LA Pythium Hydras

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VedalkenBear said:
One is to ignore the Hydras and go with 'national troop rush'. Their troops are quite possibly the best human troops in the late era.

I think their Enc is a bit high, and they are gold expensive. Plus the comitatenses and palatines are capital only. Although I confess I didn't try the cataphracts.

Another is to use the sacred Hydras. I've done it with a Fire-9 Bless, and troops just evaporate when facing them. Water-9 is another possibility, I guess, but I prefer the 'point blank annihilation' factor of Fire. (Your Serpent Priests are the natural commanders for them.)

Yes, but they don't work well alone to take forts. I tried to buy lots of gladiators for the sole purpose to bring down the fort. 8gp for 12 str is great, but you must avoid fights.

The Orgy national Blood spell gives you, for 1 Blood slave, a stealthy berserking Satyr _seducer_ that can summon Maenads.

Yikes! I never thought to look for Blood national spells for Pythium! Must try that...