Olympia: The Age of Gods PBEM (Jul 10 2001)

5.8.2: Terrain Effects

Some types of terrain favor the defender because they provide hiding places and obstacles for the attackers to overcome. Some types of terrain favor the attacker, because they slow the ability of the defender to escape. The following chart shows the affect terrain has on the Defense Factor of the defending unit in combat:

Terrain         Modifier
-------         --------  
City              +25%
Forest            +50%
Mountains        +100%
Swamp             -25%

So a noble attacking a pikeman in the mountains will find that the pikeman's defense factor is doubled (from 20 to 40). Note that the bonus applies only to the stack being attacked, and not to the attacker. Thus the noble's defense factor remains at 80.

A stack benefits only from its immediate terrain. A stack in a mountain city, for example, receives only the city bonus.