Other Peoples' Fort Battles

What's our house rule on joining in other peoples' fort battles as an individual?

Yes? No? Subject to current non-aggression pacts?

I think there should be room for personal goals. As long as the opposing party isnt part of the NA then i am ok with whatever you chose. Just make sure you are not fighting against the NA towns

Everyone needs experience, so as long as you check with the other towns in your fort to make sure it is not one of their personal alliances also. Go for it. Just be careful when it comes to large federations which side of it you get on, it could potentially affect the alliance, if we piss off the wrong people.

Petunia wrote:

Everyone needs experience, so as long as you check with the other towns in your fort to make sure it is not one of their personal alliances also.

I dont agree with you here i'm afraid. I have agreed on being allied with the NA. I dont have any obligations towards personal allies of members of the NA. IF i have to take all of that in to considderation then i have no players left to duel

I think you may be right Milio. If we start extending ally benefits to 2nd degree allies (an ally of an ally) then there are going to be very few targets left.

I've had my guys express concern that we're going to get too big and there may be too few dueling targets

Ok that is not what I meant. Some of us either have taken forts not in our own square or the squares we are in are far and don't have enought NA support to efficiently help build another fort without stretching all towns to far. Or need to include some of the locals to avoid all out war. So not all forts have only NA towns in them.

But these FORT towns who will by proxy be defending NA forts should be given consideration in such matters. Not every secondary alliance of the NA towns.

I woulg say it is ok as long as we not opposing a NA fort. Honestly, unless someone is the one initiates the battle or the town being attacked goes through and sees who is from what town no one will know if there is a person from a town that is an ally with a NA member.

Yeah ok, well obviously try to pick the side of the fort battle that helps the allies of the NA but sometimes thats not a clear cut case.

I think this is one of those areas we just have to hope our fighters are smart enough to make good decisions.. It'd be really unpopular to say "No other fort battles unless WE SAY SO!".

True, go and have fun. Just be careful not to stir any sleeping bears.

just a quick thought some times there is good intele to be had in joining a fort battle where a none allied fort is being attaked by someone who is genraly consitered an enemy you can learn alot about the numbers they will and can turn out. I think letting people fight an what ever sid they want in a non NA fort battle will pay off in information