Stop the Insanity!

Taqwus · #1 January 13th, 2004, 07:55 PM

A Horror with four attacks? Hm. A Doom Horror gets four attacks, mostly if not entirely armor-negating, including an instant-death attack ("Consume Soul"). Ritual of Returning might help if you survive the Astral Claw, Soul Leech or Life Drain attacks, 'tho.
(Divine Glyph = ?)

Nagot Gick Fel · #2 January 13th, 2004, 08:13 PM

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Originally posted by Taqwus:
Ritual of Returning might help

Use both if you can. Ritual of Returning (ritual) and Returning (battle spell).

If you are attacked by a summon or an Horror, you get to move first, and casting Returning as your first spell is 100% safe. And the ritual will remain active. Cost: 2 pearls.

If you're attacked and get insane, you won't get a chance to cast Returning, but the ritual may save you. An insane priest is still useful for his Mind BLast, and if he had a high summoning skill you can always cure him and reuse him later. Cost: 3 pearls.

There's still a chance you get insane and insta-killed by a Vastness casting Soul Slay, but nothing is absolutely safe in Dominions - and that's a good thing IMO. Cost: 5 pearls and a Starspawn.

Arryn · #3 January 13th, 2004, 08:30 PM

Ritual of Returning. Cost: 3 pearls.

Not getting your priest with high summoning skill killed. Priceless ...

(Sorry, couldn't resist.)

Nagot Gick Fel · #4 January 13th, 2004, 09:08 PM

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Originally posted by Arryn:
Not getting your priest with high summoning skill killed. Priceless ...

Heh, if you priest lost his mind with 20+ in summoning, maybe you've got a good reason to start a war with your Arco neighbor. Such a good summoner might well be worth 40 nature gems.

(Well, I don't really know, my best score was certainly less than 15).

NTJedi · #5 January 13th, 2004, 09:22 PM

So if you capture and conquer Ryleh... don't be using the gate??

hopefully not.

Taqwus · #6 January 13th, 2004, 09:27 PM

Well, somebody should try it at some point.

There is at least one non-Void Gate site which also allows Void Summons. I've no idea whether or not Starspawn priests get an advantage when using that. R'lyeh with *two* Void Summoning attempts per turn might be pretty nasty.

Arryn · #7 January 13th, 2004, 11:47 PM

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Originally posted by Nagot Gick Fel:
I must add I have Misfortune +3 (with Order +3), so I'm rather skeptical when I read Posts claiming that Luck/Misfortune has an effect on Void summoning.

My current game:

Order+3, Luck+2. Turn 17. Just got a Vastness (!) with my skill-9 (now 10) SS priest. I also have gotten 3 Things from the Void, 3 Formless Spawns, 9 Othernesses, and 3 Greater Othernesses (one of which attacked).

At least for me, the Luck seems to be making a difference ...