Enchantment Bonus?

[Vanslime]

In one of my Sp games,I found a magic site with an enchantment bonus.

I couldn't figure out what it did,or how to use it.

Could anyone enlighten me?

[thejeff]

Any school bonus gives you a gem discount on ritual spells cast in the province.

Just build a lab and start casting enchantment spells.

Construction bonus applies to forging.

[Vanslime]

Allright,thanks.

If I remember well, the bonus was +30.

That would mean a 30% reduction in enchantment gem costs,not -30,right?That would be ridiculously powerful.

[thejeff]

Yes, 30%

It also only partly applies to globals.
You can cast them at the discount, but any extra gems you put in to resist dispelling only apply above the base cost.
Example: 20% discount 50gem global
Cast with 40 gems: no extra
Cast with 50 gems: no extra
Cast with 60 gems: 10 extra
etc

[archaeolept]

also, any fractional discounts are lost - so a 30% discount on a 6 gem spell would only save you 1 gem. still, better than nothing

[rabelais]

so there are no plans to alter the behavior so extra gems get appropriate leverage? I can see the potential imbalance of it, but still disappointng. battles for such provinces would be intense.

[P3D]

Are the hammer and Const site boni additive?

[Jazzepi]

Originally Posted by P3D

Are the hammer and Const site boni additive?

Yup. You just add up the bonus to get the final percent discount.

Forge lord + Construction bonus site + Hammer of the forge lord is insane :O

Jazzepi

[Gregstrom]

It's not quite additive.

Dwarven Hammer, Hammer of the Forge Lord/Cyclops and Forge Lord (and any other forging bonuses on units) add, but the bonus site is calculated separately. I forget whether it's before or after the other bonuses are applied. The Forge of the Ancients is also applied separately.

[Zeldor]

Jazzepi:

Actually there is better thing:
4-armed pretender with Hammer of the Forge Lord + Hammer of the Cyclops = Forge Bonus 100