My Pretender picked up Lycantropos Amulet
 

out of 22 commanders. *sigh*
So now I have some questions:

1. What exactly will happen
2. When will it happen?
3. What can I do to prevent it from happening?
4. What possibilities do I have to get rid of the thing.
5. Does she cast spells at all when berserk, or will she rush right into melee?
6. My mages seem to pick up each Lycos Amulet they come across. Is there something in CBM that enhances the chances for the amulet to be picked?

Re: My Pretender picked up Lycantropos Amulet
 

They will be berserk at the start of every battle and charge the enemy. The one possible cure I can think of is that they might lose all of their items when they die, at which point you can get your priests to Call God to resurrect them. They'll lose 1 from each magic path and it will take 50 priest levels to call them back.

Alternately, if you've got a pretender with useful paths, this may be a sign that it's time to retire your pretender to the lab.

Re: My Pretender picked up Lycantropos Amulet
 

One solution that comes to mind would be filling misc slots of important mages(especially the pretender) with stuff beforehand. Even if they're useless. You can always switch the useless trash but a thing like the amulet will give you the strongest of headaches...

Re: My Pretender picked up Lycantropos Amulet
 

It just dawns on me, that the Amulet was my own. Carried by a mother of Avalon who in turn picked it from a lord warden some time ago.
DOH

That mother could have sneaked away before the battle easily, but I thought here useless and didn't care.
Man, had I used her as a scout...

Re: My Pretender picked up Lycantropos Amulet
 

Yes, I figured that. Doesn't help now, though.
What about the transformation to a skinshifter. Are all magic paths lost when that happens? Can it be prevented? (MR or something)

Re: My Pretender picked up Lycantropos Amulet
 

Wish might get you out of it. If losing magic is what's important to you, twice-born should fix your problem too. As will transformation.
A shame that there isn't a cleaner way to do it. That should be implemented, with a cool thematic way. Maybe a quest to remove your curse.

Re: My Pretender picked up Lycantropos Amulet
 

Magic paths are retained, but stats and item slots change and he still stays berserk.

You can use him for research and rituals, though.

Re: My Pretender picked up Lycantropos Amulet
 

I believe that the amulet is unable to transform pretenders.

Re: My Pretender picked up Lycantropos Amulet
 

Twiceborn keeps paths? Never used it, as I don't play death much.
Would have to empower, with almost no death income :(
Wouldn't the transformated creature keep the amulet?

Re: My Pretender picked up Lycantropos Amulet
 

There's a small chance to even increase death magic by 1 when you die with twiceborn. Something about, finding a greater understanding of death trough experiencing it.

Re: My Pretender picked up Lycantropos Amulet
 

NOOOO, i loved that battle. Hope you get rid of it.

Re: My Pretender picked up Lycantropos Amulet
 

The becoming a skinshifter mechanic is odd. Not all units can transform not sure what the requirements are.

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I didnt know that some units couldnt transform. I thought you just had an MR check each month, and if you fail, you become a skinshifter. I dont know what the check is, but if pretenders CAN transform, their higher MR should keep it from happening for a while.

Re: My Pretender picked up Lycantropos Amulet
 

Dunno if it was the pretender ability, but monoliths cannot transform :D

Re: My Pretender picked up Lycantropos Amulet
 

Yes, that's true. But isnt that because they are lifeless? Lifeless and undead can't cast transformation, so maybe the amulet has the same critera as the transformation spell?

Re: My Pretender picked up Lycantropos Amulet
 

In a game against Eriu I swear that the AI delibrately mass-produced Lycantropos Amulets and fed them to my commanders. Virtually everybody on the frontlines picked up one.