Art De La Guerre

[Ramses II]

Having finally read p72, it seems we are all wrong . . .

[Dickstick]

Impassable terrain and rivers are different terrain categories.
Rivers come in different flavours.
We are talking about a river that is Impassable .
A lake or a mountain are Impassable that cannot be bridged
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[Ramses II]

With respect, I suggest an impassable river is by definition impassable terrain.

Consequently it cannot be crossed by a road, which in turn renders the above discussion superfluous. 

Let’s move on 

[Neep]

How is this any different than mobile artillery on a road in the woods?
They can move 3UD but cannot leave the road.
They fight (cannot make contact, of course) without penalty (other than being artillery, -1) and shoot as from cover or difficult terrain (-1).

[Ramses II]

The issue is whether there is a road at all.

P72 states that the road may not cross impassable terrain. Consequently there is no bridge over an impassable river and thus your comparisons are not relevant. 

[Mike Bennett]

[Mike Bennett]

[Neep]

If you treat the bridge|ford as if plain terrain, LI can be auto-destroyed; as if impassible then LI can stand.

There are two conversations here, what are the rules as written, and do they make narrative sense? I think it's good to answer the first one first.

It is an unlikely situation. You still have to roll a 6 even if you have the river and road or village in hand. I'd much rather y'all put your energy into open questions like "can a leader flee to a camp?" etc.

[Dickstick]

[Andy Fyfe]

[Ramses II]

So it seems we have got to the correct answer, despite my inadvertent attempts to confuse 

[Neep]

Looks like there's plenty of shame to go around. Check the errata first is a lesson I keep learning. Again.