Final Newbie Question (or compilation of questions!)

[Dragar]

Q WHy does "shroud" help old warlocks?
A If you have a nature bless and put a shroud on a diseased unit, hit point loss will stabilise. It won’t prevent disease or other subsequent afflictions
Q What are the chances of Growth scales not giving old-age afflictions? Does that help a lot?
A Quite a lot, not sure specifically. My feel is maybe you get 1/3rd the afflictions (with growth 3), just a guess
Q So being unconscious doesnt actually drop your defense and attack to 0 like if you are paralyzed?
A Unsure
Q Will growth scales counteract LA Ryleh population kill?
A No – they will help some, but the dom kill domains are stronger than growth/death scales
Q Gave my warlocks a Dwarven Hammer, but still use 100% of slaves in forging. Does blood not count in forge bonus or are warlocks bugged?
A Soul Contracts and Lifelong Protection get no bonus from hammers, other blood items do
Q I gave my Abysian Assassin two Fire Bolas, but he didnt seem to use even one of them, just stood there and got killed. Can you not dual-wield single-handed weapons?
A What script did he have?
Q I see a lot of units with darkvision. Is that ever actually useful?
A Yes, when you or someone else casts Darkness, of if the Utterdark global is active