Allies

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

## 5.5: Allies

When a unit is attacked, it may call in allies to help defend itself.

In particular, when a unit is attacked, all other units in the same location who have placed that unit on their `defend` list will join on the defending unit's side in the battle. In addition, if the unit being attacked is in a sublocation (such as a castle), allies in the outer location will also join in the defense.

However, since allied units are usually responding to the news of the attack from some distance away, they do not join the battle until the beginning of the second round. If the defender is defeated in the first round the battle will end immediately, before any allies have a chance to come to his aid.

For more on the `defend` list, see Declared attitudes.