Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

PM me whatever diplomatic agreements you have with the previous ruler and I will honor them as convenient.

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Fantomen: I see you are taking over Helheim. Here is our story. He invaded me and reduced me all the way to just my capital. Then he was so impressed by my stout and hardy defense that your predecessor promised to hand over ALL Helheim Lands, Gold and Gems to the brave lizardmen. And if you believe that I have some swampland in Florida to sell you :).

Please please put the lizards out of their misery!

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

I'll see what I can do, you're not a priority though, with the giants and druids and whatnot coming for coffee.

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

I had a peace treaty that ran til turn 20. Ummm, that was a while ago I guess. Then again, we had a border back then, so things were different! :-)

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Maybe we want to update the current player list here because the game has seen lots of replacements already?



Anaconda - EA Lanka, Land of Demons

Megawidget - EA R'lyeh, Time of Aboleths
(original player: BewareTheBarnacleGoose?)

Blubbernaught - EA Sauromatia, Amazon Queens

Darlian - EA Arcoscephale, Golden Era (DEFEATED)

HoleyDooley - EA Niefelheim, Sons of Winter

jimbojones1971 - EA Ermor, New Faith

krpeters - EA Marverni, Time of Druids

Fantomen - EA Helheim, Dusk and Death
(original player: Legendary League?)

[WHOs PLAYING?] - EA Abysia, Children of Flame
(original player: Lung Drago?)

mattyburn7 - EA C'tis, Lizard Kings

megawidget - EA Atlantis, Emergence of the Deep Ones (DEFEATED)

momfreek - EA Agartha, Pale Ones

Dojango - EA Yomi, Oni Kings
(original player: Rejakor)

swuu - EA Pangaea, Age of Revelry

Vanguard X - EA Caelum, Eagle Kings



So these are the current players?

When I get this straight, I will add the list to the Llama game page also and try to keep it update from now on.

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

I'm still playing Marveni (badly :) and I can confirm that Legendary League was my ally, then my opponent, as Helheim.

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Good idea about the list Anaconda, thanks :-)

Pangaea is now Jolly Roger, as Swuu had to sub out.
And Abysia is now Kungfoo.

Was pretty happy we made it through this last turn with no stales - go team!

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Sure thing.

The current list is now up on the game page at Llama.

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

2 in row without stales. Hurraa!!

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

I might miss the deadline on this because of unforseen problems with a train, if you read this in time please give me an extension. (also PMd)

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

done

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Thanks, I'll get it in tonight.

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Yeah, its pretty good I have to say :-)

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Abyssia is out. 3 provinces, no fort, 2 hostile units.

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Yeah, that counts as fighting to the bitter end!

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Hmmm, ok, i'm toast.

So I've learned that an MR of 25+ is pretty immune to the usual slew of astral magic... Gifts of Heaven can't hit SCs... and that's about all I have available.

I'll keep on playing, but I'm not going to be useful for much.

It's sad that the AI isn't intelligent enough to try Stellar Cascades :(

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Hey, does that mean my I won a battle?

Can't check right now, I'm in the forest by a lake smoking a fat one after a swim in the ****ing sunrise. (and checking the foras on my phone, how obsessed is that?)

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

All sounds very idyllic, Fantomen!

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Yeah, waking five in the morning gets a whole new dimension to it when it's not because you're working shifts. :)

Oooh, look at that, charmed a niefel jarl. No wonder he was disapointed with only that puny frostbrand to play with, was that crone a grumpy old scrooge? Poor boy, here, let me give you some new toys!

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Dang. I thought you'd let me play around in the back yard for at least another 10 to 15 turns. Tell the Zmey to go away.

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Funny :-D

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Yeah I have no answer to Hinnom, way too strong for me.

I have no idea whats going on in the rest of the world but my days are numbered and diminishing fast.

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Don't confuse us, the proud sons and daughters of Hel, with those stinking cannibalistic giants!

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Me too. It looks like Helheim is going to squash the lizards once and for all.

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Is there anyone Helheim *isn't* squashing?

It's funny that I had to cast "destroy player" to get Helheim to do anything. Unfortunately, the replacement player has an MR too high for the spell to be effective... yet :)

On the brighter side, Helheim only has a few SCs, and they seem to be tied up elsewhere, so maybe I can claw something back!

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

I have cunningly put Agartha between me and Helheim. I have faith in the might of Agartha!

At least until Helheim's SCs start cloud trapezing / teleporting / whatever into the middle of my territory with no warning, of course. At which point I will cry, sad little two headed snake tears of disappointment.

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Well, it's interesting how you seem to forget that Agartha is leading the game, increasing the lead every turn. So unless you're playing kingmaker, which is lame, Agartha is who you should focus on.

I'm not denying that I'm second in power, but I'm fighting 3 wars, the same 3 wars I was in when I took over.

Besides, putting someone "between yourself and Helheim" is a strategic disadvantage for you, should I decide to attack you.

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Yeah, I was being silly. As I normally am. Pretty much nothing in my post was serious, other than the "OMFG AGARTHA IS SCARY!". Although he has been nice to my snake, so I am sure it will all be OK :-)

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

I put hosting interval up 12, being now 60H.

I need the extra hours this weekend, possibly, but because its getting late we might want to consider keeping it at 60H from hereon.

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Just started invasion of Helheim territory.
Here comes Pangaea ! ;)

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

The lizardsssss await liberation from the eveil Helheimians.

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

So, two questions:

1) will 28 levels of horror marking actually do anything useful?

2) Can Astral magic do anything else useful against SCs with high MR? Unfortunately Stellar Cascades has a range of only 30 and can't hit one parked in the back during the script phase, and the AI won't cast it afterwards.

then again, I'd be in the same boat with air magic (easy enough for an SC to pop on a ring of RL)

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Horror marking will cause progressively stronger horrors to randomly attack the marked unit, the stronger the marking the bigger the chance of attacks and the stronger the horror. If the marked unit is a SC that can deal with normal horrors it will eventually die when the doom horrors show up. A unit with astral magic that is horror marked can have returning scripted when not in the field. Horror marking sort of forces me to use my marked SC more aggressively to get as much out of them as possible before the doom horrors show up, and to gear them with expandable gear that I can afford to lose.

But horror marking is not a way to win battles short term, so it depends on your priorities. If you decide that the goal is to just cause maximum damage while going down then horror marking is a good choice because every marked SC will eventually die sometime, if your goal is to actually survive then it isn't.

You haven't used Gifts from heaven much, that is a pretty good anti SC spell if you can boost precision. Giving a druid eye of aiming and casting eagle eyes/gifts from heaven x4 is a pretty classic anti sc tactic. Mistform will protect against the first hit but usually gets popped by it.

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

I tried some testing with this -- it worked surprisingly well. Druids start with Prec 12 and eye+eagle pushes it up to 22. I can actually hit stuff, wow.

That's awfully generous of you, btw, giving me ideas on how to beat you. OK, ideas on how not to lose to you so quickly. :) Thanks!

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Well, it's more fun fighting harder opposition.

You can also do the same thing with blade wind against normal troops btw. And the whole concept can be boosted in a variety of ways, for example giving the druid a crystal shield or other booster, setting up a reverse communion, a normal communion with sequani slaves, reinvigoration items, and so on.

The baseline is: precision boosted druids spamming GoH or blade wind is pretty much the strongest card Marverni has, and being a vet subbing in a newbie game it would be unfair not to let you know that.

Keep in mind though that I'm aware of this, you don't know if you'll be fighting those SC or something else next turn. :p

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Given the way your SCs are bouncing around, I have no idea what I'm going to face next turn anyway!

I'm not so sure about blade wind -- isn't that pretty useless against troops with shields? Or decent armor? But it would have been nice against Yomi's hordes if they were still a threat at this point.

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Yeah, blade wind is a bit situational. But with 22 precision it is devastating against a wide range of troops. And don't forget you can script destruction before blade wind against heavy armored troops.

Let's say you have 3 druids, screened by some living statues or the like, each scripted eagle eyes/destruction/destruction/blade wind/blade wind/spells. Heavy infantry will just evaporate. (note that destruction does not work against forged armor on thugs/SC)

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Sorry need at least 12 hour extension on this one, limited internet access from time to time, and this one is one of those times.

HD

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

working on it

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Ahh still missed it by the looks...sorry.

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

HD - if you PM me, it will pop up on my phone and I should be able to sort you out (since we are in the same time zone). Alternatively, if you want I can PM you my mobile # and you can SMS me (if you've got mobile reception wherever you are living now).

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Cool Jimbo...

I am down to 1 province plus capital beseiged anyway.....so last legs so to speak.

HD

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Agartha switched the light off.

Beware of the two awesome teleporting SC that comes with that global, I believe magic duel is the best counter to them.

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

wow, economic apocalypse. I didn't realise it did that.. Lets be friends fellow pretenders :o
:p

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Fat chance.

Open the Seal is the same as Utterdark, and that is one the spells that are generally considered a declaration of war against everyone else. Just like Burden of time or Astral corruption it constitutes an aggressive action against all other nations. Diplomatic agreements, NAPs and the like, is generally considered null and void when one of those spells are cast.

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

And as an added bonus the whole discussion of how to hit with GoH is entirely academic. My guys have a base precision of 4 now. Guess it's time to just fling randomly and hope for the best!

On the plus side, with no economy, economic ruination isn't a problem :)

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Yeah, I've only ever signed 3 NAPs and two of those were broken without notice (astral corruption didn't go down too well). The third is looking shaky ^^.

Still, at least all my guys are awesome in the dark.. till they desert.

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Momfreeek: doesn't play well with others :)

But hey, this is Dominions, where the objective is to smash all other gods and rule the world! Having trouble with cooperation is pretty much a given!

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

Tbh, its cooperation that lead me to a prominant position in this game from such a crappy start (last game I was roleplaying a bully deliberately from a great start). Now I get the feeling I just threw it all out the window.. but we shall see how our allies respond.

Re: Power Beyond Comprehension aka "My power is still raising!" newbie game - Running
 

On the plus side here, sacred units don't desert. So all your mages and giant troops are safe.