Re: Arcoscophile
Whoever posted that slingers are the worst unit - Mictlan slaves are worse. And they *do* have a use - soaking up lances and crossbow bolts.
But you have to pay for slingers, so I'm not sure if they have any use. Unless Flaming Arrows works on slings, in which case their cheapness and resultant mass of fire could make them dangerous.
I propose that anyone struck with a blunt weapon (sling, mace, club, fist, etc.) should take armor negating stun damage equal to half the weapon's normal damage, even if the weapon fails to do HP damage (because of the target's protection). Even if you can't get through someone's armor you can still beat them unconscious. This would make slingers good for something. The effect would be relatively minor on blunt weapons that do enough damage to usually do HP (troll clubs, hurled boulders) and would mostly be effective for weaker weapons (there's some Mictlan troops with maces, obviously slings, vineman fists).
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People do not like to be permanently transformed and would probably revolt against masters that tried to curse them with iron bodies.
Pigs, on the other hand, are not bothered, or at least they don't complain.
-- Dominions II spell manual
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