Rebels and taking prisoners

[tudor93]

As you all know, when defeating a rebel army and you capture some of the enemy's men you don't get the release/execute/ransom options; so my question is: if I defeat a rebel army with one of my army led by a FM with chivalry will this decrease his chivalry ? Same thing for dread generals, will they gain dread ? (not being able to release the prisoners I quess I execute them)

[Double A]

No, rebels are rebels. No one cares if they die. It's like how in Rome when you just killed the dudes who fled from battle.

[Ishan]

Nothing happens in case of rebels as you don't get the option to execute, release them etc.

[tudor93]

ah, k thanks

[FootSoldier]

Does it make a difference if you End Now or Continue when the rebels (or other factions) flee the field?

I thought it did make a difference, but now can't recall why. Is there a possible dread increase if you Continue?

[Double A]

CA planned on it, but I don't know if it was actually implemented.

[Leaf-Fan-Forever]

I think it does, because after running all the fleeing Rebels down, I got the Mercilous (or something) trait which increased my dread.

[painter]

That is probably because your general was already on the dread path. My generals with at least Fair Fighter does not have such a problem.

[Silverheart]

It makes sense that your dread would increase if you go to such lengths to hunt them all down.
But I don´t think it makes any difference if your enemy is rebels, though. No-one cares if they die, right?

[Incomitatus]

If the odds were against you, you kill/capture more than 80% of the enemy army, and you get a Heroic Victory AND you don't have any BattleChivalry, you will get a point of BattleDread.

[painter]

Even battles with the rebels matter when it comes to BattleChivalry and BattleDread. You just don't get a say in what to do with the prisoners after the battle.

I'm currently having such a horrid time with one of my generals who doesn't have either one and he always either gain a BattleDread, a Dread Knight or no change after destroying a small rebel force. It is for this reason that I always value generals with at least Fair Fighter as it the hardest but valuable trait to get.

[Incomitatus]

Fair Fighter is not that hard. Win a defensive battle against the odds, just make sure it's not REALLY against the odds. The easiest way to do it is besiege a settlement with an insufficient force small enough to tempt the garrison to sally, yet strong enough to win on the ensuing defensive fight. Note: use your general sparingly in the fight, since he can pick up BattleDread by killing more than 8 enemies in the fight, and the check for that comes first.

[Double A]

BattleDread and BattleChivalry have the same triggers, and are not antitraits. However, BattleDread's triggers happen first, which is why a general is more likely to gain BattleDread for his first battle honor trait.

[EmperorDan]

do generals get traits in auto-resolve or is more likely to get a trait if I play the battle?

[Ishan]

do generals get traits in auto-resolve or is more likely to get a trait if I play the battle?

They get them in auto resolve also but you are mostly gonna get what you want via doing it yourself if you know what to do.

[Double A]

In auto resolve, I typically get some sort of scarred trait, despite the general's bodyguard unit not actually having killed anyone. Dem arrows, man.

[EmperorDan]

scarred-increased number of hit-points? or did it lower the chances of having children?

[painter]

It only increases hit points and the general's authority.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Marks of War (BattleScarred 1)- +1 Authority, +2 Hit Points, gained after 1 point of BattleScarred
Scarred (BattleScarred 2)- +1 Authority, +4 Hit Points, upgrade after 2 points of BattleScarred
Terribly Scarred (BattleScarred 3)- +2 Authority, +6 Hit Points, upgrade after 3 points of BattleScarred
Brutally Scarred (BattleScarred 4)- +2 Authority, +8 Hit Points, epithet "the Scarred", upgrade after 4 points of BattleScarred

A general offered for adoption, lesser adoption or marriage gains a point of BattleScarred with 17% probability. If a family member loses more than 30% of his hit points in a battle, he gains a point of BattleScarred with 30% probability.

[EmperorDan]

thx mate.