Silent Seas AAR - Page 8

Oversway · #1 August 31st, 2006, 02:37 PM

Three Apsaras for how many gems? They don't seem that great, especially since you can recruit sacred troops that have better equipment. Ok, they don't have the 'standard' ability but 13 morale + 3 for blessing (if that hasn't changed in dom3) means you aren't going to route much anyways...

st.patrik · #2 August 31st, 2006, 02:49 PM

3 for 3 gems - so they're not too pricey.

They have higher awe as well as the standard effect. The standard could be useful particularly when they are combined with weak-willed monkeys...

Oversway · #3 August 31st, 2006, 02:54 PM

Well I'll be reading this AAR faithfully to see how you use them. Thanks for doing this, its excellent.

st.patrik · #4 August 31st, 2006, 04:13 PM

Turn 27
Breakthrough in research! My yogis, under the watchful eye of Ahana the Yakshini, have discovered how to call a group of Gandharvas! Gandharvas are warrior musicians of the same race as the Yakshas. I am instructing Divya to begin the ritual immediately!

Vanheim's lands appear to be very extensive. He has at least two strongholds that I have discovered so far. He may be the hardest of my opponents.

Arana traded roles with Ananda. Since Ananda has more experience he will lead the assault on the independant provinces, while Arana preaches with a small bodyguard of Guhyakas. Ananda is moving his troops up to the Caelian capital, where he will confer with the prophet Devasura before heading west to take the lands on the northern coast.

Nerfix · #5 September 1st, 2006, 09:50 AM

Warrior musicians? Bards?

Show them!

Good going...it's almost three years too!

st.patrik · #6 September 2nd, 2006, 01:03 AM

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Nerfix said:
Warrior musicians? Bards?

Show them!

but i haven't summoned them yet...

st.patrik · #7 September 2nd, 2006, 01:07 AM

Turn 28
Six Gandharvas answered my call. Gandharvas, unlike Yavanas, wear armour. All around pretty impressive. Add the water blessing and you have a very impressive warrior, especially for Early Era.

Also I finally found a Yaksha who is able to summon others of his kind: Candakirana. For 25 Nature gems I can call another Yaksha to join me. This is good, since if I want to recruit one I would have to pay 360 gold. I will soon have plenty of semi-divine mages to carry out my bidding.

Ananda is crossing the border as we speak into the independant province next to Caelum's capital. He has a force of 10 armoured Bandar apes, and 30 Yavanas divided into 2 squads with orders to outflank the enemy. I expect no trouble.

I had decided that as soon as the next breakthrough in research is complete I will direct the yogis attention to the science of Construction. I want to outfit my (expensive) commanders with items that will make them likely to live longer. After all, if Boreda the Yakshini is any guide, they have at least another 230 years before they hit old age.

Ballbarian · #8 September 2nd, 2006, 02:39 AM

Just curious, but do the summoned Yaksha cost the same amount in upkeep as the hired ones? Oh, and while I'm on the subject of upkeep, is math still required or does the UI display upkeep for a given unit somewhere? It may be that I have seen a screen and missed that detail???

okiN · #9 September 2nd, 2006, 04:52 AM

Wow, those Gandharvas are regular hard boys. The AI doesn't stand a chance!

Agrajag · #10 September 2nd, 2006, 08:26 AM

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Ballbarian said:
...Oh, and while I'm on the subject of upkeep, is math still required...?

Not that I have any idea, but "Divide by 15" isn't such difficult math

(neither is "If Holy, Divide by 30")