Shattered Kingdoms

You can still be in a cabal without having to be in a tribunal, right?

Does this apply to ordering them to cast appropriate spells in combat as well?

Guards will not longer take orders to cast any spells, even in combat. They may cast spells on their own accord in combat however.

For most cabals, the answer is yes. There is one exception, which will not be named here, but that cabal has always been the exception to the rule, so you should be able to figure out which one.

I'd hope, for tribunals' sake, that guard NPC AI is greatly improved. As it stands now, having your guard NPC casting nonsense, useless spells all on their own, because you can't interrupt their stupid by your own orders for something useful to be done, is really lame.

Can dual membership be applied to two different kingdoms? Can you be in any cabal with any tribunal? Talon Hammer etc?

If they cast any spells for you at all, you should consider it a bonus. I announced over a year ago that tribunal ordered casting would be going away. Now that it has happened, tribunal guards may be revised to be other classes based on the kingdom directors discretion.

You cannot join two tribunals or two cabals. You may join one of each. Most combinations are theoretically possible, except as noted above.

I was referring to combat spells, Dulrik. I.E., when you have that necromancer storming Nerina and you really, really need your gangly priestess to cast holy word, but instead she casts cure light.