11-07-2006, 06:28 AM
This is most likely a consequence of the stupid way in which Mana Shield is implemented. Even with MS active, you still lose life when you get hit (or wear Constricting Ring). Mana Shield just turns around and restores that life (at a cost of mana) every turn. If your life goes up, MS makes a note of this and returns you to this new level should subsequent damage occur. The behavior you saw is probably because Constricting Ring cost you 1 life point before the MS processing noticed your life had increased (from being wounded to being fully healthy). Thus, MS recorded you as being at Total Life - 1, and attempted to bring you back to that level when further damage was incurred. You can work around this by removing Constricting Ring before healing yourself.