Why I wont use magic duel , ever, never again, I swear

[tinkthank]

Thank you

[Blofeld]

Gee, I was puzzled too.
It happened a while ago, so my memory is a bit hazy (bad habits), but I remember remnants of my army paralyzed due to sphinx' Astral Shield. After 20-some rounds sphinx regained fatigue to cast a spell, cast MD and bam! he's gone. He cast it against my Astral-1, astral-2 at most mage.

[Saber Cherry]

What level astral was the sphinx?

[Torvak]

Maybe went over 200 fatique with that spell.

[PvK]

Does magic duel not use open-ended dice, like everything else?

If it does, then anyone could lose to anyone else, given enough luck, which is what I would expect. Another gamble where the stronger one usually wins, but sometimes dies to something much weaker.

PvK

[Saber Cherry]

Originally posted by PvK:
Does magic duel not use open-ended dice, like everything else?

Officially, closed dice are used.

[Blofeld]

Astral-9 1500 HP mean bastard of a sphinx. At first I though my puny mage cast MD and somehow got lucky. So I watched again ...yawn... twenty rounds later "[sphinx name here] cast Magic Duel". He's dead. I win.
It seems to contradict rules, indeed.
Memoria fragilia est so don't rely too much on my opinion.

Cheers

Originally posted by PvK:
If it does, then anyone could lose to anyone else, given enough luck, which is what I would expect. Another gamble where the stronger one usually wins, but sometimes dies to something much weaker.

PvK

Even if it's closed die, an Astral 4 can win against a Astral 9 (if Defending). Or an Astral 5 can win against an Astral 9 (if initiating).

Though if you go from the odds (I do live in Vegas) the money is on the longshot since the investment of a Astral 9 far outweigh Astral 4. Especially since it's usually the Astral 9 that initiates so if you tie he loses his Astral Beast (and loses a rank in Astral if a Pretender).

[IKerensky]

Well, wouldn't it be better if tying the score only feeblemind the two duellist and not outright kill them ? of just a temporary ( battle lenght )feeblemind ?

Mutual slaughter seems a bit too much...