The moment when you heard about Runes...

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I don't know if "force-field" is the right way of thinking about it, although I've always seen it like Cj has. More like a "resistance". Not like they're deflecting the rocks/arrows, so much as absorbing the impact, which is made possible by their shared power, which must link them together.

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[CovenantJr]

Exactly. I think of the damage-resistant properties of the wedge as a by-product of the way they're using their power, rather than a "force field". To use a crummy analogy, it's vaguely like digging a hole - the aim is to dig the hole, but it also makes you hot and tired as side effects. IMO, the ur-viles' increased resilience is something to do with all the power that's swilling around inside the wedge. And I think if the ur-viles were just moving in a wedge, and not focusing their power on the loremaster, they'd be as vulnerable as anyone.

[matrixman]

Ah, okay. I understand what you mean now, CJ. Yes, that makes a lot of sense.

[Po77InAtOr]

Thanks for your ideas guys! Just finishes the Illearth War...boy did Troy stick his foot in his mouth! I don't think he deserved to be antagonized at the end like that, but it was his own fault.

Anyway, I think I'm done my line of questioning in this thread, thanks again!