Cloud Kill spell bugged ?

[Barre]

I am playing Curse of the Azure Bonds .

The cloud kill spell seems completely useless , everytime I cast it it creates a blue cloud but nothing actually happens, no damage, no saves needed, nothing .

What's wrong ?

[Metro]

Been decades since I played but I recall the same. Never used it. I think maybe one out of every hundred or so times it would insta-kill an enemy. However, it seems to be either bugged or of so low a percentage chance that its a useless spell and one that I almost never memorized.

[atmasabr]

In the FR series It only does instant death and only works on weaker enemies. The most powerful monsters it works on in this game are Margoyles. They can save against it.

[pete3great]

It's not bugged, it's just not very good.

[mike_hanna211]

Cloudkill works great against casters since their saves vs. Poison are rather weak compared to warriors and rogues.

It's also useful to create barriers. If I remember correctly, monsters will not willingly go through cloud spells (e.g. Cloudkill, Stinking Cloud, etc.).

[Teralitha]

A saving throw is made every round for any person in the cloud. Once they fail, they die. Obviously higher level enemies will save more often. Its not a useless spell but its also not a very useful spell, and it has a very short range. Great for dropping on clumps of weaker enemies and when you dont have enough room for a fireball.

[atmasabr]

Originally posted by Teralitha:

Great for dropping on clumps of weaker enemies and when you dont have enough room for a fireball.

Quite true. The best part is by the time you get it, most of your party is at high enough levels to be immune, so it's actually party-friendly. Ah, except if you're bringing Half-Elves with you for some crazy reason.
Although really it works better when you have scrolls for it.