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- | ??Magic Duel?? is an early-game [[combat magic|combat spell]] that any astral mage can cast at Evocation 3 for one pearl. It pits the caster and a random opposing astral mage in a duel which will always leave one or both dead. This spell remains impactful throughout the game as it makes any astral mage vulnerable. | + | ??Magic Duel?? is an early-game [[combat magic|combat spell]] that any astral mage can cast at Evocation 3 for one pearl. It pits the caster and a random opposing astral mage in a duel which will always leave one or both dead. This spell remains impactful throughout the game as it makes any astral mage vulnerable. |
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When Magic Duel is cast, a random astral mage in the opposing army is targeted. Both mages roll a single six-sided die and add it to their base astral path. This is one of the few rolls in the game that do not use the [[DRN]]. The mage with the lowest sum dies immediately. If the sums are tied, both mages die. | When Magic Duel is cast, a random astral mage in the opposing army is targeted. Both mages roll a single six-sided die and add it to their base astral path. This is one of the few rolls in the game that do not use the [[DRN]]. The mage with the lowest sum dies immediately. If the sums are tied, both mages die. | ||
The astral path is not boosted by any means: Item [[boosters]] like ??Crystal Coin?? or ?? | The astral path is not boosted by any means: Item [[boosters]] like ??Crystal Coin?? or ?? | ||
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+ | The negative path boost of trinities at pretender creation will apply to Magic Duel, while the path loss from splitting them up is not counted for the purpose of base paths. | ||
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