[Norfleet]

I just made a very interesting discovery:

The absolute best counter for a VQ I've found so far appears to be....vampires. Ordinary vampires. They'll destroy even fully-equipped VQs, even when they strike after the mirror images are up.

Why?

Because it seems that even if they miss, even if they fail to do any damage, as evidenced by the fact that mirror images don't collapse, fatigue is inflicted! As a result, in the matter of a round or two, the VQ will surpass 100 fatigue and pass out, totally useless. I just found this out as a result of trying to use my newly-equipped pretender to mop up a pesky vampire count attack....and was very surprised to see this happen.

An extension of this theory would suggest that any attack which inflicts fatigue damage behaves likewise. This could be why Zen has consistently hinted at the great effectiveness of Mandragorae against any SC. Ghosts should definitely exhibit a similar behavior.

[ May 07, 2004, 00:18: Message edited by: Norfleet ]