Good Pretender design for Marverni?

Aleph · #1 February 15th, 2007, 06:18 PM

Can we talk a little more about Prince of Death design? I've definitely had an awake Dom 10 Death 5 PoD take out a couple groups of indeps singlehandedly before items or research, but it seemed like he might have gotten spanked if I'd been less lucky. Would you think sleeping, to get more points and give people time to get a little construction action going, or just throw him out there solo from the get go and hope for the best?

Shovah32 · #2 February 15th, 2007, 07:58 PM

I often set him sleeping to buy some extra scales and give me a chance to forge some basic armour or weaponry

KissBlade · #3 February 15th, 2007, 08:03 PM

He doesn't need anything. ESpecially for expanding into the crappier indies. Later on you can research and forge some armor + luck pendant.

Shovah32 · #4 February 15th, 2007, 08:26 PM

Yes crappier indies are easier. I tend to play with indies set to 8-9 and,even vrs fairly weak enemies, he tends to pick up a few afflictions in the first few turns which is why i like to get some armour on him.

Wish · #5 February 15th, 2007, 10:00 PM

heres what I ran recently that really worked - he could take nearly anything but cavalry.

PoD, 9 dom (10 is too dang expensive,) 4 water 4 earth 3 death, juggle scales to your liking.

the water and earth are for increased defense and protection. (he has a little of both already, but the extra +4 to both really helps round him out.)

on turn 2 you have enough to make a black iron breastplate - do so and send him out on turn 3. he is at somewhere around 23-24 prot, and since he flies he can really clean up all the tribes and infantries.

after a little research upgrade his weapon to maybe a frost brand (for AoE) and give him a shield. At some point you can have him casting invulnerability and soul vortex, so you can swap out his armor for a robe of shadows.

it works out pretty good.

Potatoman · #6 February 15th, 2007, 10:14 PM

Why is soul vortex worth casting on a guy that doesn't generate fatigue? The extra 1 damage/healing per turn seems pretty useless.

Graeme Dice · #7 February 15th, 2007, 10:18 PM

Soul vortex affects a rather large area surrounding the caster, you can never have too much healing, and there are multiple ways to cause fatigue to zero encumbrance units.