Machaka

[Saxon]

I am having a hell of a time powering up mages. I have had to empower a F2 so they can forge the Flaming Helmet for the rest of them. Unless I get lucky and get F as the random pick, is this pretty much the only way to get Flaming Arrows?

Charcoal Shield to eat undead. It shall be so. Well, that is if it can be used by mounted troops. Not sure who I would put it on if I have to go with an infantry unit. It will be a nice complement to the one eyed priests who are doing most of the work right now. Getting berserk, regenerating, reinvigorating giant spiders helps to, they can hold the undead tide back quite well! I do love the blessed Hunters…

[shovah]

unless you take fire on the pretender then you need randoms/empowerment. The charcoal shield can be used by mounted troops and only use it on melee units as all it does is grant a strength 7 or so fireshield (so anyone who hits you takes 7 armour piercing fire dmg, deadly vrs un dead. Also remember that a f9 or so pretender gets around 15ap fireshield...)

[Sandman]

Just get a fire-2 mage to cast phoenix power and then cast flaming arrows.

[shovah]

o yea, that would work too.

[thejeff]

Doesn't Machaka get Death/Fire mages? That gets you Skulls of Fire. Of course, it's Construction 6, but might still be easier than empowering. And then you can make Flaming Helmets, though I'd rather use the Skulls in battle, since the helmet has extra fatigue.

[shovah]

yes, helmet+battle=no. Forgot about skulls aswell.