Medicine_Man_55
Warlord
Fire Magic:
Elemental weapon buffs? Perhaps a similar buff could be implemented for frostbrand as well?
Flametongue: +1 fire strength. Permanent unless dispelled. Caster only.
I'm sure this seems very "World of Warcraft" to the current generation but both flame tongue and frostbrand date back to 2nd edition Dungeons and Dragons, which is part of FFH roots, if I remember Kael's stories correctly.
While this seems like a very minor spell, a +1 strength buff on adepts could be quite useful in practice. For any Civ that pushes for Knowledge of the Ether early, an adept could be the equivalent of a line infantry unit in the early game (ie. a bronze armed warrior). For an arcane Civ, the adept could quickly become a strong secondary combat unit -- more than capable of defending itself. In the late game, an archmage with this spell would be better able to farm xps.
If a frostbrand equivalent of this spell were implemented, it should be a Water I spell for balance reasons. Ice magic is relatively rare and these weapon buffs should be a common trick. Also Spring (Water I) needs a companion spell as much as Scorch (Fire I) does. The Illians get both Water and Ice anyhow so the thematic malus is nil.
Elemental weapon buffs? Perhaps a similar buff could be implemented for frostbrand as well?
Flametongue: +1 fire strength. Permanent unless dispelled. Caster only.
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I'm sure this seems very "World of Warcraft" to the current generation but both flame tongue and frostbrand date back to 2nd edition Dungeons and Dragons, which is part of FFH roots, if I remember Kael's stories correctly.
While this seems like a very minor spell, a +1 strength buff on adepts could be quite useful in practice. For any Civ that pushes for Knowledge of the Ether early, an adept could be the equivalent of a line infantry unit in the early game (ie. a bronze armed warrior). For an arcane Civ, the adept could quickly become a strong secondary combat unit -- more than capable of defending itself. In the late game, an archmage with this spell would be better able to farm xps.
If a frostbrand equivalent of this spell were implemented, it should be a Water I spell for balance reasons. Ice magic is relatively rare and these weapon buffs should be a common trick. Also Spring (Water I) needs a companion spell as much as Scorch (Fire I) does. The Illians get both Water and Ice anyhow so the thematic malus is nil.