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dougelf · Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2015 2:20 pm GMT Post subject:

thanks, sorry if i keep not understanding things needing help and I appreciate it.

When you get a chance no rush. We are online BBS playing so it can go as fast or as slow as needed.
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cliffwiggs · Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2015 2:22 pm GMT Post subject:

not a problem. I'm here to teach, this is not the simplest of games, but once you get over the learning curve there is a lot of options and not all are statistics based.
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cliffwiggs · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 5:57 am GMT Post subject:

12 WD's expire

Start of lavaelf Turn

Open Grave Expires

*	*****************	**	*****************	**	*****************	**	*****************	**
	Cliff BUA		Cliff DUA		Cliff Reserve Army		Cliff Summoning Pool

	Cliff Horde		Cliff Campaign (Burning Hands Units)		Cliff Home Army
	Doug's Home (Standing Stones)		Frontier (Standing Stones) (8 Ash Storms)		Cliff's Home (Standing Stones)
	Doug Home Army		Doug Campaign		Doug Horde

	Doug Summoning Pool		Doug Reserve Army		Doug DUA		Doug BUA

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cliffwiggs · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 6:02 am GMT Post subject:

After all that waiting , I'm taking a boring turn.

unopposed maneuver up to 6 (again).
no action possible

reinforce all to my frontier.

EOT

Ashstorms expire.
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cliffwiggs · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 6:03 am GMT Post subject:

Scalder's turn

*	*****************	**	*****************	**	*****************	**	*****************	**
	Cliff BUA		Cliff DUA		Cliff Reserve Army		Cliff Summoning Pool

	Cliff Horde		Cliff Campaign (Burning Hands Units)		Cliff Home Army
	Doug's Home (Standing Stones)		Frontier (Standing Stones)		Cliff's Home (Standing Stones)
	Doug Home Army		Doug Campaign		Doug Horde

	Doug Summoning Pool		Doug Reserve Army		Doug DUA		Doug BUA

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dougelf · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 11:29 am GMT Post subject:

no maneuver rolling magic at home terrain:

Dragonne Knight - 3 ID
Dragonne Knight - 3 ID
Dragonne Knight - 4 Fly
Dragonne Knight - 4 Fly
Dragonne Knight - 2 Melee
Dragonne Knight - 6 Maneuver
Smolderer - 2 ID
Smolderer - 2 ID
Smolderer - 2 Save
Smolderer - 2 Save
Smolderer - 1 Magic
Smolderer - 2 Maneuver
Sparker - 1 Magic
Sparker - 1 Magic
Sparker - 1 Magic
Sparker - 2 Magic
Sparker - 2 Magic
Sparker - 1 Magic

magic = 30

just out of curiosity if i am understanding this if i where to cast firestorm and volcanic eruption at the same terrain there would be two different rolls to avoid?
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cliffwiggs · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 12:28 pm GMT Post subject:

Impressive!

This isn't a melee roll, so not rolling the burning hands ones separately.

Saving against 20:
Infiltrator - 5 Maneuver
Infiltrator - 5 Maneuver
Infiltrator - 1 Melee
Necromancer - 2 Save
Necromancer - 2 Save
Necromancer - 2 Save
Necromancer - 5 Magic
Necromancer - 5 Magic
Necromancer - 4 Cantrip
Scorpion Knight - 3 Maneuver
Scorpion Knight - 2 Maneuver
Scorpion Knight - 2 Maneuver
Spider Rider - 1 Melee

wow

First the cantrip resolves: Finger of Death against a Sparker.

then I count my results:
5+5+3+2+2 = 17 maneuvers
2+2+2= 6 saves

I have no subtracting modifiers,
no dividing,
no multiplying,
I count my maneuvers as saves because of my racial, so it is now 23 saves.
no adding modifiers.

So I saved it all.

any reserves?
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cliffwiggs · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 12:29 pm GMT Post subject:

dougelf · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 12:39 pm GMT Post subject:

okay in that case going to just do 20 firestorm to the terrain.

i was just wanting to make sure i wasn't missing anything.

I think one big disadvantage scalders have is no unit direct damage spell all of them are terrain or army only.
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cliffwiggs · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 12:42 pm GMT Post subject:

dougelf · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 1:49 pm GMT Post subject:

nice roll and no just going to leave them there.

I was debating on cutting your maneuvers in 1/2 but decided to gamble since unless you get 9 or more maneuvers the damage breaks even or was higher.

I play Lava elves normally and the army you are using pretty much is a mirror or what i run. Only difference is i don't have 6 necromancers to field so i am doing 2 necromancers, 3 warlocks and 6 adepts.

Was thinking of building a feral or undead army but those kickers are out of print at the moment.

question on a few things to make sure i understand them a bit.

if a cantrip is used to say cast Deadlands on the the magic roll i am under the belief that i still wouldn't double magic for black since the Deadlands was done after the roll.

Also when casting Finger of death since no save is available the unit doesn't get a chance to roll unlike with Firebolt where it still allows a save roll so sai's can still go off the exception is unless the sai allows it to be rolled anyways such as with dispell magic. SAI like rise from the ashes would be rolled once it is killed so that wouldn't be a save but an attempt to not go to the dua.
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cliffwiggs · Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 10:57 am GMT Post subject:

I tend to min/max, but a lot of times I'll bring only a few necromancers as well or sometimes I play all commons.

dougelf · Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 1:45 am GMT Post subject:

Yeah the dwarves has a nice spell to counter the direct unit spells and at 2 magic it gives them a solid strong option to go with for bumping units to go against other armies.

Earthen Armor I would have to say for cost has got to be the best defense spell in the game. Since it is only 2 magic and stays on the unit till used unlke so many other spells that go away during the next turn.

Also it's your move i have a feeling though it will be just move the terrain to a 7 an end it.
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dougelf · Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 10:00 pm GMT Post subject:

Cliff thanks to your help so far with helping me learn this game i just won the first constructed tournament i entered into.

32 point army build

ran:

3x infiltrator
3x scorpion knights
1x spider army

5x necromancer
1x Adept

2 highland territories (temple and standing stones)

1 red drake
1 red wyrm

was a small tourney though only 6 people showed so fought 3 matches only.

1st vs Feral
2nd vs Coral Elf/Frost Wind
3rd vs Undead

The undead was the only one who managed to get any units sent to my dua thanks to Open Graves. He killed both commons with finger and i brought them back at the start of my first Action.

Undead are like the herpies of this game you keep killing them they keep coming back.
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cliffwiggs · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:29 am GMT Post subject:

So sorry for disappearing on you there. Life got busy. If you want to continue playing here is my next turn.

Lava Elves's turn

*	*****************	**	*****************	**	*****************	**	*****************	**
	Cliff BUA		Cliff DUA		Cliff Reserve Army		Cliff Summoning Pool

	Cliff Horde		Cliff Campaign (Burning Hands Units)		Cliff Home Army
	Doug's Home (Standing Stones)		Frontier (Standing Stones)		Cliff's Home (Standing Stones)
	Doug Home Army		Doug Campaign		Doug Horde

	Doug Summoning Pool		Doug Reserve Army		Doug DUA		Doug BUA

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cliffwiggs · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:30 am GMT Post subject:

Unopposed maneuver up to 7
no action
no reserves
EOT
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cliffwiggs · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:30 am GMT Post subject:

Scalders's turn

*	*****************	**	*****************	**	*****************	**	*****************	**
	Cliff BUA		Cliff DUA		Cliff Reserve Army		Cliff Summoning Pool

	Cliff Horde		Cliff Campaign (Burning Hands Units)		Cliff Home Army
	Doug's Home (Standing Stones)		Frontier (Standing Stones)		Cliff's Home (Standing Stones)
	Doug Home Army		Doug Campaign		Doug Horde

	Doug Summoning Pool		Doug Reserve Army		Doug DUA		Doug BUA

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dougelf · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2015 5:14 pm GMT Post subject:

maneuvering home terrain to 3 and casting magic

Dragonne Knight - 3 ID
Dragonne Knight - 3 ID
Dragonne Knight - 3 ID
Dragonne Knight - 4 Fly
Dragonne Knight - 2 Melee
Dragonne Knight - 6 Maneuver
Smolderer - 2 Save
Smolderer - 1 Magic
Smolderer - 4 Magic
Smolderer - 3 Magic
Smolderer - 3 Magic
Smolderer - 3 Magic
Sparker - 1 Magic
Sparker - 1 Magic
Sparker - 1 Maneuver
Sparker - 1 Maneuver
Sparker - 1 Maneuver

total = 36

on DUA

Water of Life Casting Cost: 3 Spell List: Treefolk
Target one health-worth of units in your DUA. Target units immediately join the casting army. Multiple castings
increase the number of health affected.

casting on campaign:

Wall of Fog Casting Cost: 6 Spell List: Basic
Target any terrain. Until the beginning of your next turn, halve all maneuver results at the target terrain, and all missile
damage into or at the target terrain. Multiple castings target multiple terrains.

Firestorm Casting Cost: 21 Spell List: Scalder
Target any terrain that has an enemy army present. Immediately inflict 14 points of damage to each army at the target
terrain, which may roll to save. Multiple castings increase the effect or target another terrain.

Volcanic Eruption Casting Cost: 6 Spell List: Scalder
Target any terrain with the red (fire) element and has an enemy army present. Immediately inflict eight points of
damage to each army at the target terrain, which may roll to save. In addition, reduce the target terrain die one step
unless any army generates eight or more maneuver results in this combination roll. Multiple castings target multiple
terrains.

Order of spells go off as listed.
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cliffwiggs · Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2015 11:26 am GMT Post subject:

Your magic is:
(2*3+3+3)+1+4+3+3+3+1+1 = 34 (not 36)

Want to just do one less Firestorm?

I think you are going to rock this btw.
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dougelf · Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2015 1:45 pm GMT Post subject:

sorry about that i think i counted the save. Sure firestorm for one less. I also doubt i will ever see a magic roll like that again.

Tournament is tonight also at my local game shop 3rd Dragon dice one this they started it so i have to see if i can keep my streak up of winning them.
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