About
A  Trial by Fire, commonly known as a "TBF", is an aggressive structure used to allow for Acts of Waste to be committed against land claimed by a  Town Bell. To build a Challenge Authority you must be a Citizen of a Town Claim as well as have the "Manage Claims" right within that Town.
Besieging a Town
Acts of Waste cannot normally be committed on land protected by a Town Claim unless a Trial by Fire is first built. A Trial by Fire projects a shadow approximately 500x tiles wide on either side and 1000x tiles forward from the Trial by Fire's front. This means that the area directly behind a Trial by Fire is NOT covered by its shadow. Act of Waste can be committed on any tiles under its shadow. NOTE: Acts of Waste committed on land covered by a Trial by Fire are still a  Crime! and will leaves  Scents, Evidence, and trigger nearby Aggressive Defense Structures.
Once built, a Trial by Fire must age for 24 hours, unless the Town Claim under its shadow is less than a week old, before Waste can be committed. Once constructed, a Trial by Fire can NOT be  Destroyed until 20 hours have passed, 4 hours before the Trial begins. Once a Trial by Fire is Destroyed, the Trial ends and Waste can no longer be committed against that Town until another Trial by Fire has been built. A Trial by Fire drains 40 Authority per hour from the Town Bell of the pilgrim who built it. Additionally a Trial by Fire will disable the ability to Fast Travel  ... Home and  ... to Providence on tiles under its shadow.
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