Special Religious Troops

Olympia: The Age of Gods PBEM (Oct 4 2000)

#### 3.3.12.6: Special Religious Troops

Postulants are peasants dedicated to a particular priest. They are recruited by use of the "Proselytise" prayer. Postulants have the same statistics as peasants. However, because of their fervent dedication to their god, postulants are willing to serve the priest who recruited them for nothing (i.e., they have no maintenance costs). By the same token, though, they are unsuitable for training into workers, soldiers, etc.

Postulants also cannot be transfered between nobles.

Priests of Halon may convert soldiers [12] in their employ into fanatics [28]. Fanatics have twice the attack factor of normal soldiers, and no maintenance costs, but cannot be transfered between nobles.

Priests of Domingo may convert soldiers [12] in their employ into ninjas [29]. Ninjas have the same attack and defense ratings as normal soldiers, but are stealthy. Ninjas cannot be transfered between nobles. For skills and prayers which require a noble to be alone, ninjas are not counted. That is, a priest with 10 ninjas is still considered to be "alone".