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Originally Posted by Wendigo_reloaded
Besides, a mage will never cast a spell in which he takes more than 200 fatigue, so you have to plan for that also.
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Can you please run simple tests before posting anything on the game mechanics. Because while you are right on the gem use part, what I've quoted you on above is seriously wrong, and incredibly easy to test.
- Start new game with a nation that has E3 mages.
- Research Curse of Stones (Alt 3/4 depending on CBM or Vanilla)
- Send an E3 mage into battle with 3 Earth gems scripted to cast Curse of Stones
- Watch in amazement as the mage casts Curse of Stones and doesn't die, as fatigue is capped at 200 for any spell (outside of communions)
The above takes 5 minutes max to do. 2 minutes if you take an awake Great Sage and easy research setting.
A good rule of thumb (for everyone!) is if someone asks a question about the game mechanics, and you are in any doubt about the answer, then either test to confirm your answer is right, or controversially...
DON'T ANSWER AT ALL!!
As guessing at an answer, without clearly stating that it is just a guess, only leads to the spread of misinformation about the game mechanics, which makes everything worse.
Everyone needs to remember that there is no exam taking place on the forums, as when someone asks a mechanics question then choosing to give "No answer" is always better than a wrong or guessed one. And forumites should never adopt the standard exam practice of "Any (guessed/random) answer is better than leaving the answer blank.", since that is certainly not the case.