Newb+Multiplayer.

[Taqwus]

IronHawk --

Actually, he's right. The turn limit means that you can't kill an unlimited number of troops, barring a nasty battlefield-wide effect -- and if neither side can flee, the SC can be killed through sheer weight of numbers.

Simplest example would be any SC with the Unquenched Sword against a huge non-fireproof army. The heat will probably render the army unconscious, but not kill them, so they'll remain on the battlefield without running into favorite death-shield/area effects like fire shields or Soul Vortex. The SC will be berserked by the sword, so he won't run. If the enemy army goes unconscious, and the SC can't kill them fast enough, he'll be autokilled.

[Ironhawk]

Well, I was just telling Ribbon to test out the SC concept in a test game. Didnt have to specifically be Man. But yes if you were playing Man, the Firbolg would be the most accessible SC chasis for your national mages. In order to forge lifedrainers, I would probably just put some Death on my pretender and search for death sites to get the gems and forge Wraith Swords. Too much effort to set up a blood economy with a nation like Man.

As for SC's being killed by the combat turn limit. Yes, sure that can happen... anything can be killed by the limit. But its a very extreme case and, honestly, not something that a newbie should even be concerned about.