Racial Specific Pretenders (Limitations)

Originally posted by Teraswaerto:

and having Retreat as the first order helps against sudden attacks from stealthy armies or troop-sending spells. [/quote]

Truly inspiring actions of your god! All bow to his unwavering heroism and self-preservation instinct!

[Jasper]

Originally posted by Teraswaerto:
...Retreat as the first order helps against sudden attacks from stealthy armies or troop-sending spells.

Watch out however, as there's currently a bug such that units with retreat orders during an assasination just die.

I lost Angerboda while site searching to this in my first demo game. :-/

[Keir Maxwell]

Originally posted by Jasper:
The only rainbow mage I'd really consider would be the Druid -- because it has stealth.

Stealth is certainly great for a Rainbow Mage but I still like Master Liu, The Great Sage. The research for a drain race is great early.

On a related issue I lost a commander building a Castle to Fires from the Sky - only commander in province. I didn't get any option to continue building the castle when more commanders arrived. I didn't get the gold back either. How does the continue building option work?

Cheers

Keir

[Jasper]

I lost a scout building a fortress to assasination once, and had to restart as well. Sounds like a bug.

Originally posted by Jasper:
Watch out however, as there's currently a bug such that units with retreat orders during an assasination just die. I lost Angerboda while site searching to this in my first demo game. :-/

Not a bug I think. The commander dies if he retreats during an assassination attempt, that's the rule. Keep in mind that astral mages, like Angerboda, can cast Returning if they have some astral gems. Casting a spell does not count as 'retreat'.
Cheers

[Teraswaerto]

I thought retreat orders were ignored during assassination attempts, or that's the way it was in Dom I IIRC.

[Saber Cherry]

It is a bug. There are supposed to be no retreats during assassinations - or in the arena, I think. This is listed in the assassination description, and the devs confirmed it. Except possibly a rout after 30 or 40 turns, which is different than a retreat.