Chromatic Orb

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Digging out my old trusty kensai-mage Radegast (lvl-9/ lvl-17), to try some spells on Irenicus´ helpless monsters, I made a strange experience using the chromatic orb spell:

I met this silly beast named Othyug (or whatever it´s name is) and casted cromatic orb on it: The combat report read like this:

-Radegast causes 8 damage at Othyug
-Othyug dies

I saw the ghost fly away from it´s dead body, read the report again and asked me: IT DIES FROM 8 DAMAGE ??? What spell effect caused it to die so quick?

I the spell description there are only the effects of the spell till mage lvl-7. Anyone knows how the spell progresses beyond that?

 

I can't answer your speciic question, but I can report something similar.

After getting routed half a dozen times by the umberhulks in de'Arnise, I had Nalia sneak up on the room and cast Cloudkill right into the center, but without being seen by any of the hulks. Just like that, four of them died, after taking only around 8 damage each. That left us just one to deal with--quite managable.

 

for chrom orb, after lvl 12 an opponent must make a save or die,

for cloudkill, also make a save or die, low level creatures (below 6th) die instantly

 

lvl 10 chrom orb petrifies the opponent
and in my game it is included both in the game and in the manual

 

yep, 12th level is save vs death, thouhg the save is +6 if I recall correctly

 

Yeah, +6, but wasn't that different in IWD and BG1? I don't remembr no stinkin' +6 save, grumble grumble . . .

 

I dont think so, though not sure. There should be +6 at least. This is a first level spell, and deals damage as well. Disintegrate is +4 and deals no damage, and this is a level 6 spell.

 

Thanks for the swift replies. I play the german version, there the spell dewscription was taken over from BG unchanged (obviously - it stops at lvl-7 ...

Can someone give the description of effect for the levels 8, 9 and 11 ?

[This message has been edited by Ragusa (edited June 12, 2001).]

 

it jumps from 7-10-12

and 10 does 1-12 acid damage and like above, petrification unless save vs spell +6
and 12 does 2-16 acid damage and death unless save vs spell +6

 

7th- Deals 1-10 and paralyses the victim for 2 turns

10th- deals 1-12 dmg and turns victim into stone

12th deals 1-12 dng and instantly kill the victim

victim save Vs special effects with +6 bonus and has no save Vs dmg

 

With Magic Missle it's easy to overlook Chromatic Orb, but don't becuase that spell grows with you. Besides it just sounds cool

 

I have some glasses for You and me Lokken

Lokken: it doesn't petrify at 7th. It paralyzes
Me: it deals 2-16 at 12th level not 1-12

PS. Ragusa my information is unarguable



[This message has been edited by Nobleman (edited June 12, 2001).]

 

In BG1 the save was without the +6 but if they made the save they didn't take damage either.

 

chromatic orb kicks ass on commoners

 

Nobleman?
Where do I say it petrifies at level 7?