Aha! good job on setting it up!

I shall answer your example question - I would save my close friend which perhaps is slightly selfish, saving one life rather than another who could possibly save many others, but there's no way that I could dash of to save a stranger and let somebody I know well die before my eyes

It's a good question so I think I'll keep it going for whoever is next
Who would you save - The field medic or your close friend?

Hmm, even with the super-medic, I still don't think I would be able to leave my close friend to die Not the logical choice I know but seeing the death of a friend would just be unbearable...if that happened I would be sure to charge wildly into the enemy as a means of ending my life.

A new question - you have been given orders by your commander, whom you get along very well with, to raid and destroy a village housing innocent civilians. This you know to be wrong. Do you:

1. Carry out the order anyway?
2. Refuse the order but remain honorable and face any punishment your commander gives you (heavy lashings or perhaps even execution)?
3. Refuse the order and defect to another force to escape any punishment you may be given?

Hmm, good question...I don't think I could become friends with anyone who killed my family. However, since they made the effort to surrender, it wouldn't be right to execute them in my eyes so I'm going with Spawn with choice A I would just send them on there way (after accepting the castle of course) and remain ready to fight them if need be.

Hmm, good question so lets stick with it - same question!

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hahaha thats basically choice C art. lol

Hehe I did kinda rework the answer slightly there I guess Claiming the castle is just my way of making up for the killing of my family before sending them away...I know that C is possibly the most sensible choice but I wouldn't be able to be friends with somebody who did that...but since they surrendered to me, it wouldn't feel right to execute them so to be option A is the sort of compromise

I'd have to say A but yup, I agree with 5Rings adding a little bit of C. If they might help, let them and treat them kindly etc...that way even if they were spies they may decide to properly defect anyway So I'd avoid B, but! although I certainly wouldn't execute them immediately, perhaps if they started acting strangely or I had reports of them talking with the enemy or something then perhaps execution could be considered later...but for a single choice, I'd go with A

Same question please!

Hmmm well like I would ever choose option D and I don't think I'd be able to go with A either...and C seems a bit pointless albeit valiant but a tad silly so I'd go with B At least then you have a chance of escaping with a moderately intact army, so if there's a chance I feel that I may as well take it

Same question!

Ooo nice question

Hmm...I would be torn between C and D - I would have to be involved somehow, she'd be selfish if she wanted to do it all herself I think that due to fact that it's a dangerous, risky battle I'd have to agree with Spawn and go with C As you say, I couldn't do nothing whilst she may be dying...If perhaps the battle was more regular I'd be content with option D as I would prefer to obey her requests at least partially whilst still feeling safe knowing that she'd be able to cope fine on her own but in this case...C is my answer

It's good so same question please!

Hmm...I need an option F - pretend to serve and then escape at a more opportune moment Out of those though I'm going with D. B and C are not for me, and I think I'd still try to escape rather than just die like in A - I'd rather fall trying than for nothing

New Question - you are part of a loose coalition force and have been invited to a 'typical banquet' by one of the commanders you are not very familiar with. Do you:

A) Take it as a completely genuine invite and go alone to show your good spirit?

B) Go to the banquet with a bodyguard or two just in case something was to go slightly wrong at the risk of appearing less friendly and trusting towards the host?

C) Feign illness and hide in your tent for the next few days?

D) Stubbornly decline to go, angering the host but ensuring your safety in the short term?

E) Gather your forces outside of the banquet tent and kill the host and his guests, just in case they were planning on doing the same to you?

Ooo dear, umm other than D I would take any of the other 3 for viable options Hmm what I think I would actually do isn't available...I think my commander would realise how crucial it would be that I took the chance to eliminate the enemy commander and would hopefully accept that it would be worth him/her abandoning the main camp at least, as I would be gaining a new one anyway The risk of them being killed though makes me consider A...I'm gonna have to go with C - I'd like to fulfill my objective since it's so close for the taking but would want to keep my commander safe too I'll make sure I send a strong unit

In an ideal world I would go back for the commander and leave the unit to finish off the weakened enemy But of those options it's C

Same Question please!

Ooo, in regards to it being a similar situation as Yi Ling, I would never choose A, but wouldn't be able to go with C either...I think I'd have to choose B and hope that I wasn't executed. I couldn't follow my lord into such an irrational act of vengeance but I would still want to remain in service of the same army (and hope my lord dies in that battle so that I get a better commander )

Same question!

I would like to think I could go with A too...but I'm not sure that in the moment, I'd be able to do something like that

Leonty's answer is rather good actually - I think that's what I would probably end up doing too
Welcome to the forum btw!

I would go with C - I wouldn't want to live my life as a trading expert or a refugee My countries more important anyway

Hmm, well the 'famous' battle of Anegawa is unknown to me firstly, so this certainly isn't based on that in any way Umm...tough question...I'm not one for betrayal, but niether am I one to run away so I would have to go for C, sharing the treachery evenly to both sides You never know - by being in the middle of both forces I may just have a slight chance of persuading them not to fight

I'll go with a new question then

You are in command of a unit of troops (lets say...1000 in number) and you are required to meet up with your commander, who is quite some distance away, as quickly as possible as they're under attack. Evening is drawing in and you reach a small village at the head of the road, leading to where you wish to go. Upon passing through you are halted by a local old man who tells you that the road ahead is unpassable at night due to the pass being guarded by evil spirits. Do You:

A) Proceed onwards anyway, what does an old man know, and hope that the 'spirits' don't turn out to be anything sinister.

B) Ask the old man for more information about the 'spirits', waisting time (he speaks slowly!) but perhaps gaining an understanding of how to proceed.

C) Camp out in the village til morning to remove any risk of being harmed by the spirits.

D) Find an alternative (and much longer) route to get to your commanders position.

E) Kill the old man and everyone in the village for making such a claim and use their bodies as sacrifices if any spirits do arise.

I think I would go with D - I think I could work the 'appealing through niceness tactic'

I do have an alternative answer too however - I would stage a scene involving me leading part of my force (mounted) charging through the rear of my main unit (not actually harming anyone - just acting), therefore making the people in the city think that their enemy had another enemy and perhaps a potential ally to them so they would therefore let my mounted force into the city where they could either instantly wreak havoc and keep the gates open for the rest of my force or bide their time to plan a better attack on the main enemy general etc

Oh and for the question before, I think I'd go for B