Do quickened Masters not transfer all their buffs to their slaves?

[Norfleet]

- NEVER get the precision bonus (Argh! My lovely etheral crossbows all wasted!)
- RARELY get the body etheral

Is this something to do with Quickness, or am I just missing something?

You're missing something: Neither Quickness, nor Body Ethereal, are spells that have an effect of "Caster". These spells are never transmitted down a communion: Only spells with an effect of "Caster", I.E., caster selfbuffs, such as Personal Luck, Personal Regeneration, Air/Fire/Astral Shields, Breath of Winter, Resist Element, and soforth, are transmitted. Body Ethereal is a spell with a range of 1 and AOE of 1, which means it affects the entire square, and can be cast on people in neighboring squares: The caster prefers to cast it upon himself first, however, so it will affect your comm slaves if they share the square.

Aim, on the other hand, has a range, and the caster will not actually prefer to cast it upon himself, instead targetting the largest group of units with missile weapons in range. It is also not prec-100, so given its range of 5+, the caster may miss his target.

If you want your communion slaves to receive a Prec Bonus, you either have to go with something more direct and globalized, like Wind Guide, or have your communion master cast "Eagle Eyes", which increases precision and *IS* a caster selfbuff, which means it will transmit.