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[Hadrian_II]

Originally Posted by Viajero

Regarding undead chaff, I have my mages reanimate longdead or souless but sometimes they barely reanimate 1 or 2 each.

What is the more efficient way to produce chaff undead in significant amounts quickly?

Just reanimate longead with H2 and longdead horses with H3 and your numbers will grow very fast. I think that they only reanimate 1 or 2 is that you are trying to get soulless in a province without corpses.

[Lingchih]

Originally Posted by Redeyes

As the Ermors, try producing Longdead Horsemen with your Holy 3 priests.

They aren't quite chaff in that they are a powerful force on their own but if you set a new priest at reanimating every turn you will soon be capable of filling armies that fill the whole battle-field.

Yep. That's the formula for MA Ermor. Just reanimate all the longdead horsemen you can. Of course, use the vestals early... they are unbeatable early on. Later on you need lots of longdead horsemen.

[Lingchih]

I like your new icon Hadrian. What is it?

[JimMorrison]

SPQR, that is the Roman Golden Eagle.....

[Redeyes]

Originally Posted by Meglobob

There is a spell even worse than solar rays vs shadow vestals which is Holy Pyre, fortunately a Marignon only spell. My poor shadow vestals which ran into that...

Ashdod and Gath has it too, but slightly different paths and more damaging
The Flambeau sword can also be used to cast the spell.

[quantum_mechani]

Originally Posted by Viajero

Regardingt he holding 5 turns suggestions, I have noticed in the last battle Ive seen that solar rays kept on being produced even after scripted orders run out...

That's true... it depends a lot on what other paths the enemy mages have and how much research they have done. Even if they cast solar rays after 5 turns though, that's 5 turns worth of spell casting fatigue they have wasted if you were not in range.

[Hadrian_II]

Originally Posted by Lingchih

I like your new icon Hadrian. What is it?

the SPQR i liked most when i googled it

[Redeyes]

I think the largest threat from astral casters towards the Undead is when they combine holy levels with communions. A Banishment cast at holy level 5~ is really nasty, due to how its damage, area and penetration all grow with levels.
So consider yourself lucky that you haven't run into that, yet

[chrispedersen]

And the only priest in a communion double casting bug!