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Poopsi May 20th, 2009 12:58 AM

Ok, death magic and afflictions, what's the deal?
 
In theory a 4D necromancer should not get age afflictions. Yet I'd swear that my 4D Thaumaturg just got a weakness affliction.

Could anyone post the DM anti affliction mechanics again? I cant find them :(

atul May 20th, 2009 03:28 AM

Re: Ok, death magic and afflictions, what's the deal?
 
Death magic protects from getting a disease as an old age affliction.

Dragar May 20th, 2009 03:33 AM

Re: Ok, death magic and afflictions, what's the deal?
 
to what extent? It still occurs, I wonder if it is a significant risk reduction?

Poopsi May 20th, 2009 03:49 AM

Re: Ok, death magic and afflictions, what's the deal?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by atul (Post 691912)
Death magic protects from getting a disease as an old age affliction.

I know that. What I am asking about is the exact reduction in chance. I thought I recalled that at 4D your character was immune to OA afflictions, but now I am not so sure.

Calahan May 20th, 2009 03:55 AM

Re: Ok, death magic and afflictions, what's the deal?
 
My understanding is that each level of Death magic increases the chance of avoiding old age afflictions by 30% (confirmed by JK or KO), so a D4 mage has a 120% chance to avoid getting old age afflictions. And we all know that the death/growth scales decrease/increase respectively that chance as well, but I'm afraid I can't remember off the top of my head what the percentage values are for the scales (manual isn't handy, but maybe it's in there?)

At a guess, maybe D4 mages can still get old age afflictions if under a Death3 scale?

Edit @ Poopsi. For forum search purposes, it might be a good idea to change this thread title to "...death magic and old age afflictions", as that way people can differentiate between this topic and afflictions from a 9/10 Death bless.

Poopsi May 20th, 2009 03:59 AM

Re: Ok, death magic and afflictions, what's the deal?
 
It was a G1 scale.

There was a D3 domain nearby, but at the turn I saw it, the province in which my character was was at Growth1. So at most it could have been at 0 scales for either side.

It IS possible that I might have stepped into a high death province without noticing, or suffered a battle affliction before that (couldnt be on that turn or the previous one, though. Provinces fell without opposition). I know it can't be one of the "spreads disease" sites because I think they are all death, and I was making my D4 wizard search every province (so he'd have noticed)

Dragar May 20th, 2009 04:12 AM

Re: Ok, death magic and afflictions, what's the deal?
 
think there are blood disease sites?

Gregstrom May 20th, 2009 04:20 AM

Re: Ok, death magic and afflictions, what's the deal?
 
IIRC, Death magic gives a 30% chance per level of avoiding the disease affliction only.

Calahan May 20th, 2009 04:36 AM

Re: Ok, death magic and afflictions, what's the deal?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Gregstrom (Post 691921)
IIRC, Death magic gives a 30% chance per level of avoiding the disease affliction only.

Think you are right Gregstorm. I'm not at home, so can't check my (ever increasing) "Dominions mechanics" document, and was just going from my poor memory. But 30% chance per Death level of avoiding disease would make good sense. And disease is by far the main affliction to worry about.

Baalz May 20th, 2009 11:21 AM

Re: Ok, death magic and afflictions, what's the deal?
 
I think the thematic reason for this is grizzled old necromancers don't ever seem to die, but they do lose body parts, develop a menacing wheeze, and start looking like they're already undead...


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