The Slaughter at Hollow Pike

Battlefield: the ruins of an abandoned city · 8 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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Battle Mages

Roster army: 🧙 Battle Mages

12 battle mages in robes who hurl fireballs and lightning bolts and can raise brief magical shields, but tire quickly and wear no armour.

ROUND 1 OF 3

Crusader Knights loose a crossbow volley from behind the pavises. Across the ruins of an abandoned city, Battle Mages chant in unison as the air hums with power.

ROUND 2 OF 3

Battle Mages hold Crusader Knights back with shields, then strike with fire. Crusader Knights see unhorsed knights swarmed in the melee.

ROUND 3 OF 3

Crusader Knights pin Battle Mages with crossbow bolts, then the knights ride them down. Battle Mages are overrun, their spells spent.

» The knights reform and ride over what is left of Battle Mages.

THE WAR ORACLE'S VERDICT

A genuinely close fight. Crusader Knights brings crushing lance charge, while Battle Mages answers with fireballs and lightning. Terrain and nerve on the ruins of an abandoned city could swing it either way.

Crushing lance charge
Tire quickly
The battlefield: the ruins of an abandoned city

MVP: The crossbow line

Crusader Knights holds the ruins of an abandoned city, bloodied but victorious. Battle Mages 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.

Watch and climb. Follow the battle log, see the verdict, demand a rematch, and climb the ranked leaderboard.

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?

Yes. Everyone gets the full 20-army roster and one free prompt battle a day. The optional Bandit Pass lets you prompt your own army in every battle.

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?

Yes. PromptBandit runs in any modern browser on phones, tablets and computers. There's nothing to download.

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