Late Age Abysia

[Zenzei]

Construction 6 is definitely awesome for LA Abysia, lots of good stuff there. I'm wondering should I aim straight for it or would it be better idea to research con4 first for dousing rods and then some evocation & blood for battle magic & summons respectively before going back to construction?

In my testing, I haven't found old age to be too much of a problem. I usually lose 3 or 4 mages to diseases before hitting con6 and boots of youth.

[Kristoffer O]

Death magic reduces old age death, so the LA Anathemants have somewhat longer lifespans.

[Darkstone]

Could you elaborate on the mechanics of that KO?

[B0rsuk]

Darkstone said:
Could you elaborate on the mechanics of that KO?

I remember that someone did some tests, and it appears that 1 level of Death magic reduces old age affliction chance by about -30% . At Death3, the chance of Death affliction is very low. More levels decrease it further, but the mage might still get an old age affliction.

[Kristoffer O]

I cant remember the actual numbers, but IIRC there is a 30% or 40% reduction in the chance of getting a disease from old age.

Necromancers get all kinds of limps and afflictions, you know, but they never die

[BesucherXia]

That means death path only affects disease chance?

But a feeble minded necromancer is worse than a dead one... I mean.

[Kristoffer O]

Feebleminded is rather rare IIRC

[Taqwus]

BesucherXia said:
That means death path only affects disease chance?

But a feeble minded necromancer is worse than a dead one... I mean.

In that case, there's an obvious solution.