Posted November 02, 2015
Battle with 2 level 14 slimes (my party's level is about 11, except for my level 10 Bishop).
The following happened, in this order:
My Priest got diseased. (Note that I didn't know Cure Disease yet.)
My Alchemist got diseased.
My Alchemist got killed. (Note that this removes the disease, which is a strange mechanic.)
My Bishop used the Equip command to equip the Amulet of Life I had around.
The following round, my Bishop used the amulet on my Alchemist, reviving her.
The battle ended.
My Priest drank a potion of Restoration, removing her disease.
There are a few interesting points to note here:
1. Cure Disease potions are overpriced. You are better off selling them (or mixing them with Heavy Heal potions and selling the resulting Potions of Restoration) and using the money to buy Restoration potions which can also be used to cure disease. A similar situation comes up with Resurrection scrolls: you are better off selling them and using the money to buy Resurrection powder.
2. One easy to look aspect of the Bishop is the Artifacts skill bonus. This makes Bishops good at using magical items and meant that she could use the Amulet of Life. It took a couple rounds because it wasn't already equipped.
3. If you have someone with 35 Artifacts, the Amulet of Life is more cost-effective than Resurrection Powder. Also, it can be recharged by selling it to Lord Braffit and buying it back. (My Bard with the Blarneystone Amulet has enough Communication to get optimal prices from him.)
4. To buy fourth level spell books from Crook, the party's average level (not counting RPCs), rounded down, must be at least 11. It wasn't before the battle, but my Bard and Gadgeteer leveled up, pushing the average just high enough to buy those spells. It takes a lot of potion mixing to finance them, however.
5. Samurai can use the Stun Rod, but they don't get Polearms skill.
The following happened, in this order:
My Priest got diseased. (Note that I didn't know Cure Disease yet.)
My Alchemist got diseased.
My Alchemist got killed. (Note that this removes the disease, which is a strange mechanic.)
My Bishop used the Equip command to equip the Amulet of Life I had around.
The following round, my Bishop used the amulet on my Alchemist, reviving her.
The battle ended.
My Priest drank a potion of Restoration, removing her disease.
There are a few interesting points to note here:
1. Cure Disease potions are overpriced. You are better off selling them (or mixing them with Heavy Heal potions and selling the resulting Potions of Restoration) and using the money to buy Restoration potions which can also be used to cure disease. A similar situation comes up with Resurrection scrolls: you are better off selling them and using the money to buy Resurrection powder.
2. One easy to look aspect of the Bishop is the Artifacts skill bonus. This makes Bishops good at using magical items and meant that she could use the Amulet of Life. It took a couple rounds because it wasn't already equipped.
3. If you have someone with 35 Artifacts, the Amulet of Life is more cost-effective than Resurrection Powder. Also, it can be recharged by selling it to Lord Braffit and buying it back. (My Bard with the Blarneystone Amulet has enough Communication to get optimal prices from him.)
4. To buy fourth level spell books from Crook, the party's average level (not counting RPCs), rounded down, must be at least 11. It wasn't before the battle, but my Bard and Gadgeteer leveled up, pushing the average just high enough to buy those spells. It takes a lot of potion mixing to finance them, however.
5. Samurai can use the Stun Rod, but they don't get Polearms skill.
