Yrth: Battle Magic and Tactics

[DrTemp]

Originally Posted by zorg

Any spell with a big enough ceremony will be dangerous. :)

DrTemp - I just noticed that Control Elemental is a Regular spell. That would make it somewhat risky for the mage to get close enough - even at 10 hexes/yards/meters, the skill roll will be penalized heavily. And if the Elemental resists the first time, the mage will be a) fatigued and b) crushed by the Elemental.

Why should the mage fight it in the first line? He could simply stand a meter behind that poor infantryman...

You walk over it, you die. Some minutes later, the EOD expert/Banisher arrives and does his best to remove the problem. You and your comrades are still dead, of course.

So? They are not mages. They are easily replaced. eg.