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--- dom6:fire-shield [2026/06/21 15:59]
chssmius Changed phrasing of example to make it clear that it is the hit not the attack that fire shield interacts with.
+++ dom6:fire-shield [2026/06/23 03:04] (current)
chssmius Move discussion of item attacks and touch spells to a foot note.
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 ====== Fire Shield ======
-{{:abilities:fire_shield.png?nolink|}} A **Fire Shield** burns an attacker in melee if the attack hits.
+{{:abilities:fire_shield.png?nolink|}} Units with **Fire Shield** deal damage to creatures that make attacks against them((Note that testing shows that not all attacks provoke a response from Fire Shield.  Dancing weapons like the ??Dancing Trident?? and the AOE attacks from ??Enchanted Salt?? do not cause a response from Fire Shield.  Additionally, despite their name, spells like ??Freezing Touch?? are technically ranged attacks (Range **1**) and therefore do not cause a response from Fire Shield.)). Even attacks that do not hit will trigger fire shield; however, abilities which stop attacks from happening in the first place (e.g. [[Awe]]) will by extension prevent Fire Shield from dealing damage.
-Fire Shields do their listed strength in [[Magic Weapons|Magical]] [[Armor-Piercing]] {{:abilities:resist_fire.png?14&nolink|}}[[elemental-resistance|Fire Damage]], and never miss (of course). The base Damage (before [[DRN]]s) dealt is reduced by the Length of the attacker's weapon, however.
+Fire Shields do their listed strength in [[Magic Weapons|magical]], [[armor-piercing]] {{:abilities:resist_fire.png?14&nolink|}}[[elemental-resistance|fire damage]], and never miss. The base damage (before [[DRN]]s) dealt is reduced by the Length of the attacker's weapon, however.
-=== For Example... ===
+==== Example ====
-  * A Length 0 hit (Bite, Fist, Dagger, or any other attack without a listed Length are Length 0) takes **0** less Damage from Fire Shield.
+  * Length 0 attacks (Bite, Fist, Dagger, or any other attack without a listed Length are Length 0) take **0** less damage from Fire Shield.
-  * A Length 1 hit attacks (Short Sword or Long Sword) takee **1** less Damage from Fire Shield.
+  * Length 1 attacks (Short Sword or Long Sword) take **1** less damage from Fire Shield.
-  * A Length 2 hit (Great Sword) takes **2** less Damage from Fire Shield.
+  * Length 2 attacks (Great Sword) take **2** less damage from Fire Shield.
-  * A Length 5 hit (Pike) takes **5** less Damage from Fire Shield.
+  * Length 5 attacks (Pike) take **5** less damage from Fire Shield.
-  * Note that, similar to how [[repel]] works, the effective weapon length is increased by +1 Length if [[Size]] 6 or greater. Reducing an additional point of Damage.
+  * Note that, similar to how [[repel]] works, the effective weapon length is increased by +1 length if [[Size]] 6 or greater. Reducing an additional point of damage.
-=== Sources of Fire Shield ===
-Some troops, [[Commander|Commanders]], and [[Pretender-Chassis|Pretenders]] have an innate, persistent Fire Shield. This can be boosted by [[Empowerment]] or by giving them additional levels of {{:misc:magic:fire.png?14&nolink|}}[[Fire]] in Pretender Design; the Damage boost is **+1** for every level of Fire more than what they started with.
+==== Sources of Fire Shield ====
+Some troops, [[Commander|commanders]], and [[Pretender-Chassis|pretenders]] have an innate, persistent Fire Shield. This can be boosted by [[empowerment]] or by giving them additional levels of {{:misc:magic:fire.png?14&nolink|}}[[Fire]] in pretender design; the damage boost is **+1** for every level of Fire more than what they started with.
   * For example, the ??Baphomet?? has a Fire Shield with a strength of **16**, but giving him {{path>F6}} elevates its strength to **20**, since he starts with {{path>F2}}.
-The ??Fire Shield?? [[Combat Magic|Spell]] gives the caster a Fire Shield with a strength of **9**, **+1** for every level of Fire they're overcasting it by. It's a [[Research|Level 3]] [[Enchantment]] that requires {{path>F1}} and zero [[Gems]] to use.
+The ??Fire Shield?? [[Combat Magic|spell]] gives the caster a Fire Shield with a strength of **9**, **+1** for every level of Fire they're overcasting it by. It is a [[Research|Level 3]] [[Enchantment]] that requires {{path>F1}} and zero [[gems]] to use.
   * For example, an ??Adon?? with {{path>F2}} would get a Fire Shield with a strength of **10**.
-Then there's the Fire Shield [[Bless]]; this provides a Fire Shield with a strength of **7**, **+1** for every level of Fire the blessed subject has.
+Then there's the Fire Shield [[bless]]; this provides a Fire Shield with a strength of **7**, **+1** for every level of Fire the blessed subject has.
   * For example, a ??Witch Hunter?? with {{path>F2}} would get a Fire Shield with a strength of **9**.
-Last-but-not-least, there are a few [[Items]] that provide a Fire Shield with a strength of **9**; these Items are the **??Charcoal Shield??** ([[Construction]] 5, {{path>E2F1}}, {{gems>10E5F}}), the **??Carmine Cleaver??** (Construction 7, {{path>F2E1}}, {{gems>10F5E}}), and the **??Crown of the Fire King??** (Construction 9, {{path>F4}}, {{gems>25F}}).
+Last but not least, there are a few [[items]] that provide a Fire Shield with a strength of **9**; these items are the **??Charcoal Shield??** ([[Construction]] 5, {{path>E2F1}}, {{gems>10E5F}}), the **??Carmine Cleaver??** (Construction 7, {{path>F2E1}}, {{gems>10F5E}}), and the **??Crown of the Fire King??** (Construction 9, {{path>F4}}, {{gems>25F}}).
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