v50 Steam/Premium information for editors
  • v50 information can now be added to pages in the main namespace. v0.47 information can still be found in the DF2014 namespace. See here for more details on the new versioning policy.
  • Use this page to report any issues related to the migration.
This notice may be cached—the current version can be found here.

Military tactics

From Dwarf Fortress Wiki
Revision as of 21:53, 18 December 2021 by 77.126.195.129 (talk)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This article is about the current version of DF.
Note that some content may still need to be updated.

Skill: Tactician
Association  
Profession None
Job Title Tactician
Labor None
Tasks
  • Command squads in off-site battles
Workshop
None
Attributes
  • Unknown

Military tactics is a military skill. Along with leader and organizer skills, it affects mission simulations on the world map, giving the side with the better tactician a greater chance of victory.

Military tactics determines a squad's success chance in pillage and raze mission battles.v0.44.06 The squad member with the highest skill in military tactics is used. The skill skews rolls in battles in opposition to the opponent's tactician skills.

Military tactics is an available skill at embark.v0.44.07 When assigning squad members, military tactician appears as a relevant skill for squad-leading nobles/appointments.v0.44.08

A mission leader can increase this skill in pillage and raze missions when they gain a positional advantage over the enemy. It may then be possible for them to give demonstrations of the skill at a barracks.[Verify]

Miner
Woodworker
Stoneworker
Ranger
Doctor
Farmer
Fishery worker
Metalsmith
Jeweler
Craftsdwarf
Engineer

Administrator
Military
General
Weapon
Other
Social
Broker
Other
Performance
Music
Spoken
Scholar

Other/Peasant
Unused