Do priests ever level up?

Nick_K · #1 April 27th, 2007, 07:14 PM

Probably not... I think that the level of recruitable priests is supposed to be one of the major distinguishing points between nations.

NTJedi · #2 April 27th, 2007, 08:10 PM

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Nick_K said:
Probably not... I think that the level of recruitable priests is supposed to be one of the major distinguishing points between nations.

It still would as the 5% would be the same for all nations. It would also allow the high level priests to reach even higher.
Currently it's almost impossible to see a level_6 priest or higher... unless using map edit commands.

TwoBits · #3 April 28th, 2007, 01:13 AM

Maybe priests should be able to empower, using astral gems perhaps? Maybe at a different (meaning more expensive) cost than magical empowerment? Just a thought...

MaxWilson · #4 April 28th, 2007, 02:45 AM

FWIW, you can always give a priest a Crystal Shield. Since priest level outside of combat matters only for reanimation AFAIK, that's about as good as empowerment.

-Max

Edit: Duh. vfb is absolutely correct.

vfb · #5 April 28th, 2007, 03:28 AM

Priest level outside combat also strongly affects preaching and sacrificing. So besides re-animation, preaching, sacrificing, and searching for holy sites, priest level doesn't affect anything outside combat

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That's a nice idea about the crystal shield though, especially for a bless nation that normally only gets H2 priests.

MaxWilson · #6 April 28th, 2007, 07:51 AM

Oh, yeah, Communion Master works too IIRC. This is nice for nations like Marverni that have priests (Druids) with Astral. Marverni doesn't really benefit from a bless but Fanaticism is always nice; 4 communion slaves will boost a Druid to H4. For nations that don't have this you can use a Crystal Matrix to do the same thing. However, a Crystal Shield is really less hassle if you don't need H4 spells.

-Max

mivayan · #7 April 28th, 2007, 11:42 AM

iirc the crystal shield only works for priests if they also have some other magic skill.

MaxWilson · #8 April 28th, 2007, 04:40 PM

Oh, bother! It looks like mivayan is right. Sorry for the misinformation--I noted the H-boost in passing a while ago on a unit I was boosting for other reasons, and it never occurred to me to check it on a pure Holy unit.

-Max

thejeff · #9 May 1st, 2007, 11:50 AM

Note also that the Crystal Shield is a Tower shield and thus can't be used by mounted priests, as I found out when I got one from a random event as Vanheim.

I thought, briefly, I'd have another Divine Blesser.