Got a Real-World Weapon, Armour or Tactics Question? Mk. XXVIII

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Makes sense. I will point out that fires are definitely going to increase detection distance substantially. In general, if you have line of sight on a fire at night, you will see it, no matter how far away it is. Thick smoke could also be visible from a great distance during the day as well. Deliberate smoke signals could reach hundreds of miles. From an in-game perspective, I would treat any outdoor fire as visible to everything with LOS at night.

Might even be able to work this into part of the fort infrastructure. A line of watchtowers, hill forts, or mountain camps between the two main forts, using a variety of means to transmit limited information between them, as well as provide quick reinforcement to anyone ambushed while travelling between, or reduce the odds of getting cut off, etc. Maybe that's something that's still being actively established, and the players can participate in their construction and defense? Could also serve as a weakpoint, the first thing a hostile force would likely attack, giving players a chance to cut their teeth on say, a small band of goblins that took over a watchtower.