Various Newbie Gameplay Questions

[Nerfix]

Epaminondas said:Nerfix,

*So what are the nasty damage spells against which MR is useless?

Most of spells can't be resisted. Nasty spells that can be resisted are Soul Slay, Nether Darts/Bolt and various mind control spells. Banishment can be resisted. If the spell can be resisted it has "Magic resistance negates" in it's description along with damage.

[Epaminondas]

More clarifying questions:

1. Does the AI ever script Magic Duel? I've never seen a Magic Duel!

2. Can someone give me the precise stats and costs for the "An gelic Choir" summon?

[Epaminondas]

And moving the Angel summons to national summons just sucks for me, because I don't like to use evil or undead or even non-humanoid-type of summons. It just restricts my summoning options even more!

[Cainehill]

Epaminondas said:
And moving the Angel summons to national summons just sucks for me, because I don't like to use evil or undead or even non-humanoid-type of summons. It just restricts my summoning options even more!

Plus it's made it simply impossible to get holy types for various nations, since angels and couatl were both moved to be nation specific. I guess it _does_ ensure more differentiation of the nations, but not (imo) in a good way.

[Endoperez]

I confused Heavenly Choir and Angelic Host initially. I've mentioned both in here already, but put shortly:

Angelic Host:
Conjuration 7, Astral 5, 50 pearls for 6 Angels of the Host OR 1 Archangel/5 Angels of the Host (not sure which, manual says it's the first one of these).

Heavenly Choir:
Conjuration 9, Astral 7 Fire 2, 144 pearls, a nasty Seraph and his 3 Harbinger and 9 Angel of the Heavenly Choir buddies as units. Harbingers would have A3H2 and AotHC H2 if they were commanders.

[Epaminondas]

Thanks for the clarification, Endoperez.

Now, is the Heavenly Choir a national summonable or is it available to all?

[Endoperez]

National.

[Shovah32]

Heavenly choir is also a national. The troops you get with it (non commander harbingers and a few weak angels with fists) but the seraph has very nice stats and magic.

[Wick]

Endoperez said:
Angelic Host:
6 Angels of the Host OR 1 Archangel/5 Angels of the Host (not sure which, manual says it's the first one of these).

Both. :-) An Archangel and 6 of the host. (Assuming it's unchanged from D2.)