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VedalkenBear said:
One is to ignore the Hydras and go with 'national troop rush'. Their troops are quite possibly the best human troops in the late era.
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I think their Enc is a bit high, and they are gold expensive. Plus the comitatenses and palatines are capital only. Although I confess I didn't try the cataphracts.
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Another is to use the sacred Hydras. I've done it with a Fire-9 Bless, and troops just evaporate when facing them. Water-9 is another possibility, I guess, but I prefer the 'point blank annihilation' factor of Fire. (Your Serpent Priests are the natural commanders for them.)
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Yes, but they don't work well alone to take forts. I tried to buy lots of gladiators for the sole purpose to bring down the fort. 8gp for 12 str is great, but you must avoid fights.
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The Orgy national Blood spell gives you, for 1 Blood slave, a stealthy berserking Satyr _seducer_ that can summon Maenads.
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Yikes! I never thought to look for Blood national spells for Pythium! Must try that...