: and actually the kingdom's army wasn't that large, so
: they had to train up large armies very fast. Thats why
: it was so easily defeated by Soulblighters force,
: which was alot smaller than Balor's force. After Balor
: was defeated, the kingdom regrew and expanded (barely)
: into the east (um 4 villages mb!). Over the next 60
: years the army remained not-too-big, only ever large
: enough to stop a less major threat like an invasion of
: maul, a couple of moron brigands (their biggest
: worry...:) ) ect while the veterans of the old war
: were unified under alrics banner and wiped out what
: was left of Balors army cept SB. Because so few were
: in the army, and it was a time of peace, the people of
: the west grew fat and lazy (there were like 20
: soldiers guarding the whole eastern side of the
: kingdom). The only reason Alric managed to raise an
: army fast enough to stall his buddy Soulblighter is
: because you warned Alric from through the world knot.
: Alric raised the militias but they were weak against
: maul and myrkridia.... 60 years of inactivity made
: thrall a tough target for them! Then the only reason
: Alric won in the end was his alliance with the
: deceiver and the trow, and balmung :)
Actually, I got the feeling that the Myth2 fight was a much easier one than TFL. TFL's story was one of absolute desperation; cities falling one by one while your army dwindled and you finally faced Balor with a few dozen men. In Soulblighter, on the other hand, the Light defeats the Dark in pitched battle as often as not; there's much less need for sneaky stratagems. It always feels to me like the tricks in Soulblighter--finding the Deceiver, recruiting the Trow--were just frosting. They helped the Light to an impressive victory, but they weren't vital to the cause.
It's true that the Province's army in Soulblighter is apparently weaker overall than that of TFL, but the gap between Soulblighter's army and Balor's is even greater, IMO.
--SiliconDream
