Dominions 6: Morale System Explained

by Fernando Diaz / Articles, Dominions 6 / 02 Jan 2023

So morale – it’s the backbone of your army… think of it as the fighting spirit of your troops. Every unit has its own morale value, but here’s the twist: it’s the squad’s overall morale that counts when things get hot. This number is like an average of all your unit’s morale scores, easy peasy.

Boosting That Morale – The Tricks of the Trade

Okay, let’s get to the good stuff – boosting morale. There are a bunch of ways to pump up those numbers:

Feeling at Home: Fighting in familiar territory? That’s a morale booster right there. Whether it’s your home province or friendly dominion, your troops get a cool +1. It’s like having the crowd cheering for ya.

Leader’s Charm: The commander’s leadership can seriously amp up your squad’s morale. This bonus gets tricky with factors like formation & how many squads the commander’s juggling…

Inspirational Leaders: If your commander’s got the Inspirational ability, that’s gonna impact morale too – it can be a plus or a minus, so choose your leaders wisely.

Standard Bearers for the Win: Got someone carrying the flag with the Standard ability? They’re not just there for the looks – they bring in a bonus that can really make a difference.

Magic and Morale – The Wildcards

Magic in Dominions 6 isn’t just about flashy spells & destruction… it plays a huge role in morale too:

Magic effects can tweak a unit’s morale from -10 to +1… Fear-inducing spells & units can lower morale, while priests can up the ante with spells like Sermon of Courage & Fanaticism.

Here’s something cool – a negative morale magic bonus will slowly improve every 2 rounds or so. A positive bonus?? That sticks around for the whole battle if you leave it be.

Making the Morale Check

Now for the real test – the morale check. It’s a face-off between two numbers: the morale roll & the fear roll. If fear takes the upper hand, your squad’s gonna hit the road. If not, they stand their ground.

Morale Roll: This one’s a mix of your squad’s morale, a dice roll (DRN), & the survivor bonus – depends on how many from your original crew are still up & fighting.

Fear Roll: Starts at 14, add the DRN, & there you have it.

The survivor bonus is all about how many of your squad are still kicking. Full squad? That’s a nice bonus. Only a handful left? Tough luck, no bonus for you…

Fernando Diaz

Fernando is doing what he always did, sharing his honest opinions about games whenever he can. The difference is now he is writing and not talking about it.
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