I think the above problem and the one about how the loser of a battle can
get away could be solved the same way. Give the one who escapes a special
status of hiding. This status remains until the end of the following month
or until the noble enters a location (other than moving to a new province),
attacks someone, or interacts in any way with another noble. While the
hidden status is in effect he cannot be seen by any other player.
I am very much against moving the loser/escapees in random directions. This
can often put them in just as much danger as before. It may in fact
immediately put them at the mercy of their attacker again.
A second concern I had was the loser of a battle or an escaped prisoner
immediately starts executing the remainder of his orders in spite of them
often being totally ludicrous and often downright dangerous. I wanted to
see some option flag we could set for a noble that would cause the
abandonment of his orders if he escaped and/or lost a battle.
Ross
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Ross Inglis ! Disclaimer: My opinions are my own,
R.A.Inglis@bra0801.wins.icl.co.uk ! I do not speak for my employer.