Priests with chanelling

[Alzara]

Hey guys

Just wondering. With the new magic system, priests have chanelling... does this mean that (for e.g.) an AV ritualist can summon skeletons and cast fireball if he has the right death and fire promotions?

Thanks guys

Al

 

[xienwolf]

Any unit that has Fire 2 can cast Fireball, it ONLY requires you to have Fire 2, Channeling 2 is not required.

No Priest can Summon a Skeleton, even if they had Death 1. You can only summon a Skeleton if you have Channeling ONE and Death 1. No Priests have Channeling 1.

 

[Minor Annoyance]

Yes, but they can't get those promotions naturally so I don't know how it would happen.
I once got an event where a spellcaster offered to cast enchant weapon on a pyre zombie of mine. I paid extra to have him join me as a adept as well, but I found that he as actually given the zombie the enchantment I promotion instead of enchanted weapon promotion, but it didn't have channelling so it was useless.

 

[El_Duderino]

couldnt govannon train a priest summon Skeleton

 

[El_Duderino]

couldnt govannon train a priest summon Skeleton

 

[xienwolf]

Minor revision to my previous Statement:

Govannon can give a Priest Channeling 1, as well as any of 5 different Spheres (to include Fire & Death). Then because they have Channeling 2 (and 3 on High Priests), they are able to learn the more advanced levels of the sphere and will be able to cast all the spells for the sphere they have learned.

EDIT: I see while I wasn't looking El Dude figured out my oversight

 

[Alzara]

Oooh thanks

Could have some fun with this

Al

 

[Demus]

Yes, but they can't get those promotions naturally so I don't know how it would happen.
I once got an event where a spellcaster offered to cast enchant weapon on a pyre zombie of mine. I paid extra to have him join me as a adept as well, but I found that he as actually given the zombie the enchantment I promotion instead of enchanted weapon promotion, but it didn't have channelling so it was useless.

That could explain why the new units aren't getting the promotions when you get them through an event! The adept event is imfamous for this

 

[nealhunt]

Minor revision to my previous Statement:

Govannon can give a Priest Channeling 1, as well as any of 5 different Spheres (to include Fire & Death). Then because they have Channeling 2 (and 3 on High Priests), they are able to learn the more advanced levels of the sphere and will be able to cast all the spells for the sphere they have learned.

Couldn't an Elohim Devout do this when upgraded as well? They start with Chan1/Life1, don't they?

 

[xienwolf]

The upgraded Devout would get Life + the Priest it upgrades to, and have the rank 1 spells, yes.

 

[MagisterCultuum]

Just thought I'd mention that in my modmod priests no longer have channeling, so this can't be exploited. Instead there is now a Divine I and Divine II. Priest spells just require Divine and the proper religion (and state religion), and high priests require Divine II. Cure Disease/Heal were moved to Medic II/III. I'm still planning to at least double the number of priest spells, but all I've done so far is let both Order and AV priests use ring of flames.


I'll probably still add a passive pyPerTurn Train Spell ability similar to in my first modmod, for simplicity I'm currently just having one train spell that gives channeling I (I'll probably add some way to get channeling II, perhaps through a spell or perhaps allowing all non-unitcombat_adept units with channeling to get channeling II, with arcane lore); I'm allowing all units with channeling I to purchase the first sphere level, with the proper mana. Channeling I was removed from all non-arcane units, and all levels now require the proper mana (there are more mana sources now).