Tips for A newbie Playing as R'lyeh

Tharivol_Street_Prince · #1 June 10th, 2006, 07:15 PM

My starchildren's targets always seem to resist being killed by astral spells.

Saber Cherry · #2 June 10th, 2006, 08:20 PM

Also note that a Star Child can forge its own Spell Focus... I am not sure if that helps Mind Blast (but I think it does). It certainly will help Astral Shield, and if you give them a Starshine, Mind Burn or Paralyze. Astral Pearls are very cheap for Rlyeh, an Astral/Clam nation.

shovah · #3 June 10th, 2006, 08:47 PM

yes, try him with a focus and a few gems (or better yet, give him a focus and a clam to make his own gems) and blast away with spells (even those he couldnt use before. and yes, spell focus should help mind blast (as should a runesmasher)

Graeme Dice · #4 June 10th, 2006, 10:15 PM

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shovah said:
yes, try him with a focus and a few gems (or better yet, give him a focus and a clam to make his own gems) and blast away with spells (even those he couldnt use before. and yes, spell focus should help mind blast (as should a runesmasher)

Magic Resistance penetrators don't affect mindblast.

shovah · #5 June 10th, 2006, 10:58 PM

you sure? mr negates so i dont see why not.

Daynarr · #6 June 11th, 2006, 04:11 AM

Beacuse mind blast is not spell. It's ability.

Graeme Dice · #7 June 11th, 2006, 04:25 AM

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shovah said:
you sure? mr negates so i dont see why not.

Penetration boosting items don't affect anything that's not a spell, so they also have no effect on the Aboleth's enslave mind attack, nor do they have any effect on the various attacks that require a MR check to succeed.

shovah · #8 June 11th, 2006, 08:36 AM

dam, that sucks. There goes my plan for heart finder+spell focus. Even if they dont help with abilities, he can still use some spells (especially if he has clam)