A guide for thieves and mages
There are 4 ways to disrupt an enemy province until he is nothing but a mere shadow of himself1) Denying him/her Gold
2) Denying him/her Food
3) Peasant Killing
4) Army Killing I will go into Detail about each of them now:
1) Denying him/her Gold. Gold is one of the essentials of utopia. Without gold the enemy will not be able to (i) Build their lands (which means they arent working at 100%) (ii) Pay their army (meaning their ME will go down nicely) (iii) Training their army (they wont be able to train soliders to attack or defend their lands) (iv) They wont be able to invest in a dragon. Denying a Province Gold is a good way to mess with an enemy and it is relatively easy to accomplish but it is not the most effective means. The following are Ops to use to Deny a Province Gold.. Mage: Greed, Fool's Gold, Thievery: Rob the Vaults, Incite Riots (Dont use against merchants)
2) Denying Him/her Food. Food is also one of the essentials of Utopia. Without food a province will starve. Without food (i) Peasants will leave their lands (Giving them less people to draft soliders and less people to work meaning lowered BE) (ii) Horses will die resulting in a lower Mod off. Denying a Province Food is a good way to mess with an enemy and it is relatively easy to accomplish but it is not the most effective means. The following Ops to use to Deny a Province Food. Mage: Drought, Vermin, Thievery: Rob the Granaries, Torch Farms.
3) Peasant Killing. Peasants are one of the essentials of utopia. Without peasants the enemy will (i) Having lots of unfilled jobs lowering BE and producing a lot lot less money (ii) Their Draft % will be higher resulting in lower ME. A province with a low peasant per acre (PPA) is effectively crippled making Peasant Killing a very effective strategy against enemies. The following Ops to use to Deny a Province Peasants: Mage: Storms (lowers birth rate) Fireball, Meteor Showers. Thievery: Kidnapping, Arson (if the target has a decent % of homes)
4) Army Killing An Effective Army is one of the essentials of utopia. Without an Army the enemy will (i) A low Mod Def allowing the attackers to break him (ii) A low Mod Off meaning he wont be able to get the best gains. A province with a low Army is effectively crippled making Army Killing a very effective strategy against enemies. The following Ops to use to Deny a Province His/her Army: Mage: Storms (Army comes from peaseants. The less incoming peasants the less he will draft per hour) Pitfalls, Nightmares, Meteor Showers. Thievery: Night Strike, Steal Horses, Free Prisoners. These are the best ways to make a province crippled. If a province is crippled he wont be able to make attacks costing the enemy Kingdom land. If a province is crippled you know you have done your job and you have done it right.
Now some important Things to remember: (I) If you are going to deny a province gold you might as well deny him/her food as well. They are fairly easy to accomplish and denying him two vital things will seriously inhibit his ability to fight (II) If you are Army Killing or Peasant Killing DO NOT deny the same province food. With a low PPA they will have more and more food left over meaning you are effectively fighting yourself. So decide how you are going to hurt a province and stick to it during the entire war. (III) Peasant Killing and Army Killing take up a lot of energy so if you are going to do one then do it and dont bother with the other, or you will do a half done job leaving the enemy time to recover. Hit them hard fast and effectively.
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