Hall of Doh!

[Foodstamp]

Recently in an MP game I somehow forgot to click end turn when I finished my orders. I had several flying raiding armies that were bouncing province to province. During my stale turn all my raiding armies were wiped and the all the provinces I raided flipped to the enemy. It was a pretty devastating stale turn to say the least :/.

[DonCorazon]

Got another one for the Hall of Doh! This really hurt.

Had a HUGE sacred dual-blessing Eriu army - all 2/3 star vets from wars with Ermor chaff. They were hiding out deep in enemy territory, ready to spring the final attack, when their commander, my prophet, got mind hunted. Commander dies, and troops have nowhere to go since they are stealthed in enemy lands.

Entire army that took whole game to build - > up in smoke.

That was my first and most unforgettable lesson on the importance of:
1. astral defense
2. magic resistance
3. multiple commanders

[Wauthan]

DonCorazon said:Entire army that took whole game to build - > up in smoke.

A toast for the leaderless fallen.

One of my own greatest doh! moments was a similar lesson to pay more attention to the composition of my army. Was late game and the make-or-break moment. My HUGE army of undead and golems was spearheading the final push against Abysia.

The bastard had found the Crater.

Lesson learned: Never use an army composed entirely out of mindless units and a few mortal commanders.

[JZ]

Not my fault, still.
Searching for sites, finds abandoned laboratory.
On the same turn unlucky event - laboratory burnt down. Doh.

[Loren]

cupido2 said:
My succubus, outfitted with neat gear (if seduction fails), successfully seduced an enemy commander and returned with him to my capitol. Alas my capitol was underwater... both drowned. Duh!

Hey, that could actually be useful. Give her water breathing and you don't end up with an expensive but rather useless troop.

[veto]

Todays lesson for me...
Doh! is
When your last try to break the siege of your capitol (trn 21 early era. enemy is Tien-Chi. a lot of infantry (near 250, 11 mages or so, near 10 elefants... my troops are last 6 niefel jarls with abductor and Son of Niefel (pretenderand some other troops.)
Our forces were ready for the las fight (well I seem to have some problems with art of placement but I try to learn it)
Nevertheless. Pretender.. chill 30(or so) during prepares my most and last hope to win this battle says "stoneskin"
Fin. I've killed him.
He frosted himself till death(
Doh!!!

[Sawyer]

This is apparently a fairly common mistake, actually.

My biggest D'oh! was spending the better part of 10 turns acquiring the materials for making some artifact-level gear for Taurotyrannos (the Pangaean blood minotaur hero, I think that's what his name was,)along with a Black Heart to make the most powerful assassin known to half-mankind, sending him into a province and having him seize upon a generic commander...
Only to have him cast tangle vines incessantly because I forgot to script him. And watch him die. And watch the commander get ahold of the Manreaper and all sorts of other nifty stuff.
D'oh!

[Cerlin]

Just did this one in a practice game of mine...

I have two Sidhe lords rampaging some indie Water provinces then I though "wow I should site search these provinces!" I then Cloud Trapese a Lucky Tuatha Sorceress to one of these provinces.... Without waterbreathing. She Is dead and I lose her awesome picks too... <doh!!!>

[Taqwus]

I've made the mistake of bringing a Druid along my Abysians. Unscripted. Who promptly cast Protection -- area Barkskin -- which lowers fire resistance...

[SsSam]

Had a mage with two globals cast manifistation.
The angel came ....for my mage. ooops.