Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile (Takebacks)

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I think some of the more unassuming elements start to become more important as you play more, which fits with some of what you're saying here. The rules are so crunchy and the card combos are so obviously front that at first they dominate your mindset... but I was just remarking in our oath thread the other day how profoundly important geographical positioning is. Even without something like a narrow pass in play, the massive distance from the cradle to the hinterlands is very important for the exiles. The Chancellor is often so supply constrained that traveling out to the hinterlands with your fulfilled vision or Oath is often a better move than more elaborate preparations.

oliverkinne wrote: If you, as the target of a campaign, pay a secret on a battleplan card to reduce your opponent's attack dice for example, then that secret will end up in your opponent's coffers during their rest phase. It's really simple: all secrets on cards go back on the player board. However, we thought we had to remember who paid the secret and it would go back to them. No.

Give 7.1.2 a careful re-read, because this isn't correct! If you pay a cost in secrets outside of your turn, flip the secret facedown--but crucially, it remains on your player board. There isn't a way to lose secrets to an opponent simply by using battle plans during a campaign where you are the target.

I just want to make sure you have that right because secrets are generally harder to accrue than favor, and losing your last secret can be pretty damaging. Depending on the battle plans out there, it might really impact how you evaluate your options in a campaign.

^good catch, this would be a pretty big deal to get wrong, lead to way fewer battle plans being played.

Thank you for spotting my rules mistake. I've updated it on my blog and added a correction. You're right, the secrets are flipped.