I Miss Ward Keys
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Maxondaerth
Virtuoso
Duke Frost said:
Reminds me of the time we lynched that Davenport...
Maxondaerth
Virtuoso
Ward Keys were a fun dynamic. What I don't miss is the casting time on Wards!
Wilde_Night
Adept
I liked Ward Keys. Heh. And back when my gypsy was a lowbie and a brand newbie, she got to carry the Commoners Cabin ward key. I think it was because it was just amusing to here her activate it in the accent.
"Word up!"
"Word up!"
Tom Andary
Expert
jpariury said:
Only if there's girls there...
I miss killing monsters and getting experience points as well as experience points for good role-playing.
I miss when based on the number of alchemy levels you had determined how long it took to identify potions and poisons
I miss when spell singers were in the core rulebook and had spells like
Charm Monster
Mass Bless
Mass Sleep
spell wise, here's some spells that were made of win
I grant you the power to capture magic sent against you
I release a mind bolt to blast my foe
I knock upon the cosmic gate that I may enter
I part the dark veil of time to scry the truth I'm looking for
I scribe this warder glyph to gaurd this way from all unwanted trespasses
I curse you to die a painful death
and of course the best incants in the game
by the power of chaos, I call you forth and create undead to walk the earth
by death's dark mantle and the powers of chaos I control undead to do as I bid.
I miss when based on the number of alchemy levels you had determined how long it took to identify potions and poisons
I miss when spell singers were in the core rulebook and had spells like
Charm Monster
Mass Bless
Mass Sleep
spell wise, here's some spells that were made of win
I grant you the power to capture magic sent against you
I release a mind bolt to blast my foe
I knock upon the cosmic gate that I may enter
I part the dark veil of time to scry the truth I'm looking for
I scribe this warder glyph to gaurd this way from all unwanted trespasses
I curse you to die a painful death
and of course the best incants in the game
by the power of chaos, I call you forth and create undead to walk the earth
by death's dark mantle and the powers of chaos I control undead to do as I bid.
Dreamingfurther
Exemplar
wow, that sure sounds crazy old school.
Some of those incants are wicked awesome...
Some of those incants are wicked awesome...
Mike Ventrella
Paragon
Wow, Chirola, those are old things, many of which we never did here in the Alliance even when we were part of NERO, and for good reason... I don't miss them!
Which of course led to favoritism with marshals getting to decide what was "good role-playing"
Just more tags to check and inconsistencies if you ask me the way we used to do it! We do that now still but it's a lot easier.
Impossible to do with the tag system, and never in the "core rulebook." Trust me, my name is on all of them.
"Truth" was a terrible spell. We'd even have people telling the truth OOG as best as they could remember something and still contradict each other. (Remember that if you're ever on a jury -- all lawyers know that "eyewitness" testimony is the worst testimony of all.
The others had other problems, not quite so bad.
Of that I can agree! But the game is much easier to learn, especially for players who aren't fanatics like us, and that's pretty important too.
ChrioLA said:
Which of course led to favoritism with marshals getting to decide what was "good role-playing"
ChrioLA said:
Just more tags to check and inconsistencies if you ask me the way we used to do it! We do that now still but it's a lot easier.
ChrioLA said:
Impossible to do with the tag system, and never in the "core rulebook." Trust me, my name is on all of them.
ChrioLA said:
"Truth" was a terrible spell. We'd even have people telling the truth OOG as best as they could remember something and still contradict each other. (Remember that if you're ever on a jury -- all lawyers know that "eyewitness" testimony is the worst testimony of all.
The others had other problems, not quite so bad.
ChrioLA said:
Of that I can agree! But the game is much easier to learn, especially for players who aren't fanatics like us, and that's pretty important too.
Dreamingfurther
Exemplar
Mike, I don't think Chriso's post here was made as a criticism of our game as it is... just remembering old cool things that happened back in the day.
I love our current system, as I think most players of our game and forum do as well, I don't think we need to worry to much about point for point defense here.
I love our current system, as I think most players of our game and forum do as well, I don't think we need to worry to much about point for point defense here.
Mike Ventrella
Paragon
Dreamingfurther said:Mike, I don't think Chriso's post here was made as a criticism of our game as it is... just remembering old cool things that happened back in the day.
I love our current system, as I think most players of our game and forum do as well, I don't think we need to worry to much about point for point defense here.
Yeah, sorry if I came across as harsh! I just meant that most of those things may have been cool but they were hell for those of us running the game and marshaling them and I don't miss them at all!
Dreamingfurther
Exemplar
fair enough, I can believe that as well.
Mike Ventrella
Paragon
jpariury said:NERO 3rd edition rulebook:Fearless Leader said:
Maybe the "core rulebook" is something other than the rulebook you guys put out?
Jeez, it's been so long I guess I forgot! It didn't last long that's for sure. Back then we had a new edition every year.
Fearless Leader said:
Heh. I've still got the 3rd edition book with Spellsinging in it,too. If someone could find all the points at which different rules systems branched off of that series, it'd probably fill a book all by itself. LAIRE's rules found their origin there, and there's still a Spellsinger skill list to the modern day. IIRC, SOLAR's still got the original "kill you dead" Doom spell.
ChrioLA said:
Fearless Leader said:
Alliance/NERO has always kept it closest to the KISS rule for spell incants and such, though I'd say that new players tend to learn stuff faster and more complex than we'd all expect.
markusdark
Virtuoso
Fearless Leader said:Dreamingfurther said:Mike, I don't think Chriso's post here was made as a criticism of our game as it is... just remembering old cool things that happened back in the day.
I love our current system, as I think most players of our game and forum do as well, I don't think we need to worry to much about point for point defense here.
Yeah, sorry if I came across as harsh! I just meant that most of those things may have been cool but they were hell for those of us running the game and marshaling them and I don't miss them at all!
Actually, I don't think you came across too harsh and, in fact, enjoyed not only reading some of the old stuff but also the reasoning behind the changes.
Oh, and I didn't mean to put up the 3rd edition rulebook as a PDF to catch you, Mike. Just seems that JP is good at nailing all of us when we mess up.
markusdark
Virtuoso
jpariury said:Enh, I'd have just scanned my existing copy. I'm sure if I hadn't posted it, someone else would have.markusdark said:Just seems that JP is good at nailing all of us when we mess up.
Doesn't that get shorter every year? I know it does for me. By this time next year, you shouldn't trust me as far as a sloth can wind sprint.