Heroica RPG General Discussion

[Waterbrick Down]

On that note, who would want an Expert Class that involves fighting from horseback?

Already been done, because what if you want to ride a griffin?

[The Chosen Minifigure]

Hey, I'll be returning from a quest soon, and I wanted to ask: can i rename weapons? Or, transfer the name of one weapon to another? See, I have a WP 5 wooden staff with wood gem, and a WP:3 Gold plated bat staff.

I want my GPBS to have the gem, but don't want to spend $100 on removing and reimbuing the gem!

[Palathadric]

Yeah, feel free to rename it. As long as you're not breaking the game mechanics, anything goes...sort of.

[Flipz]

Yes, I know it's "Return of the French". Don't worry--I promise it won't be as painful this time.

Hang in there, guys--next update (probably this evening so everyone has time to respond) will be the final stats (including reputation!) and the conclusion of the Quest.

[The Chosen Minifigure]

Yes, I know it's "Return of the French". Don't worry--I promise it won't be as painful this time.

Hang in there, guys--next update (probably this evening so everyone has time to respond) will be the final stats (including reputation!) and the conclusion of the Quest.

Cool.

Also, what are the benefits of imbuing gems into weapons?

[Flare]

Cool.

Also, what are the benefits of imbuing gems into weapons?

Elemental damage. If you merge/imbue an Amethyst into a weapon, then your weapon will be darkness-elemental, giving multipliers for humanoids & other types. (although of course there's always the "not affecting" fractional multipliers, which is the con! Thats why its not smart to imbue every single gem into one weapon)

[Lind Whisperer]

Elemental damage. If you merge/imbue an Amethyst into a weapon, then your weapon will be darkness-elemental, giving multipliers for humanoids & other types. (although of course there's always the "not affecting" fractional multipliers, which is the con! Thats why its not smart to imbue every single gem into one weapon)

Someone really needs to make a chart of how many gems you can have together that don't balance each other out, one light, one dark...

[Flare]

Eh, I sort of have a chart like that in excel, but its not exactly like what you said

I think my current setup of two bows is pretty much the best you can do. It took me a lot of planning for those things and so far it hasn't paid off because 95% of all enemies are damn humanoids!

[Asphalt]

So I am guessing that if you put an Amethyst and a Diamond into the same weapon you would end up with an expensive weapon with no powers since they would cancel each other out.

[UsernameMDM]

So I am guessing that if you put an Amethyst and a Diamond into the same weapon you would end up with an expensive weapon with no powers since they would cancel each other out.

It would do double damage to humanoids, but normal damage to dark types and light types, and damage undead.

[K-Nut]

It would do double damage to humanoids, but normal damage to dark types and light types, and damage undead.

Wouldn't it do double damage to Undead too? Darkness does normal damage against Undead (unless there's a rule change I'm unaware of). Therefore it should, I think, be double damage against Darkness and Undead but normal damage to everything else.

[UsernameMDM]

Wouldn't it do double damage to Undead too? Darkness does normal damage against Undead (unless there's a rule change I'm unaware of). Therefore it should, I think, be double damage against Darkness and Undead but normal damage to everything else.

Humanoids weak to Darkness, neutral to Light = Double Damage

Undead neutral to ALL elements, but only elemental damage can harm them.

Dark/Demon/Undead immune to Darkness, weak to Light = Normal Damage

Light/Luminous weak to Darkness, immune to Light = Normal Damage

At least that is how I understand it.

Edited September 9, 2014 by UsernameMDM

[Palathadric]

Undead neutral to ALL elements, but only elemental damage can harm them.

Undead are weak to light.

[UsernameMDM]

Undead are weak to light.

Yep, my mistake.

[Pyrovisionary]

This is why I have demonic scissors imbued with an amethyst and diamond. Double damage to Humanoids, Double damage to undead. NO DAMAGE TO DAMN ETHEREALS!

Update in an hour or two 106'ers!

Edited September 9, 2014 by Pyrovisionary

[Kintobor]

I seriously love ethereal enemies. It's become the norm to cram as many gems into a weapon as possible that seeing an ethereal show up and just troll a party is simply amazing. That's why most of Karie's main weapons like Sexy and her Oculoid Palm aren't actually imbued with any gems; I don't necessarily combo on enemies but I don't become hindered by anything like ethereal enemies.

[The Chosen Minifigure]

Ok, so:

Imbue gems for extra damage against eeeeeevil.

Dont imbue clashing gems , they will cancel each other out.

Right?

[Flare]

I seriously love ethereal enemies. It's become the norm to cram as many gems into a weapon as possible that seeing an ethereal show up and just troll a party is simply amazing. That's why most of Karie's main weapons like Sexy and her Oculoid Palm aren't actually imbued with any gems; I don't necessarily combo on enemies but I don't become hindered by anything like ethereal enemies.

Yea, Benji would be screwed by an ethereal enemy unless he went into beast mode

[UsernameMDM]

Ok, so:

Imbue gems for extra damage against eeeeeevil.

Dont imbue clashing gems , they will cancel each other out.

Right?

Get 2 weapons, and imbue them with opposite gems. Flipz has this covered somewhere in this topic.

[The Chosen Minifigure]

Get 2 weapons, and imbue them with opposite gems. Flipz has this covered somewhere in this topic.

Wait. I'm a Mage, I can cast spells. Will this make it useless to have the weapons?

Or will it mean I don't need ether?

[Asphalt]

Sounds like a plan. So you have your dark, fire, earth Chopsticks of Might, and your light, water, air Bedpan of Doom.

[Duvors]

Already been done, because what if you want to ride a griffin?

[UsernameMDM]

Wait. I'm a Mage, I can cast spells. Will this make it useless to have the weapons?

Or will it mean I don't need ether?

Imbued gems only affect physical attacks with your weapons, and a PC cannot use an imbued gem for spells. If you don't plan on using your weapon to perform physical attacks, I would leave it alone. Plus you need a neutral weapon when Ethereal enemies show up.

[Asphalt]

I like the Cavalier class.

[The Chosen Minifigure]

Thanks for your help all.

I got some disimbuing to do!