10-17-2018, 03:10 PM | #21 | |
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Re: [DF] defending a fortress from fliers
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Yes the Druid/Wizard can use rider or beast possession, the latter being the nastiest version as it allows the animal to cast spells... |
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10-17-2018, 03:14 PM | #22 |
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Re: [DF] defending a fortress from fliers
GURPS Fantasy suggests being roofed, having slit windows or having it barred, and/or being underground. I'll point out that most iron-age forts and later castles were build on hills. So having a fortress dungeon can be very viable.
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10-17-2018, 03:16 PM | #23 | |
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10-17-2018, 03:52 PM | #24 |
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Re: [DF] defending a fortress from fliers
Mystic Mist is an amazingly good spell. Having to check every second or get disoriented means that sooner or later even a massively high save won't help you. The same goes for the Fright Check, though it takes longer. And even if you makes those saves, there's the minor matter of being unable to see the defenders while they shoot arrows at you that you can't dodge because you can't see them coming. It's wonderful, and I fully expect my players to be in a killing mood after they run into it.
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10-17-2018, 03:53 PM | #25 | |
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In the past the PCs have dispelled it bit by bit to expunge the enemy. |
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10-17-2018, 04:00 PM | #26 |
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Re: [DF] defending a fortress from fliers
Incidentally, pentagram spells are very useful for static defenses, as they're permanent once cast and inexpensive on small areas (no need for a single huge one, just liberally tile the place with small pentagrams).
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10-17-2018, 04:23 PM | #27 |
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Re: [DF] defending a fortress from fliers
Invisible floating traps, to give a rogue something to do. Poison spore bulbs, strangling vines, explosives... all that.
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10-17-2018, 04:34 PM | #28 |
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Re: [DF] defending a fortress from fliers
Consider no Mana zones in your defences combined with architecture that hampers mobility and traps which debuff as well as damage. You want to ambush your PCs in killing zones designed for opponents with serious offensives magic and monstrous combat ability.
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10-17-2018, 05:09 PM | #29 |
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Re: [DF] defending a fortress from fliers
I don’t actually get how that spell is supposed to work. How high up does the effect reach?
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10-17-2018, 05:11 PM | #30 |
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Re: [DF] defending a fortress from fliers
Since it doesn't say, I would assume normal for an area spell. Still plenty to, say, protect an archer behind an arrow slit, or put in a doorway to prevent constructs from passing through.
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