Enemy camps: defenders, defenses and loot

The faction camp-building scripts in the supplied 1.5.2.3 archive refer to 28 ordinary hostile location classes. This is a map of possible camps, not a list promised to appear in one campaign. The names below are readable labels for the script types; generated camp names and defenders vary. For fixed battles and rewards, use Legendary instead.

The “defenders” column identifies the camp’s spawn pool, not its exact garrison. The “defense” column is the camp script’s battle-map fortification; scouting, terrain and the current roster still matter. Loot examples describe location-specific rolls in addition to enemy equipment, not guaranteed drops. Enemy encounters explains the combatants and their possible equipment.

Brigands

Camp type	Possible defenders	Battle-map defense
Hideout	Brigand defenders or marauders, depending on the campaign’s marauder roll	None
Camp	Brigand defenders or marauders	Palisade
Ruins	Brigand defenders or marauders	Walls and palisade

A brigand camp can roll crowns, repair supplies, ammunition, food and valuables such as furs or silverware. The ordinary named-item roll also weights brigand shields for these three types; a named shield is possible, never promised. A ruined site has different cover from a simple hideout, even when the defender pool is similar.

Barbarians

Camp type	Possible defenders	Battle-map defense
Shelter	Barbarian spawn pool	None
Camp	Barbarian spawn pool	None
Sanctuary	Barbarian spawn pool	None

The three sites share a defender pool, but their scripts use different starting resources; do not read “no walls” as “easy.” Their location loot can include crowns, repair supplies, food and furs. The named-item roll can favor barbarian weapons, armor and helmets. The shelter picture is an example of this family; snow can change a site’s map sprite.

Goblins

Camp type	Possible defenders	Battle-map defense
Hideout	Goblin defenders	None
Camp	Goblin higher-tier pool, which can include a Shaman or Overseer	Palisade
Ruins	Goblin defenders	Walls
Outpost	Goblin higher-tier pool	Walls and palisade
Settlement	Goblin higher-tier pool	Walls

Goblin sites can roll ammunition, food and valuables, including goblin-made trinkets; the outpost script can also put armor attachments in its treasure pool with Beasts & Exploration. A higher-tier pool does not mean every garrison has a Shaman. The unique Goblin City, Rul’gazhix, has its own fixed encounter and is not one of these five camp types.

Nomads

Camp type	Possible defenders	Battle-map defense
Tents	Nomad defenders	None
Hidden camp	Nomad defenders	None
Ruins	Nomad defenders	Walls
Tent city	Nomad defenders	None

These Blazing Deserts camps can roll crowns, supplies, food and southern trade goods. A tent city can include incense, silk or spices in its valuables pool; the named-item roll can favor southern shields. This table describes the script types, not a guarantee that every desert campaign generates all four.

Orcs

Camp type	Possible defenders	Battle-map defense
Hideout	Young Orcs only	None
Cave	Berserkers only	None
Camp	Orc defender pool	None
Ruins	Young Orcs and Berserkers	Walls
Settlement	Orc higher-tier pool	None

An orc camp can roll repair supplies, Strange Meat and trade valuables such as furs or copper; ordinary named-item rolls can favor orc weapons and shields. The settlement’s higher-tier pool is a different prospect from a young-orc hideout, despite both having no scripted fortification.

Undead

Camp type	Possible defenders	Battle-map defense
Hideout	Zombies, with possible ghouls or ghosts	None
Graveyard	Zombies, ghouls or ghosts, by spawn-pool roll	Walls
Crypt	Zombies and ghosts, or a necromancer group	Walls
Necromancer’s lair	Necromancer group	None
Ruins	Zombie mix, necromancer group or Ancient Dead	Walls
Mass grave	Ancient Dead	None
Buried castle	Ancient Dead	Walls
Vampire coven	Necrosavants, possibly with Ancient Dead	Walls

Undead loot depends strongly on the site. A buried castle’s treasure pool includes silverware, gems, ancient gold coins and an ornate tome; a vampire coven can roll food and valuables. Mass graves, buried castles and vampire covens can favor undead named weapons or shields in the ordinary location roll. This does not turn them into the fixed-reward Black Monolith.

Decide whether to attack

Check the actual garrison, fortification and company readiness before entering. Walls or a palisade change the opening; a stronger spawn pool can matter even at an unfortified site. A camp’s named-item chance is rolled by the location script using its resources and distance from settlements, with at most two attempts; it is not a guaranteed reward for clearing a named type. For equipment possibilities, compare named items and the enemy roster. For settlements and house relations around the camp, return to the world map.