Silk-woven robe

Author	Topic: Silk-woven robe
demipomme Apprentice Member # 5044	written Sunday, October 3 2004 11:21 Profile #0 I've just got to the point in valley of the dying things where i've found the mages bodies and got the silk-woven robe. Unlike other forms of armour that are described as preventing 1-5 + 2 points of damage, the silk-woven robe is described as preventing 1-3 points of damage and then, under "abilities", it says "+3 less damage from attacks". Is this the same as 1-3 + 3 or something different? Should my character wear this or poor chain mail (prevents 1-20)? Posts: 30 | Registered: Sunday, October 3 2004 07:00
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Sunday, October 3 2004 11:36 Profile Homepage #1 The difference is that it's an item ability, rather than a protection bonus — a subtlety that most people probably wouldn't care about. Specifically, the item ability does this: "Extra armor. Reduces damage from melee attacks by a dice of size equal to strength." The strength in this case is 3. So the silk-woven robe protects 1-3+1-3, whereas the other example would protect 1-5+2. Bottom line: poor chain mail is much, much better (although it encumbers — might want to save the silk-woven robe for your magic-users or something). [ Sunday, October 03, 2004 11:38: Message edited by: Kelandon ] -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 | Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
demipomme Apprentice Member # 5044	written Tuesday, October 5 2004 11:41 Profile #2 Thanks! i'm glad someone else cares about these subtleties. Posts: 30 | Registered: Sunday, October 3 2004 07:00
Eldiran Shock Trooper Member # 4154	written Wednesday, October 6 2004 10:19 Profile #3 Seems it would be much easier for the item to just be set to 1 - 5 + 1, but oh well. I'm assuming that item ability is intended for use with non-armor things. Strange that it should be used on a robe. Anywho, where'd you find that? I never saw any of 'em in VoDT. -------------------- You're a moron if you think I'm not. Posts: 213 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00
spy-there Agent Member # 1993	written Wednesday, October 6 2004 12:33 Profile #4 It's probably one of Jeff's malicious jokes - like the level 25-locked door where's nothing behind ^_^ -------------------- Slartucker: * facepalm facepalm facepalm * Dikiyoba: Are you unconscious yet? Posts: 1420 | Registered: Wednesday, October 2 2002 07:00
demipomme Apprentice Member # 5044	written Thursday, October 7 2004 10:01 Profile #5 You can find it on the visitor's quarters level of the school of magery. In the bottom right (I guess that means south east) corner there is a secret passage that goes north. At the top is where palhaltis and another mage were murdered and the silk-woven robe was left behind. I didn't find it as such, but remembered it from playing the BoE version, in which, i would point out, the robe was magic and more powerful. Posts: 30 | Registered: Sunday, October 3 2004 07:00
Guru Apprentice Member # 4512	written Friday, October 8 2004 09:15 Profile Homepage #6 While the 1-5+1 *is* slightly easier to compute (one less random number to generate), it will generate statistically different results. 1-5+1 will give an even distribution: 2 (20%), 3 (%20), 4 (%20), 5 (%20), 6 (%20) 1-3+1-3 will give more of a bell curve: 2 (11%), 3 (22%),4 (33%), 5 (22%), and 6 (11%) If the "luck" statistic figures into these sorts of calculations, a lucky person would fare better with the 1-5+1 armor. I knew I went to college for a reason... heh Posts: 12 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00