[Gandalf Parker]

Originally posted by Wauthan:
I second using a Virtue Pretender but I push the blesseffect all the way to 10. Knights of the Chalice are very tough and backed by massive numbers of crossbowmen there's little to stand in their way. They even get the cheap flagellants to tie up the infantery while 5x10 crossbowmen rain bolts on their heads. Since lightningdamage is reduced I craft such items for the support commanders.

Marignon can get a really good advantage in the early game using this blesseffect.

Try a mass of flagellants up front with "hold and attack closest". Masses of crossbows to each side of that with orders to shoot closest, set them just slightly farther back than the flagellants so that the flags are the primary thing the enemy will hit. Setting the crossbows off to the side does alot to reduce damage to your own troops from friendly fire. Then set knights way off further to the sides with one group told to attack archers and the other group told to attack rearmost. Add a mass of blessings to that, actually any combination you want, and its pretty impressive. Oh yeah, mages should be set off to the sides also so that they fire throwing hits more enemy than it does your own guys. You can set them fairly forward with cast/cast/cast/cast/cast/stay-at-rear for a drop-back safety move

[ March 26, 2004, 13:41: Message edited by: Gandalf Parker ]