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[General Tacticus]

Originally posted by Gateway103:
Hmm... I distinctively recall Kristoffer said that at Fatigue > 200, the unit dies...

-Gateway103

No, I've seen it myself, it does not die instantly. It does lose hit points. Of course, it will eventually die from it

The easiest way to do it is to setup a communion, and have your master cast some very high fatigue spells. The slaves take the fatigue, and can easily go over 200 and start losing hit points.

Actually this is not entirely accurate. They take damage and accrue afflictions as well.

If you can save them in time (the master's stop casting spells, Relief/Reinvigoration is cast, etc) they will just wander around crippled and feebleminded.

[Norfleet]

Originally posted by Gateway103:
Hmm... I distinctively recall Kristoffer said that at Fatigue > 200, the unit dies...

-Gateway103

That's a generalization. Normal units that become that fatigued will take damage and die rapidly. I've seen some lifeless and undead units easily survive going up to some 800 fatigue totally unscathed and locking up battles in limbo-land until the autokill limit because they couldn't recover in time.

[Graeme Dice]

Originally posted by PhilD:
* spending a gem to "power" the spell will let you cast it as if you were 1 level higher - both for reaching the required level, and to take less fatigue. I think it's limited to 1 gem for each spell.

One gem per skill level actually. An astral 8 mage can cast master enslave with no communicants by spending enough extra astral pearls.

[Kristoffer O]

Originally posted by Gateway103:
Hmm... I distinctively recall Kristoffer said that at Fatigue > 200, the unit dies...

-Gateway103

Are you sure?

IIRC troops will take a few points of damage every time a 200 fatigue unit is fatigued again. A 7 gem spell will only increase fatigue to 200.

[ February 11, 2004, 15:31: Message edited by: Kristoffer O ]

[Argitoth]

Originally posted by PhilD:
each Master gets 2 Slaves: +1; 4 Slaves: +2; 8 Slaves: +3, etc

Actually it's 6 slaves for + 3, 8 slaves for +4. It's every two slaves you get +1 extra.

What is IIRC?

[ February 11, 2004, 15:33: Message edited by: Argitoth ]

[Arryn]

Originally posted by Argitoth:

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Originally posted by PhilD:
each Master gets 2 Slaves: +1; 4 Slaves: +2; 8 Slaves: +3, etc

Actually it's 6 slaves for + 3, 8 slaves for +4. It's every two slaves you get +1 extra.

What is IIRC?

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Nope, Argi, according to page 113 of the game manual, PhilD is correct.

If I Remember Correctly = IIRC.

[ February 11, 2004, 15:36: Message edited by: Arryn ]