Heroica RPG General Discussion

[CMP]

Suddenly there's a freezing breeze, and a low howling can be heard in the wind. The heroes get chills down their spine and a dreadful feeling in the backs of their heads. The whole party is permanently cursed.

You mean for the duration of the quest...right?

Edited September 20, 2012 by CallMePie

[Endgame]

Welp, you missed your chance to break out the Super Scarabs, Capn. JohnPaul.

[Sandy]

You mean for the duration of the quest...right?

Maybe.

I will let you squirm in the consequences of your greed for the time being.

[Etzel]

Maybe.

I will let you squirm in the consequences of your greed for the time being.

Ah, the QM's pleasure! Can't wait until I'm hosting again...

[CMP]

I will let you squirm in the consequences of your greed for the time being.

Meh. 500 gold is more than enough for a few Blessed Amulets.

[Palathadric]

It's odd how with most people I can only see them fitting into one or two advanced classes. Let's just look at Nerwen. Somehow the only Advanced Class she really seems to fit into is "Druid" in my opinion. Possibly "Sage," but that's it. I can't see Nerwen becoming a "Witch" or "Paladin." I would love to see her become a Shaman, but she'd have to lose the shirt. It's just tradition :shrug:

I don't know, does anyone think Nerwen would fit into the "Witch" or "Paladin" classes.

Or look at Arthur. I couldn't possibly have seen him take up a "Battle Mage" or "Mystic Knight" role. Sorcerer just fits him.

[Brickdoctor]

It's odd how with most people I can only see them fitting into one or two advanced classes.

I think it's just the personality that each character has developed. Even in the case of players who don't make any effort to roleplay, such as myself, the character develops a personality based on the choices the player makes. Everyone knows that Docken is an original Ranger min-maxed for defense, which limits the amount of Advanced Classes that fit him based on his non-roleplaying decisions alone.

Am I stating the obvious here, in my ignorance of the skills of roleplaying?

[swils]

But it'd be so easy to explain away his affinity for high defenses, Doc! Since there's not much he can do to prevent an attack from his blind side, he's taken preemptive measures. He uses a bow and stands in the back of the group, that way he can have more time to react to an incoming attack. He keeps his shield at the ready and wears heavier armor so that if someone does get through the ranks and lands a cheap shot from his left side, it'll have a slim chance of being lethal. Oh, and the eyepatch is actually a one-way lens, because, surprise, Docken isn't blind in one eye! It's a battle tactic he devised so that attackers would overconfidently attack his left side, despite that being the side where he is most heavily guarded.

See? Docken is (could be) a really crafty character!

[Brickdoctor]

But it'd be so easy to explain away his affinity for high defenses, Doc! Since there's not much he can do to prevent an attack from his blind side, he's taken preemptive measures. He uses a bow and stands in the back of the group, that way he can have more time to react to an incoming attack. He keeps his shield at the ready and wears heavier armor so that if someone does get through the ranks and lands a cheap shot from his left side, it'll have a slim chance of being lethal. Oh, and the eyepatch is actually a one-way lens, because, surprise, Docken isn't blind in one eye! It's a battle tactic he devised so that attackers would overconfidently attack his left side, despite that being the side where he is most heavily guarded.

See? Docken is (could be) a really crafty character!

Makes sense, except for the part about the good eye; there's a post somewhere in the Hall where I said that he'd lost his eye in some crazy story involving Crusaders (true Crusaders from the LEGO storyline; I think that was the story I introduced them to Heroica in) and a drunk guy. It was terrible roleplaying, but I still consider it for the most part to be a canonical part of the Heroica storyline.

Also, Tesni already did the "eyepatch over good eye" thing. If I remember correctly, it was Quest 1 in which she lifted up the eyepatch to look at something, and there was a perfectly healthy eye beneath it.

[swils]

Gah, of course, the one time you roleplay.

[Brickdoctor]

Gah, of course, the one time you roleplay.

Of course.

...and that is why I no longer try to roleplay.

[Flipz]

Oops. Looks like I hit post instead of preview before shutting down. Had to rush to hospital. Wife having baby. Ad-hoh can prep or sit out or whatever as if wncourwr didn't start. Battle is still happening. Will fix stuff later

Also should note that Thormanil used a Smelling Salts and Mead before the battle started.

[Zepher]

Killing a God, even if it's only a small shard of a God, has got to be tough.

Hopefully people use consumables before battles from now on. That's using a lot of turns.

[swils]

Also should note that Thormanil used a Smelling Salts and Mead before the battle started.

Killing a God, even if it's only a small shard of a God, has got to be tough.

Hopefully people use consumables before battles from now on. That's using a lot of turns.

I could have sworn we were able to pre-buff, but couldn't immediately find any examples to suggest that we could. I listed it just in case we could, but didn't comment on it in my OoC because, again, couldn't find an example and figured Jeb knew what he was doing

[Zepher]

Yeah, the super supplied players generally down their consumables as soon as a battle ends so they're prepped for the next one and don't miss the opportunity. I was surprised when only Arthur decided to use the many drugs available to the heroes ( ), but apparently the heroes though killing a God would be a walk in the park.

[CorneliusMurdock]

Some characters would refuse performance enhancing drugs even if they hadn't been forced to sacrifice most of their inventory earlier in the quest.

This is not going to end well. Cronk is unlucky enough without having to face a lucky enemy. And his poor cuddly ewok friend would be KO'd in one hit even if he wasn't fragile.

[Zepher]

Some characters would refuse performance enhancing drugs even if they hadn't been forced to sacrifice most of their inventory earlier in the quest.

I know you have stated before that Cronk doesn't use (or abuse) the numerous performance enhancing items. I respect that (and love that character trait). This is how your enemies feel when you guys do this sort of thing to them. Lots of positive effects for you guys, and negative effects for them. I just turned that around on you guys.

But in the first round, other than one KO of your 10 person party, you guys took next to no damage and still made some decent hits. You just have to play it smart.

[CorneliusMurdock]

You just have to play it smart.

We are doomed, aren't we?

[Flipz]

Yeah, the super supplied players generally down their consumables as soon as a battle ends so they're prepped for the next one and don't miss the opportunity. I was surprised when only Arthur decided to use the many drugs available to the heroes ( ), but apparently the heroes though killing a God would be a walk in the park.

Yeah, I was surprised too--Cronk made sense to me, since that's one of CM's character choices, but I guess the others thought that the NPCs would want the consumables all to themselves or something? I'm also seeing a deficiency of players using consumables on each other; not to complain (after all, it makes a Scroll Mage like Arthur more beneficial to the team, once I get my hands on those buffing scrolls, of course), but at the same time, it seems like the Heroes focus only on themselves, not looking at the larger picture. It's ironic that the more self-centered Heroes like Boomingham and Arthur and Atramor and Thormanil are the ones who are strategizing for everyone else.

[Chromeknight]

It's odd how with most people I can only see them fitting into one or two advanced classes. Let's just look at Nerwen. Somehow the only Advanced Class she really seems to fit into is "Druid" in my opinion. Possibly "Sage," but that's it. I can't see Nerwen becoming a "Witch" or "Paladin." I would love to see her become a Shaman, but she'd have to lose the shirt. It's just tradition :shrug:

I don't know, does anyone think Nerwen would fit into the "Witch" or "Paladin" classes.

Is that a challenge? To draw Nerwen toward witch (which I have considered) or Paladin (not that there aren't enough of them anyway!).

From my perspective, all the paths are still open, and there have been hints and moves toward each (except paladin) scattered throughout things Nerwen has said and thought.

If I did go Druid though, it'd be quite different from Erdathcath(the_customizer)'s version of female Elven Druid.

Atramor(call me pie) has shown witches rock, I'm seriously tempted...

[CMP]

Atramor(call me pie) has shown witches rock, I'm seriously tempted...

It is really fun, but a healing-based Witch isn't such a great idea. Most of the pros of the class are offense-based (Shield roll, poisoning, Special Mirror). But I would love to see Nerwen fight more often anyway. She's outspoken when it comes to the big issues and other heroes, so I could see it happening, but almost eerily reserved the rest of the time. That pretty much defines an elf, to me.

[Flipz]

Knew my job was too easy this round. And you may remedy the Shard to remove any of it's negative effects, as the description of a remedy says.

I count the enemy being Lucky as negative.

As for Nerwen's AC choice, I'm not sure I'd like her as a Paladin. She seems too...gentle and open-minded for that. As a well-known webcomic once asked of Paladins, "But wait, will we have to implant the stick up your megablocks, or will it grow there once you take the level?" Even Boomingham, a rebel among Paladins, still has something of that in him, and I'd find that sort of attitude out-of-character for Nerwen.

Witch, on the other hand, would be VERY interesting to see; I'd really like to see Nerwen subvert the idea behind the class.

[Zepher]

I agree! Let's see more subverted classes! Atramor plays a GREAT normal(ish) Witch (though, I guess he doesn't actually play too much to what we expect out of the 'classic' witch... he's not very cryptic). I'd be interested to see a twist on it, or even on Druid, as we've already got a number of very Druid like Druids.

EDIT: Also, Sandy, don't believe I've complimented you on the Oracle Design! Very nice.

Edited September 21, 2012 by Zepher

[posades]

Brickdoctor, I don't get why Xander should target the crow with least health when he can take the one with most health out in one hit.

[Flipz]

Brickdoctor, I don't get why Xander should target the crow with least health when he can take the one with most health out in one hit.

In case you roll Damage, perhaps?