Shattered Kingdoms

I'm actually not sure this spell is at all overpowered. There are numerous ways out of its affects. In game healers, potions, herbs, and other characters.

No mana to contact other characters.
No Pe to reach a healer
no potions on hand
im not a scout/no herbs

Wouldn't be such a big deal if the affect didnt last for 18 ticks.. it's worse than charm person!

Are you saying that fortitude will now be a more important save consideration for your character in the future?

Just don't get plagued when you are already out of ME, and you'll be fine. Send someone a tell as soon as it happens and it's no problem.

I would even considering sending an IC prayer. Perhaps there's some benevolent force out there that would help you, or a malevolent one.

This made me giggle.

I'll be sure not to get plagued at an inconvenient time like you have a choice as to when it's going to happen

As I said, it's never been a problem for me. I know it's nearly killed other people before I could get to them though.

I've had this happen to me twice in nearly four years of playing. It sucked when it happened, but I don't think it's often enough to call the spell 'overpowered'. I do sympathize with the situation though. It's very frustrating watching yourself slowly die and knowing there isn't nothing that can be done.

Well, look at it this way:
You're either A) Somewhere you are familiar with
OR B) Somewhere you're not familiar with

In case A, you know there is a risk of plague to your character, and choose to keep at least a little ME instead of spamming some spell until you are drained.

In case B, why are you exploring with 0 ME?

It's not that uncommon I feel for non magic classes to be at less than 10%. I often find myself unable to send tells because I have no mana. Like alot.


{edit} just to clarify, I do not think this is op'd. IMO it should probably be MORE devastating since it is, you know, the plague. Wiped out some third(?) of the yurapeein population.

Stop throwing around your ME like candy, then!

But yeah, plague's fine. It only screws over low-level characters, really, and there are very few ways for low-level characters to get plagued unless they're in over their head.