What Are the Drawbacks of High Misfortune?

[Endoperez]

You can always get a propet, though.

[sector24]

My favorite part about misfortune is when you've besieged a fort and you get the lab/temple destroyed event, but it destroys your opponent's building.

[capnq]

Endoperez said:
You can always get a propet, though.

Hmm, that's a good point. But I prefer to recruit the highest level priest I have available, then boost him further as my prophet.

[Endoperez]

capnq said:

Hmm, that's a good point. But I prefer to recruit the highest level priest I have available, then boost him further as my prophet.

That's a good point. Only works if you can recruit H3 priests, of course.

[capnq]

Endoperez said:

That's a good point. Only works if you can recruit H3 priests, of course.

Huh? Other than H3->4 getting you Divine Blessing, I don't see why it "only works" at that level.

[Jazzepi]

capnq said:

Huh? Other than H3->4 getting you Divine Blessing, I don't see why it "only works" at that level.

Because turning a commander into a prophet who has H0-H2 raises him to H3. Turning a commander who is H3 into a prophet gives him H4, and the ever elusive fanaticism which is quite good in large battles.

Basically there's no reason to convert a H1-H2 priest into a prophet when you could just do it with a commander, or a scout, or some one else.

Jazzepi

[Endoperez]

Yeah. As Ulm, for example, I could make either my starting commander (shield, armor) or my starting spy (good stealth) into my prophet. A priest-prophet is just worse than either.

[capnq]

Endoperez said:

Because turning a commander into a prophet who has H0-H2 raises him to H3. Turning a commander who is H3 into a prophet gives him H4, and the ever elusive fanaticism which is quite good in large battles.

Basically there's no reason to convert a H1-H2 priest into a prophet when you could just do it with a commander, or a scout, or some one else.

OK, that makes sense. I never really looked that closely at it, and I'd assumed that making someone a prophet just increased H by 1.

I've only been playing the demo so far, and just ordered the full game yesterday. Once I have the manual to look at, I should know these things.

[Wyatt Hebert]

It happens, capnq.

As for Endo's comment, I've actually seen the Ulmish Commanders knock themselves out if prophetized, simply due to the very high Spellcasting encumbrance of his gear. Otoh, he's very durable, and his only real job is to cast Sermon of Courage.

So it goes...

Wyatt

[capnq]

Jazzepi said:

Because turning a commander into a prophet who has H0-H2 raises him to H3. Turning a commander who is H3 into a prophet gives him H4, and the ever elusive fanaticism which is quite good in large battles.

Basically there's no reason to convert a H1-H2 priest into a prophet when you could just do it with a commander, or a scout, or some one else.

Jazzepi

I've thought of a reason , but it's a very small benefit.

If the priest has several other paths, and you're planning to search for magic sites with him anyway, he'll be able to find more of those elusive H sites. A commander or scout with only H3 probably has more useful things to do than searching.