Age of Wonders 4

Age of Wonders 4

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fefnir3284 Jun 25, 2023 @ 4:31pm
Signature Spells
Are signature spells random or not? I read they are and I am calling BS on it. I managed to get 3 of the only 6 I like (draining blade, restoration, rally blessing, mass rejuvenation, frostfire detonation and mana unchained).

I got DB, FD, and MU but no matter what my next choice are always the same, I've leveled on different mobs, in different rounds, and my choices are always the same 6 garbage spells.

How do I get other spells to appear?

Does affinity matter? Im 5 order, 4 materium, 3 astral, 3 natural, 1 chaos, and 1 shadow (so I doubt it since i've only seen retribution all 4 times for holy, the only holy spell I do not want).

Even rerolling my character doesnt change which spells appear. Are they scripted? Is there a mod to list them ALL so I can actually chose what I want and not be boned?
Last edited by fefnir3284; Jun 25, 2023 @ 4:32pm
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DesertRose92 Jun 25, 2023 @ 10:24pm 
Afaik you always get 1 random skill of each affinity. There are three skills per affinity.
Azunai Jun 25, 2023 @ 10:48pm 
Pretty sure the skills you didn't pick don't get reshuffled. So if you pick forr example the offered nature skill at level 4, you'll have a new nature available at level 8, but the other 5 affinities will offer the same skill they did at level 4.
fefnir3284 Jun 26, 2023 @ 1:59am 
Originally posted by Azunai:
Pretty sure the skills you didn't pick don't get reshuffled. So if you pick forr example the offered nature skill at level 4, you'll have a new nature available at level 8, but the other 5 affinities will offer the same skill they did at level 4.

wish this was true but it isnt. summon elemental was initial nature one (I chose the shadow skill: draining blade), but flipped to warding bond. Reckless rage also flipped to Assassinate, with Woeful to Mana Unchained. Warding bond changed the next level, but Holy and Nature never budged one bit.

Like I said I leveled randomly between over a dozen mobs over 10 rounds with many different armies but nothing changes for nature and holy. Are these skills determined at the start of a game? When I use Imperium to go back to level 1, all the 'random' signature spells are the same for every level no matter which spell I pick. The only difference being whichever spell I pick changes, but changes to what would normally be there if I dont have that spell: ex for the 3rd materium Frostfire appears whether I picked Warding Bond or not as the 2nd, but Holy retribution and Summon Animal never change at all.
rumpelstiltskin Jun 26, 2023 @ 5:47am 
a better question is, why would you choose draining blade or warding bond over summon elemental?
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Date Posted: Jun 25, 2023 @ 4:31pm
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