Does Fire Resistance protect from Flambeau?

pole_shift · #1 April 19th, 2004, 12:41 AM

The Subject should say it all. My VQ is getting stomped by Angel-types using Flambeaus but will Fire Resistance spell or item protect from it? Hoping so ...

Etaoin Shrdlu · #2 April 19th, 2004, 04:07 AM

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Originally posted by pole_shift:
The Subject should say it all. My VQ is getting stomped by Angel-types using Flambeaus but will Fire Resistance spell or item protect from it? Hoping so ...

The problem is that Flambeau does triple damage (total 39) vs undead, which the V.Q. is. (Note: Haven't used this pretender design yet so I might have something wrong here...) Undead hit by Flambeaux are quickly declared... re-dead. C'est la non-vie. Fire resistance was the least of your problems...

Gateway103 · #3 April 19th, 2004, 06:34 AM

Only if Flambeau do fire damages only, otherwise the x3 will quickly slay your undead queen dead (that sounds paradoxical, lol) Why don't you equip a cheap undead with fire resistant item, and test him out, or test it out with you queen in friendly dominion?

-Gateway103

[ April 19, 2004, 05:35: Message edited by: Gateway103 ]

pole_shift · #4 April 19th, 2004, 04:51 PM

Yes I need to test it. Its not clear. Its just that I needed to know quickly as I was in the middle of an MP game and it was (very) relevant. Game Over (I lost) and I never got the chance to try it but now I need to satisfy my curiousity. I will post my results.

Yossar · #5 April 19th, 2004, 10:00 PM

I may be wrong but my best guess is that a flambeau does normal damage (x3 vs undead) with an added chance to set the enemy on fire. You'd be immune to the extra fire, but the sword would still hurt a fire immune creature.