Editing Moat

'''Moat''' is a defensive structure in front of the [[wall]]s in towns with [[Citadel]] or [[Castle (structure)|Castle]]. The original {{roe}} version or the {{ab}} did not have moats, as they were introduced in {{sod}} expansion. The moat has different effects in siege combat. Both attcking and defending creatures:
* on the moat suffer additional 10% damage from non-magic attacks
* are not able to move across the moat during combat round, but are forced to stop on the moat for the the rest of the round
* take damage from entering the moat and for each round they stay in this moat.

==== Damage: ====
All moats cause damage to creatures if they are forced to cross the moat. The amount of damage depends on the town type as follows:
* [[Castle]] has water as moat and cause 70 points of damage
* [[Rampart]] has brambles as moat and cause 70 points of damage
* [[Stronghold]] has wooden spikes as moat and cause and cause 70 points of damage
* [[Necropolis]] has boneyard as moat and cause 70 points of damage
* [[Fortress]] has boiling tar as moat (2 hexes wide) and cause 90 points of damage
* [[Dungeon]] has boiling oil as moat and cause 90 points of damage
* [[Inferno]] has lava as moat and cause 90 points of damage
* [[Tower]] does not have a moat per se, but has landmines in front of the wall.

==== Tower's Land Mines ====
Tower's [[Land Mine|land mines]] work in a similar way as the the spell of the same name. The damage it calculated with the formula:

{{Math|10 &times; P + 50}}

where P is the value of [[Primary Skill|power skill]]. However, the mines always does at least 150 points of damage, which is equal to the spell Land Mine cast with expert [[Fire Magic]] and a spell power of 10. The higher the hero's spell power is, the more the land mines will cause damage. To increase the damage further, the hero needs:
* to have power skill at least 14 without Fire Magic or basic Fire Magic
* to have power skill at least 11 with advanced Fire Magic, or
* to have power skill at least 6 with expert Fire Magic.

'''Other noteworthy facts:'''
* [[Protection from Fire]] will reduce the damage of the land mines.
* The [[Orb of Tempestuous Fire]] will increase the damage of the mines by 50%.
* The mines can be removed with expert level [[Dispel]] spell.
* Creatures that are unaffected by the mines (they will not explode):
** All defending creatures
** Creatures with fire magic immunity (e.g. [[Fire Elemental]]s).
** Creatures with spell immunity (e.g. [[Black Dragon]]s).
** If either of the heroes has the [[Recanter's Cloak]] equipped, all creatures will be immune to the mines. 

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-'''Moat''' is a defensive structure in front of the [[wall]]s in towns with [[Citadel]] or [[Castle (structure)|Castle]]. The moat has different effects in [[siege]] combat. Both attacking and defending creatures:
+'''Moat''' is a defensive structure in front of the [[wall]]s in towns with [[Citadel]] or [[Castle (structure)|Castle]]. The original {{roe}} version or the {{ab}} did not have moats, as they were introduced in {{sod}} expansion. The moat has different effects in siege combat. Both attcking and defending creatures:
-* are not able to move across the moat during combat round, but are forced to stop on the moat for the rest of the round
+* on the moat suffer additional 10% damage from non-magic attacks
-* have their defense reduced by 3.
+* are not able to move across the moat during combat round, but are forced to stop on the moat for the the rest of the round
 * take damage from entering the moat and for each round they stay in this moat.
-Moats in {{roe}} and {{ab}} versions did not cause any damage (except Tower's land mines). That effect was introduced in {{sod}} expansion.
-=== Damage of the moat ===
+==== Damage: ====
-Moats cause damage to creatures when they enter the moat, or end a turn into one.  The amount of damage depends on the town type as follows:
+All moats cause damage to creatures if they are forced to cross the moat. The amount of damage depends on the town type as follows:
-* [[Castle]], [[Conflux]], and [[Cove]]{{-wh}} have water as a moat that causes 70 points of damage
+* [[Castle]] has water as moat and cause 70 points of damage
-* [[Rampart]] has brambles as a moat that cause 70 points of damage
+* [[Rampart]] has brambles as moat and cause 70 points of damage
-* [[Stronghold]] has wooden spikes as a moat that cause 70 points of damage
+* [[Stronghold]] has wooden spikes as moat and cause and cause 70 points of damage
-* [[Necropolis]] has a boneyard as a moat that causes 70 points of damage
+* [[Necropolis]] has boneyard as moat and cause 70 points of damage
-* [[Factory]]{{-wh}} has barbs as a moat that causes 70 points of damage
+* [[Fortress]] has boiling tar as moat (2 hexes wide) and cause 90 points of damage
-* [[Dungeon]] has boiling oil as a moat that causes 90 points of damage
+* [[Dungeon]] has boiling oil as moat and cause 90 points of damage
-* [[Inferno]] has lava as a moat that causes 90 points of damage
+* [[Inferno]] has lava as moat and cause 90 points of damage
-* [[Fortress]] has boiling tar as a moat that is 2 hexes wide and causes 90 points of damage
+* [[Tower]] does not have a moat per se, but has landmines in front of the wall.
-* [[Tower]] does not have a moat per se, but has landmines in front of the wall (minim 150 points of damage, see below).
-There are few cases when creatures do not suffer damage from the moat:
+==== Tower's Land Mines ====
-* [[Teleport]]ed creatures teleported into moat
+Tower's [[Land Mine|land mines]] work in a similar way as the the spell of the same name. The damage it calculated with the formula:
-* Spellcasters ending their turn in moat when they have cast spell that turn
-* The stack receives bad [[morale]] while in moat
-* The stack is [[blind]]ed in moat
-* The stack is paralyzed by a [[Manticore_and_Scorpicore|Scorpicore]] in moat
-=== Tower's Land Mines ===
+{{Math|10 &times; P + 50}}
-Tower's land mines are a special case as they are not a moat per se. The mines work in very similar way as the spell [[Land Mine]]. The damage is calculated with the formula:
-{{Math|10 &times; P + L}}
+where P is the value of [[Primary Skill|power skill]]. However, the mines always does at least 150 points of damage, which is equal to the spell Land Mine cast with expert [[Fire Magic]] and a spell power of 10. The higher the hero's spell power is, the more the land mines will cause damage. To increase the damage further, the hero needs:
+* to have power skill at least 14 without Fire Magic or basic Fire Magic
-where P is the value of [[Primary Skill|power skill]], and L is a constant based on the level of expertise in [[Fire Magic]] the defending hero has (25 for Basic, 50 for Advanced, and 100 for Expert). A minimum damage for the mines of 150 was introduced in {{sod}}. To exceed the minimum damage in Shadow of Death version, a defending hero must be present and the hero must have:
+* to have power skill at least 11 with advanced Fire Magic, or
-* at least 13 spell power without Fire Magic, or with Basic Fire Magic,
+* to have power skill at least 6 with expert Fire Magic.
-* at least 11 spell power with Advanced Fire Magic, or
-* at least 6 spell power with Expert Fire Magic.
-In Restoration of Erathia and Armageddon's Blade versions, there is a base damage of 55, which is only used when no defending hero is present.  To exceed this a defending hero must have:
-* at least 4 power skill without Fire Magic or with Basic Fire Magic; or
-* Advanced or Expert Fire Magic
 '''Other noteworthy facts:'''
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 ** Creatures with spell immunity (e.g. [[Black Dragon]]s).
 ** If either of the heroes has the [[Recanter's Cloak]] equipped, all creatures will be immune to the mines.
-* If an enemy has a creature on their native terrain, it prevents the Land Mine spell from being cast, but has no effect on troops being damaged by the Tower's Land Mine moat.
 [[Category: Combat]]
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