How to attack water nation?

[ioticus]

I'm Man on a map with R'lyeh. What spells or magic items do I need to get in order to attack over water? Hunting thru the various spells and magic items is very time consuming. What is the most efficient way to approach this?

[Norfleet]

All water mages are capable of entering water, and can bring a few troops (I think equal to their water magic rank) with them. Many undeads, as as well as constructs, are also amphibious in nature.

Failing that, the forgeable items that enable water-travel for the user and troops include the Barrel of Air, Pills of Water Breathing, Manual of Water Breathing, Orb of Atlantis, and maybe a few others. There are also items not listed here which enable waterbreathing for just the equipped commander. All of these tend to require either water or air magic.

In the Spells department, there "Thetis's Blessing", but this is fairly high level. It enables all land-based troops to enter the sea.

If you planned in advance, the Water Cult dominion option will enable sacred units to breathe underwater when inside your dominion.

[ June 28, 2004, 03:58: Message edited by: Norfleet ]

[ioticus]

Thanks for the info, Norfleet. That should be enough to get me started.

[Ironhawk]

Water mages can indeed take people along with them. And I think the rule is one size 2 creature per level of water? Cause I remember having some 3W mages take 3 infantry type units underwater with them, but then later being unable to take 3 giant type units down below.

Just in terms of strategy tho: In addition to the group-effect equipment route, I sometimes just send a jacked up SC with a ring of water breathing to take a good water province. Then build up an underwater indy force and go from there. Also, if you can find a land province of Ichthyids (sp??), they are a ticket to the deeps since they are amphibian.

[ June 28, 2004, 23:20: Message edited by: Ironhawk ]

[HotNifeThruButr]

Don't forget the Shambler Reef provinces.