[llamabeast]

Utgard now has the Maelstrom up, giving 15 water gems, along with 5 pearls and a few other miscellaneous gems. With the forge, each clam costs only 5 water gems. So Utgard will be forging at least 3 clams, probably 5 or so, every turn. Although water gems are useful for other things e.g. frost brands and boots of quickness, they only cost 1 and 3 gems respectively!

If Utgard is allowed to keep these spells up we will all be doomed pretty soon, regardless of how well we play.