Paths of Blood

[Jazzepi]

Yup.

Jazzepi

[Valandil]

I've tried 50-60 levels hunting before, with maybe a thouasand patrolling slaves, to kill population in provinces the enemy is about to take, and to get some benefit from them.

[JaghataiKhan]

I hunt blood without fiddling with taxes. Any problem with that?

[Shovah32]

Well either you build up huge amounts of unrest(bad) or you patrol to get rid of unrest which kills your population(bad).

[Meglobob]

If your only a minor blood nation or dabbling in it in order to extend your magic, I often blood hunt at 100% taxes, only adjusting the tax rate next turn to get rid of unrest, then bloodhunting again.

You maximise revenue this way, well still getting a steady supply of bloodslaves. The population remains very stable as well. Often I will have a lab in the province so I can research the turn I am not bloodhunting.

[MaxWilson]

thejeff said:
I'd say no to EA (or any age) Vanheim. They lack cheap blood hunters. 280gold Vanjarls are not to be wasted blood hunting.

Although it might be a good idea to blood-hunt enough to get an E2B3 caster to make Blood Stones.

-Max