Re: Suggestions for the following Pretender, please?
Funny you should bring this up as I just created a four armed pretender thread for the nation of Kailasa and have experimented with this build.
OK, first newbie mistake: thinking that giving a no magic pretender 160 troops is a worthwhile use of them. Commanders are cheap and plentiful, and units don't get any bonus just because they are in the service of the physical personification of their god. Instead, you want a pretender like the Nataraja to be able to take independent provinces completely on his or her or its own. Later against opposing armies you might want to combine forces with her (or is it him?) and normal units, but then not because of the 160 command rating.
Instead, give the pretender a Dominion of 10 (for awe +2), a shield (with high parry low encumbrance), 3 magic weapons, and something to reduce fatigue (such as boots of the messenger). Oh, and armor is absolutely necessary as well, as the unit only has 1 protection otherwise, which is a BIG problem.
As for which nation... Do you like China, Birds, or Monkeys? I prefer monkeys of the three.
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