Stupidest / Funniest spellcasting AI

[Cainehill]

I just had a real doozy, playing Machaka in a SP game.

I've just recruited an army and sent it from my capitol, so I don't have orders scripted yet.

Next turn - an Abyssian tries to assassinate my Black Sorceror, who has no bodyguards. The sorceror casts Ironskin right away - so far, so good.

Then - the next 2 or 3 castings are ... rage. As if the assassin wasn't already pissed off and trying to kill him already - not like there's anyone else around. "Assassin, this is not a chawade. You need total concentwation to kill me. Once more, this time, with feeling!" (Misquote from "Kentucky Fried Movie", containing hilarious spoof of "Enter the Dragon".)

So, the now pissed off, enraged assassin charges, and poisons the sorceror who finally remembers that he has a direct damage spell and kills the assassin.

But of course - the poison is still grinding away after the assassin is gone. Happily, the sorceror turns into a giant spider, and winds up robust enough to survive the poison.

Still - casting 'rage' at an assassin has to be pretty far up on the "stupid AI" scale.

[ April 09, 2004, 02:49: Message edited by: Cainehill ]