Why would Illithid mind bLasts affect my Carrion Lords?

[fahdiz]

Originally posted by Argitoth:
I think the soul controls the brain which controls the body.

...but let's not drag this informative thread off topic, please.

[atul]

Originally posted by PDF:
I'm not bothered with Mind BLast affecting Undeads, but what always bothered me is that they get afflictions : how come a skeleton with only eyesocks could "lose an eye" or be weakened by a "chest wound" ?

Well, if I'd have to guess... maybe the function of organs in dead have some resemblance to their former functions when living. Like the eyesocket has the essence of eye, enabling undead to see until the socket as a whole is smashed? Chest, where the heart used to be, is a conduit of energy that keeps the undead moving (alike 'vitae' in WoD vampires) and smashing the ribcage hinders that flow? A bit, what is it called, homeopathic feel in that explanation, tho...

Of course, I'm majoring in advanced energy systems, so necromancy isn't one of my strong points. Wrong game to discuss fusion and such.

[Argitoth]

Originally posted by atul:

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Originally posted by PDF:
I'm not bothered with Mind BLast affecting Undeads, but what always bothered me is that they get afflictions : how come a skeleton with only eyesocks could "lose an eye" or be weakened by a "chest wound" ?

Well, if I'd have to guess... maybe the function of organs in dead have some resemblance to their former functions when living. Like the eyesocket has the essence of eye, enabling undead to see until the socket as a whole is smashed? Chest, where the heart used to be, is a conduit of energy that keeps the undead moving (alike 'vitae' in WoD vampires) and smashing the ribcage hinders that flow? A bit, what is it called, homeopathic feel in that explanation, tho...

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Those which are mindless are completely controlled by magic therefor do not need magical organs. Ghouls, on the other hand, are not completely controlled by magic.

[Ascendent]

I don't have a problem with affliction..well mostly because all my CW units regen. But my Dragora Ettin hereo once lost and I quote "A couple of eyes" next round he grew them back but I thought it was odd that he managed to lose a couple instead of the traditional 1 or 2 maybe its because he has two heads. *shrugs*


Ascendent

[fahdiz]

Originally posted by Ascendent:
I don't have a problem with affliction..well mostly because all my CW units regen. But my Dragora Ettin hereo once lost and I quote "A couple of eyes" next round he grew them back but I thought it was odd that he managed to lose a couple instead of the traditional 1 or 2 maybe its because he has two heads. *shrugs*

I had a similarly funny message Last night regarding my Nataraja pretender...he waded into battle and after the dust settled, I was sad to find that he had three afflictions. One was "Lost one eye" and another was "And lost the other one as well". Ack.

[aldin]

Originally posted by Chris Byler:
I don't know what CW has that can soak up mind bLasts, if its normal mandragoras/carrion beasts are mindless. Summon Animals or Horned Serpents might work, or you might have to resort to making living troops.

CW's base unit is a 10/3, cheap enough for mind fodder

~Aldin

[PvK]

Originally posted by Ascendent:
I don't have a problem with affliction..well mostly because all my CW units regen. But my Dragora Ettin hereo once lost and I quote "A couple of eyes" next round he grew them back but I thought it was odd that he managed to lose a couple instead of the traditional 1 or 2 maybe its because he has two heads. *shrugs*


Ascendent

But this makes perfect sense. Two heads means four eyes. Units have a stat for "number of eyes".

PvK