Re: Teleportig armies
 

Yes, the spell has been fixed and now works as described in the manual. Thus making Death magic just that little bit more awesome. :) :) :)

-Max

Re: Teleportig armies
 

I've used it fairly recently in MP. It does work, but it's kind of spottish. I would only use it as MA or LA Ermor, transporting a lot of undead. A few times, my armies came through almost intact. Other times, they were decimated.

Re: Teleportig armies
 

Or for a sphinx.

Re: Teleportig armies
 

Remember there's a minor damaging effect (2 AN?) PLUS an MR-resisted death check. Stygian Paths is less preferable than Gateway if you've got it (just land an SC, have him build a lab on the next round). However, if you don't have Astral access and you have a lot of capital-dependent troops (e.g. you're Helheim) it can be very nice for moving troops to the front and/or on top of enemy SCs.

-Max

Re: Teleportig armies
 

Something to note with Stygian Paths, however, is that the movement is processed in the Movement Phase rather than the Magic Phase. It is strictly inferior to Astral Travel in this way.

Re: Teleportig armies
 

I don't know that it makes the spell inferior - just different. For a start, it means you can spam off a couple of Ghost Riders at an enemy province and then walk in with your own army. The defenders may well have burnt their gems on the Ghost Riders, leaving you an easier fight.

Re: Teleportig armies
 

2AN is an average of 3.5 damage per unit: it will kill 10% of 10HP units and many left will be in pretty bad shape. With 10MR you'll lose nearly 50% of the remainder from the MR Death Attack.

You wouldn't even want to take more elite recruitables like giants, Van, or Assartut: whilst you'll lose negligible numbers from damage, you'll still lose a quarter to a third with only 12 or so MR and they're very expensive troops. Good options would be demons and some types of magic beings, as they'd have 16MR (<13% lost) or more, and usually plenty of HP.

Re: Teleportig armies
 

Van: Quick, hop in my boat so we can attack that island over there!
Human: No, I'm a leader, not a follower.
Van: How do you propose to get across the ocean then?
Human: I'll swim!

Re: Teleportig armies
 

Agreed, but it's a pretty niche use considering the kind of army composition you need to have to make the spell viable.

Re: Teleportig armies
 

Really? I had no idea. I wonder if that means you can use it to attack a sieging army (Teleport will just end with you inside the fort).

-Max