Swords or Spears?
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Master
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written Friday, January 6 2006 21:05
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quote:Mages? Priests? -------------------- -ben4808 Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Saturday, January 7 2006 14:53
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Swords are better in my opinion because the pole in a pole arm can be sliced off, in real life anyway.Besides swords being faster allow you to strike quicker . -------------------- George Bush is a Nazi - Eric Cartmen I'm not as think you stoned I am Visit the RIFQ Forums Posts: 462 | Registered: Tuesday, June 21 2005 07:00 |
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written Saturday, January 7 2006 15:01
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You are aware that neither of those considerations actually apply in any SW game, right? :P -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Master
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written Saturday, January 7 2006 17:34
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In real life, if you tried to use a sword to hack somebody's spear in half, you'd get gutted first anyway. -------------------- Polaris - owns you. Undead Theories - double U slash E Posts: 3323 | Registered: Thursday, April 25 2002 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Saturday, January 7 2006 19:04
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In real life, it's rather difficult to chop through a thick stick of hard wood, especially if you don't want to dull your sword. That's ignoring the metal covering on some spears. Also in real life, speed depends on specific weapons, not just "sword." The larger the weapon, the more inertia it has and the slower it's going to move. —Alorael, is quite certain that knives are fast, but he wouldn't want to attack anybody with a spear holding a knife. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Councilor
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written Saturday, January 7 2006 19:38
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Hooray for parrying daggers! The blade had lots of notches and was used while fencing. It had a chance of catching the opponent's blade and perhaps even break it. Regardless of the feasiblity of it, it sounds cool. Dikiyoba wonders whether parrying daggers would appeal to Vahnatai given the complexity of forging them and their dislike of being encumbered. Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Saturday, January 7 2006 20:15
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I am a weirdo, and would much prefer to take on the world with a singleton magic user proficient in both mage and priest spells. -------------------- He may look like an idiot, and talk like an idiot, but don't let that fool you. He really is an idiot. Posts: 586 | Registered: Saturday, October 20 2001 07:00 |
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Master
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written Sunday, January 8 2006 11:41
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I'm pretty sure you're not alone amoung singleton users. -------------------- -ben4808 Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Sunday, January 8 2006 13:43
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I know I am not the only singleton user, but how many of them don't use weapons of any kind? Give me Avatar, Protective Circle and Shockwave, and I'm good. edit: I must be the oldest member with the least number of posts. [ Sunday, January 08, 2006 13:44: Message edited by: Chaldrath ] -------------------- He may look like an idiot, and talk like an idiot, but don't let that fool you. He really is an idiot. Posts: 586 | Registered: Saturday, October 20 2001 07:00 |
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BANNED
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written Sunday, January 8 2006 13:50
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quote:Holy crap- I actually remember you from, what, 2-3 years ago? More, maybe. -------------------- * Posts: 6936 | Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Sunday, January 8 2006 13:55
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quote:Member 100 has 0 posts. -------------------- I'll put a Spring in your step. :ph34r: Posts: 2396 | Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Sunday, January 8 2006 14:20
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About 60% percent of the people who join don't post much if at all. -------------------- George Bush is a Nazi - Eric Cartmen I'm not as think you stoned I am Visit the RIFQ Forums Posts: 462 | Registered: Tuesday, June 21 2005 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Sunday, January 8 2006 14:27
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quote:Yeah, I don't pop up much really. I remember you, you used to be TerrorsMartyr until you changed your name about eleventybillion times. That member number, there's no escaping from though. ;) -------------------- He may look like an idiot, and talk like an idiot, but don't let that fool you. He really is an idiot. Posts: 586 | Registered: Saturday, October 20 2001 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Sunday, January 8 2006 15:14
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Eleventy billion ??? Do you mean 11 billion or is it just a figure of speech. -------------------- George Bush is a Nazi - Eric Cartmen I'm not as think you stoned I am Visit the RIFQ Forums Posts: 462 | Registered: Tuesday, June 21 2005 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Sunday, January 8 2006 15:15
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Its just a thing people say to mean a large yet undetermined number. -------------------- He may look like an idiot, and talk like an idiot, but don't let that fool you. He really is an idiot. Posts: 586 | Registered: Saturday, October 20 2001 07:00 |
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Master
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written Sunday, January 8 2006 15:19
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I also remember Chaldrath from way back when. IIRC, I was still in high school... Welcome back? :\ -------------------- Polaris - owns you. Undead Theories - double U slash E Posts: 3323 | Registered: Thursday, April 25 2002 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Sunday, January 8 2006 18:02
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You don't look happy to see me. :P -------------------- He may look like an idiot, and talk like an idiot, but don't let that fool you. He really is an idiot. Posts: 586 | Registered: Saturday, October 20 2001 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Sunday, January 8 2006 19:07
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Imagine a smile icon next to his post. -------------------- I'll put a Spring in your step. :ph34r: Posts: 2396 | Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00 |
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Councilor
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written Sunday, January 8 2006 19:28
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quote:A lot of members only post a few times to ask for help in a specific game. Others just get bored and don't come back. It's a good thing, really. Dikiyoba knows it is a bad question because it might encourage more useless posts, but is there a place to find a list of the number of posts needed to qualify for a certain rank? Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00 |
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Master
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written Sunday, January 8 2006 19:53
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In here. BtW, eleventy billion would be logically 110 billion. ;) -------------------- -ben4808 Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00 |
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Councilor
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written Sunday, January 8 2006 20:22
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Thank you, Uhh...ben? Now I feel stupid. Is Postaroni, Pizzabella! a recent addition? Not that Dikiyoba is anywhere close to recieving that title. Edit: Sig change. [ Sunday, January 08, 2006 20:24: Message edited by: Dikiyoba ] Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Sunday, January 8 2006 20:53
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Postaroni is the most recent addition to the title list. Drakey added it a few months ago. —Alorael, who hasn't seen Drakey in a while. This either means that James is sulking or that Drakefyre is hatching devious, fruit-filled plans. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Sunday, January 8 2006 22:17
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quote:He hasn't posted all year, which makes it sound more worrying. -------------------- I'll put a Spring in your step. :ph34r: Posts: 2396 | Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00 |
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Warrior
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written Monday, January 9 2006 01:21
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If BoA uses a system anything like Avernum 3 [I'm willing to bet that its very similiar] I'll go with neither. I did a little trial a while ago... here is what I came up with. Parry = ((dex+1)/3)*4 *Base To-Hit = 45+(dex*5) +Opposed To-Hit Penalty = 40+(dex*5) $carry = 50+(str*30) Int Spell Multiplie = .4+(.4*Int) Class Spell Multiplier = 1+(cla*.12) * To figure true to-hit find your base, factor in equipment penalties, and opponent oppossed penalties, then cap it if it passes 95% + The oppossed penalty caps when their to-hit is reduced to 5%. $ Carry caps at 350. weapons blessed -5 steel -10 iron -15 bronze -20 stone -20 armor helms iron -5 armor leather -10 studded -15 chain -20 plate -25 shields small shield -5 large shield -10 Clearly dexterity is the best weapon :D put someone's dex up high enough, and put a stick in their hand and they never miss :P [I ignored the damage bonus because its included in the description of the weapon] it may be a bit more expensive, but dexterity also grants you a bonus to your parry and opposed to-hit rolls [lowers your opponents chance of hitting you in combat] PS. There are some descrepencies between the int based spell bonus and the class skill based spell bonus because I used two different methods of derivation... I'll have to go back through and re-crunch the numbers... make them both percentages. [for those who don't know 1.00 = 100%] [ Monday, January 09, 2006 01:26: Message edited by: Ezrah, Kitty of Wonder ^.^ ] -------------------- If everyone would just forgive someone else, so much pain would be taken off of all of our shoulders... but as tenderness is a virtue it is also a failing, any who would do such a thing usually fall to those who wouldn't. - Ezrah Posts: 50 | Registered: Thursday, April 15 2004 07:00 |
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Shake Before Using
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written Monday, January 9 2006 04:36
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Well, while having a monstrous Dexterity certainly helps you hit enemies, some of us like doing damage when we hit, too. =P Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |