Hrm. Maybe it does cast Shocking grasp. I've tried to nail it down but it is conflicting. Maybe Kris or Johan can tell me different.

The Charcoal Shield is Fire Shield 6, but any Fire Magic you have is added to it. So if you have 1 Fire and a Charcoal Shield the end result is 7.

The Sickle when it hits casts "Decay" so if you were unable to kill the creature in the swack with the Sickle I think it still marks it as 'hit by Sickle' and thus netting you a death gem.

I do know that casting spells doesn't get you any gems. Because I tried to abuse the Sickle and put it on a guy who chaincast Banishment (was worth a shot!), Blade Wind (suddenly taking those high LI armies would have been great), and Magma Eruption.

Maybe if a creature is in a certain radius they will die, or if they are in melee combat. I don't know what the flag for it is.

I'll recheck on Scuta, and do some more tests. I don't even like the pos!

P.S. You'll note not always the same effects for Fear/Awe/Berserk as the reference gives. This is because there are other factors (Like Death Magic for Fear, Leadership for Awe, Blessing and natural effects for Berserk). These are really hard to gauge (like the Ark) and there may be discrepencies.

[ January 23, 2004, 08:19: Message edited by: Zen ]