Doombat
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A [[non-humanoid]] [[flying unit]] in the shape of a bat. | A [[non-humanoid]] [[flying unit]] in the shape of a bat. | ||
| - | Doombats are scouts and have the natural [[magic]] ability to send back intelligence information. | + | Doombats are scouts and have the natural [[magic]] ability to send back intelligence information.{{erf|1|094}}{{erf|1|055}} |
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==Known Users== | ==Known Users== | ||
| - | [[Transylvito]] who seem to have a talent for employing them | + | [[Transylvito]] who seem to have a talent for employing them{{erf|1|125}} and may be a sole user. |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| - | Doombats, under the command of Count [[Vinny Doombats]], are one type of flying unit included in [[Prince Ansom]]'s [[Royal Crown Coalition|coalition]] against [[Stanley the Tool|Stanley]]. Doombats are relatively weak in combat. | + | Doombats, under the command of Count [[Vinny Doombats]], are one type of flying unit included in [[Prince Ansom]]'s [[Royal Crown Coalition|coalition]] against [[Stanley the Tool|Stanley]]. Individually, Doombats are relatively weak in combat.{{erf|1|125}} However, they are very useful for scouting: Vinny can remotely look through the eyes of his doombats.{{erf|1|055}} It appears to cause Vinny distress to "watch" while one of the bats is croaked in combat (or he is just sorry to lose his units).{{erf|1|062}} |
Whether a [[warlord]] has to be a properly "attuned" to receive intelligence information from a scouting doombat is not clear. | Whether a [[warlord]] has to be a properly "attuned" to receive intelligence information from a scouting doombat is not clear. | ||
Revision as of 07:20, 4 May 2009
Move: 22
Special: Flight, Natural Thinkamancy (Remote Visual Link)
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Canon
A non-humanoid flying unit in the shape of a bat.
Doombats are scouts and have the natural magic ability to send back intelligence information.Erf-b1-p094
Erf-b1-p055
Speculation
Known Users
Transylvito who seem to have a talent for employing themErf-b1-p125 and may be a sole user.
Description
Doombats, under the command of Count Vinny Doombats, are one type of flying unit included in Prince Ansom's coalition against Stanley. Individually, Doombats are relatively weak in combat.Erf-b1-p125 However, they are very useful for scouting: Vinny can remotely look through the eyes of his doombats.Erf-b1-p055 It appears to cause Vinny distress to "watch" while one of the bats is croaked in combat (or he is just sorry to lose his units).Erf-b1-p062
Whether a warlord has to be a properly "attuned" to receive intelligence information from a scouting doombat is not clear.
Plot
A scouting bat discovered the incoming raids against Ansom's siege units, and additional bats mapped out a ring of dwagons that had apparently been deployed as a defensive formation for the wounded raiders. In each case, the bat was lost after encountering the enemy, being no match for a dwagon.
After a force of forest units led by Ansom broke into the dwagon ring, a bat was sent into the protected center hex of the ring, and found it to be empty. Ansom did not consider this finding to be final, and went to see for himself. Wanda Firebaugh speculated that he believed that the center hex contained veiled units. These events indicate one limitation on doombats' scouting ability (they are apparently more susceptible to deception by veiling than a high-level warlord such as Ansom).
