Artifacts

[wdatlantis]

I tried reading up on the manual and wiki but have no real idea of what to do with the rod of winds i found. Seems immobile and something I just need to defend.

Any list of artifacts in FFH2 out there?

 

[A Moon]

You can have a unit on the rod's tile cast the "Take rod of winds" spell, which gives them the rod of winds promotion, meaning they get +1 strength for every air mana you have.

I think I might have seen an "Items" category in a civilopedia somewhere, but whether that was in a modmod or I'm imagining it I couldn't say.

 

[Calavente]

as said A_Moon

when you get artifacts, any unit on the same tile can cast a "spell" to take the artifact.
then it gives some nice bonus, depending on the artifact.

 

[Kiech]

The civpedia isn't really the greatest when looking up an object unless you know to check the items category. Its really annoying that it just says "does not move" and "not alive". Any small note that also says "its an object" and "pick it up" would be awesome.

That said, once you know what they are, weapons are fun and powerful. I personally like giving Yavin the Scorched staff.

 

[akatosh]

What does the scorched staff do? And the Jade Torc?

 

[[to_xp]Gekko]

scorched staff gives +1 fire affinity, jade torc gives poison immunity, rod of winds gives +1 air affinity.

 

[akatosh]

Wow. I never knew what scorched staff did so I always took the gold. Seems like a great weapon for an Amurite stud warrior with a great general/orthus axe and this thing.

 

[Calavente]

and timor mask give fear, and IIRC immunity to fear (I'm less certain of that second point)

 

[Qgqqqqq]

I hate Timor mask, I always forget my units have it, and suddenly I've got half my stack unable to reach their collateraled units.

 

[Calavente]

ahahh .. me I loove it
it is a very good defender.
and useful to break stacks appart (and it especially un-fortifies the units.. and -25% is so nice to get ) (and less tile defense...etc)

but true, it is mainly useful when you have the less numerous army