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Dundee Slaytern · 12-11-2001, 01:52 PM

quote:
Originally posted by toriuxik:
Non detection has no effect upon True Sight.

Oh yes it does. There is a reason why people love the Cloak of Non-Detection. It renders True Sight useless.

While you are busy casting protection from magical weapons, the cleric simply summons a few bears to smack to crap out of you. Or, they can use other spells like Bolt of Glory (or whatever its called).

Protection from Magical Weapons nerf the attacks of Bears too. Bolt of Glory takes a very long time to cast.

If the cleric certain equipment, they are going to be awful to try and kill for a mage.
Human Skin armour, Ring of Gax x2, Seldarine necklace thingy, Flail of the Ages, Cloak of Balduran... Just that and you get 80% magic resistance. Mages can't field all that equipment.

Mages have Robe of Vecna, Amulet of Power and the Staff of Magi. Your point being?

In the time you use your contingencies and triggers/sequencers, the cleric has already beaten the crap out of you. They could also cast Miscast magic while your busy sequencing them. Oh no! No more spells. Besides, you can't have your mage already memorizing sequencers, contingencies, sequencers if cleric can't put into place HIS spells (summonings, protection from evil, gates, spell shields ect). You can't give one an unfair advantage like that and expect an even fight. Oh, and the cleric could just read a scroll of Antimagic.... Looks like all that armour and weapon power just might come in handy!

Therein lies the problem. Clerics cannot prepare spells before the battle. A Mage can, and this enables him to end the battle quickly and decisively. What is a Cleric going to do against a Spell Trigger and Chain Contingency combo? I only need a split second to cast this combo, faster than a blink of an eye.

12-11-2001, 01:52 PM	#37
Dundee Slaytern Ironworks Moderator Join Date: June 10, 2001 Location: Pasir Ris, Singapore Age: 42 Posts: 11,063	quote: Originally posted by toriuxik: Non detection has no effect upon True Sight. Oh yes it does. There is a reason why people love the Cloak of Non-Detection. It renders True Sight useless. While you are busy casting protection from magical weapons, the cleric simply summons a few bears to smack to crap out of you. Or, they can use other spells like Bolt of Glory (or whatever its called). Protection from Magical Weapons nerf the attacks of Bears too. Bolt of Glory takes a very long time to cast. If the cleric certain equipment, they are going to be awful to try and kill for a mage. Human Skin armour, Ring of Gax x2, Seldarine necklace thingy, Flail of the Ages, Cloak of Balduran... Just that and you get 80% magic resistance. Mages can't field all that equipment. Mages have Robe of Vecna, Amulet of Power and the Staff of Magi. Your point being? In the time you use your contingencies and triggers/sequencers, the cleric has already beaten the crap out of you. They could also cast Miscast magic while your busy sequencing them. Oh no! No more spells. Besides, you can't have your mage already memorizing sequencers, contingencies, sequencers if cleric can't put into place HIS spells (summonings, protection from evil, gates, spell shields ect). You can't give one an unfair advantage like that and expect an even fight. Oh, and the cleric could just read a scroll of Antimagic.... Looks like all that armour and weapon power just might come in handy! Therein lies the problem. Clerics cannot prepare spells before the battle. A Mage can, and this enables him to end the battle quickly and decisively. What is a Cleric going to do against a Spell Trigger and Chain Contingency combo? I only need a split second to cast this combo, faster than a blink of an eye.