[Cerek the Barbaric]

Originally posted by Andraste: You might have killed someone by accident. I was once in the middle of a battle and a stupid beggar walked into one of my cloudkills. I hadn't spotted the beggar, and he died very quickly. I only just caught sight of the 'lose 5 rep points' message as it zipped up the text box. I paused, scrolled back and realised what had happened. If I hadn't spotted teh message it might have been some time before I noticed what had happened to my reputation.

I did try running out of the crypt a few times and found that the skeletons and skeleton warriors followed me. There is a "militia wizard" right outside the Graveyard Gates and he would jump into the fight - only to be killed shortly thereafter. However, I killed ALL of the skeletons and the two warriors inside the crypt in the final battle.

The only thing I can think of is the fight between the two "philosophers" when I first got rid of the Djinni's. One's a pacifist and the other isn't. The pacifist is quickly killed. I also saw a fight between two guards of the warring noble families in the Inn when I went to rest and memorize spells before entering the crypt. I didn't interfere in either fight, so maybe that's what caused the drop in rep. I don't know. I do know that I haven't had ANY fights in public myself.

Well, like I said, I'm just trying to figure out what caused my Rep to drop so much - and I really wish I would have caught it when it happened so I could have gone back done it over.

Timber - As a Neutral Good character, I'm more inclined to help keep the peace. But I admit that - as a Bard - I am much more "self-centered" than if I was playing a Ranger or some other class. Due to Bards having a "Rougish" background, it doesn't bother him to steal from merchants - even when he has enough money to buy what he wants. It goes back to his early days of living by his wits on the streets and surviving hand-to-mouth. There are also plenty of real-life examples of "good people" that have an unexpected "bad trait". In the original AD&D comics, one of the main characters was a paladin that also happened to be an alcoholic. I thought that was a great illustration of how a "goody-two shoes" character could be made much more interesting by adding a serious character flaw. Alcoholism doesn't conflict with a Lawful Good alignment. And stealing doesn't necessarily conflict with a good alignment - Robin Hood is the best example of that. Of course, my bard just steals from the rich and keeps for himself, but that's because he was one of the poor for so long.

Oh, and the Elvin Chain only added 1 point to my AC anyway. With Bracers AC8, Armor, Improved Invisibility, Stoneskin and my Dexterity - my AC is -4. The Elvin Chain did drop it to -5, but that was all. Still, I've got some tough fights ahead before getting the Melodic Elvin Chain from the Astral Prison - so I might keep the regular Elvin Chain after all.

[ 08-01-2004, 08:04 PM: Message edited by: Cerek the Barbaric ]