sequence of events question

[Merry Jolkar]

Sorry if this is asked and answered, but I could not find it in the FAQ. Do defenders always go first? I have a wizard who absolutely must cast a spell before dying. I'd like to put him up front, for maximum effect. But, if there is any chance that attackers can fire first, I will place him in the back.

More generally, where can I find out about sequence of events?

Thanks,
Merry

[tinkthank]

I'd risk saying that defenders *always* go first. But I don't know where to look for proof, it's pure empirical observation: I have never seen an attacker go first.

[Thilock_Dominus]

I'm with TinkThank. I've have never experienced that the attacker gets the first move. But I wondering how much diffrent it really does to get the first move. Sure you get the first chance to buff your wizards or casting the first fireball, but the distances are to great for precision to be 100% accurate (If not your wizard got very high Pre).


best regards
Thilock

[ July 19, 2004, 16:03: Message edited by: Thilock_Dominus ]

[Merry Jolkar]

Going first could be decisive, e.g. if you want your wizard to cast a summoning spell or a battlefield enchantment before he dies.

[Thilock_Dominus]

Wouldn't it be better to set your wizard a little back with some heavy armored bodyguards, and then some units decoys in must front to take arrows and cavelry attack?

[Norfleet]

Originally posted by tinkthank:
I'd risk saying that defenders *always* go first. But I don't know where to look for proof, it's pure empirical observation: I have never seen an attacker go first.

Truth. The defender always goes first, without fail. The only time you'd ever think the attacker went first is if the defender was intentionally scripted to hold its first turn, so it didn't do anything on that turn.

Originally posted by Thilock_Dominus:
I'm with TinkThank. I've have never experienced that the attacker gets the first move. But I wondering how much diffrent it really does to get the first move. Sure you get the first chance to buff your wizards or casting the first fireball, but the distances are to great for precision to be 100% accurate (If not your wizard got very high Pre).

Going first can mean the difference between an easy victory and a gruesome bloodbath. You'll never doubt the power of moving first when you're facing an assrape of devils piling on you and killing your mages before they can even do anything.