ME Celestial Masters

FrankTrollman · #1 October 24th, 2006, 05:37 AM

Hey, a Celestial Master can make a Communion Matrix. Anything could be a communion slave for ME Tien Chi.

-Frank

KissBlade · #2 October 24th, 2006, 05:39 AM

Magic duel is BASE astral.

Nerfix · #3 October 24th, 2006, 06:22 AM

Magic Duel needs to be radicaly changed to be less lethal or die a painful death.

Endoperez · #4 October 24th, 2006, 08:30 AM

Also, there's Power of the Spheres. +1 to all paths. Few Communion slaves and few Powers of the Spheres, and then any boosters that those allow (Earth Power, perhaps Storm/Water Power or even Strength of Gaia)... well, still not exceptional, but better.

Nerfix · #5 October 24th, 2006, 08:38 AM

I suppose that if enough boosted they could do Aim + GIFTS FROM HEAVEN! Power of the Spheres and Earth Boots/Earthpower should do just well.

Still, burning an Astral pearl to boost the paths is, well, somewhat painful.

There's that funky shield that casts that spell in the start of a battle, but I hear it has a high encumberance and costs a lot. I haven't used it since Dom: PPP where I used it once for the lulz. Kinda like Hellpower.

By the way, can Communion Slaves still cast spells?

Endoperez · #6 October 24th, 2006, 08:54 AM

Crystal Shield casts Power of the Spheres to the wearer in the start of the battle. Praised be the manual!

Belcarl · #7 October 24th, 2006, 08:58 AM

Yes communion slaves can still cast spells.

I have sacrificed ordinary Theurgs with Pythium recently when my MP opponent managed to kill most of my Communicants with flyers in an earlier battle. Script cast communion slave, cast spells worked.

Since it was stated that TC doesnt have much astral mages (my memory is good but short) the risk for mind duel should not really be huge for them. Simply dont bring an astral mage into battle. Communion master/slave matrixes takes care of your battlefield boost, if you want to go down that path.

Could anyone confirm if Light of the northern star gives +1S to enemy mages to? If so, it's news to me.

thejeff · #8 October 24th, 2006, 09:47 AM

The problem is TC's good, expensive Celestial Masters have 1 Astral. They don't have strong astral. They don't have cheap communion slaves. They have powerful mages who can be dropped easily by Mind Duel.

In Dom2, communion slaves would only act (cast spells, attack, whatever) when no masters cast spells that turn. Has that changed?

Again in Dom2, Light of the Northern Star (and the Banner) gave +1S to all astral mages on the field. I don't know if that's been confirmed in Dom3.