It might be wise to still state so clearly once again, though. Thank you for mentioning it.
Word of it is public knowledge, yes.EDIT - Is word of the Hovercraft public knowledge? I wonder if it is perhaps possible to steal the Hovercraft tech from the goblins before they become completely crushed...?
So far they only add a +1 to Military checks when they are relevant to the battle.
I'm thinking perhaps this should be changed though. Like that a technology can give a +1 to checks of one Attribute, that can be Military, but also instead of Military it could be Diplomacy, Curiosity or Faith. I don't really see how technology could add Faith unless you got brainwashing machines or such though. Maybe spreading of ideas or propaganda?
This will be one of the things I'll go over this week. Maybe some technologies can do stuff like that, or give a small benefit that isn't necessarily a bonus like that.