assasination question / blood in the very long run question

[Norfleet]

Blood is awesome. I don't think I play nations without invoking blood in some form or another, except Ermor, for which this is nearly impossible....not that this has stopped me from occasionally trying.

I don't even have to be really a blood nation to make a try for the Blood, although if I'm up against real blood nations played by competent players, I'll probably forgo an attempt at the special summons, and just use it for forging. That alone is worth dabbling in blood.

As for going hardcore blood, never underestimate the power of a force of 800 vampires. Not only can you chainsummon them at the rate of about 100/turn, but as long as the blood supply holds out, you can increase this rate by having vampire lords summon each other, and even if the blood stalls, you can fall back on Summon Allies instead of bloodriting with boosters. Once you have a few hundred vampires defending your dominion, it is a scary force to be reckoned with, since even if they kill you, you just regroup in your capitol and do it again with more. The Vampire Lords are also formidable fighters in their own right, when properly equipped, possessing many of the attributes that made the VQ obnoxious, and better stats.