The 2011 Dominions 3 Thread

pyrhic · 2012-09-21T21:28:53.000Z

and i’m back in regular-internet land again…sorry for any turbulence you might have encountered and be advised that the contents of your overhead bins may have shifted. While the chance is remote, there is a faint possibility that your carry-on baggage may have become one of the offspring of the goat with a thousand young. Be advised to never attempt to open luggage that is trying to eat you.

tenuki · 2012-09-22T04:46:56.000Z

My band, new demo, 1st song:

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Dave_Perkins · 2012-09-22T09:57:05.000Z

Machaka didn’t friggin win yet another battle, did he?

Maerlande · 2012-09-22T12:20:29.000Z

Naw. Just a skirmish.

Next?

It’s the never ending musical chairs on top of Machaka.

Dave_Perkins · 2012-09-23T05:38:43.000Z

There are Mammoths underwater.

Nate · 2012-09-23T10:29:44.000Z

The gobbos are running to their last fort for the final countdown. Been a good game, gents. Don’t say I didn’t warn you about Vanheim ;)

dfs · 2012-09-23T11:38:31.000Z

Nate:

The gobbos are running to their last fort for the final countdown. Been a good game, gents. Don’t say I didn’t warn you about Vanheim ;)

But…you still are not at war with him? At least not that I can see and I have sparkle ponies everywhere.

He’s got shin.

Lots of armies have cracked on machaka’s capitol. I suppose the van could be different.

Eriu’s capitol is weak, currently under seige by Bandor, but the van don’t have clear access to it.

Pythia, Bandor and Caelum all look clear.

Pan looks small, but he punished Pythia for coming close. I suppose he would be the most likely candidate.

Nate · 2012-09-23T11:44:10.000Z

dfs, I’m playing Shin.

Dave_Perkins · 2012-09-23T11:50:17.000Z

Say I have these mages in this order in my army list:

S1
S2
S3
S4
S5

They are all astral mages. I ask S1 and S2 to be communion slaves, S3 to be a communion master, and S4 and S5 to be communion slaves. Will S3 only benefit from the slaves S1 and S2, and thus only be empowered by 1 level?

Nate · 2012-09-23T11:52:14.000Z

Baalz’ Guide to Communions

All masters benefit from all slaves. The slaves further down in the turn order will not be able to cast spells if the master casts a spell. The two before the master will be able to cast spells; however, this is not advisable in some cases due to fatigue accrual.

Dave_Perkins · 2012-09-23T11:54:58.000Z

I know that the slaves below the master will be fatigued, but isn’t the fatigue split among the slaves? For example, say that S3 (the master) casts Power of the Spheres, which costs 100 fatigue. Each slave will be fatigued 25, but that leaves them with enough energy to cast their own spells, I would think.

Dave_Perkins · 2012-09-23T11:55:36.000Z

I know that the slaves below the master will be fatigued, but isn’t the fatigue split among the slaves? For example, say that S3 (the master) casts Power of the Spheres, which costs 100 fatigue. Each slave will be fatigued 25, but that leaves them with enough energy to cast their own spells, I would think.

Dave_Perkins · 2012-09-23T11:55:58.000Z

I know that the slaves below the master will be fatigued, but isn’t the fatigue split among the slaves? For example, say that S3 (the master) casts Power of the Spheres, which costs 100 fatigue. Each slave will be fatigued 25, but that leaves them with enough energy to cast their own spells, I would think.

Dave_Perkins · 2012-09-23T12:02:53.000Z

I know that the slaves below the master will be fatigued, but isn’t the fatigue split among the slaves? For example, say that S3 (the master) casts Power of the Spheres, which costs 100 fatigue. Each slave will be fatigued 25, but that leaves them with enough energy to cast their own spells, I would think.

Also, I had no idea that the following (bolded) was true, and I have been playing for a decade. A decade!?

Slaves boost the power of both slaves and masters inside the communion by 1 per power of 2. This means +1 at 2 slaves, +2 at 4, +3 at 8, etc. The masters are boosted in all paths which they already have, while the slaves are boosted in all paths whether they have them or not.

Nate · 2012-09-23T12:05:24.000Z

Fatigue is divided amongst all slaves, no matter where they are in the order.

If your masters only cast 1 spell, sure, you won’t have fatigue issues (beyond the usual). If the masters keep casting spells, AND the slaves are casting spells, the fatigue’ll go nuts after a few turns. Especially on high fatigue spells.

Dave_Perkins · 2012-09-23T12:07:19.000Z

I’m going to have my master cast Strength of Gaia and Summon Earthpower to help counter the fatigue among the slaves. I don’t know how much those spells help, but at least they do a little! Thanks Nate.

Nate · 2012-09-23T12:10:43.000Z

I lost a lot of communions before I figured that out. I usually have slaves Holdx5 and then stay behind troops if I’m using an evocation dishout communion. The other kinds of communions will require different setups, of course.

dfs · 2012-09-23T12:40:05.000Z

Nate:

dfs, I’m playing Shin.

snap. Of course you are. I thought the message was from Pyrhic who is playing Caleum.

You guys look so much alike it’s hard for me to tell you apart sometimes.
I think it’s the hair.

Nate · 2012-09-23T12:40:52.000Z

I had no idea that Steve has a mohawk…

pyrhic · 2012-09-23T12:52:57.000Z

Dave Perkins:

There are Mammoths underwater.

They think they’re hippos