3.6.3 Resolving what happens to characters in a battle

Before the start of the battle, each opposing commander organises his/her army into units. Each character that is taking part in the battle should be in a unit.

Each battle turn that a character's unit is engaged in battle (i.e. involved in melee or missile combat), the character must make a number of dice rolls to determine what happens to him/her:

• Battle tactics dice roll, which determines the degree to which the character is able to influence his/her fate in the battle;
• Battle glory dice roll, which determines the extent to which the character gains the praise and respect of his/her comrades in arms; and
• Battle survival dice roll, which determines the extent to which the character receives wounds (or even dies) as a result of the combat.

A character's disposition within his/her unit affects his chance of seeing action during the battle, and hence his chance of gaining glory and his chance of being wounded. A character's initial disposition should be determined before the above dice rolls.