Pythium Strategies

shovah · #1 December 16th, 2005, 11:10 AM

standards can actually work with some magical aid and in cb mod non-seprent cult hydras are only 175 gold each. and the best part is they can even stand up to alot of later game troops (and work great with tarrasques and such

boltcutter · #2 December 20th, 2005, 05:38 PM

I have experience,but only with early/small games. . . 4 communicants/2 casters is a good combo, because the casters get +2 levels and, generally, fatigue means nearly nothing to them.

Would giving the communicants e.g. Wands of Wild Fire just wipe them out?

shovah · #3 December 20th, 2005, 05:40 PM

that sounds like a good idea (does casting from items give low fatigue?

archaeolept · #4 December 20th, 2005, 05:42 PM

communicants die like flies, if there is ever a battle that isn't completely lopsided, and so you'ld just be setting yourself up to lose the wands.

besides which, communicants often don't seem to want to cast spells, even before they fatique to a 100

shovah · #5 December 20th, 2005, 05:54 PM

aww :C i liked that idea, how bout a bow of war on each?

Endoperez · #6 December 20th, 2005, 06:55 PM

When Master casts a spell that targets just him (range: Caster), it affects the communicants as well. Try Phoenix Pyre...

I haven't tried this out in a long time. It might have changed or worked differently. However, there were some crazy things one could do with Jotun Jarls carrying Slave Matrices...

Never tested that, though. Lots of work for few tricks isn't worth it IMO. Jotunheim doesn't exactly shine as a Communion nation...

Sandman · #7 December 20th, 2005, 07:11 PM

In my very limited experience, slave matrices don't work when placed on non-mages. Plus, you're going to have morale issues with a commander-heavy setup like that.

shovah · #8 December 20th, 2005, 08:13 PM

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Endoperez said:
When Master casts a spell that targets just him (range: Caster), it affects the communicants as well. Try Phoenix Pyre...

I haven't tried this out in a long time. It might have changed or worked differently. However, there were some crazy things one could do with Jotun Jarls carrying Slave Matrices...

Never tested that, though. Lots of work for few tricks isn't worth it IMO. Jotunheim doesn't exactly shine as a Communion nation...

really weird i was just thinking of that phoenix pyre a while ago (today) one MAJOR advantage (if it would work) would be if the master got picked out by duel or such he could spread the fatigue of revival among his comunicants (but im not 100% sure)