Re: War in the north
 

I should have gone with the Astral-9/Water-9 oracle instead of the dragon.

Ah well, next time.

Re: War in the north
 

That was a cool battle Dr Praetorious, those shadow blasts were nasty, very nasty but then so were my wind guided flaming arrows... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

I am going to remember that tactic and use it in another game. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smirk.gif

The best battle of the game so far...I may put some screenshots up, I am not very good at screenshots, so don't hold your breath!

Re: War in the north
 

I have another army marching from the capital and more shadowblasters just teleported in. Watch this space http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif.

War in the North, battle with screenshots
 

The Battle of Runia, 2nd major engagement of Man vs Ermor.

The evil Ermor horde.

http:// [image]http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/uploads/472960-Evil%20Ermor.JPG[/image]

The servants of light, Man.

http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/thr...of%20light.JPG

Mans wind guided, flaming arrows tear into the masses of undead.

http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/thr...g%20arrows.JPG

Ermor responds with a dozen shadow blasts which tear into the unprepared forces of man.

http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/thr...ow%20blast.JPG

The order of monks stand firm against the advancing undead horde, knowing it is certain death...

http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/thr...2960-Monks.JPG

A last desperate volley of flaming arrows fails to stem the tide...

http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/thr...t%20volley.JPG

The army of light is beaten, again, how can the might of Ermor be halted?

http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/thr...ns%20again.JPG

Conclusion.

http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/thr...Conclusion.JPG

Re: War in the North, battle with screenshots
 

It's rather remarkable that among all the carnage you inflicted, you did not kill a single Ermor commander! Was this just an aberration? Or was there a reason for this? In a long battle where both sides take a beating, you'd normally expect an errant arrow or spell to do in at least one commander.

Re: War in the North, battle with screenshots
 

Note Ermor's excellent placement of his troops/mages. For example he placed a force behind his mages, so attack rear would not work. Also my longbowman are very, very accurate. With wind guide they had precision of 18, anything beyond 10 is doubled so thats 26 precision, they hit what they aim at! I set them to half attack closet/half fire at archers, a pity there is no fire at mages/leaders order! In retrospect thats why I lost the battle in the end, I set too many to fire at archers. I killed all his archers down to the last man/undead. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gifI should have done 75% attack closet/25 % attack archers...oh well live and learn.

Trade
 

I'm looking for an astral cap and air gems. I will trade any gems exept death against air gems. If you have an astral cap just message me and we will discust a price.

Re: Trade
 

So our first clashes with Ermor were unsatisfactory.

Minotaurs perform poorly against Shadow Vestals. Etherealness really takes the wind out of the sails of tramplers.

Re: Trade
 

"We are victorious again, my lord, but the armies of the foe yet surround the city of the Jotuns."
Chuck Norris, he who divides the waters, prince of winter, snarled through a mouth full of yard-long, razor sharp teeth. "Then let them come against you again, we have more onyx for the death fires, it shall be of no account."
He whom before all else tremble, the prophet of the True God, trembles now before his master. "Lamentably, my lord, We drew too much from my acolytes. They lie dead. And the eastern vestels are but a shattered remnant of their former strength, my lord." The morning before the battle, he had bathed with them, as was his custom. He was too old and frail to take the innocence upon which their fierce power depended, but greatly enjoyed the cool, ghostly touch of their flesh as they bathed him. In the previous battle, they had all fallen in the field, before a hail of flaming arrows. Now his students lay buried beside them, pale, killed from within by the life force he and the other masters had drawn from them.
He before whom the mountains tremble roars his defiance. "The worm, Crystalmist, it is dead?"
"It lives, my Lord. It fled the field of battle when its minions were scattered. But if you were to slay it yourself, my Lord, the people would rejoice..."
"You overstep yourself, my herald. The time shall come when that may be needed. If you drew so much upon your acolytes that they all died, how is it that any of the foe yet live?"
The priestly lord swallows. "Some fled the field, oh Light of the World. Some were held in reserve, and the enemy was not so thick upon the field that all of our blasts found their mark."
The rightful Lord of the Whole World snarls again. "Should the worm enter my deeper desmesnes, the strength of my true Church will be the end of it, the vile thing. That will be time to prove who is the true heir of the first dew."
The prophet is heartened by this, his eyes shine with religious zeal. After all, though the worm Crystalmist shines more spendidly than any thing, one need only draw breath in their presence to know that Chuck Norris was a more potent lord of water and cold. "So it shall be..."
"For now, focus your power more tightly, and shred them with nether bolts. You still have an entire legion of Praetorians under your command - the enemy has not yet tasted their sting, and greatly underestimates their strength, I think."
The face of an elderly man appears in another of the mirrors. The lord of Ermor has taken from his priests their names, and proclaimed that they should be known by their offices.
"High adept of the air, we greet you in brotherhood on this day."
The Great Lord of the World is not so quick to anger as he might have been, as this is one of his most favored servants. "We had tasked you with hunting the places of power in our near west, aassdd. How come you to interrupt our council of war?"
"A thousand humble apologies, oh Master of the World, and greetings to you, adept of the water, high master of death, herald of the true God. My Lord, one of your western provinces, my Lord, but recently liberated by your own hand, has fallen to the western savages. Their army of bull-men marches towards us even now."
The great lord roars.
"I will tell assdd to marshal his host of vestals and bring it to the border. You, wssddd, will abandon the city of the Jotuns and march west. When our plans are complete, we will have the power to smash both the tree-lovers of the east and the west in one stroke. But for now, we cannot extend our power so far."
He roars again, all defiance and rage.
"Do not fail me again, adepts."
They bow their heads as the mirrors wink out.

Stupid Error in Trade
 

Hum... I was supposed to send 25 air and 25 death gems to Oceania. It looks like the gems have disappeared but Oceania didn't recieve anything. I think I've probably sent my gems to a wrong nation, perhaps Ermor as I had a trade with him the same turn or Man because I often trade with Man in another game (and the worst thing is I have no way to verify). If the reciever can have the amability to send the gems back to Oceania I will celebrate him as the most honest player in the dominions universe.