MA C\'Tis, Let me get this straight.....
 

So your own pretender will be diseased by his own dominion if he isn't cold blooded?!

I was just trying out a non coldblooded pretender and he got diseased about 8 turns into the game. Is that just a coincidence? I did start in a swampy area.

Re: MA C\'Tis, Let me get this straight.....
 

No coincidence, I think. The rule says : all non coolblooded get diseased. That implies your pretender, indep troops but also, how fun, most of indep mages.

Re: MA C\'Tis, Let me get this straight.....
 

I think it excludes mages with swamp survival, however.
And if you have a lowish dominion, you can counter with your powerful priests and _sort-of_ pick and choose where your dominion is strong.

Even with 3 dominion, your priests can raise to 5 or 7 or so.

Re: MA C\'Tis, Let me get this straight.....
 

You need to be either colblooded or have swamp survival.

Re: MA C\'Tis, Let me get this straight.....
 

Or be undead - you will get diseased but it won't have any effect.

Re: MA C\'Tis, Let me get this straight.....
 

Does poision resist help any?

If not, there are still rings of regeneration for those indie mages you MUST have. I haven't tried it, but I've heard that mostly counters the disease.

Re: MA C\'Tis, Let me get this straight.....
 

I'm about 90% sure that poison resistance does not help.

Re: MA C\'Tis, Let me get this straight.....
 

Being coldblooded, lifeless, a demon, or having swamp survival makes you immune to the Miasma. Being undead prevents you from losing hitpoints to a disease. In other words, you are practically immune as an undead as well.

Re: MA C\'Tis, Let me get this straight.....
 

The good thing about Miasma is just like when you play LA R'yleh, LA Ermor it is difficult to attack you. So troublesome that it puts lots of players off attacking you.

Re: MA C\'Tis, Let me get this straight.....
 

IIRC, undead don't get afflictions from diease either. If they do, the cahnce must be much lower. I can't ever remember diseased undead getting affliction outside of combat.