Ouch, looked at the wrong place…
No, cancel that, I will look in the Cradle area instead, I will edit in the main thread.
Question from a currently ongoing game of Oath. Is it possible to campaign with a force of zero warbands? I know there’s no point if you intend to take a site, because you would have no force to leave there. This has come up because a player wanted to use mercenaries (+ 3 attack dice) but had no warbands on their board.
Asking the difficult questions here 
The Law of Oath on page 6/7 explains the major actions and under campaign it does not state anywhere that you are required to have any warbands. It is late though so I may have overlooked it. Seems to be an edge case. I would probably allow it.
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Sounds legal to me, even if probably a bad idea.
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Oath seems to inspire people to have bad ideas
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In order to reflect how this would go at a table, I’m going to say the only private messages allowed are card images, representing the offer to “peek” at a card. All other communication to other players should be public.
Technically, you can’t peek at a card without also revealing what is under it, but I’m making this secondary reveal optional - as in the PBEM format you could just as easily name the card and have the other player look it up.
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Well, I told him, the first relic was not quite to my liking Nothing more than that. I am aware that we wouldn’t be going to a corner to talk strategy.
Yeah, I guessed that. Just establishing rules for communication.
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Btw those revealed effects under the chancellor’s relics are nasty. all of them. for someone.
Insert ominous cackle.
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No info was given away other than the relic, and what was inferred from the main thread, “If you prefer this one instead…”
Btw, will the transfer of relic be made public? By that I mean, would I give it away face up or face down??
Face up
(pointless padding for 10 characters)
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What does the iconography on the empty beast bank mean?
Need your discard order, you can privately message me that.
Just for setup, no significance during the game.
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Wow! I forgot conspiracy kept all but 2 of the favour on the card too.
Fine move @Whistle_Pig.
Although that mob will be hard to keep happy next turn.
Nope, recover from anywhere but to target something held by a player, you need to be at their position.
Any of their relics and banners if their pawn is at your site. (A banner adds defense dice equal to the number
of favor or secrets on it.)
From Law of Oath 5.5.2
Then I had it flipped in my head.
This is fine. You can declare any number of targets: the banner, the pawn, other relic(s). Each adds a number of defence dice, so it gets harder. You probably don’t want or need to target the pawn.
Other things you need to consider:
You can potentially move for free using the Buried Giant.
Whistle Pig will probably use Mercenaries for -3 attack, and sticky flame if she wins.
You need to declare now if you are using (paying for) Second Wind.