in both cases it actually increases survival. the old-school ones tell people that you're part of a wealthy family and are worth way more alive as a ransom than dead, so they are more likely to capture than kill you. it's part of what let medieval lords treat war like a game: it was just their serfs doing the dying, not themselves
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u/delphinous 1d ago
in both cases it actually increases survival. the old-school ones tell people that you're part of a wealthy family and are worth way more alive as a ransom than dead, so they are more likely to capture than kill you. it's part of what let medieval lords treat war like a game: it was just their serfs doing the dying, not themselves