Some beginner gameplay and strategies questions

[Kobal2]

Originally Posted by Shardphoenix

AFAIK, if fire-bonded creature passes morale check - it just procceeds with what it was doing, with no turn loss, but gets some fire damage.

As I said, I tested umpteen scenarios against a half-dozen of Red Woods' Flaming Stallions, which have unlimited AoE 1 fire bonds as a melee attack.

Quickened, fire immune, lucky, morale 50 - doesn't matter. My little test babies got locked, broke out, didn't attack, got locked again for 50 turns, until they simply routed away.

Didn't think to try air shield, but then again, AoE 1. They don't need to score a hit to lock you down. I'm relatively sure fire bolas have the same effect, but at least those have an ammo count (and precision issues)

ETA: heh, actually in CBM they have a 50 ammo count. So yup, they're the perfect anti-SC weapon

[Shangrila00]

Originally Posted by Kobal2

ETA: heh, actually in CBM they have a 50 ammo count. So yup, they're the perfect anti-SC weapon

They always had a 50 ammo count. I think thematically, they're not supposed to have an ammo count at all, since the description says they automatically reform in the user's hands.

So are aoe ranged weapons not affected by air shield? The only one I can think of is the banefire crossbow, but that's a useful thing to know.

[Shardphoenix]

Originally Posted by Shangrila00

So are aoe ranged weapons not affected by air shield? The only one I can think of is the banefire crossbow, but that's a useful thing to know.

Vine Bow.

[rdonj]

Kobal - did you try using quickness? The quickness spell or boots of quickness should allow the ability to strike back, at least every other turn.

[Kobal2]

Originally Posted by rdonj

Kobal - did you try using quickness? The quickness spell or boots of quickness should allow the ability to strike back, at least every other turn.

It's the first thing I tried No dice.
I think what happens is, when you get caged/rooted/whatever, your AP are brought down to 3 or so no matter how high they were before. Which gives you only one move action to break out, and then you're spent.