[Murph]

Well, in the books the Malazan armies do most of their best work when cut off from supplies, reinforcements or aid. One reason I thought that the whole Book of the Fallen would apply well to Dominions is because there ARE pretender, or aspiring gods wandering all over the place. Bloody books are crawling with Ascendent meddlers, which is pretty much the same thing.

When you add in the fact that Ascendents in the books can empower priests and their warrens can be used in sorcery, it does draw a lot of parallels.

I'm not sure about setting them pre-Laseen, though. I wanted my heroes to be Dujek, Whiskeyjack, Tayschrenn and maybe Coltaine. So many to choose from, really. But I don't want to create a munchkin nation, this is not my purpose, and I don't want to cc another nation. I'd like to get something that plays differently, and requires different strategies.

So, tone-down and still use what I want. OK, heavy-medium infantry, but not high morale. I'm going to use standards, though, although they will be expensive. No astral for the mages, and increase their cost by one step from the true number of picks they get. Assassins still, but uber-pricey, much like Machacka assassins.

I'll start testing this week, when I finish moving. Thanks for the continued feedback.