Heroica RPG General Discussion

[CMP]

Damn it.

Well, that was an awesome fight, anyway...

[Wedge09]

Screw the stats, being k.o. Is boooring!

Unfortunately, it happens

[TheBoyWonder]

Love the image of Alexander, Wedge.

[Wedge09]

Thanks TheBoyWonder , I don't like my first image completely and I decided to do it again.

[TheBoyWonder]

It looks really good, especially with the cape and the bow.

[Wedge09]

My idea was to recreat the moment where Alexander is seeing where the arrow go after he had fired with his bow.

Thanks

[Pyrovisionary]

I double that! It's awesome!

Edited January 14, 2013 by Skyrimguy

[Scorpiox]

Sorry if I don't seem particularly active in Quest #53, comrades, I just can't think of anything to say...

[Flipz]

Could try to extract info from Arthur. I'm not saying it'd be easy, but now'd probably be the best time to try.

[Zepher]

That's okay, Scorpiox! We are sort of stalling for the other parties (imparting important information while doing it, but stalling all the same). Roleplay with who is around, or be silent, I never doubt you are all following along and will speak when you need to!

Speaking of role playing - Atramor sacrificed himself. It didn't work, exactly, but he still tried it, and it was still awesome and a great moment. I hope everyone is happy to see some old faces again. It's nice writing for people who are already established, it makes the whole story more stream-lined when you don't need to explain who people are.

[UsernameMDM]

You're doing a good job Zeph! I just wish we could go help out in the other fight!!!

[Endgame]

Amazing RP, 48ers. 2 princes down, 1 to go... you are officially on the last leg of the quest!

[CMP]

Wasn't much of a sacrifice, then. Actually, my first plan was for me to use Bomb XX to finish off the undead since we were pretty much screwed anyway, but figured we could withstand having to get rid of one more of them next round if we survived.

So close, though. Oh well. It was easily one of the most intense battles since the Dastan Palace fight. :thumbup:

"Paid? So is that what this is about?"

"Of course, isn't that why you joined Heroica?"

+10 Rogue Points.

Edited January 14, 2013 by CallMePie

[Endgame]

Well then, can't start a quest's climax without a little bit of party distrust, can we?

Romulus... it has a nice ring to it.

[TheBoyWonder]

Bonus points to whoever knows why I chose it.

[Palathadric]

"Are these bonus points as mythological as the name?"

[TheBoyWonder]

Yes, and Palathadaric, well done on the origin of the name. Myths. But what myth?

I feel a Flipz like question coming on.

Why is you character named what its named?

[CorneliusMurdock]

So close, though. Oh well. It was easily one of the most intense battles since the Dastan Palace fight. :thumbup:

I hink you guys could've pulled it off if there had been even one less minion or if Zee had started with less ether. Great effort.

[Palathadric]

Monk Tetzel/Monk Pretzel that's the closest I get, I don't know exactly...

I really don't know exactly.

[Endgame]

Romulus twins: the two kings who had to decide who to name their city after, right?

Excellent RP, TBW: best I've seen from you yet.

Sorrow was named, because, well, he was struggling with depression for a good part of his 400+ years. More will be developed on that...

[TheBoyWonder]

Thanks Endgame and well done on Romulus and Remus, mythological founders of rome, who were raised by Wolves.

So not regretting making Leo leave Heroica. Romulus is more like me, sadistic and slightly twisted.

[Flipz]

if Zee had started with less ether.

Yeah, that bugged me from the start of the fight, too. Zeph, were you originally planning on having 16 undead minions for that fight? Normally I hate to criticize your battles, but I get a bit of a bad taste in my mouth anytime a Special Damage roll is required to win a fight. (Or, actually, relying on any specific roll--dice tend to be fickle and prevent things like that.) I really didn't like it when it happened in the Quest 38 battle, either. Don't get me wrong, Atters, Nyx, and the rest of the party did an amazing job and may have even had a chance for a minute there, but it just feels like the odds of success were a bit too thin.

In my mind, both SHIELDs and Special Damages are both "turnabout" rolls that are real game-changers whenever they show up; like a plot twist in a story, rolling either one should be both exciting and unexpected because it's not a normal thing. Both rolls force the other side to really re-evaluate their strategy; in function, Special Damage is (or at least, should be) the main way to end the potential of auto-rolling, whereas a Hero's SHIELD would be the same thing for the enemies if their mechanics were just like the Heroes'.

I'm not sure if my words are making sense here, so if anyone can think of a better way to re-state what I'm trying to say here, feel free.

[CMP]

Running her out of ether wasn't much of an option. We would've gotten killed even faster.

I'm starting to really dislike Hex, too. I want to heal, damn it, heal. But it'll help push Atramor towards his choice in Expert Class.

[Flipz]

Well, also, Hex was doing nothing useful that fight, since there were lots of valid targets...that were already at 0 HP.

[Zepher]

You can criticize all you like! I'll tell you why you're wrong when the quest is over. Just imagine if a different team had gone. Cronk with his angel, for example, or Hoke who could have plowed through those Undead and gotten to Zee easy-peasy, or Alexis and a hastened Summon, or if you had (again) done what was suggested by the NPCs and not split your forces too much. You would have taken practically no damage with those free hits.

And no, I did not intend 16. I did take out 2 Apprentices though, because I'm not sadistic.