====== Scout Reports ======

**Scout Reports** are descriptions of the military contents of a given [[province]] that are displayed upon selecting the province. They contain a list of the most prominent unit types seen in the province, along with a total quantity of units which may be inaccurate based on various factors. Additionally, scouts may sometimes report units of note in the province, such as beings that radiate power, are capable of {{abilities:flying.png?nolink&20}} [[Flying]], or that are especially large.

Units that are performing {{abilities:stealthy.png?nolink&10}} [[Stealthy]] actions are never shown in scout reports. Units with {{abilities:glamour.png?nolink&20}} [[Glamour]] are only visible to scouts if the player viewing the report has a unit with {{abilities:spirit_sight.png?nolink&20}} [[Spirit Sight]] in the province.

There are a variety of conditions which cause a player to receieve a scout report for a province:

  * Any province adjacent to a friendly province
  * Any province with a friendly [[commander]] in it, such a scout
  * Any province with a friendly [[scrying]] spell cast upon it
  * Any friendly fortress under siege provides a scout report of the sieging army
  * Any province under friendly dominion, if playing any age of Arcoscephale or owning [[The Eye of God]]

=== Inaccuracy ===

Various means of obtaining scout reports have different degrees of inaccuracy associated with them(([[:user:loggy:scoutreports|Analysis of the Dominions 5.51b executable]])). Reported unit counts are modified by some percentage in either direction, and typically display unit counts as a multiple of ten. 

^ Method                                                   ^ Inaccuracy  ^ Show known [[Magic Sites]]  ^
| ??The Eyes of God?? [[global]]                           | 0%          | Yes                         |
| [[Arcoscephale]] dominion effect                         | 40%         | No                          |
| [[Scrying]]                                              | 0%          | Yes                         |
| {{abilities:spy.png?20&nolink}} [[Spy]] in the province  | 10%         | Yes                         |
| Any commander                                            | 30%         | No                          |
| Other cases                                              | 50%         | No                          |

If the inaccuracy percentage is less than 30%, the scout report text will additionally display "The army appears to be commanded by <Name> the <unit type>."