I can't seem get Vanheim to work. Need some help.

[HotNifeThruButr]

Ah. Thanks for all the suggestions, folks. I'd really prefer to not have to use ultra-blessed Vans or mini-supercombatant Vanherse, since they kinda take the fun out of the game for me. Is that the only way to win as Vanheim?

[ioticus]

Don't you have to take really crappy scales to afford F9 W9 or some such?

[Cainehill]

HotNifeThruButr said:
Ah. Thanks for all the suggestions, folks. I'd really prefer to not have to use ultra-blessed Vans or mini-supercombatant Vanherse, since they kinda take the fun out of the game for me. Is that the only way to win as Vanheim?

Well - if you're playing against good human players, then you can't really afford to give up two of the most potent arrows in your quiver. Even with a heavily modded game ( to reduce magic, magic items, mages, etc ) Vanherses and Hangadrotts can be crucial, especially since there won't be as many summoned SCs and whatnot.

Now, you don't need the "ultra-blessing", but a moderate (even just water 4-6 for more defense) blessing is going to help those Vans quite a bit. You can try going with non-sacreds, but.... Vanheim is one of the only nations with good blessables that can be recruited away from homes. Most others are capitol only, making it difficult to amass that many or get them to the front lines.