erase should not kill you

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erase should not kill you

Postby Kindi » Mon Dec 21, 2009 12:25 am

i cast erase on my spellbook and died when i had 784hps and didn't even erase the spellbook. wtf?
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Re: erase should not kill you

Postby Kindi » Mon Dec 21, 2009 12:42 am

i was later told it does more damage if you aren't of that race/class you're trying to erase.

this is a corner case: my lich can't erase the necromancer spellbook they used previously. plz fix it so a lich can erase their previous books.
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Re: erase should not kill you

Postby Yayaril » Mon Dec 21, 2009 8:21 pm

Why is erasing a spellbook doing damage to you, anyhow?
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Re: erase should not kill you

Postby Kindi » Tue Dec 22, 2009 12:01 am

because it makes the game more fun! LOL
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Re: erase should not kill you

Postby Artmar » Thu Dec 24, 2009 11:17 am

Perhaps the book fights back?
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Re: erase should not kill you

Postby Disoputlip » Fri Dec 25, 2009 12:12 am

I think it is fine as it is, you can always get a vit + embody.

I agree it should succede if you die. I know some n00b sissys then roll a level 1 and cast it, but that is fine with me.

It could also be fun if there was some kind of safe that instead of death put you on -7hp. Then other players could laugh at you while you slowly died.
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Re: erase should not kill you

Postby Thilindel » Sat Dec 26, 2009 4:05 am

It's pretty stupid that if you die, it fails. Scribing is a time sink as it is. This spell is insult to 'injury'
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Re: erase should not kill you

Postby Merrick » Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:24 pm

I don't know... I kind of like the fact that there's a chance of killing ya. Your releasing powerful magic from a spell book ya don't think there would be some kind of effect from that? silly.
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Re: erase should not kill you

Postby Thilindel » Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:33 pm

Shouldn't it, therefor, inflict pain just the same in having scribed into a tome? Illogical :( Scribing or erasing all day won't get one rudimentary spell channeled
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Re: erase should not kill you

Postby Ragorn » Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:47 pm

Wait, what? Erasing your spellbook can kill you? What the fuck? Why?
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Re: erase should not kill you

Postby Kegor » Tue Dec 29, 2009 9:41 pm

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ERASE
spell

Area of effect: held spellbook
Aggressive:     No
Cumulative:     N/A
Duration:       Instantaneous
Class/Circle:   Elementalist/Enchanter/Illusionist/Invoker/Lich/
                     Necromancer 1st
Type of Spell:  Generic

This spell causes the spellbook held to release the binding energy
latent in the scribed spells.  The spellbook held will be completely
erased if the spell is successful.  There are rumors of dangers to
mages who attempt to erase powerful spellbooks.

Note: This spell requires a spell component of iron filings.

See also: COMPONENTS, SCRIBE


Never could understand the reason for this spell inflicting damage on the caster either. Oh well, nothing a level 50 alt with 700+ hp can't handle, right?
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Re: erase should not kill you

Postby amena wolfsnarl » Wed Dec 30, 2009 2:21 am

I got hit for 823 hp when i erased a 300 pg spellbook, probably need an elem w/fembo and vit to erase anything more than that.

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