Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-26122855-20160529005747/@comment-26172435-20160529110823

This reminds me of a suggestion related to banners on towers, providing some local area morale effect to the troops. I liked that suggestion as I like this one even more, because it has lore-support and slick visuals, whether they be sickly or the opposite ... if there's any lore-support for a 'good' variant, which is unlikely ... unless we'd assume a 'tree' of some kind functioning in a similar way. ;)

I figure such (very) costly beacons of light would have an effect over a significant area, like 8*8 chunks surrounding the beacon. Their effect shouldn't be too high, and cumulative to the effect of banner bearers: +5% strength could do. Higher would be both 'OP' and a bit 'unrealistic': beacons of light, especially evil ones, may have both a positive effect on morale (strength of will) and a negative effect on own troop effectiveness (the comforting, or fear inducing, presence of ones homeside beacon may cause military to become less cautious) ... on foes, the effect may only be negative ...

So, as an alternative, instead of a moral boost for aligned units, the effect couls also be only for negatively aligned hired units: -5%. I may prefer that option actually.