[thejeff]

Yeah, I wouldn't even consider Mind-Hunting Neifel, unless I saw that he'd spread out unsupported Skratti into most of his provinces. Especially if they were in Wolf form for thug duty.

And Skratti moving out of forts are good for counter attacking to provinces back, but not for blocking the raids in the first place or for intercepting the raiders. Gygja and Neifel Jarls are the tools for intercepting.

I agree that PD never stops good thugs anyway, but giant PD doesn't stop lousy thugs, or even cheaper things. It lowers the opportunity cost of raiding, because you can do it so cheaply. Especially since PD is often left low because it's not worth investing in.