Warrior Ancient and Medieval Rules

[joncleaves]

Quirkster

That's where I've decided to go with this. The group overwhelmingly
responded (often offline - what is up with that?) that a prompt/order should
carry over (#1) and that is the way we were leaning.

Jon

Prompts should be acted upon, just like orders to generals that
arrive 1 bound (or more) later.


Jeez, guys, record keeping is an inherent part of WRG. If the
general has to suffer a late-arriving ORDER (and keep in mind he
doesn't add his own comm time to the CinC's comm time when passing on
Orders received from his CinC...), then surely a late-arriving prompt
should be subject to the same constraints: i.e. it must be obeyed, no
matter how the situation has changed...


I can only add the following nonsense:

I note that Charges and Retirements require Prompts. I assume (as per
CinC sending Orders) that a prompt taking too much time to arrive in
the bound it is sent, arrives in plenty of time to be obeyed NEXT
bound. So:

If Orders or Battlefield Situation make the prompt ILLEGAL, only then
is the prompt discarded. (that is, the body reverts to actions
determined by its Orders, as per any unprompted unit.)

Otherwise, the prompted body must make all legal moves to fulfill the
prompt. (In the case of "Prompted to Charge", the unit must make
legal moves in order to fulfill the charge prompt. This may FORCE it
to Approach in order to get into charge distance. What do you think
of this, Jon?)


"Not tho' they wondered
Someone had blundered:
Into the Valley of Death
Strode the six hundred

Cannon to left of them
Cannon to right of them,
Cannon before them
Into the valley of death
Strode the six hundred."

(or something like that)