Possibilities of #onebattlespell

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Burnsaber said:
This also could be the way to give the boost national commanders need. Sure, I could ferry my guys with regular indie commanders, but Lizard Lord comes into battle with his "Honor Guard" of 5 Slave Warriors, which are replenished from his personal slaves at the beginning of every battle.

Hmm. You could perhaps also use that trick to buff up a bit those "I'm semi-thuggable weak human hero, but look I have recuperate/sneak/ one 5 gem magic item at start!" things that you always send to front lines to die because they prevented you from getting the "12 magic levels" mage hero. What if Hildegard came with a retinue of 5 Black Knights? Not so wimpy anymore, is she?

These are both very useful balance ideas I've been thinking about since the #onebattlespell command was announced, but there is a catch. The problem is that these retinues do not make much sense in the context of flying and water breathing items.