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Old November 26th, 2003, 01:55 AM

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Default Re: What? Lured into forest?

On the other hand, you can give it back to him with Venegeance of the Dead. I'm just about to cast it on Arcoscephalian character who keeps on casting Wrath of God every other turn and killing my blood hunters.

ps. I wish there were more spells like that, or Fate of Oedipus and Dome of Flaming Death. There is Astral Corruption, of course, but that's dangerous across the board.

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Old November 26th, 2003, 05:47 AM
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Heh. Murdering Winter, Fires from Afar, Flames from the Sky, Leprosy, Beckoning... even Baleful Star (can curse units exposed to it) and Rain of Toads (can cause disease) can be used to harrass numbers. Then there's Mind Hunt (but don't use against astrals...), Earth Attack, Wind Ride, Seeking Arrow, Manifestation...

If you're parking lots of commanders in one spot, it'd be good to use a dome. Domes of Solid Air are nice in that they have a high success rate (80% block chance) and don't need extra gems to Last (but do require Air-5 and 20 air gems). Multiple air domes can stack in the same province, haven't tried mixing them yet.

Still, I think the most serious "Kill me now" spell has to be Utterdark. It causes 90% reduction in taxes AND resources, shades attack your enemies' provinces, precision / attack / defense all tend to suffer especially for non-undead. That's pretty much a universal declaration of war in the off chance that somebody pulls it off (not cheap; requires Alteration 9, Death 9, base cost of 100 death gems).

90% income reduction? Living troops probably deserting en masse? Inability to replace heavy troops in a reasonable amount of time? Ouch.
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How do commanders avoid it? High magic resistance? What can you do about those spells?
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Thats right, just about any high level province spell can automatically take out that many high-level commanders.

Ghost Riders is definitely a good example. Fire from afar, if casted enough, and other fire-province spells.
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Still, I think the most serious "Kill me now" spell has to be Utterdark. It causes 90% reduction in taxes AND resources, shades attack your enemies' provinces, precision / attack / defense all tend to suffer especially for non-undead. That's pretty much a universal declaration of war in the off chance that somebody pulls it off (not cheap; requires Alteration 9, Death 9, base cost of 100 death gems).

90% income reduction? Living troops probably deserting en masse? Inability to replace heavy troops in a reasonable amount of time? Ouch.
Sounds like the MoM "Spell of Mastery" to me. Death only, though. Hmmm, wouldn't 666 gems be more appropriate?

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Well, against fire spells you need fire resistance, etc. Magic resistance helps against Leprosy, maybe something else too. Spreading your commanders/armies into multiple provinces if you have enemies capable of casting those spells is a good idea, so they can only hit a part of your troops. Most of these spells need high magic skill, so if you kill the mage casting them, it'll possibly take time before a new mage capable of casting them can be prepared. Also, spells like Flames from the Sky require so high research levels you should wipe out your opponent before they can reach it.

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How do commanders avoid it? High magic resistance? What can you do about those spells?
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Thats right, just about any high level province spell can automatically take out that many high-level commanders.

Ghost Riders is definitely a good example. Fire from afar, if casted enough, and other fire-province spells.

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The spell in question is the Beckoning. IIRC both morale and MR saves you. It only works on forest provinces.
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It's hilarious to watch archers if someone's cast utterdark...with 1 precision they end up shooting arrows sideways half of the time. Of course I've seen archers fire backwards when aiming at a frontal target even with 10 precision, but with 1 they do it a lot more often.
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