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c-tis-la [2022/08/19 01:20]
exasperatedcultist Fleshed out the national overview table a little |
c-tis-la [2023/04/02 00:38] (current)
fenrir [General Overview] |
| ===== General Overview ===== | ===== General Overview ===== |
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| LA C'tis is very unlike its predecessors. In addition to losing the majority of the unique features of MA — Disease-causing and income-increasing dominion, as well as the Sobeks, but keeping the empoisoners — the nation also parts ways with some of the common features of both earlier eras, losing access to all predators lizards, including ??Elite Warrior??s and ??Shaman#170??s, and giving up all their water access and the majority of their nature. | LA C'tis is very unlike its predecessors. In addition to losing the majority of the unique features of MA — Disease-causing and income-increasing dominion, as well as the Sobeks, but keeping the empoisoners — the nation also parts ways with some of the common features of both earlier eras, losing access to all predator lizards, including ??Elite Warrior??s and ??Shaman#170??s, and giving up all their water access and the majority of their nature. |
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| What remains is a nation with an extremely narrow focus: Though the nation has gained a slight proficiency with fire magic, and picked up a medium-heavy infantry unit, almost everything the nation can be said to excel at is death. Sauromancers remain recruitable {{path>D3}} mages with some randoms of {{path>D4}}, and the nation gains a line of no-research reanimator-priest summons which, at the cost of a hefty sum of death gems for the late age, turns the nation into something of a freespawn nation, providing them with an unending supply of size 4 tramplers in the form of ??Tomb Chariot??. | What remains is a nation with an extremely narrow focus: Though the nation has gained a slight proficiency with fire magic, and picked up a medium-heavy infantry unit, almost everything the nation can be said to excel at is death-related. Sauromancers remain recruitable {{path>D3}} mages with some randoms of {{path>D4}}, and the nation gains a line of no-research reanimator-priest summons which, at the cost of a hefty sum of death gems for the late age, turns LA C'tis into something of a freespawn nation, providing them with an unending supply of size 4 tramplers in the form of the ??Tomb Chariot??. |
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| With ??Sauromancer#1036??s as the only workhorse mage — supplemented by ??Empoisoner??s for assassins and minimal nature access — and the nation's recruitable units being extremely sub-par for the era, the nation typically struggles; this is exacerbated by it being hard to find the gems in LA to finance its one main strength, and the nation's narrow focus leaves it very vulnerable to being hard-countered. | With ??Sauromancer#1036??s as the only workhorse mage, however — supplemented by ??Empoisoner??s for assassins and minimal nature access — and the nation's recruitable units being extremely sub-par for the era, LA C'tis typically struggles; this is exacerbated by it being hard to find the gems in LA to finance its one main strength, and the nation's narrow focus leaves it very vulnerable to being hard-countered. |
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| | Not that anything stone-walls ??Bane Fire??. |
| =====National Features===== | =====National Features===== |
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| ==== Commanders ==== | ==== Commanders ==== |
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| ^ Img ^ Unit Name ^ ----SpecialAttributes---- ^ Comments ^ | ^ Img ^ Unit Name ^ ----SpecialAttributes---- ^ Comments ^ |
| | {{:nations:la:ctis:hierodule.png?25&nolink }} | **??Hierodule??**\\ {{gold}} 30\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 1 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 1 | {{path>H1}}\\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?20&nolink}}[[Sacred]]\\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](7)\\ [[Female]] | Cheaper than indie priests. Like all C'tis national troops, comes with poison resistant. Otherwise unremarkable. | | | {{:nations:la:ctis:hierodule.png?25&nolink }} | **??Hierodule??**\\ {{gold}} 30\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 1 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 1 | {{path>H1}}\\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?20&nolink}}[[Sacred]]\\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](7)\\ [[Female]] | Cheaper than indie priests, but with zero leadership the hierodules generally do not have a niche. | |
| | {{:nations:la:ctis:commanderofctis.png?25&nolink }} | **??Commander of C'tis??**\\ {{gold}} 40\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 15 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 1 | {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](7) | Cheap 60Ld comand. Overshadowed by Lizard lords in many situations. | | | {{:nations:la:ctis:commanderofctis.png?25&nolink }} | **??Commander of C'tis??**\\ {{gold}} 40\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 15 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 1 | {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](7) | Not a meaningful improvement over independent commanders, between shoddy morale, no morale bonus to squads, no formation access and only 60 leadership. | |
| | {{:nations:la:ctis:lizard_lord.png?25&nolink }} | **??Lizard Lord??**\\ {{gold}} 70\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 21 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 1 | {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](7) | 80 leadership for only 1 command point. The moderately high leadership value makes accessible line formations. | | | {{:nations:la:ctis:lizard_lord.png?25&nolink }} | **??Lizard Lord??**\\ {{gold}} 70\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 21 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 1 | {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](7) | 80 leadership for only 1 commander point, and as such the most straightforward access to morale bonuses and formations available to LA C'tis. | |
| | {{:nations:la:ctis:highpriestofctis.png?25&nolink }} | **??High Priest of C'tis??**\\ {{gold}} 80\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 1 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 2 | {{path>H2}} \\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?20&nolink}}[[Sacred]]\\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](7)\\ {{:abilities:temple_trainer.png?20&nolink}}[[Temple trainer]]: ??Sacred Serpent?? \\ [[Prophet Shape]]: ??Lizard King#328?? | A lvl2 priest that can lead a some troops.\\ Can spend a turn in a temple to train a sacred serpent for free.\\ This is probably a good use of their time even without a big bless for the snakes. | | | {{:nations:la:ctis:highpriestofctis.png?25&nolink }} | **??High Priest of C'tis??**\\ {{gold}} 80\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 1 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 2 | {{path>H2}} \\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?20&nolink}}[[Sacred]]\\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](7)\\ {{:abilities:temple_trainer.png?20&nolink}}[[Temple trainer]]: ??Sacred Serpent?? \\ [[Prophet Shape]]: ??Lizard King#328?? | A {{path>H2}} priest with 40 leadership and the ability to temple summon ??Sacred Serpent??s, these will sometimes merit recruitment, but are not by any means a core part of C'tis toolkit unless large quantities of banishment are called for. | |
| | {{:nations:la:ctis:keeper_of_the_tombs.png?25&nolink }} | **??Keeper of the Tombs??**\\ {{gold}} 100\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 1 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 2 \\ {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?20&nolink}} Capital Only | {{path>F1D1H1}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 9 \\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?20&nolink}}[[Sacred]] \\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](6) | The early game research monkeys. Efficient in terms of upkeep, but being cap-only means the Sauromancers will typically take precedence.\\ Good as an early-game researcher, banefire caster, and potentially useful for blessing sacreds. | | | {{:nations:la:ctis:keeper_of_the_tombs.png?25&nolink }} | **??Keeper of the Tombs??**\\ {{gold}} 100\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 1 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 2 \\ {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?20&nolink}} Capital Only | {{path>F1D1H1}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 9 \\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?20&nolink}}[[Sacred]] \\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](6) | Serviceable researchers in the early game, these mages are held back both by the poor quality of the Fire/Death crosspath and by competing for capital recruitment turns with empoisoners. They can in a pinch be used, as any fire mage, for fire elementals, but lack combat utility aside from this. | |
| | {{:nations:la:ctis:reborn.png?25&nolink }} | **??Reborn#2314??**\\ {{gold}} 125\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 1 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 2 | {{path>D1,100%FD}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 9\\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?20&nolink}}[[Sacred]] \\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](6) | These are your primary researchers. They are less efficient than the Keepers of the Tombs, but can be recruited in any fort, provided adequate infrastructure. The Reborn recruit faster than sauromancers, so these are an option if you need a large number of spellcasters, quickly. \\ Depending on the randoms, they can cast ??Corpse Candle??, ??Bane Fire Dart??, or ??Shadow Blast??/??Horde of Skeletons??. | | | {{:nations:la:ctis:reborn.png?25&nolink }} | **??Reborn#2314??**\\ {{gold}} 125\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 1 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 2 | {{path>D1,100%FD}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 9\\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?20&nolink}}[[Sacred]] \\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](6) | Compared to their EA ??Reborn#1387?? counterpart, these mages are a disappointment. The fire random results in a mostly-useless crosspath, and though the death random results in a cheap {{path>D2}} mage, the infrastructure requirement means it struggles to justify its recruitment over additional ??Sauromancer#1036??s. The Reborn does have a greater research-per-recruitment-turn than the Sauromancer, but is in every other way an inferior mage. | |
| | {{:nations:la:ctis:empoisoner.png?25&nolink }} | **??Empoisoner??** \\ {{gold}} 90\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 6 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 2 \\ {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?20&nolink}} Capital Only | {{path>D1N1}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 9 \\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](15) \\ {{:abilities:stealthy.png?20&nolink}}[[Stealthy]](55) \\ {{:abilities:assassin.png?20&nolink}}[[Assassin]](2) | Assassin-mages that can make short work of many commanders, with just a gem to cast ??Horde of Skeletons?? or ??Swarm??.\\ Useful both to defend your forts while researching, and to lay traps. \\ After expansion recruit nothing but these from your capital because you can never have enough of these high quality assassins.\\ Also now your only access to minor nature magic. | | | {{:nations:la:ctis:empoisoner.png?25&nolink }} | **??Empoisoner??** \\ {{gold}} 90\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 6 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 2 \\ {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?20&nolink}} Capital Only | {{path>D1N1}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 9 \\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](15) \\ {{:abilities:stealthy.png?20&nolink}}[[Stealthy]](55) \\ {{:abilities:assassin.png?20&nolink}}[[Assassin]](2) | The nation's only access to nature, as well as being phenomenal assassins both with and without gems, on account of the chassis' access to both Swarm and Animate Skeleton. The built-in weapon is also useful, as the poison sling will generally make easy work of any non-resistant victim distracted by swarm bugs or longdead. These will generally be recruited every turn in the capital, starting quite early in the game. | |
| | {{:nations:la:ctis:lizard_king.png?25&nolink }} | **??Lizard King#177??** \\ {{gold}} 230\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 5 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 4 | {{path>H3}} \\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?20&nolink}}[[Sacred]] \\ {{:abilities:old_age.png?20&nolink}}[[Old Age]](60/50)\\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](7) \\ [[Prophet Shape]]: ??Lizard King#328?? | With [[leadership]] 120, Lizard Kings are excellent, albeit expensive, army leaders.\\ They can also claim [[thrones]], and are strong preachers where your dominion falters.\\ Appointing a Lizard King as your [[prophet]] brings it to {{path>H4}}, which can be useful for both [[banish|banishing]] and ??Fanaticism??.\\ There is also a special ??Lizard King#328?? [[prophet shape]] with a scepter and a fancy blue gown.\\ The fact that they aren't capital only is wonderful. | | | {{:nations:la:ctis:lizard_king.png?25&nolink }} | **??Lizard King#177??** \\ {{gold}} 230\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 5 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 4 | {{path>H3}} \\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?20&nolink}}[[Sacred]] \\ {{:abilities:old_age.png?20&nolink}}[[Old Age]](60/50)\\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](7) \\ [[Prophet Shape]]: ??Lizard King#328?? | With 120 Leadership, Lizard Kings are excellent, albeit expensive, army leaders. They also give the nation easy throne claiming, being {{path>h3}} priests which are recruitable outside of the cap. Unfortunately, while they may be desirable leaders, their cost of 4 Commander Points is hard to swallow, and though they can cast the national holy spells, they have no undead leadership. | |
| | {{:nations:la:ctis:sauromancer.png?25&nolink }} | **??Sauromancer#1036??**\\ {{gold}} 285\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 1 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 4 | {{path>F1D3H1,100%FESD,10%FESD}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 15\\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?20&nolink}}[[Sacred]]\\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](8)\\ {{:abilities:wasteland_survival.png?20&nolink}}[[wasteland survival]] | With the swamp gone, they return to being a recruitable Death 4, but trade Nature and Water for Fire and Earth.\\ Being sacred requires more infrastructure but reduces the upkeep cost long-term.\\ As your only recruitable unit with a chance of Astral, Your communions will be small.\\ Fire randoms are good at raining evocations, and Earth can buff your army but both require boosters. | | | {{:nations:la:ctis:sauromancer.png?25&nolink }} | **??Sauromancer#1036??**\\ {{gold}} 285\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 1 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 4 | {{path>F1D3H1,100%FESD,10%FESD}} {{:misc:gui:research.png?15&nolink}} 15\\ {{:abilities:sacred.png?20&nolink}}[[Sacred]]\\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](8)\\ {{:abilities:wasteland_survival.png?20&nolink}}[[wasteland survival]] | As a recruitable {{path>D3}}, every Sauromancer is a potent battlemage. All can cast ??Horde of Skeletons?? for raiding or in-battle use, all can cast ??Bane Fire?? or ??Shadow Blast?? against evocation-susceptible foes, and all can wreak havoc among undead enemies with ??Wither Bones??; even raiding with ??Invulnerability?? and ??Soul Vortex?? is an option. \\ \\ Death randoms can cast ??Darkness?? or ??Rigor Mortis?? unaided, while Fire randoms become {{path>F3}} with ??Phoenix Power?? and can summon elementals or put up ??Heat from Hell??. Earth and Astral randoms are weaker, but provide the only access to these paths in the nation's roster. \\ \\ Unfortunately, Sauromancers have severe limiting factors as well. Due to [[Old Age]], they have encumbrance issues which are only exacerbated by their [[Cold-Blooded]] trait. Astral randoms are also exceedingly vulnerable to ??Magic Duel??, being the only astral mage available to the nation in an era of mass astral from most other nations. Despite this, they remain a very strong mage, even more so for not being limited to the capital. \\ \\ If desired, ??Twiceborn?? can greatly mitigate the weaknesses of a given Sauromancer, but this has anti-synergy with the nation's great need for death gems for other uses. | |
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| ==== Troops ==== | ==== Troops ==== |
| Have above-average protection for their resources cost. They don't have the very good Moral for their price. | The recruitable units of LA C'tis have above-average protection for their resources cost due to natural protection, but still generally very low protection for the era, combined with all-around low stats. If possible, it is generally recommendable to purchase quality indies, such as crossbows, particularly if faced with an enemy with cold scales. |
| ^ Sprite ^ Unit Name ^ Special Attributes ^ Comments ^ | ^ Sprite ^ Unit Name ^ Special Attributes ^ Comments ^ |
| | {{:nations:la:ctis:militia.png?nolink}} | **??Militia#168??**\\ {{gold}} 7\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 2 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 5 | {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](7) | Indie Militia with better MR, resistant to your own poison but with no armor other than their own scales.\\ Useful as cheap chaff, particularly for cracking forts but will die in drove during battles so keep them out of harm's way if you can. | | | {{:nations:la:ctis:militia.png?nolink}} | **??Militia#168??**\\ {{gold}} 7\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 2 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 5 | {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](7) | Indie militia with worse morale, somewhat resistant to your own poison, but with no armor other than their own scales.\\ \\ Generally useful only if cheap, massed, non-mindless bodies are needed; if obtainable, indie militia with shields are generally superior. | |
| | {{:nations:la:ctis:light_infantry.png?nolink}} | **??Light Infantry#167??**\\ {{gold}} 10\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 5 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 11 | {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](7) | Indie Light Infantry with better MR, resistant to your own poison. No armor except for a shield means that they die in droves but the javelins are nice at least. \\ The low resource cost makes them easy to mass, making them a good choice for area-buffs like ??Strength of Giants??, ??Marble Warriors??, or ??Fire Arrows?? | | | {{:nations:la:ctis:light_infantry.png?nolink}} | **??Light Infantry#167??**\\ {{gold}} 10\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 5 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 11 | {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](7) | As light infantry without armor but with javelins, these have a slight niche in some expansion parties, but are generally useless against player-recruited units in LA. | |
| | {{:nations:la:ctis:heavy_infantry.png?nolink}} | **??Heavy Infantry#165??**\\ {{gold}} 10\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 15 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 11 | {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](7) | Heavy Infantry and well armored with 16 prot even before being buffed with bark skin. The trade off for this is that they have some heavy encumbrance but they are still the best blockers around for EA C'tis and still only cost 10g. | | | {{:nations:la:ctis:heavy_infantry.png?nolink}} | **??Heavy Infantry#165??**\\ {{gold}} 10\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 15 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 11 | {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](7) | With only 10 strength and a 3-damage spear, these hit for an unimpressive 13 piercing, and are thus not capable of damaging most units in LA. At 16 body prot, they are the nation's sturdiest non-sacred, but still fail to survive for any length of time against most opposition. | |
| | {{:nations:la:ctis:city_guard.png?nolink}} | **??City Guard??** \\ {{gold}} 10\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 10 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 11 | {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](7) \\ {{:abilities:castle_defence_bonus.png?20&nolink}}[[castle defence bonus]](1) | Fairly standard medium infantry with better prot, better MR, resistant to your own poison and miasma. Easier to mass then Heavy Infantry thanks to their lower resource cost and can hold lines almost as well. They have a castle defence bonus but that is a pretty minor boon because C'tis has plenty of magical ways to make taking forts hell for the attackers. Still nice to have a way to turn Gold into even more Siege Defense. | | | {{:nations:la:ctis:city_guard.png?nolink}} | **??City Guard??** \\ {{gold}} 10\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 10 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 11 | {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](7) \\ {{:abilities:castle_defence_bonus.png?20&nolink}}[[castle defence bonus]](1) | With abysmal damage, no helmets and only 14 body prot, these units generally fail to find a niche, unless additional siege defense is desperately needed. | |
| | {{:nations:la:ctis:falchioneer.png?nolink}} | **??Falchioneer??**\\ {{gold}} 13\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 17 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 18 | {{:abilities:ambidextrous.png?20&nolink}}[[Ambidextrous]](2) \\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](7) | Armored like city guard but with helmets and with a pair of falchions instead of a shield and spear. Great damage output and attack density. A great blend of killing power and durability without breaking the bank. Be aware that they tire out quickly. | | | {{:nations:la:ctis:falchioneer.png?nolink}} | **??Falchioneer??**\\ {{gold}} 13\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 17 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 18 | {{:abilities:ambidextrous.png?20&nolink}}[[Ambidextrous]](2) \\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](7) | As a recruitable dual-wielding size 2 unit, these units have a small niche, but are held back by above-average gold cost, middling damage in an era of high-prot units, low protection (particularly because their natural protection ceases to be an advantage once protection spells are applied) and no shields. They may be the nation's strongest massable unit, but they are particularly susceptible to crossbows, which are omnipresent in the era. | |
| | {{:nations:la:ctis:desert_ranger.png?nolink}} | **??Desert Ranger??**\\ {{gold}} 13\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 16 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 18\\ Wasteland Rec Only | {{:abilities:patrol_bonus.png?20&nolink}}[[patrol bonus]](2) \\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](6)\\ {{:abilities:wasteland_survival.png?20&nolink}}[[wasteland survival]] | Light Infantry in medium armour and a high damage falchion.\\ Better protected ??Flaming Arrows?? option and more of a threat in melee.\\ Also has a patrol bonus to better patrol away unrest and catch stealthy raiders. | | | {{:nations:la:ctis:desert_ranger.png?nolink}} | **??Desert Ranger??**\\ {{gold}} 13\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 16 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 18\\ Wasteland Rec Only | {{:abilities:patrol_bonus.png?20&nolink}}[[patrol bonus]](2) \\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](6)\\ {{:abilities:wasteland_survival.png?20&nolink}}[[wasteland survival]] | With passable damage, a javelin, reasonable protection, a shield and not outlandish encumbrance, the Desert Ranger is one of the nation's most dependable rostered units. Unfortunately, as a wasteland-recruitable unit, the nation will often struggle to find the recruitment points to mass these. | |
| | {{:nations:la:ctis:tomb_guard.png?nolink}} | **??Tomb Guard??**\\ {{gold}} 23\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 29 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 28\\ {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?20&nolink}} Capital Only | {{:abilities:sacred.png?20&nolink}}[[Sacred]] \\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](6)\\ {{:abilities:wasteland_survival.png?20&nolink}}[[wasteland survival]] | Heavy Infantry with more armour, better stats, higher damage weapon and sacred status to boot all at a very reasonable cost. Only held back by being capital only but are probably worth the 19g even with only a small bless. \\ Do Be aware that they have a very high encumbrance. | | | {{:nations:la:ctis:tomb_guard.png?nolink}} | **??Tomb Guard??**\\ {{gold}} 23\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 29 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 28\\ {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?20&nolink}} Capital Only | {{:abilities:sacred.png?20&nolink}}[[Sacred]] \\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](6)\\ {{:abilities:wasteland_survival.png?20&nolink}}[[wasteland survival]] | Genuinely heavy infantry with elite stats and a 20 damage weapon, Tomb Guard can be a backbone for national armies, especially during expansion when your freespawn and skellyspam are not yet online. Their high encumbrance and low combat speed are significant weaknesses. | |
| | {{:nations:la:ctis:poison_slinger.png?nolink}} | **??Poison Slinger??**\\ {{gold}} 25\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 6 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 32\\ {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?20&nolink}} Capital Only | {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](8) | Expensive and recpoint intensive but they more than make up for their cost by producing poison clouds with each shot! Worth making lots of them. They can damage your own troops on occasion but to a much lesser degree than they hurt enemies. | | | {{:nations:la:ctis:poison_slinger.png?nolink}} | **??Poison Slinger??**\\ {{gold}} 25\\ {{:misc:gui:resources.png?15&nolink}} 6 \\ {{:misc:gui:recruitmentpoints.png?15&nolink}} 32\\ {{:misc:gui:fortress.png?20&nolink}} Capital Only | {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](8) | Expensive, immensely fragile and prone to killing your own troops, Poison Slingers are nevertheless a very potent tool against non-resistant foes when used in combination with summoned or reanimated longdead which — unlike C'tissian troops — are wholly immune to the poison and serve to tarpit the enemy while it kills them. Caution should be taken to minimize friendly fire and unnecessary exposure. | |
| | {{:nations:la:ctis:sacredserpent.png?nolink}} | **??Sacred Serpent??** | {{:abilities:sacred.png?20&nolink}}[[Sacred]] \\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](5)\\ {{:abilities:standard.png?20&nolink}}[[Standard]](1)\\ {{:abilities:animal.png?20&nolink}}[[Animal]] | Produced for free in each temple by having a High Priest train them. They boost the morale of the squads they are attached to and can serve as decent troops in their own right with high attack skill and powerful poison if not much prot so their HP gets cut through quickly. They move quickly so they tend to run ahead of their squad mates and get killed so it is best to mix them in with slightly faster troops such as falchioneers.\\ By late game you should be able to crank out a pretty decent number of these each turn to leverage any bless you have. Casting ??Regeneration?? and ??Iron Warriors?? is a boon. | | | {{:nations:la:ctis:tomb_chariot.png?nolink}} | **??Tomb Chariot??** \\ Reanimated by undead priests | {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](25)\\ {{:abilities:resist_cold.png?20&nolink}}[[Cold resistance]](15)\\ {{:abilities:undead.png?20&nolink}}[[undead]]\\ {{:abilities:need_not_eat.png?20&nolink}}[[need-not-eat]]\\ {{:abilities:spirit_sight.png?20&nolink}}[[spirit-sight]]\\ {{:abilities:unsurroundable.png?20&nolink}}[[unsurroundable]](1)\\ {{:abilities:resist_pierce.png?20&nolink}}[[Pierce-resistant]]\\ {{:abilities:mindless.png?20&nolink}}[[mindless]]\\ {{:abilities:inanimate.png?20&nolink}}[[Inanimate]]\\ {{:abilities:never_heals.png?20&nolink}}[[Never Heals]]\\ {{:abilities:trample.png?20&nolink}}[[trample]]\\ [[mounted]] | Hordes of trampling Tomb Chariots can destroy most things they outsize. Unlike most chariots, their two attacks can be effective against larger foes. \\ \\ With just 7 hit points, tomb chariots are extremely fragile, protected primarily by their high speed, decent defense skill, and remarkably effective repel, with 2 length 2 weapons and good attack skill (easily boosted with ??Royal Power??). Casualties are to be expected, but tramplers kill swiftly enough that attrition can be quite minimal when critical mass is achieved. While late game buffs like ??Fog Warriors?? make mundane attacks like trampling much less effective in major battles, freespawn chariots are an excellent source of raiding pressure in any phase of the game. | |
| | {{:nations:la:ctis:tomb_wyrm.png?nolink}} | **??Tomb Wyrm??** | {{:abilities:sacred.png?20&nolink}}[[Sacred]] \\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](25)\\ {{:abilities:resist_cold.png?20&nolink}}[[Cold resistance]](15)\\ {{:abilities:undead.png?20&nolink}}[[undead]]\\ {{:abilities:inanimate.png?20&nolink}}[[Inanimate]]\\ {{:abilities:need_not_eat.png?20&nolink}}[[need-not-eat]]\\ {{:abilities:spirit_sight.png?20&nolink}}[[spirit-sight]] | The undead version of the Sacred Serpent. Possesses lower defense, but has a much higher maximum HP, making it a suitable blocker. \\ Higher HP, Str, and Atk Skill in exchanged for Mortal poison, and need a 16 or 23 Death gem summon over a Fort turn priest to recruit.\\ Can be damaged by dispel, but being sacred undead, the Tomb Wyrm can leverage the cheaper bless, Reanimating Flesh, over the much more expensive Regeneration. That said, a typical holy-1 priest may have trouble overcoming their 16 magic resistance. | | | {{:nations:la:ctis:tomb_wyrm.png?nolink}} | **??Tomb Wyrm??** \\ Reanimated by undead priests | {{:abilities:sacred.png?20&nolink}}[[Sacred]] \\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](25)\\ {{:abilities:resist_cold.png?20&nolink}}[[Cold resistance]](15)\\ {{:abilities:undead.png?20&nolink}}[[undead]]\\ {{:abilities:inanimate.png?20&nolink}}[[Inanimate]]\\ {{:abilities:need_not_eat.png?20&nolink}}[[need-not-eat]]\\ {{:abilities:spirit_sight.png?20&nolink}}[[spirit-sight]] | Tomb Wyrms, like living serpents in Dominions, have extreme stats. Their modest protection and atrocious defense skill mean that they will take damage every time they are attacked, unless the attacker is blinded by ??Darkness??; no defensive bless can keep them from taking damage quickly in melee. \\ \\ At the same time, they have some impressive stats: 39 HP, 30 morale, 16 [[magic resistance]], and 15 attack skill (readily boosted to 19 with ??Royal Power??) with a respectable 18 damage bite. Because they have so many HP, Tomb Wyrms with a highly offensive bless (say, +8 strength) can trade well even with elites like heavy cavalry and giants, while tanking hits from even top evocations like ??Thunder Strike??. Even without a bless, Tomb Wyrms are ideal evocation bait; at 78 hit points per square, Tomb Wyrms are magnets for banishment spells and other evocations that might decimate fragile tomb chariots. | |
| | {{:nations:la:ctis:tomb_chariot.png?nolink}} | **??Tomb Chariot??** | {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](25)\\ {{:abilities:resist_cold.png?20&nolink}}[[Cold resistance]](15)\\ {{:abilities:undead.png?20&nolink}}[[undead]]\\ {{:abilities:need_not_eat.png?20&nolink}}[[need-not-eat]]\\ {{:abilities:spirit_sight.png?20&nolink}}[[spirit-sight]]\\ {{:abilities:unsurroundable.png?20&nolink}}[[unsurroundable]](1)\\ {{:abilities:resist_pierce.png?20&nolink}}[[Pierce-resistant]]\\ {{:abilities:mindless.png?20&nolink}}[[mindless]]\\ {{:abilities:inanimate.png?20&nolink}}[[Inanimate]]\\ {{:abilities:never_heals.png?20&nolink}}[[Never Heals]]\\ {{:abilities:trample.png?20&nolink}}[[trample]]\\ [[mounted]] | A return from the early Age.\\ Trampling cavalry, specializing in smashing through predominate humans guarding the rear and running over squishy mages.\\ A Tomb King can resurrect 2-3 of these per turn. | | | {{:nations:la:ctis:sacredserpent.png?nolink}} | **??Sacred Serpent??** \\ Trained in temples | {{:abilities:sacred.png?20&nolink}}[[Sacred]] \\ {{:abilities:resist_poison.png?20&nolink}}[[Poison resistance]](5)\\ {{:abilities:standard.png?20&nolink}}[[Standard]](1)\\ {{:abilities:animal.png?20&nolink}}[[Animal]] | Sacred serpents, like other snakes in Dominions, have notably high attack skill and good morale and MR, but low defense skill and protection. In practice, this means they will die quickly even to militia without major buffs. Their main role is as a [[Standard]] that is fortunately a bit slower than your heavier infantry. The high attack skill and strong poison on their fangs may give them niche uses even into the late game, if you can boost their 10 piercing damage fangs enough to pierce protection. | |
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