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- From: de04@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (Dale E. Eckart)
- Newsgroups: rec.games.moria
- Subject: Re: Balancing Out Mages and Priests with Other Classes
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.144323.31005@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu>
- Date: 22 Dec 92 14:43:23 GMT
- Organization: Lehigh University
- Lines: 39
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- In article <mgr254@rpi.edu>, petitc@vccsouth30.its.rpi.edu (Christopher Jon Petit) writes:
- >
- > I think I found a way to help give Warriors and Rogues a fighting chance
- >(pun intended). Make it so that all classes can only wear armor up to a
- >certain 'bulkiness' (e.g. minus to-hit). Of course, Mages and Priests can't
- >wear ANY armor (even Soft Leather). Warriors can wear anything, while
- >Rogues can wear almost anything, Rangers wear less, but Paladins wear a decent
- >amount (But take Glyph of Warding away from these guys!).
- >
- > Sound decent?
- >
- I think that if mages are not allowed to wear *any* body armor, they would
- be virtually unplayable for the first 4-5 levels. Their AC would be so low,
- most every monster would do enough damage to use up their already meager HP.
-
- Further, since only shields and body armor can be enchanted to resist
- fire/lightning/cold/acid, this would force these two classes to search for
- enchanted shields, and avoid ancient dragons at all costs until finding one.
-
- I _do_ like the idea of limiting the bulkiness for certain classes;
- perhaps increasing the failure rate for spells 1 in 20 for -1 to hit
- and 1 in 10 for -2 to hit
- Mage: m c g
- Moria: "Your armor hinders your movement -more-"
- "You fail to get the spell off!"
-
- One might add [Soft, Hard] Leather Armor of Stealth to aid rogues in
- sneaking up for their backstabbing attacks, too.
- >
- >--
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- >Cynicism is only realism projected into the future.
- >If your fondest wish is to fly, don't draw up plans for flippers.
- >
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- Dale E. Eckart eckart@crayamid.cray.com
- de04@Lehigh.edu
-