So since Dom 3 is being discussed

Avoraciopoctules · Post by **Avoraciopoctules** » Fri Apr 08, 2011 6:53 am

Alright, got to a computer and spent 15-20 minutes on a turn. Should be in now. Looks like there were some battles, but I don't see any huge swathes of territory gone, so I can probably just march some of my tiny men at the enemies and figure out where most of my new mages are so I can set to reanimate without losing too much. My Soulless pretender with Astral 9 could cast Wish now, but I could also spend that turn getting another reanimator statue. Opting for the less complicated option for now.

K · Post by K » Fri Apr 08, 2011 8:01 am

Your Pretender is Soulless? Bad news.

Guess the other guy didn't know that making your Pretender into a Wight Mage is actually a neat way to turn a normal human Pretender into a decently tough guy.

angelfromanotherpin · Post by **angelfromanotherpin** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:09 am

Turn is out.

I'm pretty sure Ermor's pretender was an Oracle; the fountain type. What does a Soulless of that even look like, and how do you get there?

Akula · Post by **Akula** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:33 am

Life after death and a shitty battle probably. And it looks like a normal soulless, but with dominion modified stats.

name_here · Post by **name_here** » Sat Apr 09, 2011 9:07 pm

You know, in retrospect the limitations make that particular use of wish a pretty shitty one.

K · Post by K » Sat Apr 09, 2011 9:30 pm

name_here wrote:You know, in retrospect the limitations make that particular use of wish a pretty shitty one.

Yeh, I'll be taking back those provinces.

K · Post by K » Sun Apr 10, 2011 1:04 am

Akula wrote:Life after death and a shitty battle probably. And it looks like a normal soulless, but with dominion modified stats.

Yeh, regardless of what your unit was before, it turns into a basic Soulless. This can be weird when things not even vaguely human-like turn into humans.

For a nation like Mictlan who uses Slaves, this can actually be an upgrade in combat effectiveness. Also, in terms of preserving mages I think people will take a Soulless mage over a dead one.

cthulhu · Post by **cthulhu** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 6:26 am

It was a mad upgrade for the oracle because it got HANDS which is pretty bling if you ask me. Especially for free.

Korwin · Post by **Korwin** » Sun Apr 10, 2011 7:48 am

Turn sent.

angelfromanotherpin · Post by **angelfromanotherpin** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 3:30 am

Waiting on R'lyeh.

K · Post by K » Mon Apr 11, 2011 4:28 am

Did I send my turn in?

angelfromanotherpin · Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:27 am

Yes you did. Turn is out.

Username17 · Post by **Username17** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 12:38 pm

Nicely done with the Murdering Winter, btw.

Here's the part I find disturbing: when I lose 200 Pangaeans including a couple of mages and Manthe (the world's most beloved Itemspam hero), you can clearly see that on the troop graph. I killed four hundred fucking Ermorians this turn including 10 limited edition Sorceresses, and as far as I can tell Ermor's troop growth is a straight line.

-Username17

Korwin · Post by **Korwin** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 3:10 pm

turn sent.

Avoraciopoctules · Post by **Avoraciopoctules** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:12 am

The turn is in. Didn't mention last time, as I've been a bit preoccupied with novels and homework lately. I am beginning to come up a scheme. It has a delicious Dwarf Fortress vibe to it, but some refinement is probably necessary. This refinement may include scripting more of my mages, as I noticed that a bunch of expensive special mages wasted their time on minor communions when I fast-forwarded through the biggest battle this turn. Nice combined-arms approach, Pangaea, by the way.

Anyone have an opinion on whether wishing for a Chayot would be an interesting idea at this phase of the game?

Orion · Post by **Orion** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:57 am

How the fuck did you *get* your Oracle LifeAfterDeathed? I imagine you teleported it somewhere...but how did you make sure the zombie survived?

Username17 · Post by **Username17** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 5:25 am

Orion wrote:How the fuck did you *get* your Oracle LifeAfterDeathed? I imagine you teleported it somewhere...but how did you make sure the zombie survived?

The plan as the harpy network saw it was to bring the Ankh in and script Grip of Winter. The Oracle is in the back and casts large things, and in a long battle it is fatigued out and dies. But as soon as it respawns as a Soulless, it's cold immune, and it is no longer in harm's way.

-Username17

cthulhu · Post by **cthulhu** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 5:54 am

Except I fucked it up, but that was generally the idea.

Username17 · Post by **Username17** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 12:38 pm

cthulhu wrote:Except I fucked it up, but that was generally the idea.

My impression is that what actually happened is that the oracle got caught in a Phoenix Pyre chain explosion, causing it to die (becoming a Soulless), and then die again (for real). So when priests called it back, it was a soulless with 1 less in every magic path.

-Username17

Avoraciopoctules · Post by **Avoraciopoctules** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 4:40 am

For those curious about Ermor's pretender:

Note the old age penalties. Well over a thousand years on a unit with a cutoff point of 500 years.

angelfromanotherpin · Wed Apr 13, 2011 12:45 pm

Waiting on R'lyeh.

angelfromanotherpin · Post by **angelfromanotherpin** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 8:45 pm

Turn 69 is out.

Avoraciopoctules · Post by **Avoraciopoctules** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 2:21 am

Turn should be in. Actually starting to cast ritual spells now, but it might be a few turns before the greatest scheme gets off the ground. Trying to figure out what to do with my air gems now that I lost most of my A2S2 mages.

Korwin · Post by **Korwin** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 6:32 pm

Turn sent.

If someone wants to buy Research boosters, tell me before the end of next turn. Otherwise I'll throw them out of the window.

angelfromanotherpin · Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:52 pm

Waiting on Mictlan.