Re: Machaka is relatively not weak
Well, I agree with Twan in principle - *national* light infantry should cost less money, if that is most of what you get. Slingers actually do seem to get this discount. Independent light infantry should not.
This way, Machaka and possibly even Mictlan would actually field their scum from the huts of scum. Right now I'll put a few of them scattered in front of my hoplites as skirmishers and that's it.
However, that is too drastic a change for this context. If we want to make Machaka light infantry more practical, we can consider things like a cheap, area-of-effect, machaka national stoneskin? Or barkskin. Spiderskin!
An area of effect version of barkskin, for HH, would do a lot to improve those guys. That'd be pretty cool. I've always thought that Machaka should have some reason to send the Voice of the Lord into combat. Does anyone know anything about ethiopian orthodox liturgy? I recall reading somewhere that medieval europeans believed that there was a christian king in north africa who had knights that rode on giant ants. I've always assumed this was a partial inspiration for Machaka. Anyone know this reference?
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