Situation incompatible... I don't see how it works
Edena,
I still don't understand your ruling on the situation on research. I am confounded totally. Here is what I would like answered:
This refers specifically to Delrune and the Riftcrag, I undertand others situations are different.
1) Ok, so we all have x standing army PL. Now after the appocolyptic solar flares we are reduced to 1/3 of our previous PL. This is applied to fighting strength. We have 1/3 of our previous military. 1/3 x
2) Ok, so we have y reasearching PL. After the solar flares we are still at the whole in research. We have y research.
3) Now here is where I get confused. Forces that decided to send PL from research and convert it into combat PL gain research equal to y (unchanged) and they maintain their PL from before they fought (unchanged). So forces that quit researching to start fighting were not damaged in any way and maintain their research.
4) So it is as if their PL did both fighting and research and was completely and totally immune to damage, excluding only their fighting force. So for this turn, had the Union of Oerth attacked the Red Goo they would maintain their 3000 PL and have attacked with it and have gained everything from researching, effortlessly.
5) So if you thought you were going to fight the Goo this turn beforehand, you basically lose 2/3 of your fighting PL and you don't gain anything for being the front line. Meanwhile anyone that was going to sit around and rot was unharmed whether or not they sent anyone to do some fighting.
I probably confused you all, but that would be because I am confused... confounding, isn't it?
