Hi there!

First off, let me say that I have absolutely adored the book, its rules and the factions within, and it has made it to my table as a staple people pull from to run. On that note, we recently decided to finally get together and actually organize a group for a conquest game and I have been elected as the Crypt Keeper. As I've been going through and answering questions, one that came up was on actions to take in the seasons, specifically "Ambush seems really strong and with no real downside. Why wouldn't I just always choose to ambush over normal siege?" 

After reading the section a couple of times myself, I realized I also came to the same conclusion, that there seems to be no limit on the amount of ambushes you can make, and it just seems overall a better siege option you should always take. Is this a typo/oversight? Is there something I'm missing? If not I can always posit a vote to the group on how to deal with it, possibly make it a "once per season" action, but I wanted to see if I could get an official ruling first.

Hi PreKrime!

Thank you so much for enjoying my book so far and I hope your conquest game goes well! To answer your question I will start by saying I have been asked the same question at a few conquest tables ive spectated. Something that ambushing mechanically does is put you at an unfair mechanical advantage over your opponent. If everyone wants to do that then sure everyone has that power, but sometimes there are those who just want to play fair matches. Those people often find themselves teaming up or creating alliances. While those who have been hitting the ambush button all game do not. And believe me when I tell you, 2 v 1s are brutal.

So honestly adapting that rule is totally up to you and your table! Hell I may even try to change it myself if the concern keeps coming up. But RAI (rules as intended) the consequence for an ambush isnt one that is mechanical, rather one I intended to be social, which probably can come across clearer/in a different way in my future update. If you want you can either euphemize that for your players OR just stick to that 1 a season limit! Perhaps it was an oversight for me to believe that wargamers believe in the concept of “fair play” lol. Let me know how everything goes and thank you for your question!