Powerful mage and game rules, [Topic spllit by Baronius] Options

[Baronius]

I understand what he's saying. I was surprised by it too, the first time I fought him. You're expecting a powerful mage, not a physical powerhouse, and yet none of your fighters can deal any serious damage.

I have never understood this type of approach. Why can't a powerful mage have very powerful "physical" resistances via her powerful magic and knowledge? Should every wizard be protected by 9 golems so no one can reach her? Because without resistances, wizards could be killed very easily, considering their low natural hit points and physical defense.

[Jab]

Hey,

Thank you for your advice. But as I said I tried 7x Abi-Dalzim's Horrid Wilting with no effect (in one fight, but I tried it multiple times). Perhaps I was just really unlucky or I don't know. Still it was a powerful magic "blow" with no results. And that is not good. I didn't try the harm spell (but i guess i have it). Btw is it possible, that magic resistance and resistance to magic damage were "cooperating" (while playing monk I had that impresion, that they did), so that I had to pass through both of them?

Again, it's not an issue. I already killed him with the "long tactic". But I really think, that there should be a warning in readme (how hard the Ustrain component is). Just because there are some players (me), who are really not enjoying finding the right tactic. ;-)

This post has been edited by Jab: Jul 18 2009, 12:13 AM

[Raven]

Btw is it possible, that magic resistance and resistance to magic damage were "cooperating" (while playing monk I had that impresion, that they did), so that I had to pass through both of them?

Magic Resistance and resistance to magic damage work differently. Magic Resistance is a flat chance of a spell failing to suceed. There is not an in-between, the spell either gets through the magic resistance (and has its full effect) or doesn't.

Resistance to magic damage represents the fraction of magic damage that the creature will ignore. Every single effect that deals magic damage will be affected by this resistance, so if a creature is hit by a Magic Missile that would normally deal 4 damage and it has 50% resistance to magic damage then it will only take 2.

So, to some extent, the resistances *do* cooperate, but it doesn't work by adding the two numbers together or anything like that, if you see what I mean.

You said that you cast 7 ADHW spells with no effect. Perhaps part of the problem was that you had three in a Chain Contingency. Chain Contingencies aren't fully reliable at unleashing their spells properly - sometimes you just get two working rather than all three.