Ghost Flame Bug, or WAI?

[Cranjis]

Okay so I have run Skellies very many times this life, and I have noticed something from one of her spells, and I would like to know if it is WAI or not.

I am an undead zombie EK, and I am consistently getting the Ghost Flame's aggro (I don't even attack her, it's just rotten luck on my part). She casts that undying curse spell on me, which makes palemasters take damage from negative, then casts rend the soul, which does negative damage to hurt me. This is understandable. What is not understandable, however, is her casting this on me also makes me death aura hurt me. My 3:30 minute death ward becomes a DoT that, even though it only hurts me for about 40 damage compared to its 400 per heal, is still rather annoying to endure for the amount of time that the curse lasts, with no good way to self heal since all of my healing spells now damage me.

I want to know if that is supposed to happen. If this is was intended, I would like to suggest maybe just chance it so I am immune to this self-inflicted negative energy rather than having it harm me.

[rabidfox]

Turn off your undead form when she does that to you. It's a great anti-PM/DA mechanic with her strip there.

[Astanila]

I am consistently getting the Ghost Flame's aggro (I don't even attack her, it's just rotten luck on my part). She casts that undying curse spell on me

Hi, I only ran this raid two times, so I'm not an expert on this quest.
Yet, the aggro thing is because you're a caster, which the Ghost Flame prefers to target.
(See ddowiki: https://ddowiki.com/page/Hate#Special_cases)

As for the curse spell, I might remember it wrong, but it seems to be dispelled by the remove curse potion.
So the Heart of Suulomades might also help. (Have not tested yet)

[Cranjis]

Turn off your undead form when she does that to you. It's a great anti-PM/DA mechanic with her strip there.

Well she won't do it if I am not undead, but I am asking if this is considered a bug. If I have death aura on without the curse, and I am not currently undead, it doesn't have any effect on me, but when I am undead with the curse, it hurts me. Something just feels off about that mechanic.

[Cranjis]

Hi, I only ran this raid two times, so I'm not an expert on this quest.
Yet, the aggro thing is because you're a caster, which the Ghost Flame prefers to target.
(See ddowiki: https://ddowiki.com/page/Hate#Special_cases)

As for the curse spell, I might remember it wrong, but it seems to be dispelled by the remove curse potion.
So the Heart of Suulomades might also help. (Have not tested yet)

Huh, I would have to check about the remove curse thing. Thank you for your input.

[jskinner937]

Well she won't do it if I am not undead, but I am asking if this is considered a bug. If I have death aura on without the curse, and I am not currently undead, it doesn't have any effect on me, but when I am undead with the curse, it hurts me. Something just feels off about that mechanic.

Likely a mechanic similar to what palemasters get, where they make immune (or heal) vulnerable to negative damage. This would explain why your death aura does damage after getting vulnerable to negative magic.