Heroica RPG General Discussion

[Myrddyn]

You have to be in the section you threw them to in order to retrieve them.

So throwing weapons that have been thrown into enemy spawn territory can't be retrieved until the end of the battle?

[CMP]

So throwing weapons that have been thrown into enemy spawn territory can't be retrieved until the end of the battle?

Yeah. Probably best to save them until the heroes start getting pushed back.

[Cutcobra]

If Amber Makepeace is going to always have that shadow around her I'll just go ahead and call her Peter Pan.

[Myrddyn]

Hypothetically, would it be acceptable for people not participating in the Baltarok quests to comment specific advice about artifact distribution in this thread?

I know it's generally considered bad form to give away plot twists and such, but if the comments are restricted to artifact redistribution, I think it would be different.

[Kintobor]

If Amber Makepeace is going to always have that shadow around her I'll just go ahead and call her Peter Pan.

Peter Pan's shadow wanted to be away from Peter, and was rather innocent.

Amber Makepeace's shadow was created from dark blood magic, and is not necessarily the same shadow that she originally had. Think Midna from Twilight Princess, except gooier and more psychotic.

[UsernameMDM]

Hypothetically, would it be acceptable for people not participating in the Baltarok quests to comment specific advice about artifact distribution in this thread?

I know it's generally considered bad form to give away plot twists and such, but if the comments are restricted to artifact redistribution, I think it would be different.

Go for it.

[Flipz]

I find it highly appropriate that this final battle takes place in the Quest called "A Trip to the Circus".

[Zepher]

We discussed it and chose that quest on purpose.

[Myrddyn]

I think Cinna, Mirona, Boris, Tesni, Jess, Guts, Thormanil, Alexis, Alexandre, Gocklo and Olmstyr can all equip additional artifacts.

I think Guts would benefit from Haldor's 'Ognar's Beard,' and he might want to swap his crocodile armour for Haldor's heavy armour or Alexis' Smelly hide.

Olmstyr would benefit from Haldor's Scutum shield,

Jess has an SP:1 Helmet in her inventory, and an empty artifact slot,

Borris could benefit from Nerwen's Robe of the Archmagi,

It looks like getting close to the battle now, but I didn't have time to post earlier, so I'll post this stuff and then edit some more in.

Dyric has a SP:3 nordic stomach guard that Baradok or Mirona could wear, with whoever doesn't wear it taking Baradok's SP:2 Lighter armour

Nelvin or Jess might want to use Alexis' Quickdraw quiver,

Alexis might want to equip her Lieutenant's helmet and Winged sandals,

Purpearl might want to lend her Thorny Rose to Alexandre,

Dreyrugr and Tesni have scrolls they can't use, and some of the tougher casters, maybe Hoke, might want to lend their scrolls to some of the weaker casters, like Purpearl.

Dreyrugr has a Net that he might want to lend to a low-level character or someone immune to slow.

Cinna might want to either put on her pointy hat or borrow Hoke's Helm of the Lord of Light, or Benji's Tricorne.

Olmstyr might want one of the last two.

Tesni has a Red Dragon Plume and King's Crown, and could wear one of them, and she might want to swap the Barbarian boots for the other one.

Gocklo might as well wear Alexandre's Dapper hat, as I doubt he's going to drink a mead or wear something else.

As Vash mentioned earlier, the Smelly Hide would probably help a tank who can use it quite a bit as well.

Edited April 15, 2014 by Myrddyn

[Myrddyn]

OOC: What type of weapon is Gladius?

Greatsword.

Gladius: A massive sword that belonged to the Gladius unit. WP: 16, Darkness elemental. Succesful attacks have a 33% chance of transmitting the Fragile effect to the enemy for 3 rounds. A Greatsword.

[Flipz]

@Myrddyn: The min-max is strong in this one.

(Also: this is exactly why I keep so many extra Artifacts and weapons on me. Take your situation now, now imagine it with Arthur's stuff to back you up. Yeah, that's what I thought. )

[JimBee]

Greatsword.

Thanks.

[Sandy]

The Tidings-event will be concluded this weekend, since I have a four-day holiday because of Easter. Now that I've said it, I can't back down or forget about it, right?

Also, Quest#100 will be published this weekend as well. The title is To the Tower of Babel.

[Pyrovisionary]

I need to get onto quest 100. Who's still in the hall? And how soon is the Baltarok saga to finishing?

Edited April 15, 2014 by Pyrovisionary

[CMP]

Also, Quest#100 will be published this weekend as well. The title is To the Tower of Babel.

You should save the title for a Baba-centric Quest just for the obvious pun.

[Kintobor]

Go Now, In Peace is almost done. You'll have a party for fighting whatever's up in that tower.

[Zepher]

You should save the title for a Baba-centric Quest just for the obvious pun.

Sandy has told us this is a Baba related quest.

[Endgame]

Updates in less than a half an hour, 97/99ers!

[Darkdragon]

Sandy has told us this is a Baba related quest.

Blutoooooo!!!!!

[Scubacarrot]

So why is everyone, even after chosing to side with the orcs, instead choosing to KILL the orcs. That doesn't make any sense, you won't win, you won't succeed your quest.

[Waterbrick Down]

So why is everyone, even after chosing to side with the orcs, instead choosing to KILL the orcs. That doesn't make any sense, you won't win, you won't succeed your quest.

Actually, if both sides are worn down, then all parties win, because it provides a chance for the reasonable leaders to have a parley. Right now you're dealing with the brutes who's only mission is to destroy whatever is on the bridge. Edited April 15, 2014 by Waterbrick Down

[UsernameMDM]

So why is everyone, even after chosing to side with the orcs, instead choosing to KILL the orcs. That doesn't make any sense, you won't win, you won't succeed your quest.

Ahem...

The heroes fighting for the High Kingdoms will be considered victorious if the High Kingdoms soldiers overrun the bridge. The heroes fighting for the orcs will be considered victorious if the orcs overrun the bridge. Both sides will be considered victorious if both enemies run out of reinforcements.

[swils]

I think it just doesn't make sense from an RP standpoint. Yes, according to the rules as written, we'll all win if we can wear both sides down, but then, the vast majority of us would also win if we just jumped off the side of the bridge after stalling only the kingdoms' forces for one turn so that the orcs can reach the tower first. Considering in-character motivations, fighting against the army you've chosen to side with makes about as much sense as jumping off the bridge does.

[Zepher]

This is a prime example of taking in character moments and taking them out of character!

[swils]

I was going to type a lot, but I think I'm going to save it, too, for the QM lounge and just see how this plays out.