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[Boksi]

Let's say I have an E3 mage. If I give him three gems and script him to cast Summon Earthpower-Earthquake, will he actually do so or will he squander one of the gems on Summon Earthpower or something equally stupid?

EDIT: Let's say I have a W1N1 mage with a thistle mace. Does this count as having N2 for gem purposes? Because then I could give him 2 nature gems he could cast foul vapors, using one to boost himself to N3 and the other to actually cast the spell.

[Il Palazzo]

Let's say I have an E3 mage. If I give him three gems and script him to cast Summon Earthpower-Earthquake, will he actually do so or will he squander one of the gems on Summon Earthpower or something equally stupid?

You can never be 100% sure with the battle AI, but that should work. The AI uses up gems to boost magic paths only when doing otherwise wouldn't allow to cast the spell in question, or would put the mage unconscious - which is no concern with S.Earthpower's low fatigue cost.

Let's say I have a W1N1 mage with a thistle mace. Does this count as having N2 for gem purposes? Because then I could give him 2 nature gems he could cast foul vapors, using one to boost himself to N3 and the other to actually cast the spell.

I don't understand what it is that you mean by "gem purposes". Still, item boosters count as another pick in magic for pretty much all purposes, so there.

[Boksi]

By 'gem purposes' I was referring to how a mage can only use as many gems as he has picks in a path. So "would a N1 mage with a booster be able to use 2 gems in one turn?" is the question I'm asking there.

[Il Palazzo]

By 'gem purposes' I was referring to how a mage can only use as many gems as he has picks in a path.

First time I hear about such a rule, to be frank. A link to a source, please?

[Bluerobin]

I'm pretty sure it's in the manual. Also, yeah I'm still following this.

And from the shrapnel forums: "Just to be precise, empowerment, magic items, or booster spells all allow you to use more gems."

[Il Palazzo]

Thanks, good to know.

[Il Palazzo]

Shit is happening and I can't find the time for another newsletter.

[Lorak]

Hrmm, yeah.  It appears I somehow pissed off everybody except Man.

[Simmura McCrea]

Only because I was busy getting tentacle fucked like a Japanese schoolgirl.

[Boksi]

Hrmm, yeah.  It appears I somehow pissed off everybody except Man.

To be fair, you attacked me and not the other way around, and on the same turn as I attacked R'lyeh to boot. And me and Karlito are helping each other so we can stab each other in the back later. Basically, this has become the Great War, the War To End All Wars, and if you've studied a bit of history you'd know that just means there's gonna be a second one too.

Damn ponies. I'm gonna need more monkeys for this.

[Lorak]

Damn ponies. I'm gonna need more monkeys for this.

-_-

My armies are NOT ponies!!

They're magical horses.

[Karlito]

And me and Karlito are helping each other so we can stab each other in the back later.

I'm glad we're all on the same page here.

[Lorak]

I would like to request a small extension, like six hours please.  It may not be necessary, just a pre-caution.

[Il Palazzo]

Granted.

[Boksi]

Neat.

In other news, Project Kill Anything is making good progress. I'm not going to tell anyone what it is, of course. But until it's ready I'll just havy to rely on giant flaming meteors. I think those are probably the most efficient at killing ponymen and watery tarts.