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Town alignment

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	* In terms of Morale deficits for having creatures of different alignments, each town is considered its own alignment (i.e. having Castle, Rampart and Tower troops will result in -1 morale) and [[Neutral creature]]s count as their own town.		* In terms of Morale deficits for having creatures of different alignments, each town is considered its own alignment (i.e. having Castle, Rampart and Tower troops will result in -1 morale) and [[Neutral creature]]s count as their own town.

	* [[Angelic Alliance]] allows a hero to have creatures from good and neutral towns with [[morale]] bonus +1, as if they were from one town (thus neglecting morale penalty). [[Conflux]] creatures are not affected<span class='onlyhota'>, but in {{hota}} {{-wh}}, Conflux units who are not immune to morale receive the bonus, and so do [[Cove]], [[Factory]], and [[Bulwark]] creatures</span>. If an evil alignment creature appears in the army of a hero who has Angelic Alliance, units from good and neutral towns are still considered to be one faction.		* [[Angelic Alliance]] allows a hero to have creatures from good and neutral towns with [[morale]] bonus +1, as if they were from one town (thus neglecting morale penalty). [[Conflux]] creatures are not affected<span class='onlyhota'>, but in {{hota}}{{-wh}}, Conflux units who are not immune to morale receive the bonus, and so do [[Cove]], [[Factory]], and [[Bulwark]] creatures</span>. If an evil alignment creature appears in the army of a hero who has Angelic Alliance, units from good and neutral towns are still considered to be one faction.

	<ul class='onlyhota'><li>The [[Temple of Loyalty]] {{-wh}} makes all creatures in the visiting hero's army be considered as being of the same town alignment for the duration of the turn.</li></ul>		<ul class='onlyhota'><li>The [[Temple of Loyalty]]{{-wh}} makes all creatures in the visiting hero's army be considered as being of the same town alignment for the duration of the turn.</li></ul>

	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==

Phasma at 14:46, 14 January 2026

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	Alignment has almost no direct impact on the gameplay, and it is mostly used in the game storyline. There are a few minor exceptions though:		Alignment has almost no direct impact on the gameplay, and it is mostly used in the game storyline. There are a few minor exceptions though:
	<br>[[File:Altar of Sacrifice.~~gif~~\|x40px]][[File:Clover Field (h).gif\|x40px]][[File:Holy Ground (h).gif\|x40px]][[File:Evil Fog (h).gif\|x40px]]		<br>[[File:Altar of Sacrifice.webp\|x40px]][[File:Clover Field (h).gif\|x40px]][[File:Holy Ground (h).gif\|x40px]][[File:Evil Fog (h).gif\|x40px]]
	* {{roe}}{{-wr}}: The [[Altar of Sacrifice]] allows heroes with good alignment to sacrifice artifacts for experience, evil alignment heroes to sacrifice creatures and neutral alignment heroes to sacrifice either one of their choosing.		* {{roe}}{{-wr}}: The [[Altar of Sacrifice]] allows heroes with good alignment to sacrifice artifacts for experience, evil alignment heroes to sacrifice creatures and neutral alignment heroes to sacrifice either one of their choosing.
	* {{sod}}{{-ws}}: The [[magical terrain]]s [[Clover Field]], [[Holy Ground]] and [[Evil Fog]] affect [[luck]] or [[morale]] of creatures of a certain alignment.		* {{sod}}{{-ws}}: The [[magical terrain]]s [[Clover Field]], [[Holy Ground]] and [[Evil Fog]] affect [[luck]] or [[morale]] of creatures of a certain alignment.

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Adding Bulwark link to Angelic Alliance description

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	* In terms of Morale deficits for having creatures of different alignments, each town is considered its own alignment (i.e. having Castle, Rampart and Tower troops will result in -1 morale) and [[Neutral creature]]s count as their own town.		* In terms of Morale deficits for having creatures of different alignments, each town is considered its own alignment (i.e. having Castle, Rampart and Tower troops will result in -1 morale) and [[Neutral creature]]s count as their own town.

	* [[Angelic Alliance]] allows a hero to have creatures from good and neutral towns with [[morale]] bonus +1, as if they were from one town (thus neglecting morale penalty). [[Conflux]] creatures are not affected<span class='onlyhota'>, but in {{hota}} {{-wh}}, Conflux units who are not immune to morale receive the bonus, and so do [[Cove]] and [[~~Factory~~]] creatures</span>. If an evil alignment creature appears in the army of a hero who has Angelic Alliance, units from good and neutral towns are still considered to be one faction.		* [[Angelic Alliance]] allows a hero to have creatures from good and neutral towns with [[morale]] bonus +1, as if they were from one town (thus neglecting morale penalty). [[Conflux]] creatures are not affected<span class='onlyhota'>, but in {{hota}} {{-wh}}, Conflux units who are not immune to morale receive the bonus, and so do [[Cove]], [[Factory]], and [[Bulwark]] creatures</span>. If an evil alignment creature appears in the army of a hero who has Angelic Alliance, units from good and neutral towns are still considered to be one faction.

	<ul class='onlyhota'><li>The [[Temple of Loyalty]] {{-wh}} makes all creatures in the visiting hero's army be considered as being of the same town alignment for the duration of the turn.</li></ul>		<ul class='onlyhota'><li>The [[Temple of Loyalty]] {{-wh}} makes all creatures in the visiting hero's army be considered as being of the same town alignment for the duration of the turn.</li></ul>

Legate at 17:36, 10 November 2025

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	<ul class='onlyhota'><li>The [[Temple of Loyalty]] {{-wh}} makes all creatures in the visiting hero's army be considered as being of the same town alignment for the duration of the turn.</li></ul>		<ul class='onlyhota'><li>The [[Temple of Loyalty]] {{-wh}} makes all creatures in the visiting hero's army be considered as being of the same town alignment for the duration of the turn.</li></ul>

			== Trivia ==
			* [[Greg Fulton]] discussed the town alignment in [[Greg Fulton/Fanstratics Newsletters/18#HoMM3 Question\|Fanstratics Newsletter #18]], thinking about the towns more as opposites and less as aligning to the D&D alignment chart (i.e. good/neutral/evil, lawful/neutral/chaotic).

	{{morale navigational box}}		{{morale navigational box}}

Halib at 10:03, 10 September 2025

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	{{About\|For creatures that cannot be hired in a town, see [[neutral creatures]].}}<br/>		{{About\|For creatures that cannot be hired in a town, see [[neutral creatures]].}}<br/>
	'''Alignment''' is a characteristic of a [[town]] type and its associated heroes and creatures. Heroes and creatures have the same alignment as the towns they are associated with, not the towns in which they are hired. There are three alignments for ~~town~~ in {{homm}}: '''good''', '''evil''' and '''neutral'''.		'''Alignment''' is a characteristic of a [[town]] type and its associated heroes and creatures. Heroes and creatures have the same alignment as the towns they are associated with, not the towns in which they are hired. There are three alignments for towns in {{homm}}: '''good''', '''evil''' and '''neutral'''.

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Phasma at 16:53, 6 April 2025

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	\| {{town\|Tower}}		\| {{town\|Tower}}
	\| {{town\|Dungeon}}		\| {{town\|Dungeon}}
	\| {{town\|Conflux~~}}{{-wa~~}}		\| {{town\|Conflux}}
	\|-		\|-
	\| {{swd\|{{town\|Palace}}{{-wd}}\|\|noicon=}}		\| {{swd\|{{town\|Palace}}{{-wd}}\|\|noicon=}}

Phasma at 21:29, 20 March 2025

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	\| {{swh\|\|{{swd\|{{town\|Grotto}}{{-wd}}\|\|noicon=}}\|noicon=}}		\| {{swh\|{{swd\|{{town\|Grotto}}{{-wd}}\|\|noicon=}}\|\|noicon=}}
	\|}		\|}
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Phasma at 21:28, 20 March 2025

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	\| {{swd\|{{town\|Grotto}}{{-wd}}\|\|noicon=}}		\| {{swh\|\|{{swd\|{{town\|Grotto}}{{-wd}}\|\|noicon=}}\|noicon=}}
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Phasma at 21:27, 20 March 2025

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	\| {{swd\|{{town\|Palace}}{{-wd}}\|\|noicon=}}		\| {{swd\|{{town\|Palace}}{{-wd}}\|\|noicon=}}
	\| {{swd\|{{town\|Forge}}{{-wd}}\|\|noicon=}}		\| {{swd\|{{town\|Forge}}{{-wd}}\|\|noicon=}}
	\| {{swh\|{{town\|Cove}}{{-wh}}\|\|noicon=}}		\| {{swh\|{{town\|Cove}}{{-wh}}\|{{swd\|{{town\|Grotto}}{{-wd}}\|\|noicon=}}\|noicon=}}
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Phasma at 21:25, 20 March 2025

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	'''Alignment''' is a characteristic of a [[town]] type and its associated heroes and creatures. Heroes and creatures have the same alignment as the towns they are associated with, not the towns in which they are hired. There are three alignments for town in {{homm}}: '''good''', '''evil''' and '''neutral'''.		'''Alignment''' is a characteristic of a [[town]] type and its associated heroes and creatures. Heroes and creatures have the same alignment as the towns they are associated with, not the towns in which they are hired. There are three alignments for town in {{homm}}: '''good''', '''evil''' and '''neutral'''.

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	! style="text-align:center; width: 128px" \| '''Good Towns'''		! style="text-align:center; width: 128px" \| '''Good Towns'''
	! style="text-align:center; width: 128px" \| '''Evil Towns'''		! style="text-align:center; width: 128px" \| '''Evil Towns'''

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	\| {{town\|Tower}}		\| {{town\|Tower}}
	\| {{town\|Dungeon}}		\| {{town\|Dungeon}}
	\| {{town\|Conflux~~}}{{-wa~~}}		\| {{town\|Conflux}}
	\|-		\|-
	\| {{swd\|{{town\|Palace}}{{-wd}}\|\|noicon=}}		\| {{swd\|{{town\|Palace}}{{-wd}}\|\|noicon=}}