I thought Barbs didn't attack civilian units if they had a military unit escorting?
Or maybe I was too used to the mods RB plays with?
Either way the lion attacked and won a 25% and we lost the second settler.
This is some fantastic bullshit RNG. Not specifically the combat, but the ability for the barbs to delay settling like that. Additionally, as it was an amphibious landing, and we had to stop on that tile, it's not like we had a choice to creep up the settler and "double move" the animal.
I'm sorry Xist to just up and leave or dump this project, but I have zero interest in continuing this game without a reload. Losing the first settler is beyond atrocious—I've got plenty of other ways to waste my limited time on this earth