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======= Morale ======= | ======= Morale ======= | ||
- | Morale is a unit stat which reflects a unit's willingness to stay in combat in the face of adversity. Various things affect | + | Morale is a unit stat which reflects a unit's willingness to stay in combat in the face of adversity. Various things affect morale. |
- | * {{: | + | ===== General ===== |
- | * {{:abilities: | + | These effects are valid for commanders and units: |
- | * {{: | + | |
- | * Magic [[items]] such as the ??Dragon Helm?? will boost a commander' | + | * The fire [[bless]] effect |
- | * The fire [[bless]] effect. | + | |
* Being [[blessed]] gives all non-independents +1 morale. | * Being [[blessed]] gives all non-independents +1 morale. | ||
* ??Sermon of Courage?? or ?? | * ??Sermon of Courage?? or ?? | ||
* [[Experience]] stars. | * [[Experience]] stars. | ||
- | * Flat modifiers displayed in the army setup menu. These are based on the leading commander' | ||
* Being exposed to [[Fear]] aura or spells with fear effects temporarily lowers morale. This seems to recover by 3 approximately every 5000 [[ticks]]. No single or combination of fear effects may lower morale by more than 5, however. | * Being exposed to [[Fear]] aura or spells with fear effects temporarily lowers morale. This seems to recover by 3 approximately every 5000 [[ticks]]. No single or combination of fear effects may lower morale by more than 5, however. | ||
* [[Afflictions|Battle fright]] lowers morale by 5. | * [[Afflictions|Battle fright]] lowers morale by 5. | ||
- | * Starvation lowers morale by 5. | ||
* ??Blood Rain?? lowers the morale of all units on the battlefield by 4. | * ??Blood Rain?? lowers the morale of all units on the battlefield by 4. | ||
+ | * ??Dark Skies?? lowers morale of enemies in the caster' | ||
+ | * Being in friendly [[dominion]] increases morale by 1. Conversely, being in hostile dominion lowers morale by 1. | ||
+ | * Being in the home province gives a morale bonus of 1. | ||
- | === Routing === | + | ===== Commanders ===== |
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+ | In addition to the general modifiers, several magic items will boost a commander' | ||
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+ | * For 5 gems: ??Dragon Helmet?? (+5), ??Fire Plate?? (+2), and ??Ring of the Warrior?? (+2). The ??Shroud of the Battle Saint?? will [[Bless]] a commander even if not sacred, which adds at least +1 morale. | ||
+ | * For 10 gems: ??Bear Claw Talisman?? (+2), ??Green Dragon Scale Mail?? (+4), ??Red Dragon Scale Mail?? (+4), ??Blue Dragon Scale Mail?? (+4), ??Fire Brand?? (+2), and ??The Black Heart?? (+2). | ||
+ | * A handful of artifacts also boost their wearer' | ||
+ | * The ??Slave Collar?? (+20) provides a huge morale bonus ... at the cost of being a cursed item that applies the Feeblemind [[affliction]]. | ||
+ | * Some items, such as the ??Berserker Pelt?? or ?? | ||
+ | ===== Units ===== | ||
+ | In addition to the general modifiers, units are affected by: | ||
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+ | * Flat modifiers displayed in the army setup menu. These are based on the leading commander' | ||
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+ | * Being in a squad with any [[undisciplined]] units lowers morale by 1. Note that all undisciplined units get this penalty, it merely extends to any disciplined units they share a squad with. | ||
+ | * Being in sparse line or skirmish formations without the [[skirmisher]] trait lowers morale by 1. | ||
+ | * Starvation lowers morale by 4. | ||
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+ | ===== Routing | ||
Every round of battle, the game checks for units which must make a morale check. This affects units that have((Manual, | Every round of battle, the game checks for units which must make a morale check. This affects units that have((Manual, | ||
* Suffered heavy losses since its last morale check, and overall casualties are at 20%. "Heavy losses" | * Suffered heavy losses since its last morale check, and overall casualties are at 20%. "Heavy losses" | ||
- | * The squad less than five units in it, and has taken damage this round. | + | * The squad has less than five units in it, and has taken damage this round. |
* The unit has been subjected to a spell or effect causing fear, such as the spell ??Terrify?? or the effect of a [[Fear]] aura. | * The unit has been subjected to a spell or effect causing fear, such as the spell ??Terrify?? or the effect of a [[Fear]] aura. | ||
* The entire army has taken 50% or more of its starting health in casualties. If there was only one creature and its retinue, the retinue is not considered for this. | * The entire army has taken 50% or more of its starting health in casualties. If there was only one creature and its retinue, the retinue is not considered for this. | ||
- | Practically, | + | Practically, |
- | * Morale roll: (Unit' | + | * Morale roll: (Squads average |
* Fear roll: 14((The manual states 13 for this value, but the debug log clearly shows this should be 14 and that tied rolls do not cause a rout)) + DRN | * Fear roll: 14((The manual states 13 for this value, but the debug log clearly shows this should be 14 and that tied rolls do not cause a rout)) + DRN | ||
- | + | The squad survivor bonus is a value of 0-5 that reflects the number of units in the squad that have been killed. | |
- | If the fear roll exceeds (but not ties) the morale roll, the squad or commander routs. | + | |
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+ | Furthermore, | ||
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+ | ===== Exceptions ===== | ||
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+ | * Morale 50 units are [[mindless]] and will not retreat for any reason, although they can fall apart when left without proper leadership. | ||
+ | * Units that have gone [[berserker|berserk]] have 99 morale and will never rout for any reason, as long as they are still berserking. Note that units stop berserking and can rout if they fall unconscious because their [[fatigue]] goes above 100, though they may go berserk again after waking up. | ||
+ | * [[Immortal]] units will never retreat due to army HP loss. | ||
+ | * Morale 30 units, such as [[Pretender|pretenders]] and [[prophet|prophets]], | ||
+ | * Morale 30 cannot be boosted any higher. | ||
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