The Chalice

[hnchrist3]

Despite the fact that I like to play LA Ermor, I make it a priority to acquire The Chalice.

To date, I have been attacked by Umor three times, but I have never been attacked by "questing Knights" as the manual suggests.

Have any of you ever been attacked because of possession of The Chalice?

[Shovah32]

I think I recall being attacked but I could be wrong.
You have given it to a commander, yes? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Tuidjy]

In Dominions II - yes, quite often. In Dominions III, I do not think I have.

[NTJedi]

hnchrist3 said:
Despite the fact that I like to play LA Ermor, I make it a priority to acquire The Chalice.

To date, I have been attacked by Umor three times, but I have never been attacked by "questing Knights" as the manual suggests.

Have any of you ever been attacked because of possession of The Chalice?



I've played many LONG MP games and SP games yet never been attacked by the "questing knights" from the chalice, this includes both Dominions_2 and Dominions_3.
I've held possession of the chalice for Dominions_2 and Dominions_3 for at least a combined total of 3000 turns yet no attacks from the rumored knights.
Also I have yet to see anyone post a screenshot of the battle and its message event.

[Sombre]

I can't remember anyone claiming to have actually been attacked, so it's safe to assume that they either don't, or they're so unlikely to that it's not worth thinking about.

[Tuidjy]

I am claiming it. They are not a rumor, they exist, or at least used to exist
in Dominions II. I was playing Vanheim, and I had the female pretender. Damn,
I wish I had a screenshot. The knight (single attacker)is yellowish or maybe red.

[Tuidjy]

I just ran a SP game with a Chalice for about 200 turns. No knights showed.
On the other hand, the Eater of Gods showed up 3 or 4 times. I think that once
he dies he should retire... at least for a few dozen turns.

[NTJedi]

Tuidjy said:
I just ran a SP game with a Chalice for about 200 turns. No knights showed.
On the other hand, the Eater of Gods showed up 3 or 4 times. I think that once
he dies he should retire... at least for a few dozen turns.


If it's not bugged and a single knight can attack the owner of the chalice the odds must be one in ten thousand.

[Shovah32]

Perhaps, as it is a quest for the chalice, its ment to be a single questing knight? *imagines the knights suprise as he rides up to a huge, decaying god from the depths of tartarus.

[Sombre]

A single knight, unless he is very powerful, is just going to get blasted in the face by most mages anyway.

[Lingchih]

I recall being attacked by the Knights in Dom 2, but I have not seen them in Dom 3 either. I think they must have been replaced.

[Kristoffer O]

> I recall being attacked by the Knights in Dom 2, but I have not seen them in Dom 3 either. I think they must have been replaced.

Not intentionally, but it sounds as if they don't work properly.

[ryo_akashi]

Reviving this thread.

Has anyone been attacked by knights while holding the Chalice in Dom3?

[NTJedi]

I've played many more games since this thread went to sleep in 8/27/07 and still have never seen any knights from any eras(including_late_era) attack the chalice owner.

If it does exist the event must be Extremely Rare and for only a specific terrain province(farm?) with correct scales.

[lch]

No attacks, ever.

[Fal]

I think I have been attacked in a MP game a while back, the knights killed my mage too, if I recall.

[Tuidjy]

If it was knights then it was not the event we are talking about.
The Chalice used to attract single knights in Dominions II. Not much of
a challenge for those my Pretender choses to protect the Chalice. :-)

[Fal]

Oh really? in that case no I've never seen the lone knight. Must have been a bad event then.

[Cerlin]

I think it is knights during battles. So you dont really notice them because it just looks like your opponent build a couple indie knights.

[NTJedi]

Cerlin said:
I think it is knights during battles. So you dont really notice them because it just looks like your opponent build a couple indie knights.



I recall reading the chalice/knight event generates a message followed by a single knight attack on the commander as done via assassination battles.

[Loren]

What if you are underwater? Does that stop chalice-hunting knights?

[NTJedi]

Loren said:
What if you are underwater? Does that stop chalice-hunting knights?



I estimate it would stop them, yet the knight/chalice event may no longer be working in DOM_3. If it is working it's extremely rare needing either specific terrain or specific scales.

[PvK]

I've held the Chalice in Dom 1, Dom 2, and Dom 3, and have never seen knights attacking my chalice-bearer (who's always rather well-equipped to deal with a knight, anyway...).

[chrispedersen]

I believe I have seen a group of knights.. but I have never seen a single knight as an assassination attempt