Dominions 5 - Lemuria - Ep 3 - Ramping Up Expansion

[@jonasjensen7447]

Next level diplomacy. Your food has convinced itself, you are not a threat to it. What the hell.

[@Madhattersinjeans]

I mean, it's diplomacy. I wouldn't take it at 100% face value. There's a good chance pythium are gearing for a war with someone else and don't want Lemuria to attack them immediately. Or maybe they're just building up good relations. Messages are free to send, might as well use them.

[@thibs2837]

Btw your national hero Scassius is based on Crassus, a real roman general who formed a trio with Pompey and Cesar.

[@snarglesnargington9344]

Scassius will really help you pull ahead of the competition. He could make great headway. Really heading in the right direction with him.

[@KomradeCPU]

Forging ahead

[@blakedda5406]

Making some headway for your nation

[@Mewobiba]

If you ever reach Const8 this game, you *have* to make Midget's Revenge and give it to Scassius. It's like they were born for each other. Barring that, your best option for the misc slot is probably an amulet of missile protection, because he won't survive long against crossbows. Unfortunately though, Scassius *can* be hit in other body parts; just checked.

[@Bill_Garthright]

Heh, heh. You're right. I'd never heard of that before - Construction 8 is considerable! - but that would be _perfect!_

[@GaldirEonai]

Funny how they had "Crassus" defeated at the hands and hooves of Pangaea when Caelum, based on the mythology of the actual Parthians, was also available...:P

[@lonelyswordsman1177]

Tbf the modders who added him in didn't really have very many good options for a faction with cataphracts and horse archers for Crassus to die to as he did historically.

[@aty57]

It was pretty fascinating to see the giant white bull get destroyed by a greedy ghost.

[@Bill_Garthright]

Yeah, and if I were one of his neighbors, it would be especially scary because that ghost is immortal. So, big deal if he dies sometimes. Even if he lost a fight, he'd be right back to fight again. Sooner or later, he'd kill your pretender god or any other powerful unit. I suppose you'd need Soul Slay to end him permanently? I'm not that knowledgeable about such things.

[@Madhattersinjeans]

@@Bill_Garthright Yep soul slay is the natural counter to immortal creatures.

[@andergarcia9228]

Horned helmet on Scassius would give him an extra attack + some armor.

[@Mewobiba]

horned helmet is abs an option, but does impose a defense penalty. a horror helmet seems like a stronger defensive option (scassius doesn't come with fear, but Lucid's bless contains awe), but then again, 10 death gems is a lot more than 5 nature gems.

[@andergarcia9228]

@@Mewobiba Good point, but death gems shouldn`t be a problem with lemuria

[@fnors2]

@@andergarcia9228 Except 10 death gems is also 2 consuls, or half a mage. This is not an easy decision early game

[@miramosa7768]

Would a fear helmet to go with the awe not be a good idea for Scassius?

[@Mrollllf]

That is insane that he destroyed the bull, I thought size 1 would mean he doesn't last long at all.

[@flamedeluge1332]

Best thing for Scassius might be an Eye of the Void. It'll nerf his Life Drain a bit with the eye loss but that AoE soul slay is hard to negate, so some extra penetration might make it extra hard. Would have to test to see if you reload him with a 2nd Eye of the Void after respawing if he loses the second eye and is then completely blind. You do have an opportunity cost of 150 gold every time he dies, however, since he makes 50 gold a turn.

[@jelle1008]

Would empowering him in water for quickness be worth it?

[@flamedeluge1332]

You'd probably want to go to Air2 first for Cloud Trapeze. Mistform and Mirror Image would also be beneficial given his low HP pool.

[@Mewobiba]

@@flamedeluge1332 80 air gems are a lot more valuable than 50 water gems though, if investing in empowerment I'd much rather get two A1 consuls to A2 and have 20 gems to spare. I also wouldn't use Scassius as a solo thug, Lemuria has a ton of tools for that (like... even their freespawn mages can thug) and he's flimsy. Rather I think he'd be best suited in a big army, where he's less likely to get surrounded and can solve one of the big issues Lemurian armies has, which is a lack of killing power. And for that, Quicken Self + Liquid Body seems an excellent combination.

[@sagridlocked2963]

"Tough as balls." nek minute "What a little bitch!" so mean to your own men Lucid :(

[@TheRunDNB]

I wonder if that arm made him have a body?

[@Mewobiba]

Unfortunately he always has a body. Even naked he can be hit on other body parts. The modders haven't altered his body type, so it's still human, though I'm not sure there's a better alternative really.

[@sirkana]

Won't iron face be pretty good with this gold boy? It should raise his body prot as well.

[@Bill_Garthright]

Good idea! Well, I'm just a newb, but it sounds like a good idea to _me._ :)

[@shang6158]

It'd be really good, but it'd also take an E4 mage, 25 gems and Construction 6.

[@Mewobiba]

The 19 prot he has is already natural protection, so it'd only raise it to 20 or 22 (unsure how the "to 20 or +3" works when it's on the border between).

[@Bill_Garthright]

@@Mewobiba Ah, I wasn't aware that he already had 19 protection. That makes it less impressive, then. Well, I'll go with the Midget's Revenge, then. (Admittedly, that takes Construction 8!)

[@nicolinrucker5181]

@@Mewobiba AFAIK it works to the caster's benefit, if you would have more prot from the +3 you get the +3.

[@bobking5307]

The neverending horde

[@DrQuackzalver]

In the base game, LA Pythium only gets Theurgs from the cap. Are you playing with some of the mods that change this?

[@thibs2837]

You probably said it but why do you send your commanders at the front ?

[@tomhoni9642]

fear aura

[@thibs2837]

@@tomhoni9642 OK thanks

[@fnors2]

@@thibs2837 They are also more tanky than the ghosts. So with them in front, there's a bit less attrition.

[@redherring271290]

Hey I am new to the game, how does Lucid get on that test mode where he can check units out against other units and throw items on them to see synergy possibilities? I did try and google it but I must not be typing the right phrase because nothing helpful turns up. Thanks!

[@LucidTactics]

Its a mod for the game called debug mod.

[@redherring271290]

@@LucidTactics Hey Thanks Lucid! Loving your vids. Pretty much using your vids to learn the game haha! What forums do you guys haunt to sort out Multiplayer games and talk tactics?

[@shinemoon4673]

Big goof, Pythium.

[@alphawolf2993]

enormous strength LOL.