Very short question on Communion Master and the slave matrix

[ywl]

Originally posted by ywl:

quote:

---

Originally posted by Xavier:
...and if you bring in 2 masters and 4 slaves, do both masters get +2 all spheres or just +1?

At least for Dom 1, I have the general impression that you can only have one Master. If two cast the spell, the Last one should take over. In general the Slaves will just sit there, not doing anything unless the Master has retreated or maybe killed (didn't check the latter). But I seem to have seen slaves doing thing while Master is still around - not sure whether that was replay error or bugs of the program.

I haven't tested very thoroughly. Have anyone tried after Version 2.* came out?

---

I just tested once. There can be more than one Master. I could have mistaken when I checked it in Dom 1 or there are some subtle difference between the spell and the Crystal Matrix, which I used mostly in the old test. The slaves still sit there doing nothing.

Something you should note as you play with Communion, *sometimes* the Slaves wills it around and do nothing (Which is good) but if the Communion Slave spell doesn't fatigue them above 100+ Fatigue and they have the ability to cast a spell slaves will cast it. It's often a good idea with Commumion/Sabbath slaves to place "hold x5," orders so they don't prematurely fatigue themselves, then kill themselves because the masters cast the big spells. When using 3+ masters you can kill your slaves quite easily as the battle progresses if they don't manage their fatigue (Communion Masters have no problem casting high fatigue spells that will kill slaves, they have no remorse

[onomastikon]

Excuse me, how can they die from fatigue? Do units take physical damage (and thus potentially die) at fatigue value XXX+? And if so, can anyone say which value this is? Thank you.

[Graeme Dice]

Originally posted by onomastikon:
Excuse me, how can they die from fatigue? Do units take physical damage (and thus potentially die) at fatigue value XXX+? And if so, can anyone say which value this is? Thank you.

When your fatigue goes over 200 you take damage.

[onomastikon]

Originally posted by Chris Byler:

The best communion slave, bar none, is Pythium's Theurg Communicant (which *isn't* a mage but gets automatic Communion Slave anyway). Aside from that, any cheap mage with some astral is good, especially if he is also sacred (Lizard shamans; they are available as independents as well as C'tis; also Crystal Amazon Priestesses). [/QB]

why sacred?

[HJ]

Originally posted by onomastikon:
why sacred?

lower upkeep & ability to get bless effects

[onomastikon]

Originally posted by HJ:

quote:

---

Originally posted by onomastikon:
why sacred?

lower upkeep & ability to get bless effects

---

Well I mean besides that. Those are the benefits for sacred troops no matter what. I mean: why do sacred troops make good communion slaves?