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Message: <blockquote data-quote="painandgreed" data-source="post: 1979584" data-attributes="member: 24969">If you have equal forces but one has a defensive foritfication, then of course the side with the advantage of defensive foritifucations has the edge. What magic means is that attacking defensive foritifications with an equal forces might actually have a chance since magic can remove some serious blocks on the defences. Disintigrate or lightneing bolt the friont gate while fireballing or holding the gates defenders to allow forces to rush in has a chance where in history without magic, attacking a defensive foritificatoin with an equal force was suicide. When we've played this sort of battle, both as defenders and attackers, magic comes in quick and furious and the battle is decided in the next few minutes. The attackers cast their spells and get a chance to attack. Once the defenders get off their spells things equal out again, so it's all about how much of an advantage the attackers can get between begining the attack and the defenders responding. Once things equal out it becomes a slugfest and as various spell durations for things like hold, web, and sleep wear out, the advantage goes back to the defenders. This is especially true if the defenders are held at a small breech in the wall they've opened. Then they're all in one spot and can be hit by area effect spells and missle weapons much easier than the defenders who are spread out more. in a large seige, there will be a large push and if the attackers don't manage to break through the defences and keep pouring troops in, they'll be forced to pull back and wait till the next day when their magic users have their spells again for another try.</blockquote>

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