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--- dom6:fire-shield [2026/06/21 19:15]
chssmius Added Enchanted Salt as an example of being unaffected by Fire Shield.
+++ 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.
-  * Note that, also similar to [[repel]], the tag "cannot be repelled" renders the attack immune to Fire Shield.  So items like the ??Dancing Trident??, ??Stone Bird??, ??Astral Serpent??, and ??Enchanted Salt?? do not trigger Fire Shield.  Presumably because the attacks are not physically connected to the attacker.
-=== 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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