Poschengband Wisdom vs Resistances - Page 2

Derakon · February 28, 2017, 04:58

Assuming it's the same as in ZAngband/ToME, it gives you a 95% saving throw, which is a lot better than most non-magic-using classes would otherwise be able to get.

HugoTheGreat2011 · February 28, 2017, 21:18

The biggest plus of having Anti-Magic is that it prevents the Amberite Blood Curse's statue-paralysis effect !! Without Anti-Magic, that statue-paralysis may happen regardless of whether you have Free Action or not! The statue-paralysis is downright bad because the Blood Curse can summon the worst at one go and you'd be dead before the effect wears off, if at all!

GenericPseudonym · March 1, 2017, 02:35

Free Action still reduces the "you feel like a statue!" paralysis from 1d13 turns to I think 1d2 (or maybe just 1?).

Antimagic doesn't have any special bonus there, it's just that it's a large bonus to saving throw and blood-curse effects allow a save to resist.

HugoTheGreat2011 · March 1, 2017, 05:40

I wouldn't say it reduces the statue-paralysis to only just 1-2 turns. Definitely at least more turns than that. I lost a 900HP full health Baphomet possessing Possessor character a few years ago due to a status-paralysis. I had Free Action on board, yes. But, I didn't have Anti-Magic.

Derakon · March 1, 2017, 14:35

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Originally Posted by HugoTheGreat2011

I wouldn't say it reduces the statue-paralysis to only just 1-2 turns. Definitely at least more turns than that. I lost a 900HP full health Baphomet possessing Possessor character a few years ago due to a status-paralysis. I had Free Action on board, yes. But, I didn't have Anti-Magic.

If you're at the point where you're fighting Amberites, there are nasty enough monsters around that your character can probably be killed in 2 turns. Just saying.

HugoTheGreat2011 · March 1, 2017, 20:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Derakon

If you're at the point where you're fighting Amberites, there are nasty enough monsters around that your character can probably be killed in 2 turns. Just saying.

smh. That's right. See this screenshot for a prime example of what I mean with the status-paralysis:
http://angband.oook.cz/screen-show.php?id=2417

When you are at deeper depths, all bets are off!!!

delstrudo · March 3, 2017, 03:11

Excellent info here, big thanks for answers!

February 28, 2017, 21:18	#12
HugoTheGreat2011 Knight Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Mid-Atlantic, U.S. Age: 34 Posts: 832	The biggest plus of having Anti-Magic is that it prevents the Amberite Blood Curse's statue-paralysis effect !! Without Anti-Magic, that statue-paralysis may happen regardless of whether you have Free Action or not! The statue-paralysis is downright bad because the Blood Curse can summon the worst at one go and you'd be dead before the effect wears off, if at all! __________________ Hugo = Big-time PosChengband player My YouTube channel, where I'm known as YggdrasilTid (formerly MjolnirExcalibur) (includes my PosChengband gameplay+music): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqG...vf4c0P8ipsIeQQ

March 1, 2017, 05:40	#14
HugoTheGreat2011 Knight Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Mid-Atlantic, U.S. Age: 34 Posts: 832	I wouldn't say it reduces the statue-paralysis to only just 1-2 turns. Definitely at least more turns than that. I lost a 900HP full health Baphomet possessing Possessor character a few years ago due to a status-paralysis. I had Free Action on board, yes. But, I didn't have Anti-Magic. __________________ Hugo = Big-time PosChengband player My YouTube channel, where I'm known as YggdrasilTid (formerly MjolnirExcalibur) (includes my PosChengband gameplay+music): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqG...vf4c0P8ipsIeQQ

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February 28, 2017, 04:58	#11
Derakon Prophet Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 7,808	Assuming it's the same as in ZAngband/ToME, it gives you a 95% saving throw, which is a lot better than most non-magic-using classes would otherwise be able to get.

March 1, 2017, 02:35	#13
GenericPseudonym Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 52	Free Action still reduces the "you feel like a statue!" paralysis from 1d13 turns to I think 1d2 (or maybe just 1?). Antimagic doesn't have any special bonus there, it's just that it's a large bonus to saving throw and blood-curse effects allow a save to resist.

March 3, 2017, 03:11	#17
delstrudo Rookie Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 7	Excellent info here, big thanks for answers!

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