Sieges]]
  *[[Magic]]
    *Access to Magic spells rules
    *[[Empowerment]]
    *Indirect Magic
    *[[Battle magic mechanics]] (interrupts, [[penetration]], [[fatigue]], [[gems]])
    *[[Rituals]]
    *[[Globals|Global Enchantments]] (+[[Dispel]] mechanics)
    *[[Communions]]
    *[[Alchemy]]
  *[[Research]]