Re: ME-PBM - Dragons follow-up

From: wang@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Wei )

Date: Thu, 27 Jan 1994 02:02:58 +0000

paisley@palmer.aoml.erl.gov (James Paisley) writes:

>Okay, let's say I manage to recruit Lamthanc into one of my armies.  Are
>recruited dragons treated as characters, or as a troop type?  How powerful are
>they in combat, in approximate numbers of equivalent traditional troops?  I hear
>Lamthanc has a taste for action - how often do you need to get into combat to
>keep Lamthanc from snacking on your army commander?

Recruited dragons are characters who fight in battle, sort of like spell-
casters.  Supposedly, they will influence loyalty and guard character every
turn.  In battle they have strength only but no con - say 5000-10000+ strength
depending on the dragon.  If you can't muster a large army then it is useful
to throw a small dragon-supported army against a large enemy army for mutual
destruction.

On getting into combat -- I'm not really sure, I would say fight every 3 turns
or so, but I've never gotten a commander eaten before.

Also, a lot of this is hearsay and conjecture.

Wei

References

ME-PBM - Dragons follow-up
paisley@palmer.aoml.erl.gov (James Paisley)
Wed, 26 Jan 1994 18:29:35 +0000