Graveyard?

[Gooblah]

What does the Graveyard Improvement do? It's accessible through the "Disease is killing off our people" event, and one of the options is a Graveyard. I chose it (instead of the unhealthiness), but now I'm wondering what it does...

Nothing in the Civilopedia, either, but I know that area needs some help.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Pyr0mancer]

The Graveyard improvement can be:
Looted (destroys graveyard, gives random effect including gold, barb undead spawning, techs), also +1 to AC.
Sanctified (destroys graveyard, gives a permanent Law Bringer, -1 to AC)
Raise Dead-ed? (destroys graveyard, gives +2 extra skeletons along with the 1 normally raised)
Resurrection-ed? (Gives a Champion)

I think that's all, but not sure. I usually just sanctify them for the AC lowering, and Law Bringers are pretty good.

 

[Gooblah]

Thanks!
How do I go about this? I assume Sanctification needs Law or Life Mana, Raising of Dead Death, and Resurrection Life, but aside from that...

 

[MagisterCultuum]

Rob Grave - spell always and only available on a graveyard. similar to goody huts

Sanctify- life 1 - gets rid of hell terrain, city ruins (reducing AC by 1), fallout, flames in hell terrain, and sets plot counter to 0, getting rid of hell terrain for a while

Raise Skeleton - death 1 - will summon 3 instead of 1 if cast on a graveyard

Resurrection - Life III - normally only raises a dead national hero, and only works if the hero is dead, but will give a champion on a graveyard

 

[Grunthex]

Minor quibble - Sanctify requires Life 1, not Law 1.

 

[MagisterCultuum]

That was merely mistyped. It was always Life 1.

 

[Mewtarthio]

What's the point of raising skeletons from a Graveyard?

 

[MagisterCultuum]

You get thrice as many as you usually would. Still, it is the weakest of the spells I think. Especially because I believe the 3 will all count against the total number you can summon, since they are permanent summons.

 

[xienwolf]

Yes, they count against your total. I tried to lobby for it to be changed to make you gain a permanent Spectre instead due to this, but that was a no-go.

 

[Mewtarthio]

You get thrice as many as you usually would. Still, it is the weakest of the spells I think. Especially because I believe the 3 will all count against the total number you can summon, since they are permanent summons.

Hm... Maybe if the extra skeletons had the Death I promotion themselves...

 

[thapagan]

Hey, would it be cooler if you got a random champion.
A mimic or dragonslayer would be a jackpot, but getting elven, orcish, nomad etc
would add some spice, and give a bit more "should I put it off."
I have run the whole route. First I would loot and pray. The I grabbed the skells for back up troops. Then I was into lawbringers, they are beefy and promote well.
Now I am going for the champs. I got one with 25 exp points yesterday "woohoo".

 

[Mewtarthio]

Hey, would it be cooler if you got a random champion.
A mimic or dragonslayer would be a jackpot, but getting elven, orcish, nomad etc

Bear in mind, the Vampire is technically a Champion UU.

 

[thapagan]

Oh man, my bad, but getting a vampire while playing cardath, that would be the jackpot.
I still think the idea has merit, I mean it would be such a crap shot.
Pass on the skells and lawbringer, wait until your get the resurrection spell, and what if your don't have life mana?
And your passing up on looting, did you some of the techs some of the others said the scored on the graveyard vs goodie huts disscusion? you wait and plan and maybe you get lucky......

"Nah Nobody would go for that" Steve Martin SNL