Re: Sacrifice before battle - what's the point?

From: David Dunham <david_at_...>
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 2002 09:28:57 -0700


Kaj

> Thus you
> should never sacrifice, since that has a 50% chance of putting you at the
> advantage, while sacrificing either puts you to disadvantage or doesn't
> change the odds at all.
>
> Am I missing something?

Your analysis assumes that the enemy always charges. And that the effect of sacrificing is the same as the effect of being caught while sacrificing. Also, they may sacrifice to a different deity than you do. Humakt and Orlanth affect different parts of the battle.

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