Item stacking rant

Loren · #1 February 22nd, 2007, 08:31 PM

Two enormous cauldrons do not work together. Yet an hour ago my guy with an enormous cauldron found a wineskin in battle--and they do work together, he's making 150 supply.

Why?!?!

Shovah32 · #2 February 22nd, 2007, 08:33 PM

Because the effects dont stack, just like putting 2 water bracelets on a mage wont confer +2water magic(unless there is an item between them)

Nick_K · #3 February 22nd, 2007, 09:06 PM

Yup, duplicates of the same item won't work, although there's what appears to be a bug with this for commanders capable of carrying more than 2 misc items.
Otherwise you'd never need to forge a treelord staff (2 thistle maces would be just as good) for example

Wish · #4 February 22nd, 2007, 11:38 PM

yeah, however similar effects from different items do stack. a summersword+wineskin+cauldron is worth 250 supply.

fireskull combined with that fire helmet gives you +2 fire. throw in that flaming eye artifact and its +3 fire...

but two flaming skulls - no dice.

Ezco · #5 February 23rd, 2007, 03:05 AM

I don't care how many cars you have you can still only drive one at a time. That's why.

Shovah32 · #6 February 23rd, 2007, 05:23 AM

but these arent cars, these are cauldrons of broth

Ezco · #7 February 23rd, 2007, 06:40 AM

Oh my. But commanders can only give that broth to so many troops per turn. I mean they cannot let those normal troops share that yummy broth because they cannot hold any misc items.

Rathar · #8 February 23rd, 2007, 06:50 AM

Or..

Because.

Rathar

P.S. Deal with it, tis the rulez

Meglobob · #9 February 23rd, 2007, 10:12 AM

On this point, an Arco player had a mage with 2 eyes of penetration. Do those stack to give +4 penetration? Or did he blind his mage for no benefit?

The mage in question did seem very effective in casting soul slay and mind hunt.

Oh and on a related note has anyone noticed astral mages do not appear to defend against mind hunt like it says in the manual, I have never seen a mage feebleminded even when mind hunting a astral mage.

Graeme Dice · #10 February 23rd, 2007, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Meglobob said:
On this point, an Arco player had a mage with 2 eyes of penetration. Do those stack to give +4 penetration? Or did he blind his mage for no benefit?

The mage is blinded, but it was likely done automatically when a different mage with an eye of aiming died on the battlefield.

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The mage in question did seem very effective in casting soul slay and mind hunt.

Those are both 100 precision spells, so they always hit.