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shamrock_uk · 06-14-2005, 08:36 PM

You know I'm not sure I should reveal things like that; perhaps it's better leaving it up to your imagination! But yes, the angel was indeed Saerileth turning undead - it was a combination of Detheriel being close to death (therefore not really seeing reality all that clearly) and how I imagine the turn undead process to actually work.

As far as I understand it, some part of a deity's power manifests itself through the vessel of the cleric - it's perhaps not unreasonable to expect some sort of visible manifestation of that power (in this case, the glow). The turn undead ability also seems to 'pulse' at about once a round, hence the 'waves' of force that he saw driving back the undead.

Plus, it all actually happened exactly as written! Turn undead was a real desperate last resort - I was amazed it worked, and another round I would have been dead! Just a shame I lost the screenshots

As for the cleric dual, that would indeed be funny after all that Shadowkeepering work! I was only considering the dual as a way of doing something new with my PC who was a bit stale to play. But the archer has stepped into the breach and so the dual is no longer necessary. [img]smile.gif[/img]

So he's not going to have a religious experience for any kind of future dual - an archer he is now and an archer he will stay [img]tongue.gif[/img] Of course, he may well have other religious experiences in the future that are unrelated to duelling

I definitely want to explore the issue in the future with this character and have several ideas floating round in my head about how this might interact with the Bhaal essence. Also perhaps Saerileth's chosen status might link into it somehow, but that all depends on what direction she takes me. The sky is the limit!

Incidentally, is there a post somewhere with background on Saerileth? I seem to remember reading one somewhere, but can't find it either in the readme or on the CoM forums...am I imagining it?

And thanks for all the feedback, glad I haven't got rusty in the break

But please, criticism is also welcome - please do let me know if there are things that can be improved!

[ 06-14-2005, 08:41 PM: Message edited by: shamrock_uk ]

06-14-2005, 08:36 PM	#39
shamrock_uk Dracolich Join Date: January 24, 2004 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 3,092	You know I'm not sure I should reveal things like that; perhaps it's better leaving it up to your imagination! But yes, the angel was indeed Saerileth turning undead - it was a combination of Detheriel being close to death (therefore not really seeing reality all that clearly) and how I imagine the turn undead process to actually work. As far as I understand it, some part of a deity's power manifests itself through the vessel of the cleric - it's perhaps not unreasonable to expect some sort of visible manifestation of that power (in this case, the glow). The turn undead ability also seems to 'pulse' at about once a round, hence the 'waves' of force that he saw driving back the undead. Plus, it all actually happened exactly as written! Turn undead was a real desperate last resort - I was amazed it worked, and another round I would have been dead! Just a shame I lost the screenshots As for the cleric dual, that would indeed be funny after all that Shadowkeepering work! I was only considering the dual as a way of doing something new with my PC who was a bit stale to play. But the archer has stepped into the breach and so the dual is no longer necessary. [img]smile.gif[/img] So he's not going to have a religious experience for any kind of future dual - an archer he is now and an archer he will stay [img]tongue.gif[/img] Of course, he may well have other religious experiences in the future that are unrelated to duelling I definitely want to explore the issue in the future with this character and have several ideas floating round in my head about how this might interact with the Bhaal essence. Also perhaps Saerileth's chosen status might link into it somehow, but that all depends on what direction she takes me. The sky is the limit! Incidentally, is there a post somewhere with background on Saerileth? I seem to remember reading one somewhere, but can't find it either in the readme or on the CoM forums...am I imagining it? And thanks for all the feedback, glad I haven't got rusty in the break But please, criticism is also welcome - please do let me know if there are things that can be improved! [ 06-14-2005, 08:41 PM: Message edited by: shamrock_uk ]