[quote=@gcold] *Edited to remove awkward wording. Try reading these sources if you want more info on runes. [url=https://www.reddit.com/r/teslore/comments/135qho/elemental_runes/]1[/url], [url=https://www.reddit.com/r/teslore/comments/242x23/a_brief_treatise_on_attack_runes/]2[/url], [url=https://www.reddit.com/r/teslore/comments/3d1ex3/the_true_art_of_war_magick/]3[/url]. [url=http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Rune_%28effect%29]According to Skyrim, most followers and summons do not trigger friendly runes[/url]. However, you never had more than two to three people tagging along, so the rune has very little to discern between. A rune could be "coded with IFF", but that would take longer to gather soul signatures and imbue them into the rune. Alternatively, enchanted equipment could also act as IFF, provided they are pre-adjusted to the specific mage. In our case, the second is not relevant, the first could be done, since Tsleeixth is reasonably skilled and if he could be protected while casting. The simplest thing to do would be just placing the rune right before the enemy steps into it, just make sure allies clear the blast zone beforehand. All that's well and good in theory, but in a chaotic battle, Tsleeixth needs to think fast. If it means killing a couple of charging Forsworns, lesser collateral damage would be acceptable, provided he has the time to think about the outcomes. More likely than not, Tsleeixth would just be falling back to his sword or safer spells. Sounds rough. My best wishes are with you and your family. Stay safe and stay warm, give me a shout when you're ready to post again. All yours. Probably both, at one point or another. Some Forsworns would be screened by other mercs, but a couple are bound to slip through; Sevine needs to defend herself and the ram when that happens. [/quote] Thanks! That helped a lot. I'll get right on my next post then. Should be up soon. -- Post is up! I've suffered a singed ear before, but not from a torch fire, rather from my hair straightener xD. And when the wind, or the water hits it, man... that shit just hurts.