An arrow has suddely dropped from the sky and...
 

...struck <INSERT NAME OF 160 YR OLD CRONE HERE> in the heart!"

How do I stop the madness? I am losing a crone a turn to this, and 300 gold a turn isn't something I can afford to keep up.

Re: An arrow has suddely dropped from the sky and.
 

The various domes would help I believe. Not to mention some will inflict retribution upon the caster. What are your available magic paths?

Re: An arrow has suddely dropped from the sky and.
 

You can throw other cheap indy commanders (scouts, etc) in there who will dilute the chances of a crone being picked.

You can also moves your crones out of your capital and scatter them to other labs.

You can research forest/air dome to protect you from the arrows.

You can cast gift of health to give your crones enough hit points to survive the arrow attacks.

Jazzepi

Re: An arrow has suddely dropped from the sky and.
 

You can give them robes of missile protection, amulets of luck (IIRC), a nice armor or transform them into stout drakes.

Re: An arrow has suddely dropped from the sky and.
 

Stout Drakes, the poor man's Portly Dragon.

Re: An arrow has suddely dropped from the sky and.
 

i'm not sure that armor helps anymore - it used to be that the arrows were AP, but now they are AN... which was a bit of an un-needed buff, IMO http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: An arrow has suddely dropped from the sky and.
 

I don't think arrows are all that powerful as it is the AN is needed IMHO. The best you can hope for is a chest wound on most SCs. Mid late game is full of counters.

Does anyone know is luck helps?

Re: An arrow has suddely dropped from the sky and.
 

Luck helps against anything. ANYTHING.

Re: An arrow has suddely dropped from the sky and.
 

anything... except magic duel, wish...dunno what else :-)

arrows are too powerful w/ AN... when they were only AP, they were still useful and used in MP.

Re: An arrow has suddely dropped from the sky and.
 

ANYTHING!

except curse luck http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif