fleeing sc?

[Shovah32]

I think the wearer gets diseased unless undead. Regeneration also stops disease causing health damage. The 4 armed guy with air and death might have a plague bow but i didnt think it was the same effect.

[jutetrea]

I've never used it, didn't realize that it cast plague.

It might actually be good for your SC to flee in that case.

Get a weak (low str) SC with high attack, wound, boots and defense items, attack nearest, atk, atk, atk, flee Maybe have a chump commander in farthest back at 5xhold just to give the disease time to work.

How quick does it spread?

[Shovah32]

I think every turn. All units adjacent to the plague carrier must take a MR check(not sure if its easily resistable though) or succumb to the plague. All this information is purely from memory.

[MaxWilson]

I'm pretty sure the Plague Bow merely causes disease on whatever unit it hits. Far inferior to Woundflame.

It spreads relatively quickly, but not so quickly that a five-round attack/flee will have killed off the enemy army. I believe I've had it kill off 80% of a 150-man army, but the fight lasted for 20-odd rounds. Woundflame is, in my eyes, a way of ensuring that a defeated army doesn't get to rout and regroup.

-Max

Edit: just noticed the other questions. Yes, the wielder gets diseased. No, if he's undead it doesn't hurt him. I presume the Chalice would heal this disease like any other but I don't know for certain since I've only ever given Woundflame to undead.