Gems after the Battles

[NTJedi]

I'm not sure if this is a bug... was looking for opinions first. I've noticed that when killing commanders, priests or spellcasters you get any items they were using. {that's fine}
However I also noticed that for some reason you don't get their gems. I could understand 20% of the gems getting lost or destroyed after some fireball killed the enemy... unfortunately all the gems disappear.
It would be nice to get any unused gems after a victorious battle. Little amulets are found after battle... why not the gems ?

Pondering,

[Johan K]

Usually magic items aren't found either, unless they are cursed or powerful ones that want to be found.

[Gandalf Parker]

Originally posted by Johan K:
Usually magic items aren't found either, unless they are cursed or powerful ones that want to be found.

Ahhh rats. Thats a change from Dom1 isnt it?

Is there any way to change that? My +3 luck doesnt help? Having flankers who take out commanders on the field rather than have them rout doesnt help?

[NTJedi]

Usually magic items aren't found either, unless they are cursed or powerful ones that want to be found.

I've picked up normal items from AI units or acquired an item after the death of a mercenary on my team.
If what you say is true... then shouldn't the game have more spoils of war?? I mean if you conquer a castle of a strong kingdom... why wouldn't the player get some gold from its treasury?? (even a percentage would be expected)

[licker]

I've gotten plenty of minor items from battles, things like swords of sharpness, burning pearls (if that's what they're called), bracers of D...

I also had a strange encounter with a totem shield... I was attacking some independants, and kept on getting the message that 'totem shield casts curse' in the 10 turns that the battle took (there were *alot* of indies...) I had 10 units cursed. What I found strange, though maybe it's supposed to work this way, is that I didn't actually physically engage the mage with the TS until at least half way through the battle... Now for some reason I was under the impression that the TS would only activate when the wielder was physically threatened, and it would only curse those near him. I had all my black templars and templer knights cursed and my prophit. And until turn 7 or 8 of the battle no one was even close to the enemy mages.

I dunno, I see TS as being pretty abusable in this way. Just stick a handful on some weenies waaaay in the back with holdx5 then retreat and watch them curse every enemy in the battle with zero risk to themselves... has it always been this way?

-edit--- I also got the TS at the end of the battle

[ November 13, 2003, 15:06: Message edited by: licker ]

[Taqwus]

licker --
About the Totem Shields, yes, you can go curse-happy. Always hits, unresistable, very long range, gets cast every turn...