"Got Blood?" -- BF Ulm AAR (Newbie)

[Scott Hebert]

Turn 4

No real news for this turn, as far as Messages. Machaka makes Abasi the Hero into a Prophet... I guess that's better than a stupid Bane Spider...

My forces take Zimmria basically unopposed. When I do so, I find C'tis to its NE. I see several things that make me relatively happy about it. First, they have a Mausoleum for a Fortress. While perhaps thematically appropriate, they are vulnerable to attack. Second, they have Serpent Dancers as their primary defense. While that may be a problem, it means they're playing base C'tis, so I won't have to worry about Undead or Miasma. Finally, their Pretender is an Archmage. Overall, it could have been much worse there.

Evita (2S) the Fortuneteller joins the coven, who all research. Both Thaumaturgy 1 and Construction 1 should be researched by the end of the turn.

As far as Orders go, unrest in Fenatice was eliminated, so I raise its taxation back to 100%. Meanwhile, I reduce Zimmria's taxation to 50% to cure unrest.

I move Karl and Rexor into C'tis in an attempt to preemptively knock out C'tis, as well as gain another Fort (however bad) to recruit from.

I pay 85g to rehire Rexor's Barbarians. This leaves me with not enough gold to hire a Fortuneteller, so I hire a Wolfherd and 4 Morningstar Infantry. The reason that I buy the Wolfherd, and not a mage/other commander, is because the Wolfherd is capital-only, and I plan to use the Wolves generated. This is reinforced by the fact that I'm looking at getting another fortress, which can serve as a factory for my Blood Mages.

Status Report:
Provinces: 3
Treasury: 4
Income: 229 (+33)
Upkeep: 51 (+11)
Gems: 5A,4S,12D,4N
Gem Income: +1S,+3D,+1N
Research: Alteration 2, (Thaumaturgy 1), (Construction 1)
Research Income: 39 of 39

Next turn, the Baron!

Bayushi Tasogare