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[FantasticDorf]

Quite simple, in the heat of battle people leading troops and significiant figures will shout morale boosting phrases working from the 'leadership' skill, practicing their shouts in training exercises also (like they do with small xp gain from demonstrations very slowly).

Dwarves might shout back they feel convinced or not, this helps retain/recover their morale in battle or incur martial trances/anger depending on the content (abusive drill seargenting, or speeches like "For [Fortress Name]!") which while even not being the most tactically profound general, a high value of leadership will help the entire group hold with fortitude on in active play and off-map.

• A "masterwork" shout of encouragement, warrants a 'heroic speech' transcribed into legends & announcements and applies a reasonably large buff, dwarves are brave for their intoxication but a passionate leader may yet make them focused and unbreakable.

Jeering your opponents to hurt their confidence i had not considered for a offensive application, but i will mention it for the sake of making dwarves more reactive to their opponents that aren't hideous to look at like the undead (which is a development goal, site pops aren't really phased by numbers or monster content besides from doing raiding actions, which is offmap numbers and battle efficiency ratios)

[Azerty]

We could expand this with warcries and military songs and music.

[scourge728]

+1

[therahedwig]

Yes, this is a good idea, it's opposite, speeches affecting enemies too.

Gotta have our monologuing necromancers and other villains.