Dominions 6: Afflictions

by Fernando Diaz / Articles, Dominions 6 / 03 Jan 2023

When units are out there in the thick of battle & they take damage, there’s a real risk they could end up with afflictions… it all comes down to the amount of hit points they lose in a single strike. For example, imagine an infantry unit, strong & healthy with 10 hp. If this unit gets slammed & loses 2 hp, that’s a solid 20% chance they’ll end up with an affliction. And the exact spot where they get hit is super important – a bad hit could mean losing an arm or an eye!! These afflictions are marked with a red heart, and yes a unit can stack up more than one of these.

How to Cure Afflictions

Now, let’s talk healing:

Recuperation Special Ability: Units with this ability can slowly heal over time, but it’s no good for the old timers.

Immortality: Units that are Immortal or Dominion Immortal get a second shot at losing their afflictions when they come back from the dead.

Shapechange Mechanic: Some units, like those shape-shifting Jaguar Warriors, might just heal their afflictions when they revert to their original form, but it’s a bit hit or miss.

Healer Ability: Units equipped with this ability can cure a number of afflictions equal to their ability level, but only in their current province, & that’s every turn.

Disease Healer: Similar to the Healer, but this one specifically targets diseases, also in the same province.

Global Enchantments: The ‘Gift of Health’ enchantment is a game-changer, automatically curing afflictions within the dominion of its owner… This includes allies in disciple games, but only if the dominion score is looking positive.

Magic Artifacts: Certain artifacts have healing powers… like The Chalice, which can cure up to 5 afflictions in its area. There’s also the Miraculous Cure all Elixir, which deals with one diseased unit in the same locale.

Magic Rituals: There are spells out there that can specifically target a disease in a single unit, but again, same province only.

Magic Sites: Some places in the game have the same healing vibes as a healer, taking care of those afflictions.

A few more things to note: Undead, inanimate, or spirit-type beings usually can’t heal afflictions unless they have special abilities like Recuperation or Immortality… Afflictions caused by cursed items like the Eye of Aiming & The Black Heart, they need the item removed first to heal. And the corpse stitcher ability is there for corporeal undead but it’s a no-go for ethereal ones.

Each affliction has its own difficulty level, which is checked during the healing process. If the healing attempt is successful, the affliction is cured… But remember, afflictions are different from Curses or Horror Marks – those are permanent, though Horror Marks might get a bit less severe if you stay dead for a while.

Fernando Diaz

Fernando is doing what he always did, sharing his honest opinions about games whenever he can. The difference is now he is writing and not talking about it.
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