The Serpent Cult of Pythium

[Graeme Dice]

Since I'm planning to play the Serpent Cult of Pythium in a game in the near future, I was taking a quick look at their units. While I'd like to see nature 3 on the Serpent Priest, I can live with nature 2. I'm also wondering how the light lance that the serpent cataphracts wield works. Is it a 3 damage weapon that is armor piercing on the first hit the unit makes?

[PDF]

AFAIK the Cataphract has a standard spear doing STR+3 damage, non AP (why would it be AP ?)
The reasoning is that the Serpent doesn't charge, so the rider is only mounted infantry, it does not have the special 1-shot 20 damage Lance attack of heavy cavalries.
The real boost with Serpent Cult to Cataphracts is that the Cataphract gets Sacred (and the Hydras too ! )

[JaydedOne]

Originally posted by PDF:
The real boost with Serpent Cult to Cataphracts is that the Cataphract gets Sacred (and the Hydras too ! )

Sadly, that won't help him where he's goin'... ;-)

[Graeme Dice]

Originally posted by PDF:
AFAIK the Cataphract has a standard spear doing STR+3 damage, non AP (why would it be AP ?)

They no longer carry a spear, but instead have a light lance. The description is:
Damaga: 3
(AP dependent charge bonus for first strike)
Attack: 0
Defense: 0
Length: 4

The real boost with Serpent Cult to Cataphracts is that the Cataphract gets Sacred

Of course, you can only purchase the serpent cataphract in your capital, which reduces its usefulness quite a bit.

[PDF]

Ahah, they've been changed in 2.11 (and undocumented as well ) !
From the description you're right, the Lt Lance has a special 1st round AT attack.
Pretty cool, I'd check if the infamous Arco "Heavy" Cav were given it also

[PDF]

*dbl post, sorry*

[ April 09, 2004, 15:15: Message edited by: PDF ]