Re: A few random Queries
D'oh! Beaten to the punch by a good several hours.
1. As I mentioned on an SC related thread, Heroic Quickness and regular quickness do indeed stack multiplicatively, for truly mind-boggling results.
However, only regular quickness(The kind cast on the wearer of Boots of Quickness at the start of a battle) confers an attack skill/defense skill bonus, which some consider half the point of the spell.
3. Much, much too case-specific to begin to describe, and often pivots on nuances of timing and battlefield positioning. The line between slaughtering a Caelian raiding party with a single cavalry charge and winding up at point-blank orb lightning range is a fine one, much to my chagrin.
Flanking and counterflanking can be every bit as fickle.
Methinks you've narrowed your focus to cavalry's tactical uses, and forgotten the value of their relatively high strategic move.
Update: Of course, if you ever feel the urge to give a squad the "attack large enemy monsters" order, said squad should either be heavy cavalry, or something that carries Bane Blades. Those lances are spectacular against small Groups of tough creatures.
If you don't think your cavalry will be able to break an enemy squad by charging their rear lines, you could always put them on "hold and attack" orders and hope your archers/mages/infantry demoralize the enemy before your cavalry reach them. At the very least, they'll run down fleeing foes before they can exit the field. Of course, any cavalry save light cavalry are overqualified for this.
Besides which, a group of scattered, hungry, leaderless troops are usually much more of a burder to their general than a group of corpses.
4. Yer lookin' at 'im.
5. In addition to everything already stated, there's always the chance of finding a mage or pretender, all alone, searching for magic sites.
And just think of the psychological impact! Take out his prophet or destroy a temple an inch from his capitol with an army that comes out of nowhere, and it's safe to assume your opponent will be more than a little unnerved. There are countless ways the resulting paranoia can be bent to your advantage.
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