Re: Legends: obscure questions

From: drhj@v1.astro.cf.ac.uk (Dean Johnson)

Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1993 11:21:11 +0000

In article C4y@netcom.com, dani@netcom.com (Dani Zweig) writes:
> robbiew@inviso.com (Robbie Westmoreland):
> >The "Train Soldier Skill" order...
>
> I believe you're correct:  You have to have the PC you'd have needed
> to train them from scratch, but their training level is unchanged,
> and you only pay for the skill.
>

I believe that some people have retrained troops in a skill without
having the needed PC to match their level! This may be an old bug
has since been corrected.

> >I attacked an Elven village in NIC4 with an unarmed scout.  All of the
> >troops opposing me were listed as having 20+ DF (correct for the level
> >of fortifications and tactics advantage) except two slots of mounted
> >troops.  Those slots had DF of 5 and 6....
>
> A related factor is that reserve slots don't get the fortification
> bonuses until they move up.  But yes, there are minuses for being
> moutned.

I'v not heard that one before!  Note, if those mounted slots are on
a charge order they are considered to be outside the fortifications
(as I understand it).  They will not get the BONUS due to the
fortifications, just the overall leader's Tactics.

>
> >A friend has a lair in which the nasty carries a poison (II) weapon.
> >What special effect (aside from the AF bonus) does poison have on troops?
> >Does poison automatically give any characters damaged by it a Poisoned
> >condition?  Is the antidote the only way to cure poison?
>
> Poison is irrelevant for soldiers.  I don't know whether it automatically
> affects characters who've taken damage, but I've never seen it to fail.
> And you can only fix it with an antidote or a commune spell.  (Or by
> activating one of the many items that has a pct chance of curing poison.)
> Note, in particular, that a resurrected character that died of poison is
> still poisoned.
>
> >Anyone want to loan me 3200 crowns so I can buy the Power 1 Dwarven Plate
> >from the marketplace near me? :)
>
> Very well.  I will email you the 3200 crowns next turn. :-)
>
> -----
> Dani Zweig
> dani@netcom.com
>
> "The death of God left the angels in a strange position."
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Re: Legends: obscure questions
dani@netcom.com (Dani Zweig)
Tue, 24 Aug 1993 00:46:20 +0000

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Re: Legends: obscure questions
dani@netcom.com (Dani Zweig)
Tue, 24 Aug 1993 00:46:20 +0000