Use for R'lyeh void summons ?

Ragnarok-X · #1 March 2nd, 2004, 10:22 PM

Hi everyone, i just made a small game where i got a mage to level 25 void summoning skill, i must say im quite dissapointed.

All summons look, well....bad, the only good one is the vastness, ALL other summons i was able to get where quite weak or immobile.

Thing of many eyes, vile thing, elder thing, stuff like that, they looks nice and special, but once you actually USE them you notice how weak they are.

Is there any reason in actually summoning from the void UNLESS you have Gift of Health ? Because usually no commanders get more than summoning 5 without being febleeminded... Even the Stargazer isnt THAT much better at summoning..

Give me your opinion !

Teraswaerto · #2 March 2nd, 2004, 10:35 PM

Greater Othernesses are good. I think you've just had a run of bad luck with the feeblemindedness.

Anyway, even if all the other void beasts sucked, the Vastness more than makes up for that.

Taqwus · #3 March 2nd, 2004, 10:40 PM

They're your national sacred units, too. Greater Othernesses with a heavy Fire or Water bonus might be interesting.

Arryn · #4 March 2nd, 2004, 10:45 PM

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Originally posted by Taqwus:
They're your national sacred units, too. Greater Othernesses with a heavy Fire or Water bonus might be interesting.

I have used GOs with Water-9 and they are ... intriguing. Fire-9 would make them impressive.

Ragnarok-X · #5 March 2nd, 2004, 11:02 PM

Well the Otherness where those big slimethings which had a trample attack right ? Whats so good in getting one or two big trampler which could attack your own mage ?

Honestly, i didnt like them. It isnt worth taking high magics for blessing to waste those summons. You wont get more than 2 or 3 each turn, maybe even less, and most are immobile or aquatic. Is there anything BETTER, BIGGER than the vastness ? some giant blob thingy which has area of effect death or something ?

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SurvivalistMerc · #6 March 2nd, 2004, 11:04 PM

I so far have 2 vastnesses and a number of greater othernesses and othernesses. These are fine for free units. Some of them seem to replace cavalry.

Most have mind bLast. That's like free illithids even if they're immobile.

I only have an astral-4 blessing since this is my first ry'leh game. High water for bless effects would indeed be very interesteing. I even think death would be nice since it would let you forge skull mentors and access death gems plus give you a fear blessing. I love that so many of the summons regenerate.

Vastnesses are amazing. It's fun to watch the AI's units attack the vastness and damage themselves due to the blood vengeance.

Best thing is all these units are almost free once you have your starspawn priest at astral 2. If you use returning and don't count the cost of the astral gems or replacing the feebleminded.