[lordpidey]

So, when I played Esshar, I never participated in wars for a very specific reason:

I was so bad at combat, that me participating would make my side more likely to lose, even if safety to my character were 100% disregarded.

Me attempting to do my best to defend my nation, would make it more likely to fall.

To be clear, I'm okay with the following situation:

Weak character Jorge joins combat, and gets their ass handed to them.

Jorge gets kidnapped in combat.

Strong fighter Greggori moves away from the front line, to rescue Jorge.

Greggori's redeployment from the front line causes them to lose the war.

What I am NOT okay with is:

Weak character Jorge joins combat, and gets their ass handed to them, losing their country a point.

Jorge gets kidnapped in combat.

Jorge's nation decides "Yeah, we don't really have the resources to rescue Jorge."

Jorge's nation loses the war, because of the point they lost.

There should NEVER be a mechanical reason to prevent someone from participating.  There should never be a reason to regret letting a character participate in fights, OTHER than consequences to that character specifically.  (Saying you want someone else more is fine, but not "we'd rather have an empty spot than you.")



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Also, small suggestion: Replace "at 0 health" with "at 0 health and down", as aren't there some shenanigans that allow you to act at 0 health?  Also I'm pretty sure Shine Knights still work at 0 health.  Does having shine knights out count as being still up?