An arrow has suddely dropped from the sky and...

Networkingguru · #1 November 22nd, 2007, 12:59 PM

...struck <INSERT NAME OF 160 YR OLD CRONE HERE> in the heart!"

How do I stop the madness? I am losing a crone a turn to this, and 300 gold a turn isn't something I can afford to keep up.

Foodstamp · #2 November 22nd, 2007, 01:01 PM

The various domes would help I believe. Not to mention some will inflict retribution upon the caster. What are your available magic paths?

Jazzepi · #3 November 22nd, 2007, 01:05 PM

You can throw other cheap indy commanders (scouts, etc) in there who will dilute the chances of a crone being picked.

You can also moves your crones out of your capital and scatter them to other labs.

You can research forest/air dome to protect you from the arrows.

You can cast gift of health to give your crones enough hit points to survive the arrow attacks.

Jazzepi

Kristoffer O · #4 November 22nd, 2007, 01:17 PM

You can give them robes of missile protection, amulets of luck (IIRC), a nice armor or transform them into stout drakes.

Sombre · #5 November 22nd, 2007, 01:29 PM

Stout Drakes, the poor man's Portly Dragon.

archaeolept · #6 November 22nd, 2007, 01:41 PM

i'm not sure that armor helps anymore - it used to be that the arrows were AP, but now they are AN... which was a bit of an un-needed buff, IMO

Cor2 · #7 November 22nd, 2007, 01:50 PM

I don't think arrows are all that powerful as it is the AN is needed IMHO. The best you can hope for is a chest wound on most SCs. Mid late game is full of counters.

Does anyone know is luck helps?

lch · #8 November 22nd, 2007, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Cor2 said:
Does anyone know is luck helps?

Luck helps against anything. ANYTHING.

archaeolept · #9 November 22nd, 2007, 02:53 PM

anything... except magic duel, wish...dunno what else :-)

arrows are too powerful w/ AN... when they were only AP, they were still useful and used in MP.

lch · #10 November 22nd, 2007, 03:29 PM

ANYTHING!

except curse luck