Basic information | Leaders AoW III Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Leaders are the most important, and usually the strongest, units in the game It is them that lead your armies into the battle, cast spells, obtain and carry items that boost their statistics. Your first leader is the one that you select at the beginning of the game and it is on him that the initial army, and the city depend on. With time, you will be joined by some other leaders. Take care of them, especially that their death is (in the majority of cases) irreversible. You should care even more about your leader because, after he dies, and you lose the Throne City, you lose the game, or scenario. If the leader dies and the Throne City is still within your dominion, he will respawn there, after 3 turns. For the whole time in between, you cannot cast spells (that your leader knew) and the researches will be halted, until the main leader respawns.
Your leaders, just like the main leader, have their class and race, on which the spells, possible to develop, depend on. Along with a given race, the leader also has its characteristics, which combine all of its units. The leaders, just like the regular units, have the base attributes, such as defense or the number of health points. The main difference between the units and the leader is the ability to expand any attributes, traits, leveling up and gaining items that can considerably buff any unit. Another important attribute is casting spells in the battlefield. All of these make leaders unique units, which are supposed to lead their units (especially useful here are the skills of the leader that influence the entire army), and even to smash entire armies, single-handedly.
Leader creation
You can create your own leader thanks to the Customize New option, in the leader selection menu, before you start the game. The most important here, is the first screen, where you can define both the race and the class of lour leader. Another important element is the selection of the specialty, which influences the available spells and research paths. Some of the specialties have the Adept and Master classes. The latter ensures more advanced spells but, it requires the selection of the first level. In the next step, you can customize your character, when it comes to your aesthetic taste - adding of the background against which he is displayed, the pose and the and the miniature. The final step is the selection of the colors, symbol, choosing the name and saving the leader (Save Leader). After you are done with the process, you can start your game with the new character.