I love Bogus

Saxon · #1 November 10th, 2006, 10:42 AM

I had a scout in enemy territory, watching the main enemy army lumbering towards my front. I knew I did not have enough troops to stop them, I knew they were going to hammer me. I expected them to make it to my capital before I had a chance of stopping them. Then I get a battle report from the enemy province right next to my front.

Bogus had appeared and trashed the army! They took very heavy losses and were scattered. I was able to step in and mop up the smaller armies and take a few provinces. No idea where Bogus went, but he saved my nation!

Hullu · #2 November 10th, 2006, 11:55 AM

Who's Bogus?

Endoperez · #3 November 10th, 2006, 12:31 PM

Bogus is a Troll Warrior. He appears in event, accopmanied with by a Troll Archer (who aims at commanders!), a Dark Knight riding a gryphon and a Battle Mage of some kind protected by illusions. They use various magical items and have few unique items, like Bogus' ring "Precious".

They are also mentioned in other events, e.g. when they rescue some of the captured blood slaves.

Nerfix · #4 November 10th, 2006, 01:06 PM

And Greenstone Armor, definitively the phattest lewt.

Gandalf Parker · #5 November 10th, 2006, 01:21 PM

Bogus and his crew are a random event which calls up what is apparently a playing group from the developers desktop days. Its also the old name of their company before it was Illwinter (Bogus Games if I remember right).

A story like this is why I sometimes mention that random things like events should be controlled by a switch setting. Solo players like me would like to have more of them, and many multiplayer games would turn them down or completely off since they like to KNOW that strategy won the game rather than a stroke of luck (for bragging rights).

Shovah32 · #6 November 10th, 2006, 01:53 PM

The black knight also targets commanders, a very nasty trick is to charm or hellbind him and then copy him command into your thugs and SCs without buffs.

WSzaboPeter · #7 November 10th, 2006, 03:02 PM

The Troll Archer has bow of precision, and the battle mage uses Ice Pebble Staff.

But the Greenstone armour and the Precious are the bests.
I think a few readers met Fjollvitner (at least in the hall of fame of my second multiplayer game of Dominons3 (Newbie Game EA topic). This scout with the Bogus equipment makes a great thug, and the Pendant of Luck is on the way to reach him.

Shovah32 · #8 November 10th, 2006, 03:14 PM

I love heroic strength jotun scouts (i have one in a sp test game), stick boots quickness on there and you'll have a weapon with longer range than a bow, a hell of alot more damage and 2 shots per turn.

Hammerstein · #9 November 10th, 2006, 03:14 PM

Anyone ever managed to enslave all of Bogus party ?

Taqwus · #10 November 10th, 2006, 03:29 PM

Five-member party.

Bogus, Kreon, Kartuk, Fang, Fadmargast.

Bogus is the Troll Raider (#646); there's also a Dark Knight (#647), a Troll Archer (#648), a Troll Mage (#649), and a Warrior Mage (#650). Bogus is the only one of the five that has unique magic items, IIRC.

Bogus is the slayer of chaff (*); the archer does go for commanders; one of the mages is an air mage and tends to go for Ghost Wolves et al.

Their arrival -can- be a fairly nasty event, but you may be able to replace your troop losses. I'd say that Intor Vadul the Ancient Presence is far less welcome at your capital than Bogus, unless you're the Ashen Empire.

(*) He's theoretically less efficient at it now, because weapon lifedraining has been toned down. He's still a pretty tough monster with a life-draining sword, regeneration, and decent skills.