Gem use question.

[Arryn]

Originally posted by Graeme Dice:

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Originally posted by Arryn:

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Originally posted by Borg:
1) do you have to keep "some presence" in a fortress to defend it

Yes, you do.

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You don't actually. The attacker must still break down the walls even if there are no defenders inside. This is most notieable with the dark citadel.

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I've had unoccupied castles captured instantly by small numbers of enemy troops that would otherwise have taken several turns to break down the walls (I know this because that same raiding enemy group later laid siege to a neighboring castle). Which is why I no longer leave my castles undefended. Ever. Regardless of what the rules say.