R'lyeh Star Child - Communion Junkie?

[AhhhFresh]

Originally posted by Miguel Duran:
What sort of script seems to be most advantageous? I generally set him in a back corner of the field, throw up an Astral Shield and then just go to four "Fire" commands, figuring he'll either be in melee or have the opportunity to spell up during the paralysis that ensues. Should I not even bother with the Shield and fire away? Generally I find that it takes most commanders (w/o flying -- which seems to hose Star Children) two or three turns to get there, so perhaps that initial Shield is too costly.

Hm. Now to go searching for a thread that shows off good early/mid/late-stage assassin gear or to start one if I can't seem to track one down.

I've experimented a lot with scripting with the unequiped Version...

My personal opinion is that if the commander gets into melee range, you lose. No astral 1 spell is worth the lost chance at a mind bLast sticking. Knights and Mages with more than 1 body guard are the only regular independent commanders that pose any threat to simply putting them in the back and scripting "Fire Closest"

Equipment wise, the Boots of Quickness and Spell Focus are both at Con 6 and piece of cake for R'lyeh to churn out... the quickness means double your mind bLasting fun, and the spell focus means you might even be able to stun a Neifel in drain 3... but probably not.

There is other stuff that would be great (Lifelong Protection) but the effort is probably not worth it for an 85 gold star child.

[AhhhFresh]

Oh, but one thing that's fun to do is...
Research Construction 6, and Thaumaturgy 5...

Starchild with:
Rune Smasher (10 Water and 10 Fire Gems)
Starshine Cap (10 Astral Pearls)
Boots of Quickness (10 Water)
Spell Focus(5 Astral)
Ring of Sorcery(40 Astral)

Then (Soul Slay) x 5

I don't think it's a very practical way to go (45 Astral, 20 Water, 10 Fire gems)... pretty damn expensive for a mere assasin... who will fall over in a stiff breeze... and only works against living commanders/bodyguards... but the puffs of blood sure do come fast and furious!

[Taqwus]

Does a spell focus really affect an inherent Mind BLast attack?

[AhhhFresh]

Originally posted by Taqwus:
Does a spell focus really affect an inherent Mind BLast attack?

Well, the description says that MR resists it... I and others are under the impression that MR penetration would affect it... but I guess technically it is a "weapon", not a spell... so I dunno.

EDIT: From my experience, it sure seems to have an impact, but that could be me seeing what I want to see..

[ March 26, 2004, 22:16: Message edited by: AhhhFresh ]