I realize how big Falkovnia is. My point wasn't its size but the fact that while it can defend itself it can't do long term conquests. He could equip a very small force with adamantium weapons, as he could equip 200 men at the same cost for every man he arms like that . A squad of 10 costs him as much as a regiment with 2,000. A single platoon of 40 costs as much as an entire small division of 8,000 men. Costs do matter.Mistmaster wrote:Actually, Falkovnia is no Switzerland, it's the second country of the core for size and population, he can equip an elite force with adamantiun weapons, which allow them to defeat golems realtively easily, I'm talking about Lamordia.
About Darkon, in truth Darkon is the enemy Vlad can't actually think to face against now he would need allies and a lot of planning to launch his Barbarossa attempt. However all the other countries, he can and will get pyrric temporaneous victories on, hence the signing of the 4 towers pact; if they did not feared him, while bother to sign it? That pact is a testament on the fear Falkovnia bequeat on it's neighbours; However, my personal view of Falkovinia and Drakov are better explained by Qtr 22, in Tiamat's Dread Possibility on Falkovnia, which I share.
That said, we can agree on the fact we disagree, and stay serenely on our positions, can't we now, Brilliantlight?
All admantium weapons do according to the DMG is give a +1 to attack and allow it to bypass the hardness rating of objects. Golems are not objects and don't have a hardness rating. It is good for sundering weapons and will bypass a golem's damage reduction. What it won't bypass is the Golem's AC 23, 12 HD and constriction attacks. This is assuming they don't get killed by musket wielding Lamoridian militia on the way.
I never said he couldn't have temporary , Pyrrhic victories. My examples above are exactly that. What he can't have is long term conquests both because it breaks his curse and the various Dark Lord powers are too much to overcome unless ruled by complete bozos ,which none of them are.