Undead SC Fatigue

[Jazzepi]

I'm trying to design a SC. I think I have a good base. Can someone explain to me how bane blade works for the undead commanders that wield it? I'm confused about the manual's instructions on it only draining for the first 5 points of damage.

Do people think it's better to have two shields, or one shield and the bane blade?

Also, how does fatigue and undead work? If I put some huge armor on it that adds a ton of protection but gives it +8 encumbrance does that effect undead commanders during battle at all? I thought for some reason that they were unaffected by fatigue. I just want to make sure before I send him off to be slaughter XD

Thanks,
Jazzepi

[Meglobob]

Jazzepi said:Do people think it's better to have two shields, or one shield and the bane blade?

I put 2 shields only on thugs/SC's that have another means of doing damage, ie...trample, then every thing else is defensive in nature.

[MaxWilson]

Most undead have 0 encumbrance. Anything with 0 encumbrance stays 0 encumbrance no matter how much armor you add to it (except for spellcasting purposes). Monolith armor works just fine on a Wraith Lord, for instance.

Bane Blades don't drain life AFAIK, they just Decay whatever they hit (+5 age/combat round). You're thinking of a Wraith Sword.

-Max

[Xietor]

I like thugs to have a 1h weapon that does aoe damage. Like fire brand etc, and 1 shield.

[Sombre]

I can't bring myself to put two shields on a thug if they trample or have some other attack. It's just too silly.

[Xietor]

I do not like thugs that trample as they tend to get exhausted quicker. Aoe weapon>trample.

[Meglobob]

Sombre said:
I can't bring myself to put two shields on a thug if they trample or have some other attack. It's just too silly.

Why? Have you something against trying to keep your trampler alive?