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<blockquote data-quote="Al" data-source="post: 111199" data-attributes="member: 2486">Tom Cashel: Absolutely right.&nbsp; The clerics being lawful good is probably a liability.&nbsp; They don't use sneak attacks, they don't use assassination, they don't use scorched earth tactics, they don't enslave capture foes, they don't torture captives etc. etc. etc.One other point: Why does everyone assume that the clerics can raise dead willy-nilly?&nbsp; In a large battle up to 5,000 troops can be killed.&nbsp; Now, realistically, how many of them are the clerics going to raise.&nbsp; RD/Res is all very well when dealing with small adventuring parties, but when it comes to whole armies, that's different.&nbsp; And of course destroying/capturing the body restricts you to the very expensive True Res and there are ways of getting around this.Regarding skirmish-tactics vs. bomber-magi: Not tactically feasible.&nbsp; If you deploy skirmish tactics, then the wizards' fighters will clean you up in no time.&nbsp; Any tabletop wargamer or war historian will tell you formed troops v skirmishers must mean the formed troops win (ceteris paribus).&nbsp; If they don't, they get blasted from the air.&nbsp; Clerical infantrymen have a lose-lose situation.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Al, post: 111199, member: 2486"] Tom Cashel: Absolutely right. The clerics being lawful good is probably a liability. They don't use sneak attacks, they don't use assassination, they don't use scorched earth tactics, they don't enslave capture foes, they don't torture captives etc. etc. etc. One other point: Why does everyone assume that the clerics can raise dead willy-nilly? In a large battle up to 5,000 troops can be killed. Now, realistically, how many of them are the clerics going to raise. RD/Res is all very well when dealing with small adventuring parties, but when it comes to whole armies, that's different. And of course destroying/capturing the body restricts you to the very expensive True Res and there are ways of getting around this. Regarding skirmish-tactics vs. bomber-magi: Not tactically feasible. If you deploy skirmish tactics, then the wizards' fighters will clean you up in no time. Any tabletop wargamer or war historian will tell you formed troops v skirmishers must mean the formed troops win (ceteris paribus). If they don't, they get blasted from the air. Clerical infantrymen have a lose-lose situation. [/QUOTE]

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