prepping for beginning expansion

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All good stuff here. I have a question, however.

Originally posted by Wauthan:

My own preference however is to use assassins. At indep 9 there's usually four commanders to deal with. It's very easy to create assassins that no regular indep commander has a chance to fight. Just give them a cheap magic object and they will usually develop a good heroic ability since you're still so early into the game. This is especially true for C'Tis who's assassins need very little spellresearch to be effectively unstoppable by indeps.

I dont have much success with assassins, although I never really gave Ctis much of a shot. What "cheap items" are you talking about, Wauthan? I cant think of a single trinket that would save my assassins, although I guess Ctis could get a Skull Talisman fairly quick. (But how do you use those assassins anyhow, set to "fire closest"? I dont understand Empoisoners very well -- any tips?) I only feel safe with assassins once they can equip summoning items (bottle of water, lifelong protection, etc.) or really good gear, otherwise they die on me to everything but priests. Tips?