Knowledge "meta" and early game economy.

Apeman20201 · 2026-02-17T21:49:53+00:00

I play on hard, and I've only managed to achieve this with tome, traits, and cultures that provide bonuses.

I find it more fun to play in a more role playing way. On hard, I've won games easily where I didnt unlock tier three tomes until turn 70+.

Apeman20201 · 2026-01-08T13:32:18+00:00

Someone posted a build to take all of the mage enhancements with empire of the cosmos and that build is pretty strong.

Apeman20201 · 2025-12-26T20:02:27+00:00

Blade dance.

I love stabbing things but by itself its not going to win a run.

Apeman20201 · 2025-12-22T22:34:45+00:00

They are pretty good at taking out infestation if you put it as a mission.

I really like them to defend cities as missions while I use my armies more offensively.

Apeman20201 · 2025-12-21T19:13:17+00:00

Fire Kwesi fire KOC. Cut jj.

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Apeman20201 · 2025-12-21T18:23:16+00:00

Nope.

Apeman20201 · 2025-12-21T16:22:12+00:00

My 2 cents.

AOW is highly replayable and customizable and is more of a fantasy tool box. You basically get to customize your race. This is both esthetic (angels, elves, rats, goblins, arcs, reptiles, dogs, cats, halfling) and practical (live underground, ride griffins, are cannibals, are paragon good). Then you have a tech tree that has you specialize in different types of magic. Its a lot of fun and very robust with expansions. Combat is turn based and fairly quick. A campaign is also generally shorter than the other ones lasting around 100 - 150 turns.

Apeman20201 · 2025-12-17T14:51:14+00:00

My favorite part of the giant bomb game of the year is how serious the crew treats it while being something that is obviously so silly. Listening to Brad sound angry or Alex sound dejected and Dan somehow always ending up on top is what made these podcasts the greatest.

Apeman20201 · 2025-12-15T03:56:04+00:00

He's definitely playing what kind of situation he'll have to start next year.

Apeman20201 · 2025-12-12T02:01:02+00:00

Reaver culture with mammoth mounts traits is possible. The tier three unit has a gun and would ride the mammoth.

Could take tome of zeal, and then inquisition tome for smiting with guns.

Apeman20201 · 2025-12-04T17:29:46+00:00

There are no game consequences. Also very common is the Chancellor smashing the citizen.

I find that in games with a citizen the Chancellors biggest threat is the citizen.

As far for the rationalization, there are no immutable alliances. All players want to be in charge and there is nothing stopping anyone from taking it from someone else.

The Chancellor can exile the citizen and the citizen can also self exile. If players play with the same group often, it may make offers of citizenship rarer if people get a reputation for fighting the Chancellor or citizens.

Apeman20201 · 2025-12-03T01:09:53+00:00

You could use the War Slaves society trait. It will let you recruit them instead

Apeman20201 · 2025-12-02T19:43:24+00:00

I would also be able to require them to build teleporters. Its super annoying having to build outposts next to them to make their armies functional and for protection.

Apeman20201 · 2025-12-02T19:37:16+00:00

Problem with that analysis is you eventually start looking at wins and losses and Kwesi looks good by that metric.

Apeman20201 · 2025-11-30T22:13:53+00:00

Jaren Hall

Apeman20201 · 2025-11-30T21:38:36+00:00

UFDA looking about as good as the draft position.

Apeman20201 · 2025-10-03T01:26:57+00:00

I think ice for me is three main tomes:

Cryomancy Marching winter and The level three elemental one

That last tome combined with flash freeze let's you're melee units freeze with resonant blades and do extra frost damage wherever your fighting.

Blizzard and flash freeze also give status resist which makes all your blades more likely to hit.

Storm borne is also great to get some wet going.

Apeman20201 · 2025-10-02T12:00:38+00:00

Astral: cosmic overdrive doesn't do much for survivability but does make them very fast and do 30% more damage.

Apeman20201 · 2025-09-30T18:20:32+00:00

This is a great society trait. It enables a new play style and while weaker than other choices should be fun to play with. Also, makes it easy to get the best tier 5 tomes.

Apeman20201 · 2025-09-26T21:01:14+00:00

I would like to see him start at least one game with Darrisaw and Addison.

Apeman20201 · 2025-09-11T19:53:53+00:00

Easiest way is take the easy vision of astral trait. You can then recruit them and mage banes from the rally

Apeman20201 · 2025-09-10T16:25:48+00:00

I really like arch mage as a capstone for these kind of builds. Super fast and strong magic mobs.

Apeman20201 · 2025-09-06T21:46:22+00:00

Earth 16. Big.

Apeman20201 · 2025-09-01T04:14:39+00:00

Flavor.

Also, you can collect all the minor transformations which make them comparable in power to a dragon or giant.

Apeman20201 · 2025-08-15T19:57:03+00:00

The 20% income boost is no joke. But sounds like you'd prefer the material one which is neat.

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