Of Monsters and Men
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2022 3:03 pm
My most recent game featured humans vs monsters. Monsters represent the cool factor of Darklands, and have all sorts of cool abilities: Mighty Strike, Terrible/Vicious Damage, etc. However, monsters have low skill compared to humans, which means that they won't be able to trigger those abilities on fated strikes. This greatly reduces their damage output. Against a maximum size unit of humans, monsters (either singly or as units) really struggle to win fights. A block of 30 humans is often cheaper.
Our experience in that game has caused us to question the use of monsters in Darklands. Ignoring the cool factor and financials, how do you use monsters? Do you find them to be effective against large (20+) blocks of infantry?
Our experience in that game has caused us to question the use of monsters in Darklands. Ignoring the cool factor and financials, how do you use monsters? Do you find them to be effective against large (20+) blocks of infantry?