Hostile summons

[HJ]

There are several battlefield spells in the game that summon critters who will be hostile to the caster, such as horrors and lammashtas. I realized I never use one of these out of fear that they'll annihilate my own army, and judging that regardless of the odds, I have better chance to win a battle against an enemy army alone than against an enemy army and a horror. However, I was wondering whether other people use these to any good effect? And if you do, when do you use them, and how exactly?

One thing that came to mind is to use an immortal in your own dominion, but if he/she gets whacked by the summons, does that mean that the battle is over, or will it continue as enemy vs. summons untill one of those parties is gone?

So, in any case, I would be curious to hear about people's experience with these spells.

Cheers,

[ June 20, 2004, 04:06: Message edited by: HJ ]