Spellcasting tactics

[Nightshade]

Originally Posted by frogspawner

Harmonize from a Jack-o-Bear is a bit different, I believe: stand there till it eats you. Less powerful - but it could get more than one victim at once (I don't think chain-harmonizing was legal with the spell).

As I recall, the spell was Active, so in practice, it just wasn't possible for a normal caster to use it on multiple targets at once. Not that that (or the high cost for Battle Magic) made it any less overpowered...

[Atgxtg]

Originally Posted by Nightshade

As I recall, the spell was Active, so in practice, it just wasn't possible for a normal caster to use it on multiple targets at once. Not that that (or the high cost for Battle Magic) made it any less overpowered...

I think you could have gotten multiple ones off via a Multispell. I'd have to read through my RQ2 stuff to be certain.

[Kloster]

Originally Posted by frogspawner

Harmonize from a Jack-o-Bear is a bit different, I believe: stand there till it eats you. Less powerful - but it could get more than one victim at once (I don't think chain-harmonizing was legal with the spell).

True for the Jack O Bear.

For the chain harmonizing, IIRC, it implies harmonizing the harmonizer.
Perfect for dancing, but not very practical in combat (3 or more ways fights are quite rare).

Runequestement votre,

Kloster

[frogspawner]

Originally Posted by Kloster

For the chain harmonizing, IIRC, it implies harmonizing the harmonizer.

I hadn't thought of that! But more than one target per caster is specifically excluded (whether via Multispell or not, I'd say). Having checked, I'm surprised to find it is/was not Active, but Passive! Maybe making Harmonize an Active spell would be the way to save it from overpowered oblivion - 'cos it's such fun!

[Kloster]

Originally Posted by frogspawner

I hadn't thought of that! But more than one target per caster is specifically excluded (whether via Multispell or not, I'd say). Having checked, I'm surprised to find it is/was not Active, but Passive! Maybe making Harmonize an Active spell would be the way to save it from overpowered oblivion - 'cos it's such fun!

I used it on an epic 3 way battle between a group of trolls, a group of broos and us (the PCs). One of the broos harmonized a troll and pushed him in the river. I harmonized the broo, which also ran into the river, continuing to drown the troll.

It was a long time ago, sniff.

Runequestement votre,

Kloster

[Nightshade]

Originally Posted by Atgxtg

I think you could have gotten multiple ones off via a Multispell. I'd have to read through my RQ2 stuff to be certain.

Possibly. I would think so in fact, but at least that required runespell involvement.