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I just remembered this problem I had last week when fighting Kangaxx. Jan had died, but Kangaxx the Demi-Lich still imprisoned him. How does that happen? I wasn't sure if this was a bug or something, so I reloaded, used control-y on Edwin, Jan, and Korgan. But Kangaxx still imprisoned them. I did a search on the forum and couldn't find anything about it. Is this just an attribute of improved Kangaxx?

Maybe because they're still 'in' your party? I have no idea, just my best guess.

In the same line of thoughts: it is possible to stun someone after they've died. I have a screenshot proving it (courtesy of Baldur's Gate 1). This happens because the game deals the damage first and then applies the effects of a spell or a magical weapon.

However, Imprisonment is a spell with no special effects other than the 'putting you miles beneath the ground'-thing. How much time was there between the death of the NPC's and them being imprisoned?

Well... Kangaxx uses a projectile to imprison. And I know that sometimes I'll pause only to have a character's status change from "Near Death" to "Dead"... What if Kangaxx fired the Imprisonment and it hit in that split-second window of Death status before actual death? Or perhaps the projectile just hit the normal corpse and the spell took effect?

That would make sense for the first time Jan was imprisoned since I think he died just before the spell hit him. However, it wouldn't make sense for the 2nd time when I went and tested it out using control-y on my characters first. I don't remember how long after I used control-y on them that they were imprisoned, but I highly doubt this 'split-second window' would occur 4 times in a row...

Then perhaps once the spell is targeted it works on anything, even corpses?

kangax does not 'cast imprisonment'. it is an ability called 'trap the soul'

Does that change anything?

If it is not an ordinary spell, then the working mechanics could be different.

If not that, then it could just be the AI treating the ability differently:
Maybe Kangaxx is every then and then told to "Imprison" the nearest target to ensure he takes full advantage of his abilities?

Now a normal mage wouldn´t aim Imprisonment at a corpse, but a simple special scrip just might. :/

::nods:: And as it's a ranged spell, it might take effect as soon as it hits the target. It can only target living creatures. If the creature dies before the projectile hits, it imprisons the corpse.

Which is a rather handy solution, really. Saves you the cost of a burial.

Such an inspiring statement!

Makes me say they should be selling shovels as low-cost placebo Freedom scrolls! ^^

Heh... Ah, but there's no burial cost, but there's the cost of having the spell cast. You think a temple charges a lot to raise the dead? How much do you think a mage is going to charge to imprison the dead?

But it might be easier 'cause the dead won't shoot back or run away.

Hmmmmm... Well, i can think of 2,1 cases where imprisonment would be worth it...


1) The "Uncle Lester" case.

2) If you don´t want any grave robbers digging you up and taking you to some necromancer somewhere.

Or necropheliac