Victory Conditions

To achieve victory during a mission you must force the enemy warband to rout (retreat from the battlefield) before they make you rout. This is the main Victory Condition for all non-story missions. This requires reducing the enemy's Morale Gauge until they fail a Morale Check.

There are also Optional Objectives available for non-story missions:
 * Crush their Will - this objective requires taking the enemy's Warband Idol and securing it in your warband chest, whilst keeping yours in place.
 * Marked for Death - to complete this objective, you must put the specified enemy or enemies Out of Action and loot their Token(s).
 * Wyrdstone Rush - this objective requires you to collect a certain amount of the Wyrdstone on the map.

Crush their Will
The enemy Warband Idol always starts attached to the enemy cart. This objective works similar to a 'Capture the Flag' game mechanic. To successfully complete this objective, one of your warriors must travel to the enemy cart, retrieve the Idol and return it to your own cart. On placing the Idol in your own chest, as long as your Idol is still attached to your cart, the objective will be considered complete when the battle ends. However, if an enemy (or ally) removes the Idol from your chest or your Idol is taken, the objective will revert to incomplete until your Idol is restored and the enemy Idol is in your chest again.

Marked for Death
Within the enemy warband will be between 1 and 3 warriors who have had a bounty upon their heads. On the Overview Map these warriors, once they have entered Line of Sight will have a skull icon next to their warrior icon. To complete this objective, you must put all the named warriors Out of Action and loot their warrior tokens. The objective will complete when you have all the required tokens in your warriors' possession or stored in your warband chest when the battle ends. If the warrior carrying the enemy token falls Out of Action, then the objective will return to incomplete until another of your warriors picks it up again.

Each warrior has their own unique token with their name inscribed on it. All warbands share a token type, for example Human Mercenaries have 'Lucky Rabbit's Foot' tokens, however some Impressive Warriors have their own unique tokens. Tokens have no value and are not collected for any purpose other than this Optional Objective - collected enemy tokens will disappear from your warriors' inventories after the battle.

Wyrdstone Rush
When you start a new battle, a number of Wyrdstone deposits will be created on the map. Completing this objective requires anywhere from 45% to 60% of the available Wyrdstone to be in your warriors' possession or in your warband cart when the battle ends. If a friendly warrior carrying Wyrdstone falls Out of Action, taking your collected Wyrdstone below the threshold, the objective will return to incomplete until you pick up enough Wyrdstone to take you over the required amount again.

Completing Objectives
Routing the enemy warband will achieve a Victory in the current battle and end the mission. If your Warband routs, this will result in Failure of the mission. If you have already completed the Optional Objective, this will still be considered complete whether or not you complete the main objective. On completing the main objective, you will see all completed objectives in the End of Battle Report and what rewards this earned your warband in the after battle Mission Report.

Completing both main and optional objectives results in a 'Decisive Victory', putting all enemy warriors Out of Action results in a 'Crushing Victory' and achieving a 'Tactical Victory' requires you to have none of your warriors Out of Action before routing the enemy warband. Successfully completing objectives provides more experience and loot to your warriors and warband making completing Optional Objectives a worthwhile consideration for growing your warband faster.

About Enemy AI
For Crush their Will, the enemy will never steal your idol. They are not programmed to do so. The enemy will prioritize gathering wyrdstone if they haven't spotted any of your warriors yet.

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