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dom6:fire-shield [2026/06/23 02:37]
chssmius Added back dancing weapons and Enchanted Salt not causing a response from 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 ====== ====== Fire Shield ======
  
-{{:abilities:fire_shield.png?nolink|}} Units with **Fire Shield** deal damage to creatures that make attacks against them. 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.+{{: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. 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.
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   * Length 5 attacks (Pike) take **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 testing shows that dancing weapons like the ??Dancing Trident?? and the AOE attacks from ??Enchanted Salt?? do not cause a response from Fire Shield.+
  
 ==== Sources of Fire Shield ==== ==== Sources of Fire Shield ====
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