Hell sword vs Wraith sword vs Blood thorn

[Saber Cherry]

Graeme Dice said:

Afflictions are based on base hitpoints, not current max hitpoints.

Hmmm... I always thought it was Max HP. I was basing this warning on a instance in which my Dragon pretender (not cursed or anything) got 4 or 5 afflictions from mundane weapons before dying, in a single battle. I concluded that the only probable way this could have occured was if affliction rates were based on Max HP, since this was in enemy dominion and his current HP was many times his max HP.

So... it may have been bad luck, but I'm not going to risk it again before testing the situation

As for Boots of the Messenger, I never meant to imply that they were bad when I said "Nature lacks good boots," even though it sounds that way I meant something like "Nature lacks universally good boots" since Boots of the Messenger are useless to 0-encumbrance SCs, while Air, Earth, and Water have boots that are useful to any SC. Boots of the Messenger are one of my most common forged items, along with Winebags, Owl Quills, and Dousing Rods. I almost always give them to Ice Devils.