Random Picks and Modding...

[Saber Cherry]

You need to factor in "Sacred." It reduces upkeep by 50%, so I would make it multiplicative (x1.5 to x1.75). I would certainly pay 1.5x to get "sacred" on a mage that will be around for a while, and that doesn't even include bless effects (air shield, lightning resistance, quickness, reinvigoration, twist fate... wow!)

[Turin]

Why is magical leadership so costly? There aren´t that many magic troops around which require huge amounts of magic leadership.
In fact the only one I see massed are mechanical men.

Undead and even regular leadership are far more important most of the time.

[Saber Cherry]

Turin said:
Why is magical leadership so costly? There aren´t that many magic troops around which require huge amounts of magic leadership.

That's why it is costly. With undead leadership, you NEED huge amounts for it to be useful, so it is cheap. With magic leadership, even 5 points can be highly effective, so it is valuable. Generally, magic leadership is already paid for by path cost, but sometimes it is separate (magic leaders, Illithids, Salamander trainers, etc).

[Graeme Dice]

Saber Cherry said:
With undead leadership, you NEED huge amounts for it to be useful, so it is cheap.

Undead leadership also applies to leading demons, which is why it's so valuable.

[The_Tauren13]

Are you sure priest costs dont already take into account being sacred? I would think 3 magic paths is alot better than 3 priest paths, so if a level 3 priest costs just as much as a level 3 mage, I would hope hes sacred.

[Scott Hebert]

The_Tauren13 said:
Are you sure priest costs dont already take into account being sacred? I would think 3 magic paths is alot better than 3 priest paths, so if a level 3 priest costs just as much as a level 3 mage, I would hope hes sacred.

For myself, I think it does include it. A Holy-3 priest costs 50. 2 in a magic path (which is the equivalent) costs 90 for the first, 60 for the second. Therefore, it is quite inexpensive.

[BigDaddy]

Warlords are more expensive because they are ambidextrous.

[Scott Hebert]

Saber Cherry said:
You need to factor in "Sacred." It reduces upkeep by 50%, so I would make it multiplicative (x1.5 to x1.75). I would certainly pay 1.5x to get "sacred" on a mage that will be around for a while, and that doesn't even include bless effects (air shield, lightning resistance, quickness, reinvigoration, twist fate... wow!)

As I found out in an earlier analysis, sacred commanders have no cost increase over other commanders. At least, those that are priests have absolutely no cost increase over other commanders. The rare few that are not priests probably do have a cost increase.

It's rather counter-intuitive, but every single priest's cost would skyrocket if you added an extra 50% to his cost.

Really. Just tote up the magic costs on any mage out there, add 30, and you'll see that there's no extra charge for sacred commanders. I believe the Shaman is the sole exception.

As a counter-example, I offer the Daughter of Avalon.