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berytos-ea [2022/09/14 11:42] (current)
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| Berytos's unit lineup is mediocre, even for the Early Ages. The most durable of Berytos's units are the cap-only ??Colossi Warrior?? and fort-recruit ??Berytian Heavy Spearman??; both have only 14 prot which is easily pierced by even indie weapons. Most do not deal enough damage to make up for the low survivability either, which can make it difficult to expand and survive an early war against nations with more powerful national troops. | Berytos's unit lineup is mediocre, even for the Early Ages. The most durable of Berytos's units are the cap-only ??Colossi Warrior?? and fort-recruit ??Berytian Heavy Spearman??; both have only 14 prot which is easily pierced by even indie weapons. Most do not deal enough damage to make up for the low survivability either, which can make it difficult to expand and survive an early war against nations with more powerful national troops. |
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| However, Berytos's mages add the killing power to turn its threat level from almost nonexistent to terrifying with elemental spam, evocations and a comprehensive suite of army buffs. The ??Storm Caller?? can only be recruited in coastal forts but is a powerful combat mage; the ??Bride-in-Waiting?? is expensive and cap-only, but makes up for it with her spread of useful paths and innate mobility. Just as important is their ability to call forth Berytos's [[#national spells | national summons]], which dramatically improve the combat ability of Berytos's initially poor armies. On the other hand, Berytian mages are also highly specialized: the ??Storm Caller?? casts great combat magic, but is an inefficient researcher; the ??Berytian Priest?? blood hunts but is only slightly less inefficient at researching; the ??Berytian Sage?? //does// research efficiently, but does not fight well. This makes mage recruitment a much more deliberate task than for other nations, and limits the nation's flexibility during the early and mid game. | Berytian mages are also highly specialized: the ??Storm Caller?? casts great combat magic, but is an inefficient researcher; the ??Berytian Priest?? blood hunts but is only slightly less inefficient at researching; the ??Berytian Sage?? //does// research efficiently, but does not fight well. This makes mage recruitment a much more deliberate task than for other nations, and limits the nation's flexibility during the early and mid game. However, they provide powerful options for combat magic as well as access to Berytos's nation-defining [[#national spells|national summons]] |
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| ==== Commanders ==== | ==== Commanders ==== |
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| ^ Sprite ^ Unit Name ^ Special Attributes ^ Description ^ | ^ Sprite ^ Unit Name ^ Special Attributes ^ Comments ^ |
| | {{:nations:ea:berytos:berytian_scout.png?nolink}} | **??Berytian Scout??**\\ {{gold}} 25\\ {{resources}} 3 \\ {{recpoints}} 1 | {{:abilities:stealthy.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]] (55)\\ {{:abilities:mountainsurvival.png?15&nolink}} [[Mountain Survival]]\\ {{:abilities:forestsurvival.png?15&nolink}} [[Forest Survival]] | Slightly more stealthy than a generic scout. | | | {{:nations:ea:berytos:berytian_scout.png?nolink}} | **??Berytian Scout??**\\ {{gold}} 25\\ {{resources}} 3 \\ {{recpoints}} 1 | {{:abilities:stealthy.png?15&nolink}} [[Stealthy]] (55)\\ {{:abilities:mountainsurvival.png?15&nolink}} [[Mountain Survival]]\\ {{:abilities:forestsurvival.png?15&nolink}} [[Forest Survival]] | Slightly more stealthy than a generic scout. | |
| | {{:nations:ea:berytos:berytian_captain.png?nolink}} | **??Berytian Captain??**\\ {{gold}} 100\\ {{resources}} 17\\ {{recpoints}} 1 | {{:abilities:sailing.png?15&nolink}} [[Sailing]] (Max size 2) | 80 leadership sailing commander. Somewhat redundant given the leadership capabilities of the Berytian mages. | | | {{:nations:ea:berytos:berytian_captain.png?nolink}} | **??Berytian Captain??**\\ {{gold}} 100\\ {{resources}} 17\\ {{recpoints}} 1 | {{:abilities:sailing.png?15&nolink}} [[Sailing]] (Max size 2) | 80 leadership sailing commander. Somewhat redundant given the leadership capabilities of the Berytian mages. | |
| ==== Troops ==== | ==== Troops ==== |
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| ^ Sprite ^ Unit Name ^ Special Attributes ^ Description ^ | ^ Sprite ^ Unit Name ^ Special Attributes ^ Comments ^ |
| | {{:nations:ea:berytos:berytian_militia.png?nolink}} | **??Berytian Militia??** \\ {{:misc:gui:gold.png?15&nolink}} 7\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 5 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 3 | | Generic militia. Cheap source of siege chaff or patrol strength. | | | {{:nations:ea:berytos:berytian_militia.png?nolink}} | **??Berytian Militia??** \\ {{:misc:gui:gold.png?15&nolink}} 7\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 5 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 3 | | Generic militia. Cheap source of siege chaff or patrol strength. | |
| | {{:nations:ea:berytos:berytian_archer.png?nolink}} | **??Berytian Archer??**\\ {{:misc:gui:gold.png?15&nolink}} 10\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 7 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 9 | | Massable archers. Supported by national access to ??Wind Guide?? and ??Flaming Arrows??. | | | {{:nations:ea:berytos:berytian_archer.png?nolink}} | **??Berytian Archer??**\\ {{:misc:gui:gold.png?15&nolink}} 10\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 7 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 9 | | Massable archers. Supported by national access to ??Wind Guide?? and ??Flaming Arrows??. | |
| * {{path>F3}} on Brides-in-Waiting | * {{path>F3}} on Brides-in-Waiting |
| * {{path>A3}} on both Brides-in-Waiting and Storm Callers | * {{path>A3}} on both Brides-in-Waiting and Storm Callers |
| * {{path>W3}} on Storm Callers, {{path>W7}} via a ??Water Bracelet??, ??Robe of the Sea?? and [[Elemental Royalty#Queens of Elemental Water | Queen of Elemental Water]] (expensive!) | * {{path>W3}} on Storm Callers, {{path>W7}} via a ??Water Bracelet??, ??Robe of the Sea?? and [[Elemental Royalty#Queens of Elemental Water | Queen of Elemental Water]] |
| * {{path>E2}} on Brides-in-Waiting, {{path>E6}} via ??Earth Boots??, a ??Blood Stone??, ??Troll King's Court?? (expensive!) and [[Elemental Royalty#Kings of Elemental Earth | King of Elemental Earth]] (expensive!) | * {{path>E2}} on Brides-in-Waiting, {{path>E6}} via ??Earth Boots??, a ??Blood Stone??, ??Troll King's Court?? and [[Elemental Royalty#Kings of Elemental Earth | King of Elemental Earth]] |
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| **Sorceries** | **Sorceries** |
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| ====Power Curve==== | ====Power Curve==== |
| Berytos starts off slow: expansion can be very challenging with its mediocre troops, and a strong knowledge of early research targets and tactics is essentially mandatory for warding off a dedicated rush. Outside of summons and a slow-to-recruit coastal-only mage, Berytos's combat magic is not straightforward to use. However, Berytos's unique blood summons, anyfort blood hunters and powerful mages mean that it can scale very well into the mid game. Once blood hunting operations have become established and you are able to mass ??Se'ir??im, Berytos's threat level increases significantly. This can provide the breathing room for a powerful late game based on strong, plentiful magic support and blood summons (??Melqart??s and more ??Se'ir??im). | Berytos starts off slow: expansion can be very challenging with its mediocre troops, and some help in the form of a significant bless on Colossi Warriors or an awake pretender is essentially mandatory to fend off a determined rush. Outside of summons and a slow-to-recruit coastal-only mage, Berytos's combat magic is not straightforward to use. However, Berytos's unique blood summons, anyfort blood hunters and powerful mages mean that it can scale very well into the mid game. Once blood hunting operations have become established and you are able to mass ??Se'ir??im, Berytos's threat level increases significantly. This can provide the breathing room for a powerful late game based on strong, plentiful magic support and blood summons (??Melqart??s and more ??Se'ir??im). |
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| ====Expansion Strategies==== | ====Expansion Strategies==== |
