Guide to Jomon CBM 1.6 Whatever the hell version patch is current

[Dark Kitty]

Originally Posted by Squirrelloid

Some of the monks can be amazing in communions. Water and Nature signs duplicate PotS and Reinvigoration at no gem cost - so hand them a crystal matrix for great fun. The air sign is AoE2 Air Shield, which is actually pretty decent for a nation which looks like archer bait. (Earth and fire signs are worthless, but you can't have everything). For similar reasons, making one of your mages your prophet can be worthwhile, since it'll give him access to the signs.

It's especilly nice in the first turns, if you recruit a Shugenja every turn, you're very likely to get one with Air in the first 3-4 turns at most, while your first army is still around your capital.

If you make him your prophet, you can script him that way : Teaching Sign, Fear Not Sign, Fear Not Sign with your troops scripted on Hold and Attack.
So after Teaching Sign your prophet is H4, and since these signs scale with H, not the elemental path, his Fear Not Sign cover 8 squares each (and give a +2 morale boost so he doesn't need to cast Divine Bless), so it's like Arrow Fend for your first army.

I think it's a shame that so many summons lose some of their abilities when leaving their home province, it makes it really difficult to use them offensively (I have the impression that Jomon is much stronger when defending than when attacking)