The Status of captured emissaries

[Jumbie]

I've had a few emissaries captured.

They no longer show up in my emissary list on the turn report. Does that mean that they have been executed or is it just that captured emissaries have no known status so they are ignored?

[kevindusi]

We ate them. With a nice Chianti.

XOXO,
RD 103

[Jumbie]

Hopefully you got them drunk with the chianti first?

[paway]

As far as I can tell, there is no way to determine if your captives are still alive prior to issuing a 385 order. Once you do that, it will either describe the escape attempt or state that the emissary has been executed in the 'Political Events and Status of the Realm' section.

An example from one of my Troll turns, after ordering Pough Maha and Bloodgard to attempt escape:

POUGH MAHA HAD BEEN EXECUTED IN A PREVIOUS MONTH.
BLOODGARD NORMAL SECURITY WAS PRESENT, HOWEVER, NO AGENT TEAM ON COUNTER ESPIONAGE WAS NOTED IN THE
AREA.
BLOODGARD THOUGH HE TRIED PERSISTENTLY, WAS UNABLE TO ENGINEER AN ESCAPE FROM HIS DUNGEON PRISON!

[Jumbie]

I just figured they were all dead until a kingdom dropped a skeleton on me and then I started thinking he might have a live prisoner.

[kevindusi]

If you've had emissaries sitting idle, that is just as likely the cause of your skeleton.

Now that you've had one released I would happily release the other two and you could start with a clean slate.

[Hawk_]

If you've had emissaries sitting idle, that is just as likely the cause of your skeleton.

Now that you've had one released I would happily release the other two and you could start with a clean slate.

BTW, I believe kidnaping an envoy is still generating an influence bump but I couldn't find any information explaining the rule within the General Rules.

[kevindusi]

Hawk, I haven't kidnapped an envoy, but I've captured one, and I did get an influence bump from it. I remember this being a change, but don't see anything to reflect it in the rules, either. Granted, I didn't look TOO hard for it since it rang a bell when it happened.

[Jumbie]

Kidnapping emissaries increases influence!!?

I recall nothing of this in the general rules or the commands...

Will go re-check.

[Ry Vor]

Kidnapping emissaries increases influence!!?

I recall nothing of this in the general rules or the commands...

Will go re-check.

Just the Envoy. Was thinking of him like a court jester. There are no envoys in FoR. In Alamaze, it just gives the Envoy a little more meaning than otherwise.