The Ark can kill your pretender?

[Vicious Love]

Well, it can. Your sacred troops are immune, but your pretender can be killed, blinded, or diseased, just like any other atheist.

Does anyone else find this highly suspect? I can't really see much of a game balance rationale, and I definitely can't see any thematic reason. What giveth?

[archaeolept]

not a rationale, but i figure immunity is conferred by the "sacred" flag, which one's pretender doesn't have. Same reason he's not blessed w/ his own blessing

[Boron]

archaeolept said:
not a rationale, but i figure immunity is conferred by the "sacred" flag, which one's pretender doesn't have. Same reason he's not blessed w/ his own blessing

Does the armor that makes one sacred work on pretender ?
And does it save you from the Arc effect if you use it on e.g. Ice devils ?

[archaeolept]

shroud of the battle saint doesn't work on pretenders, but it does confer sacred status on anyone else.

[tinkthank]

archaeolept said:
shroud of the battle saint doesn't work on pretenders, but it does confer sacred status on anyone else.

Not to nitpick, but that's not correct -- the shroud blesses you, it wont make you sacred, and your butt will still get fried by the Ark when you are wearing it.

[archaeolept]

oh no way

that's no nitpick - i was flat out wrong

[Boron]

I never used the arc before what does he require to forge ?

There might be a big use for especially niefelheim forging and using it . They could use some niefel jarl scs + a few niefel gigants to prevent rout and voila i think it would be devastating