Jotunheim:Utgard AAR

[Arryn]

Originally posted by Norfleet:
While your armies appear to be meeting with victory, armies are not terribly mobile.

Indeed. Unless the army is composed of angels, or better yet, a vastness.

Do you have any Air mages of any level, and perhaps a Water+Earth mage? A Bane Lord equipped with a Wraith Sword, flying boots, and Jade Armor will give you that rapid response ***-kicking you need, at a bargain price, that can be upgraded for better asswhooping through the use of a lucky pendant and/or Wraith Crown. Perhaps you should get one today?

My best air mage is 3A, which I am bootstrapping to 5A by items which I am building. All my best commanders already have flying boots, so that aspect has been taken care of (part of the reason why my armies are taking no or very few casualties).

I lack any W+E mages, which makes making the Jade Armor a bit hard to do. Do you have a suggestion for fixing this, besides spending gold to buy mages until I get lucky? (I am able to forge the alternative combo of Stymphalian Wings and Boots of Quickness, but it will take me a few turns to amass the gems.) Another problem is my anemic death gem income (which should be somewhat remedied in the next couple of turns by the orders I'd already issued for turn 41 prior to my recent hiatus from the forum).

[Graeme Dice]

Originally posted by Arryn:
Do you have a suggestion for fixing this, besides spending gold to buy mages until I get lucky?

Well, there's always jade amazons, which are just about my favourite independents to find. I second the bane lord choice, as they are extremely good at what they do.

[Arryn]

Originally posted by Graeme Dice:

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Originally posted by Arryn:
Do you have a suggestion for fixing this, besides spending gold to buy mages until I get lucky?

Well, there's always jade amazons, which are just about my favourite independents to find.

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Thanks for the tip. Alas, I haven't found any as yet, nor have I observed any of my opponents fighting any indy ones.

I second the bane lord choice, as they are extremely good at what they do.

Indeed they are. Which is why I already have one (Ashsoul, who's currently sitting in Jotunheim).

[Norfleet]

Buy mages until you get lucky is always a reasonable deal. You could always use more research. Even if you don't get the one you want, you're still increasing your research output.

[pole_shift]

Indeed they are. Which is why I already have one (Ashsoul, who's currently sitting in Jotunheim).

hmmmm... "Ashsoul" eh?

I think I would change the name.

(try saying it 3 times quickly)

[ April 19, 2004, 20:02: Message edited by: pole_shift ]

[Arryn]

Originally posted by pole_shift:
hmmmm... "Ashsoul" eh?

I think I would change the name.

(try saying it 3 times quickly)

I like it just fine as is. It suits him, I think.

[LintMan]

For part of a mobile response force, perhaps consider summoning a pack (or more when you can afford it) of draconians? They're upkeep free (according to the summons list I checked, anyway), and the Chief can summon more draconian allies for *free* (I love free!) while he's waiting around.