New Spells -- Review

[Saiko Kila]

Originally Posted by stubbie

With Runic Armour I'm guessing it refers to the number of unused runes you have and doesn't include runes you have already used in your skill tree?

Yes, it's unused runes, for all their skills and bonuses. And the description is inaccurate, runemages don't get astral resistance from runic armor. May be a bug.

[Puce Moose]

I'm having a great time with the rune mages; I've sacrificed my hero's own learning at the expense of the rune mages, which makes for an interesting commentary on units vs. hero. It's a conundrum I find I'm enjoying quite a bit. Pretty clever idea on the part of the developers in my opinion. Do I make myself tougher, or be a martyr of sorts and let my rune mages take advantage of my untapped resources to expand their functionality?

Thumbs up 1C! I like additions that present these sort of challenges.

[BB Shockwave]

I am using them too, but not at the expense of my own hero - I just always try to leave some surplus runes around and wait until 2 more levels to get a new skill, until that time they can kick ass.

I have found a new spell that so far I think has not been reported:



Totem of Adrenaline (Chaos): In place of a Fallen troop, raises a totem which on each move (round?) increases the Adrenaline level of Orcish allies, while at the same time decreasing the defense of those who stand against the orcs. Has no effect on creatures immune to mind spells.

[Saiko Kila]

I have been using this spell since the beginning, because I started with blood shamans and goblin shamans. I don't use it now after I dumped these stupid orcs. It gives some adrenaline at the end of turn if I remember correctly, but killing others is way faster, so it's mildly useful. Also, at least to me, it worked not exactly every turn, even if my orcs were running around near it. I wasn't paying much attention (and orcs get adrenaline on many occasions), but it has visible graphical effect to the units it dopes.