Brotherhood of Battle

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Brotherhood of Battle
Release Date:	July 29, 2008
Creators:	Biclops Games and Jazza Studios
Genre:	Strategy Multiplayer
XGen Rating:	Teen+
Link to Play:	Brotherhood of Battle

Brotherhood of Battle (often abbreviated BoB) is an online multiplayer turn-based strategy game developed by Jazza Studios and Biclops Games. Players coordinate all five classes of the brotherhood, Knights, Mages, Archers, Rogues, and Priests, to outwit their opponents during their sixty second turns.

Contents 1 Gameplay 1.1 Unit Classes 1.2 Ranger 1.3 Special Attacks 1.4 Gold Mines & Statues 1.5 The Fortress 1.6 Game Types

Gameplay

The game features five distinct game types, a complete map editor, and allows between two and four players in each match. Players always begin with one member of each class of the brotherhood, but depending on the game type, may also start with a fortress that allows new units to be created and existing units to be upgraded. By competing in ranked matches, players can advance through 13 different ranks, unlocking new in-game banners and symbols by their name in the game lobby.

You can gain additional information as well as video tutorials from the website

Unit Classes

The classes that make up the brotherhood are the Knight, Ranger, Rogue, Priest and Mage. You start with one of each in every game regardless of type and can recruit more of each in all but Brotherhood Battle.

Class	Base Damage	Hit Points	Movement Speed	Sight Range
Rogue	25	80	Medium	Medium
Priest	15	100	Slow	Poor
Knight	30	150	Medium	Poor
Ranger	20	100	Fast	Medium
Mage	15	80	Slow	Poor

Ranger

The Ranger is a vital class that excels in ranged combat. He has the greatest sight and speed than any of the other classes. This makes him the best unit for capturing mines, revealing hidden rogues (along with his sight ability) and picking off wounded units.

Special Attack	Mana Cost	When it can be used	Effect
Ranged Shot	0	Can be used when in range and in line of sight of enemy unit	Inflicts 15 damage on the target
Scout	30	Can be used when in range and in line of sight of enemy unit with the required mana	Increases the Ranger's area of sight for one turn, and increases its ability to detect nearby enemy Rogues for two turns
Bullseye	60	Ranger must be able to target enemy unit with its bow	Inflicts 40 damage on the target

The Ranger has the unique ability to target enemy units with a regular attack from a ranged distance without draining mana but with a reduced damage output of 15 rather than 20. His Bullseye attack is often used in conjunction with a Knight's Slash. This is a highly effective combo as - with assistance from battle cry - can instantly kill all but a knight. It is just as often used with the Mage's Fireball which can kill a Rogue and Mage instantly or severly wound a Ranger and Priest to be finished off by another unit.

Scout is often used on the first or second turn of a game to gain a better grasp of what the enemy is doing as it increase's the Ranger's sight to reveal more of the Fog of War. It is also effective at revealing hidden Rogues nearby.

Special Attacks

Each unit also has various special attacks. Each of these special attacks drain the mana points of the unit using the attack. All units begin with 100 mana points, and at the start of each turn, regain 10 mana or 20 with the assistance of the Discipline upgrade which can be researched after constructing an armory.

Special Attack	Unit Class	Mana Cost	When it can be used	Effect
Bolas	Rogue	30	Rogue must be quite close to target, but does not need to be adjacent	Deals 15 damage and vastly reduces target's movement speed for two turns
Backstab	Rogue	30	Rogue must be adjacent to target and facing target's back	Deals 50 damage
Sneak Attack	Rogue	30	Rogue must be invisible as it attacks	Deals 60 damage
Area Heal	Priest	70	Can be used whenever the Priest has the required mana	Restores up to 25 hit points to all sufficiently-nearby friendly units
Heal	Priest	40	Priest must be nearby but not necessarily adjacent to a nearby friendly target	Restores up to 50 hit points of the friendly target
Protect	Priest	70	Priest must be nearby but not necessarily adjacent to a nearby friendly target	Causes target to turn gold for exactly one turn, rendering it immune to any type of attack
Protect	Priest	70	Priest must be nearby but not necessarily adjacent to a nearby friendly target	Causes target to turn gold for exactly one turn, rendering it immune to any type of attack
Battle Cry	Knight	40	Can be used whenever the Knight has the required mana	Increases the damage dealt by the attacks and special attacks of all nearby friendly units for five turns
Charge	Knight	40	Knight must be nearby the enemy target, and must have an unobstructed path to the target	Causes the knight to move adjacent to the target, and does 20 damage
Slash	Knight	60	Knight must be adjacent to the enemy target	Deals 60 damage
Bolt	Mage	30	Mage must be somewhat close to enemy target	Deals 20 damage
Empower	Mage	100	Can be used whenever the Mage has the required mana	Restores the mana of all nearby friendly targets by up to 50 points
Fireball	Mage	60	Mage must be nearby enemy target	Deals 30 damage to target, and deals 15 damage to all enemy units nearby the target
Freeze	Mage	60	Mage must be nearby enemy target	Causes the enemy target to become frozen. After this attack, the target will not be able to receive damage, move, or attack (but can still be targeted using the Mage's Siphon, probably due to a programming mistake)
Shockwave	Mage	50	Mage must be nearby enemy target, but, unusually, does not need to have a line-of-sight on the target	Moves all nearby units away in a radial direction, and deals 20 damage

Gold Mines & Statues

Gold mines and statues are capturable objectives found on most maps. Control of these objectives is key to victory, as they can tip the scale in combat. To capture a gold mine or statue, simply move a unit up to the mine or statue so it is in close contact. Then select the mine/statue and click "capture objective". Gold mines appear as rocks with gold surfacing, and have a flag posted in them that bears the controlling faction's color. When the gold mine is captured, it gives the controlling player an extra 100 gold per turn (150 if the upgrade "mining" is purchased from the treasury). Many maps start players off with gold mines already given to them, usually placed behind the fortress. Statues appear as life sized stone replicas of individual members of the brotherhood. They are known as the Paladin Statue (knight), Warden Statue (ranger), Infiltrator Statue (rogue), Sorcerer Statue (mage), and Inquisitor Statue (priest). Capturing these statues grants the player a special ability for the unit of which the statue resembles, allowing them to wreak havoc upon the enemy.

Statue Ability	Unit Class	Power Cost	Requirements	Effect
Lay on Hands	Knight	None	Must be adjacent to damaged friendly unit. Can only be used once every 5 turns.	Heals targeted unit completely
Explosive Arrow	Ranger	70	Must be slightly closer than range of the ranger's bow	Deals 50 damage to target and 25 damage to all units near target
Vanishing Strike	Rogue	60	Must be invisible and adjacent to target	Deals 50 damage to target and returns rogue to original stealthed position
Drain Life	Mage	60	Must be close to target	Transmits up to 40 health from all possible units to mage
Smite	Priest	40	Must be in appropriate range	Deals 50 damage to target

The Fortress

The fortress is a large structure on the map that can be used to recruit new units or upgrade existing ones. Each player may only have one functioning fortress on the map, and in the Brotherhood Battle game-type, players do not generally have a fortress.

All players accumulate 100 gold at the start of each turn, whenever they have a fortress. They also accumulate 100 gold for each gold mine under their control when their turn begins. Players may capture gold mines using a context-action done by any unit adjacent to the mine.

The gold can be used to add buildings to the fortress or to recruit units. Units cost 800 gold (or 700 in the player has researched the Allegiance upgrade) to recruit, and after they are recruited they appear in one of several possible spawn locations in the front of the fortress. If all of these spawn locations are blocked, the player will be unable to recruit. The player can also choose to build an Armory, Treasury, or Training Hall for 500 gold each. Each upgrade will cost 100 gold to research.

The Armory allows three upgrades that increase the base abilities of units to be researched: Discipline, Fortitude, and Speed. Discipline increases the amount of mana all units regain at the beginning of each turn to 30. Fortitude increases the hit points of all units by 20%. Speed improves the walking radius of each unit by 20%.

Building a Treasury unlocks the ability to purchase three economic upgrades: Taxing, Mining, and Allegiance. Taxing increases the 300 gold the player always receives at the beginning of their turn to 200. Mining increases the gold earned from each mine by 50. Finally, Allegiance reduces the price of new units to 700.

The Training Hall allows allows new special attacks to be researched.

Training Hall Special Attack	Unit Class	Mana Cost	When it can be used	Effect
Assassinate	Rogue	100	Rogue must be adjacent to target and be invisible	Kills the target. Cannot be used on enemy orbs.
Resurrect	Priest	100	Priest must be nearby the grave of a friendly unit	Revives the unit and restores half of its maximum health and mana. The unit can then be used.
Whirlwind	Knight	70	Knight must be nearly touching enemy target	Deals 70 damage to all units that are nearly touching the Knight
Rapid Fire	Archer	100	Enemy target must be within range of Ranger's bow	Deals 40 damage to target and all other possible enemy targets
Siphon	Mage	None	Mage must be adjacent to an a friendly or enemy target and must have at least 30 mana	Completely drains the mana of all adjacent enemy or friendly targets and restores the Mage's mana by this amount

Game Types

There are five different game-types: Assault, Capture the Flag, Brotherhood Battle, Gold Rush, and Capture and Hold. Each game-type has a different objective. In assault, players are eliminated when a fixed structure called an orb is destroyed. Orbs always have 250 hit points, and cannot be healed. The last player standing is the victor. The Capture the Flag game-type replaces orbs with flags, which units can pick up. Players are eliminated in this game type when their flag is carried to an opponents flag. In Brotherhood Battle, players are eliminated when they lose their last unit. Generally, players have no fortress in the Brotherhood Battle game type. However, some clever players have added fortresses to Brotherhood Battle maps by changing the code for the maps in the flash cookie stored by the game on the user's machine. In Gold Rush, the winning player is the first to acquire a certain amount of gold (usually 2500). Finally, in Capture and Hold, players earn points by having the most units in a circular region called a Mana Well. The first player to accumulate 10 points or the first team to accumulate 20 points wins.