Re: Which races benift from luck 1
 

Right you don't need luck. You can still get it with -1 or even -2 misfortune. But, since there are multiple heros, and the gain past luck 1 seems to be small (i think it was less than 20% from luck 3 to 1), it seems like the best choice to try and get the one you wanted.

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Then again, the CB mod has increased the benefit of luck, as each level of luck increases the likelihood that any given random event is a rare/special one. Similarly it increases the likelihood that an event is good rather than bad, leading me to often take Turmoil-3, Luck-3.

I'm not sure it's competitive doing so, especially on a large map (where the income loss for turmoil in 100+ provinces outweighs the benefits of a maximum 3 lucky events a turn), but on a small map it's a nearer trade : getting 1500 gold and a magic item, or even 500 gold, in the first dozen turns can really help a player to surge in the opening game.

More importantly, it can be a lot of fun. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

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I had never tried that setup, but recently have, and I have to say when your right your right. All the extra gem and gold adds up...big time.

Have you noticed that turmoil 3 luck 2 can lead to really really bad results? The effects of luck 3 greatly reduces the impact of big negtaive events.

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the first 10 or so games i played (mostly single player), i played with turmoil 3 and luck 3. it didn't seem all that bad, except that i didn't have a consistent gold flow. it was mroe spurty.

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Base game or CB?

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half and half, probably

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I've never tried it with base game, but so far 3 games with Turm 3 luck 3 in CB, I have had good results.

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I awlays found Luck very fun, although not always effective. The random events can sometimes be a killer. The best one was when I played Mictlan, hadn't gotten to summon another Archdevil due to series of rather unfortunate events, and then finally died, losing both my remaining provinces.

That turn, I got two Great Treasures, +3000 gp, ROBE OF THE MAGI and Lycanthropos' amulet! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/eek.gif
I was one booster away from summoning the Archdevil. I had equipment for him. Lycanthropos' would have keeped him fighting, if I had had just little more time...

Losing is as fun as winning. It can be much more fun... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

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Don't forget that certain events require certain scales in order to take place.