Mod: Conceptual Balance Mod 1.6

[Micah]

1 point of PD shouldn't get mages, ever. The only exceptions currently are EA Van and Hel, who literally have no non-mage commanders in their rosters. (Possibly some of the expansion nations have one, though I can't think of any...I just glanced at the lineups in the book)

[Kheldron]

LA Marignon at least gets a chartmaker AS 100% random with PD as 2d commander...and they do have other types of leaders

[Squirrelloid]

Originally Posted by Kheldron

LA Marignon at least gets a chartmaker AS 100% random with PD as 2d commander...and they do have other types of leaders

I think Micah is objecting to one as *first* commander.

Plently of nations get a weak mage as 2nd commander (often because its also a priest). Ermor gets a Pontifex (F1H2) for example.

But as a *first* commander its incredibly rare, and only because the rosters of those nations have no non-mage commanders.

[Kheldron]

Ok my bad, I answered before the question reached my brain

[kianduatha]

Originally Posted by Micah

1 point of PD shouldn't get mages, ever. The only exceptions currently are EA Van and Hel, who literally have no non-mage commanders in their rosters. (Possibly some of the expansion nations have one, though I can't think of any...I just glanced at the lineups in the book)

So basically you're saying it's a bad idea because it would give something unique to Machaka?

I mean, I know it's a bit different(though not entirely unprecedented, as you mention). Frankly, Machaka can justify having a caster in relatively undefended provinces way better than Helheim or Vanheim can. After all, it's just the village witchdoctor seeing if he can disease the invading army.

It above all makes Machakan province defense unpredictable--and that might be a bad thing, admittedly. I'd personally be less likely to try and use single thugs against Machaka, knowing that there was even a 10% chance my raider would end up decayed or blinded or otherwise taken out by 1 province defense.