Beckoning

[Tuidjy]

I have had it used on me twice, and it was seriously underwhelming. I decided
it was not worth the bother. I think that both morale and magic resistance help,
and that forest survival makes you immune. As army busters, there's much better.

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I've used it out of desperation. And it wasn't bad ... I cast it on a mix of Sea/Earth trolls and mixed EA Vanheim recruitables. I can't remember the exact numbers, but with a good penetration boost I think I got at least 50 kills with two casts. It's better than what I'd have gotten from summoning Animals, and there wasn't anything else I could have done with those gems at the time. I was at negative income too, so waiting around was not an option.

[Digress]

I remember casting at a starving enemy thrown back from my capitals walls who retreated into a forest province. It caused mayhem .... especially when I hit them with it twice.

Their slightly reinforced army was slaughtered when attempted to lay siege to my capital again.

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Wow, brilliant plan to throw it at a starving army!