Turning Undead - Uses?

Serak Moonblade · 03-01-2005, 10:55 AM

Hi!

When I played IWD 1, whenever I used Turn Undead, I'd just hear a sound like that of a church organ and that was all. Is this ability really useful or is it just hype? My tactics for dealing with undead was:
a) Fireball or Web or Grease;
b) Hack'n'slash till I got the above spells.

Nighthawk Shadehound · 03-02-2005, 09:44 PM

At a higher level, turn undead keeps undead from attacking you, and sometimes damage them.

Azred · 03-02-2005, 10:27 PM

At a sufficiently high level, usually 14+, the undead simply fall to pieces around the cleric who is "turn" mode. Chunks everywhere! [img]graemlins/petard.gif[/img]

pritchke · 03-03-2005, 11:22 AM

You also have to take into account that for more powerful undead you need to be at even higher levels to blow them away. The Spell Undead Ward gives a boast to your turn undead ability which is usually efficient to deal with the undead on burial island.

Bone Skeletons should just fall to pieces towards the end of the game, and be able to make them move away by The Hand so Turn Undead is very helpful.

[ 03-03-2005, 11:24 AM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

Serak Moonblade · 03-04-2005, 07:07 AM

guess i had abandoned the turning ability when i didn't see results in the vale of shadows. no matter will try it sometime later or else in IWD2. I hope it works then...

NobleNick · 03-04-2005, 08:49 AM

Serak Moonblade,

~ Small HoW spoiler follows

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Turn Undead did nothing for me either (that I could tell) early to mid-game. HoWever (pun intended), I found it very useful (and effective) on Burial Island: When your party can only handle X undead of a certain type without losing the bubble, and X+4 descend upon you, it is nice to have Turn Undead send 5 of them running for 6 rounds or so.

EDIT: Results depend a lot on your Cleic's CLVL, compared to the monster's CLVL. I think my one DC character with Cleric skills active was CLVL12 or 13 at the time I hit B.I.

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What's a party,
without a song?
Bards ROCK!
Party On!!

[ 03-04-2005, 08:55 AM: Message edited by: NobleNick ]

03-01-2005, 10:55 AM	#1
Serak Moonblade Manshoon Join Date: November 21, 2004 Location: Mumbai Age: 42 Posts: 169	Hi! When I played IWD 1, whenever I used Turn Undead, I'd just hear a sound like that of a church organ and that was all. Is this ability really useful or is it just hype? My tactics for dealing with undead was: a) Fireball or Web or Grease; b) Hack'n'slash till I got the above spells. __________________ Aut disce aut discede . . . . Either learn or leave

03-02-2005, 10:27 PM	#3
Azred Drow Priestess Join Date: March 13, 2001 Location: a hidden sanctorum high above the metroplex Age: 55 Posts: 4,037	At a sufficiently high level, usually 14+, the undead simply fall to pieces around the cleric who is "turn" mode. Chunks everywhere! [img]graemlins/petard.gif[/img] __________________ Everything may be explained by a conspiracy theory. All conspiracy theories are true. No matter how thinly you slice it, it's still bologna.

03-04-2005, 07:07 AM	#5
Serak Moonblade Manshoon Join Date: November 21, 2004 Location: Mumbai Age: 42 Posts: 169	guess i had abandoned the turning ability when i didn't see results in the vale of shadows. no matter will try it sometime later or else in IWD2. I hope it works then... __________________ Aut disce aut discede . . . . Either learn or leave

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03-02-2005, 09:44 PM	#2
Nighthawk Shadehound Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: December 26, 2004 Location: Texas Age: 41 Posts: 7	At a higher level, turn undead keeps undead from attacking you, and sometimes damage them.

03-03-2005, 11:22 AM	#4
pritchke Bastet - Egyptian Cat Goddess Join Date: September 5, 2001 Location: Calgary, AB Age: 50 Posts: 3,491	You also have to take into account that for more powerful undead you need to be at even higher levels to blow them away. The Spell Undead Ward gives a boast to your turn undead ability which is usually efficient to deal with the undead on burial island. Bone Skeletons should just fall to pieces towards the end of the game, and be able to make them move away by The Hand so Turn Undead is very helpful. [ 03-03-2005, 11:24 AM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

03-04-2005, 08:49 AM	#6
NobleNick Quintesson Join Date: February 5, 2002 Location: Huntsville, AL, USA Age: 64 Posts: 1,045	Serak Moonblade, ~ Small HoW spoiler follows ~ ~ Turn Undead did nothing for me either (that I could tell) early to mid-game. HoWever (pun intended), I found it very useful (and effective) on Burial Island: When your party can only handle X undead of a certain type without losing the bubble, and X+4 descend upon you, it is nice to have Turn Undead send 5 of them running for 6 rounds or so. EDIT: Results depend a lot on your Cleic's CLVL, compared to the monster's CLVL. I think my one DC character with Cleric skills active was CLVL12 or 13 at the time I hit B.I. -------------------- What's a party, without a song? Bards ROCK! Party On!! [ 03-04-2005, 08:55 AM: Message edited by: NobleNick ]

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