Board Thread:The Last Sovereign Discussion/@comment-100.34.55.105-20170621085118/@comment-67.165.4.9-20170623075512

With no bridge, but no orcs exterminated, a "mixed" spread is the baseline. Under that assumption, I'm reasonably confident I can reach the values I want - IF I have both the Yhilini and Special Suppliers (Though the Yhilini will have a markup in price compared to if the Bridge was repaired), and Army Quality of 12+ and an Army Size of 25-29 (I don't think I can hit that 30 given that I need Robin to to research Esence Shielding).

That will put Enemy Forces at 35, which with all other factors before and after will JUST BARELY bring Collateral Damage to 0. Theres no ways during Govern Yhilin to reduce it except at the House of Petitions. Chaos is left at 1, but I can reasonably reduce it by up to 2 without owning the bank, so that's kosher.

Eustrin investments don't seem to factor in at all, so those decisions during Megail's Route will probably matter in later updates, perhaps in the conflict against the Incubus Emperor? I expect both the embassy and the supply chain contributors will have relevance, so nobody feels left out for picking one over hte other, though obviously a different kind of relevance.

So then the question becomes, "Is Premium Steel necessary for this?" I'll need to double-check.

I think I might be able to get away with stalling until later, but if I do, will I lose Hilstara's Helm forever? I mean it tanks her agility, especially with the Tower Shield and Mammoth Armor, but she was never very fast to begin with so all the defense is worth it. As long as everyone survives the first round of combat (because she usually moves after the rest of the party AND all of the enemies), Shieldwall takes care of the rest.

Still, I really do appreciate you guys humoring me with this, and there's been some useful advice. So thanks.