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[PDF urist master]

this will only happen with Elves or Humans and only when you have been attacked by them once before.

when this event happens, elves will bring one soldier with them per merchant, and humans have two soldiers per merchant instead of one.

once all the caravans reach the depot, an ambush notice plays. all wagons/pack animals die and all merchants become soldiers and all the human/elven soldiers start attacking.

another cue would be that pack animals will not be carrying any trade goods.

[Sirbug]

OK, this post is not very coherent. Is caravan ambushing me?

[Matoro]

... what? Do you mean that after caravans get attacked, they start bringing more guards, or that after they get attacked, they bring more soldiers and start ambushing player?

[Maklak]

I think he meant this:

When a war with Elves or humans ends (do wars ever end in DF?), that civilisation still doesn't trust you and sends more guards per caravan.

Second suggestion is that merchants should fight instead of run when their animals die, which I disagree with. Merchants aren't soldiers.

[PDF urist master]

it's kind of a trojan horse idea.

i forgot to mention. when all the caravans reach the trade depot, an ambush notice plays. all merchants draw their swords and start attacking.

[Sutremaine]

I think that under those circumstances, most races' ethics would consider a (re)declaration of war to be perfectly fair.

Never mind the players' reaction to such treachery...

[smjjames]

It's also not that hard to secure the trade depot site.

[acetech09]

Yeah I read the OP as a 'trojan horse' strategy too. Caravan comes in with soldiers dressed as traders and they start poking holes in things. Would be an interesting concept but seems hard to implement well with current game mechanics.