Vanheim - help wanted.

[Turin]

yeah don´t bother with blood until later.

good early game research levels are evocation 4 for bladewind/lightning bolt/thunder strike, and conjuration 3 for call of the winds/summon earth power.
That´s enough to easily win early game skirmishes and call of the winds lets you siege castles for a very cheap gem investment.

Later go for wrathful skies and cloudtrapeze.

[Truper]

Vanheim isn't exactly a blood nation. The Vans remember how to sate nature with blood, but it isn't one of Vanheim's primary abilities. In other words, Vans are awfully expensive if you're going to use them as blood 1 mages

On the other hand, the occasional sacrifice to help spread dominion can be justified under some circumstances, and blood is the easiest path to "ramp up". In midgame, you can begin making an investment in blood, forge a few dousing rods, forge a few boosters, and you're on your way. Blood is hard to use on the battlefield, but Storm Demons are useful, and seem rather thematic as well. Enough blood can also alow you to diversify your magic. For instance, a Fallen Angel is a good fire mage, as well as a good blood mage, and can make a nice thug in a pinch.

[Borg]

I understand you can make a blood sacrifice to increase your dominion.
Is this dominion increase guaranteed or is it a gamble (percentage) just like praying ?

[shovah]

i think every sacrificed slave cause a temple check

[Sandman]

You can use blood a bit more effectively if you take the Midgard theme, IMO. You get one blood-pick Galderman for every four, and they're fairly cheap and very flexible.

[Borg]

Sandman said:
You can use blood a bit more effectively if you take the Midgard theme, IMO. You get one blood-pick Galderman for every four, and they're fairly cheap and very flexible.

I haven't checked that theme, yet.
Will do that.
Thanks for the info.