Winged monkeys

Sir_Dr_D · #1 April 30th, 2010, 10:56 PM

How does the winged monkey spell work.

It says it picks up a random non-mage commander unless it is too big. What is the defintion of too big? Size 5 or 6? Also does it matter if the commander is ethereal, or can fly? Could it pick up a gift of reasoned gargoyle SC?

chrispedersen · #2 May 1st, 2010, 12:41 AM

poorly. moves the commander one province, as I recall.

Sir_Dr_D · #3 May 1st, 2010, 12:53 AM

1 Province in which direction?

#4 May 1st, 2010, 01:01 AM

no, it brings a non-mage commander to your home-province to be (hopefully) killed by your PD.

First the monkeys have to win a sort of assassination battle whereby they put the commander to sleep with their stun-attacks. THEN you have a regular battle at your cap.

It at least works on size-three undead or normal commanders, I can't say how much bigger than that though.

Graeme Dice · #5 May 1st, 2010, 01:07 AM

Yep. It works on mound kings, for example, which is the size 3 undead Grijalva is mentioning.

#6 May 1st, 2010, 01:21 AM

heh, that's exactly what I was refering to. I used it to try to disrupt the movement of large undead armies as 'Dice knows.

I'm still not sure if its worthwhile though.

chrispedersen · #7 May 1st, 2010, 02:04 AM

Interesting.. thanks!

Sajuuk · #8 May 1st, 2010, 04:54 AM

The wind ride moves the commander one province randomly, dealing damage that is enough to kill a human commander/mage, and those who survive the fall shall attack the province(if that province is not yours), and size 6 commander seems cannot be moved.

Winged monkey on the other hand, can move non-mage creature of any size, like a tartarian titan(which must be feeble minded to meet "non-mage" and "low MR" pre-requisite) to the province where winged monkey was casted.

elmokki · #9 May 1st, 2010, 04:58 AM

I've had a magicless thug get dropped onto water with Winged Monkeys. That was quite annoying, as drowning ensued.

Wrana · #10 May 5th, 2010, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sajuuk

The wind ride moves the commander one province randomly, dealing damage that is enough to kill a human commander/mage, and those who survive the fall shall attack the province(if that province is not yours), and size 6 commander seems cannot be moved.

Does this description comes from actual practice? At least some time ago Wind ride brought commander (friend or foe) to the province with casting mage. Only if it was under some Dome commander was (iirc) rebounded int one of the neighboring provinces... :?