Starting a Skirmish
What Is a Skirmish?
Skirmishes are large-scale battles in which Evan takes command of several units of troops and attempts to guide his army to victory. You can take part in a skirmish anywhere you see a battle standard planted in the ground.
The Briefing Screen
The briefing screen will give you information about a skirmish before you send your troops into battle, including the shape and size of the battlefield and the makeup of the enemy forces. Select "Mobilize Forces" to take to the field.
- Skirmish Details
- Military Might and Kingsguilders (KG)
- Military might is used to carry out your units' special tactics, and to call on reinforcements when required.
The amount of military might available to you will differ from skirmish to skirmish. - Victory Conditions
- Map
- The location of your troops is indicated by
. Enemy unit locations are also displayed.
The Briefing Menu
| Bolster Forces | Here, you can spend kingsguilders to activate various effects to help you in the upcoming battle. |
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| Inspect Forces | Here, you can see all the units taking part in the battle on yours and the opposing side. Moving the cursor will show you where the highlighted unit is deployed on the map. |
| Muster Forces | Choose which units you'll be taking into battle. |
| Mobilize Forces | Take to the field. |
Mustering Your Forces
You can take up to four units into battle with you. To choose which ones, you can select "Muster Forces" from the briefing menu, or from the main menu.
The four slots each correspond to the button used to trigger that unit's special tactic, so bear this in mind when assigning units to slots.
Unit Parameters
- Commander Portrait and Unit Type Icon
- Parameters
: Attack 
: Defense 
: Agility
The total of all your units' parameters will be displayed on the right of the screen.- Unit Level
- Units will level up after defeating a certain number of enemies, gaining improvements to their attack and defense.
- Passive Unit Abilities
- Special Tactics
- Details of the unit's special tactic and how much military might it uses will be given here.
