Yet More Newbie Questions

[tinkthank]

Damn I type too slow.

[Wendigo]

Originally posted by magnate:
[qb]1. My prophet is dying from a battle affliction (-1hp per turn). I've got a level 5 nature mage and researched Gift of Healing, but don't have enough nature gems to cast it yet. He was at 1hp so I hit Host and waited for him to die, but next turn he was at 19hp (though he still has all the battle afflictions, including -1hp per turn). What happened? If he was healed in battle, then I can keep him alive indefinitely by ordering someone to cast Healing on him every battle, yes?

Yes, you can keep a diseased commander alive by getting him into battle and scripting a nearby mage to cast "Heal" or "Healing light". This would counter the hp drain from the disease (kind of resetting the countdown), note however that your commander will keep piling on afflictions from the disease until you find a permanent cure.

Another way of stalling the HP drain is to equip your commader with an item that grants regeneration.

[BkWyrm]

I had a hero appear suddenly in the HoF in one of my games but I had a major part in his meteoric rise. He was an indie commander, Bogus, and my attempt to take his province nicely padded his totals.

[Tricon]

My,my, Bogus got very popular as of late....
(numerous threads mention him now)

[LintMan]

Originally posted by magnate:

(1b. Are there any ways to acquire gems other than random events and magic sites?)

This isn't a way to acquire *more* gems, but it may help in your situation: you can use Alchemy to convert gems. Alchemy lets you convert from Astral to any other gem type at 2 for 1, and from any other gem type to astral, also at 2 for 1. (So you can go from any gem type to any other at a maximum of 4 for 1 cost). So if you have a big enough surplus of some other gem type, you can use that to boost your nature gems up to the amount you need to cast your spell.

[NTJedi]

Originally posted by Sindai:
And he's one bad mutha. Especially if you're playing Ermor. I once had the Eternal Knights stop my offensive on Arcosephale dead in its tracks for several turns single-handedly. Then their contract ran out and I crushed Arco like a bug.

Truly Orion and his Knights are one of the best deals... if not the best.