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LA Man, Towers of Chelms
Lore
Overview
National Features
| Race | Military | Magic Access | Priests | Buildings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humans Neutral Temperature | Versatile Infantry Crossbows Knights Sacred Stealthy Hvy. Crossbowmen |  2 (uncommon 3)  1 (uncommon 2)  1 (uncommon 2)  1 (uncommon)  1 (uncommon) Mundane Researchers Summons: 2,  1 (25 , 25% each) Hero: 1 2 | Average ( 2) |  Castles Starts with a Grand Citadel  Masons |
Capital Income: 2
, 2
Capital Special Sites
| The Forest of Avalon | |
|---|---|
 | Enables recruitment of: Lord Warden  Warden  Produces: 2 per turn 2 per turn |
Units
Commanders
| Sprite | Unit Name | Special Attributes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Royal Forester  40  8  1 |  Stealthy(55) Ambidextrous(1) Patrol Bonus(5) Forest Survival | A Scout that doubles as a cheap Patroller. |
 | Castellan 70 22 1 | Your standard milquetoast Leader. | |
 | Judge 70 1 1 |  125% 25%  Patrol Bonus(20) Mundane Researcher | Your Overseer commander, Good at patrolling. can be made without a lab, and you do want a few to hopefully get that Death random. Helps They are only one rec point each. |
 | Magister of Theology 60 1 1 | 1  Sacred  Inquisitor | National Priest. Can bless your Wardens during expansion. |
 | Bishop 70 1 2 | 2 Sacred Old Age(55/50) | Older Priest, better at the blessing, Banishing the unholy, and boost others bravery. |
 | Magister 95 1 2 | 150% 50%  25%   7 Stealthy(40)  Siege Bonus(15) Castle Defence Bonus(15) Spy Mundane Researcher Mason | This Guy Read lots of books and became multitalented(all the book smarts) He builds your Grand Citadels, Spy on enemies, and further your magic research. Don't need a lab to make, but need one to spend the research points. |
 | Magister Arcane 170 1 2 | 211150% 13 Old Age (63/50)Mundane Researcher | Your main mage, Creating communions of old men with 4 to 5 paths. Having Earth in the mix counteracts that Encomberance with Summon Earthpower |
 | Lord Warden 120 31 1 Capital Only | Sacred Stealthy(40) Forest Survival  Combat Caster |
Troops
| Sprite | Unit Name | Special Attributes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Spearman 10 9 9 | Unchanged from the Middle Ages, which sucks since they were mediocre back then. | |
 | Longspear 10 13 9 | Slightly better armor than their shorter-Spear peers, as if that's a condolence to their generic stats. | |
 | Axeman 10 11 9 | Half-decent Medium Infantry with weird equipment choices. | |
 | Heavy Axeman 10 19 9 | Axemen in sorta-Heavy Infantry form. | |
 | Light Archer 10 4 9 | You have many improvements over these guys, but these guys are still the cheapest.. | |
 | Crossbowman 10 9 9 | Light Archers with the standard Ranged weaponry kit of the Age (a Crossbow and semi-passable armor). | |
 | Tower Guard 12 23 14 | Castle Defence Bonus(1) | Man has a lot of these "mixed" troops that can serve either in the melee or at range. Having Crossbowmen that won't die to enemy fire is neat, too. |
 | Forester 12 7 14 | Stealthy(55) Forest Survival Patrol Bonus(1) Ambidextrous(1) | Meant to join the Royal Foresters or the Lord Wardens in whatever they're doing, but probably not strong enough for the Late Ages. |
 | Longbowman 12 11 14 | Crossbowmen are probably a better investment, unless you plan on using Flaming Arrows. | |
 | Defender 16 27 23 | Castle Defence Bonus(2) | +1 Tower Guards. |
 | Warden 26 31 31 Capital Only | Sacred Stealthy(40) Forest Survival | Even the Wardens have Crossbows now. Gosh. There aren't many Sacred ranged attackers, so you can take advantage of the Farshot Bless and nefarious weapon blesses with these guys. Defenders will be better at range in most situations, however. Not counting the lack of shields, these guys are still your best infantry. |
 | Tower Knight 40 51 46 | Mounted | Pretty-decent Knights, though you should carefully consider when to use them (seeing how your Crossbowmen might do a number on them accidentally). |
Heroes
| Sprite | Unit Name | Magic | Special Attributes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bernlad - Green Knight |  Regeneration (10%) Stealthy (40)  Recuperation Forest Survival Mounted | ||
 | Lord Ruthven - Vampire Lord Hero turn arrival limit: 5 | 12 11 | Regeneration (10%)  Fire Vulnerability (-5)  Resist Cold (15)  Resist Poison (25)  Darkvision (100%) Stealthy (40)  Seduction  Invulnerability (25%)  Slash Resistant  Blunt Resistant  Causes unrest (0.5)  Population Killer (10)  Need not Eat  Undead  Flying  Cannot Pass Rivers  Immortal |
Magic
National Magic & Summons
- Summon Black Dogs,2 Conj2 8, (
Black Dogx20). Requires outside assistance like a Troll Shaman to cast. These are stealthy animals, with very little survivability. However, if massed, these fey beasts can deal noticeable damage to lightly armored opponents. They Do their best work when Darkness is cast.
- Summon Cu Sidhe:
2 Conj3 6, (
Cu Sidhex7). The Cu Sidhe is a size 3 sacred elvish dog. Their prot and MR are surprisingly high for animals, and their higher hp and decent damage attack can mitigate their low attack density. However, they remain a questionable use of N gems in most situations, lacking the glamour and high def skill which makes your other elf troops strong, and still possessing all the same weaknesses. If you're running a heavy bless, access to summonable sacreds from a fairly gem and mage-turn efficient spell can give them a role, but they are probably best avoided.
- Summon Barghests,2 Conj2 7, (
Barghestx9). which is basically a stronger version of Black Dogs. It does come later but costs a single gem less. This spell summons improved Black Dogs and Cu Sidhe, which come with defense and protection inferior for the price. However, these hounds can curse enemy units, and do 18 damage + poisonous bites. These creatures can perform decent flanking maneuvers in the midgame but are also relatively easy to amass.
- Summon Bean Sidhe,1 Conj5 25, (
Bean Sidhex1).
The dogs are copied directly from MA Man - write original descriptions to account for differences in viability/use between ages, perhaps?
Magic Access
Combat Magic
Ritual Magic
Magic Items
Strategy
Early Game
How to expand, potential pitfalls and how to get around them, obvious weakness strength, how much do you have to focus on war/infrastructure
Mid Game
what is the first big research rush, what is the first big powerspike, where do you shift recruitment to? what are the big magic diversity issues, are there particular globals you should gun for
Late Game
How do you close out the game if you are in it, is the high level research stuff you can do uniquely well, does your nation fall off, aka do you have to force things to conclude swiftly
Pretenders:
Strategy Guides
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