The Serpent Cult of Pythium
 

Since I'm planning to play the Serpent Cult of Pythium in a game in the near future, I was taking a quick look at their units. While I'd like to see nature 3 on the Serpent Priest, I can live with nature 2. I'm also wondering how the light lance that the serpent cataphracts wield works. Is it a 3 damage weapon that is armor piercing on the first hit the unit makes?

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AFAIK the Cataphract has a standard spear doing STR+3 damage, non AP (why would it be AP ?)
The reasoning is that the Serpent doesn't charge, so the rider is only mounted infantry, it does not have the special 1-shot 20 damage Lance attack of heavy cavalries.
The real boost with Serpent Cult to Cataphracts is that the Cataphract gets Sacred (and the Hydras too ! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif )

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Sadly, that won't help him where he's goin'... ;-)

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">They no longer carry a spear, but instead have a light lance. The description is:
Damaga: 3
(AP dependent charge bonus for first strike)
Attack: 0
Defense: 0
Length: 4

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Of course, you can only purchase the serpent cataphract in your capital, which reduces its usefulness quite a bit.

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Ahah, they've been changed in 2.11 (and undocumented as well http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif ) !
From the description you're right, the Lt Lance has a special 1st round AT attack.
Pretty cool, I'd check if the infamous Arco "Heavy" Cav were given it also http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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*dbl post, sorry*

[ April 09, 2004, 15:15: Message edited by: PDF ]

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Anyone have ideas about what blessing(s) would most benefit the Hydras?

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">If I remember correctly it was part of saber cherrys weapons mod... so in a way it was documented. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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how it works exactly?

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Well, I don't think it's Armor-Piercing so much as the farther you move, the more damage it does. (In that case, AP = Action Points.) This, to me, makes the most sense from the standpoint of a Cavalry Charge.

As for what blessing is best for Hydras, Nature-Fire-Water is never bad. I don't recall their Magic Resistance, but I'd almost always take Nature so that they berserk. If you can get Earth 9, it might be worth it (it'll help your Mages too).

Bayushi Tasogare