The Slaughter at Red Hollow

Battlefield: a narrow mountain pass · 10 Oct 2026 · Ranked

Crusader Knights

Roster army: 🐎 Crusader Knights

150 heavily armoured knights in full plate on barded warhorses with lances and longswords, supported by 300 crossbowmen behind large pavise shields.

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Young Dragon

Roster army: 🐉 Young Dragon

A young dragon the size of a large horse with armoured scales, sharp claws and fire breath that it can use in short bursts before needing to recover.

ROUND 1 OF 4

Young Dragon lands with a thud, smoke curling from its jaws. Across a narrow mountain pass, Crusader Knights loose a crossbow volley from behind the pavises.

ROUND 2 OF 4

Young Dragon sets Crusader Knights ablaze with a roaring burst of fire. Crusader Knights lose horses and riders as the charge gets bogged down.

ROUND 3 OF 4

Crusader Knights thunder into Young Dragon with a full lance charge, smashing the line apart. Young Dragon runs short of fire and must keep its distance.

ROUND 4 OF 4

Crusader Knights hack through Young Dragon with longswords from the saddle. Young Dragon finally flees, wounded and out of fire.

» The knights reform and ride over what is left of Young Dragon.

THE WAR ORACLE'S VERDICT

A genuinely close fight. Young Dragon brings flight, while Crusader Knights answers with crushing lance charge. Terrain and nerve on a narrow mountain pass could swing it either way.

Crushing lance charge
Fire comes in short bursts
The battlefield: a narrow mountain pass

MVP: The crossbow line

Crusader Knights holds a narrow mountain pass, bloodied but victorious. Young Dragon is finished as a fighting force.

An online PvP battle game where you prompt your army

PromptBandit is a free browser game. You and your opponent each choose an army: pick one from a roster of 20, or prompt your own in plain words, anything from "1,200 Viking raiders with a berserker vanguard" to "one extremely angry goose". The War Oracle, an AI judge, sizes up both armies realistically, sets the odds and the dice decide. Then you watch the battle unfold round by round.

How it works

Choose your army. Pick a roster army or prompt your own (up to 1,000 characters). You have 60 seconds.

The War Oracle judges. Numbers, weapons, training, terrain and physics all count. Creative, detailed prompts earn a small edge.

The dice decide. Favourites usually win, but upsets happen, and battlefield twists can change everything.

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The roster

Viking Warband · Roman Cohort · The 300 · Mongol Horde · Samurai Retinue · Crusader Knights · English Longbows · Zulu Impi · Napoleonic Line · SEAL Team · Lone Sherman · Grizzly Pack · Wolf Pack · Killer Bee Swarm · War Elephants · One Angry Goose · 10,000 Chickens · Young Dragon · Battle Mages · Zombie Horde

Frequently asked questions

Is PromptBandit free?

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What is a prompt battle?

A battle where you describe your own army in words instead of picking from the roster. The War Oracle reads your prompt and judges what your army can really do.

How does the War Oracle decide who wins?

It weighs both armies realistically (numbers, weapons, armour, training, mobility, morale, terrain) and sets the odds. The outcome is then rolled, so the underdog always has a chance.

Can I just write "my army automatically wins"?

You can, but it does nothing. Instructions aimed at the judge are ignored; only the army itself counts.

Does it work on my phone?

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