[Jazzepi]

1. One more question, when scouting, do they report correctly the PD troops as well?

Sort of, I don't have a ton of experience with this, but I can tell that there are difference description of the "organization of the local defense" that change based on the amount of PD. In multiplayer people usually only get 1, 10, or 20 because of the double commander at 20, the ability to detect scouts at 10, and the ability to keep a scout from taking a province by himself at 1. Though there are rare times when you put up 30-40 points of PD into a province when you are trying to lay a trap for someone, or if you have a particular choke point.

How does PD work with fortresses?

It works outside the fortress. PD in a province with a fortress will only defend the province itself. If you have units inside of a fortress set to "defend" they will NOT assist the PD in defending the province. Instead they will hide inside of the castle while the province is conquered. If you want them to be able to defend with the PD, outside of the castle, they must be set to "patrol".

Do they work like normal troops?

PD troops gain no XP, come back 100% healed/restocked if the battle is won. They also cost no upkeep. The manual lists what troops you get for how many points of PD in every nation listing. Some nations have far better PD then others.

Do PD troops gain experience?

AFAIK, nope.

PD is a useful tool, but it is a million times less effective against a player then it is against the computer.

Jazzepi