spell questions: Breath of Winter, Communion M/S

[archaeolept]

yes. the flag will get an extra 8AP fire attack each time his weapon hits; whether or not the initial weapon attack actually does any damage.

[Endoperez]

Speaking about poison, I have found that blind Slayers are quite cabable of killing Mystics that have Quickened, Personal Lucked and Body Etherealed themselves. It seems the poison goes through every time. Has someone else noticed this or something similar?

[Zooko]

Yet another question about fire-9 blessing. Is the normal sword attack considered magic and can ignore ethereal? I guess it must be, because if the ethereal forces the normal sword attack to miss then the fire attack automatically misses, which would render its magicalness moot.

[Zooko]

New Communion question. When my Communion Master cast Body Ethereal, he became ethereal but the Communion Slaves didn't. I guess this is because Body Ethereal isn't "Area of effect: caster" ? Likewise, he could cast Personal Luck and thus help the Communion Slaves, but not Luck. Am I right?

[Endoperez]

Yes, you are right: spells which target the caster affect the slaves too. I do not recall if Immolation worked at all, but it might be worth trying... Especially if coupled with Phoenix Pyre (if *that* works, that is )! Hmm, you could get rid of fatique by Earthpower, Earth blessing and Relief... Pity the Relief-caster will probably start casting Barkskins/Protections.

Not sure about the sword, I would gave saud that only the fire damage is considered magic but it doesn't seem to work with the answers of this thread... Good point with that.

[Taqwus]

Phoenix Pyre does indeed work on the communicants, but be warned that the results can be EXTREMELY ugly if your army is not entirely fire-immune.

[Kristoffer O]

I think Phoenix pyre works.

[Zooko]

So what *should* work is anything with "Area of Effect: Caster", and what should not work is anything with "Area of Effect: something other than Caster". Right?

[Endoperez]

Right.

[Zen]

Phoenix Pyre affects everything, even those fire immune. So you can't protect yourself really from it except with Phoenix Pyre or high regeneration/life drain.

Exploding communicants/slaves are particularly effective against anything that spams summons of any vareity. As long as you have a relief caster you can, for the most part, tire any SC/Army out except those with life drain.