A Poisoner's Guide to LA Pythium

[MaxWilson]

Ironhawk said:
Death is also a possibility, to boost up the Hydra's fear factor and make access to the high death spells easier.

Hmmm. Does a death bless boost fear on sacred units? I've never tried it but I'm surprised. Are you sure this isn't from DomII?

-Max

[Ironhawk]

Isn't it +fear for low levels and then like extra afflications or something at level 9? Who has a manual handy?

[Agrajag]

It's + affliction chance for the "normal" levels and then a 2AN damage magical attack at 9. (Pretty sure the number is 2)
(Magical attack = similar to the F9 bless just AN instead of AP and less damage)

EDIT: MR negates then? Didn't remember that. Nor the disease part, I don't remember reading about any disease.

[quantum_mechani]

Extra afflictions at low levels, then death weapons (an mr negated damage, and disease) at level 9.

[Ironhawk]

Ah ok. I will clip the death commentary from the guide then. Thanks!

Twan: I put in your edit too.

[Ironhawk]

Hehehe, Napty - you are a cruel overlord But yeah LA Pyth can pretty easily forge Fever Fetishes. The problem is that thier fire magic really isnt good enough to support extended use of them so I'm not sure its worthwhile to invest really heavily in fetishes. If you found some strong indy fire mages tho, that'd make it worth your while.

Putting them on Satyrs seems like a waste tho, as amusing as it is. Even tho they are free (in terms of fort time) they are still assassins. Give them a skull talisman or the thorn staff (the 5N one) and they are actually pretty tough. Better to just use Scouts for a fetish since they are pretty common in the LA.

[Natpy]

I tried to develop LA Pyth strategy in some other way. I think they needed pretender with fire. But did not play with it in MP, therefore can say nothing about its efficiency.

sorry, my english is terrible...

[MaxWilson]

Disease? Is this new in a patch, QM? Or from CBM? Or has it been there all along but been undocumented?

-Max

Edit: BTW, someone asked for a manual cite. Manual p. 49 says,

Skill Level 9 (Death) Effect: Affliction chance 350%, Death Weapons
Skill Level 10 (Death) Effect: Affliction chance 400%, Death Weapons

[llamabeast]

Not had a chance to read the whole guide yet, but just a quick correction - hydras have 9 heads, not 5.

[quantum_mechani]

MaxWilson said:
Disease? Is this new in a patch, QM? Or from CBM? Or has it been there all along but been undocumented?

Perhaps it was changed some time during beta, but I distinctly remember d9 having an extra disease check at some point.