innate abilities (spoiler)

Vohl · 03-29-2002, 01:58 AM

Are the innate abilities that the main character recieves through out the adventure reputation based or alignment based?
Thanks in advance

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Barbucha · 03-29-2002, 02:29 AM

Alignment based

Ar-Cunin · 03-29-2002, 11:05 AM

Are you sure? I remember once killing bernard (the man in Nashkel that is looking for Greywulf - I tried pickpocketing and failed) and got a rep. reduction.

When I next slept I got the Dream and the ability Lanoch's Minor Drain instead of the usual Cure Minor Wounds - even though I was LG.

J'aran · 03-29-2002, 11:19 AM

They are based on your reputation, not your alignment. In a particular game I played, I had Chaotic Good as alignment, but before some of the dream sequences, I made sure my rep was low by either stealing from shops or killing a few innocents, and subsequently I got an evil ability. After this I donated money to a Temple so that my rep went up again. I ended up with half of the abilities from the good side, and the other half were the evil ones.

Katherine · 03-30-2002, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by J'aran:
I ended up with half of the abilities from the good side, and the other half were the evil ones.

You wild man, you!

Piestrider · 03-30-2002, 01:36 PM

Thats very interesting. I went through the game as a neutral good i believe and all my abilities were curing related but i never really gave it a second thought. Thanx

03-30-2002, 01:51 PM

Wow. I always thought it was alignment based too. But now i see you get the dilusion that its alignment based because you generally stick with ur alignment reputation. Thanx everybody!

Lavindathar · 03-30-2002, 02:31 PM

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Originally posted by SecretMaster:
Wow. I always thought it was alignment based too. But now i see you get the dilusion that its alignment based because you generally stick with ur alignment reputation. Thanx everybody!

Even when I play Evil characters, I do try and be good...it means more EXP!

For RP, I see Evil as stealing, being dirty rather than slaughtering innocents.

Vohl · 03-30-2002, 03:12 PM

I try and keep my reputation up for my evil party as well. Great wealth can be attained through deception. For example, making my name a good name, to get people in towns to trust me, and offer me good paying 'jobs' , etc ("am I that bounty hunter? of course I am not, would I lie? By the way, what does this town need help in the most? I will try my darnest to make this town safe.")

Horatio · 04-04-2002, 09:18 AM

Yeah, keeping a good rep when being evil does help. For a start, you don't have those damn bounty hunters after you (So I kicked him in the head till he was dead. Gha!).
Every so often I try completing the game as an evil person, always choosing the most evil option, but it can't be done. Shops don't sell u stuff, and bounty hunters r always after u.

03-29-2002, 02:29 AM	#2
Barbucha Dungeon Master Join Date: March 5, 2001 Location: Most, Czech Republic Age: 51 Posts: 86	Alignment based __________________ Barbucha - a bear\'s bugaboo

03-29-2002, 11:05 AM	#3
Ar-Cunin Ra Join Date: August 14, 2001 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Age: 54 Posts: 2,326	Are you sure? I remember once killing bernard (the man in Nashkel that is looking for Greywulf - I tried pickpocketing and failed) and got a rep. reduction. When I next slept I got the Dream and the ability Lanoch's Minor Drain instead of the usual Cure Minor Wounds - even though I was LG. __________________ Life is a laugh <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[biglaugh]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/biglaugh.gif\" /> - and DEATH is the final joke <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[hehe]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/hehe.gif\" />

03-30-2002, 01:36 PM	#6
Piestrider Zhentarim Guard Join Date: February 25, 2002 Location: Waxahachie TX Age: 38 Posts: 389	Thats very interesting. I went through the game as a neutral good i believe and all my abilities were curing related but i never really gave it a second thought. Thanx __________________ yes

04-04-2002, 09:18 AM	#10
Horatio Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: September 19, 2001 Location: Behind these metal bars Age: 42 Posts: 3,117	Yeah, keeping a good rep when being evil does help. For a start, you don't have those damn bounty hunters after you (So I kicked him in the head till he was dead. Gha!). Every so often I try completing the game as an evil person, always choosing the most evil option, but it can't be done. Shops don't sell u stuff, and bounty hunters r always after u. __________________ I <b>am</b> the party!!<br /> [img]\"http://zert0.net/iuti/img2/1381585-vi.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

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03-29-2002, 01:58 AM	#1
Vohl Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: January 31, 2002 Location: Rockford IL Age: 53 Posts: 46	Are the innate abilities that the main character recieves through out the adventure reputation based or alignment based? Thanks in advance [ 03-29-2002, 01:58 AM: Message edited by: Vohl ]

03-29-2002, 11:19 AM	#4
J'aran Mephistopheles Join Date: December 12, 2001 Location: Fryslân, The Netherlands Age: 46 Posts: 1,493	They are based on your reputation, not your alignment. In a particular game I played, I had Chaotic Good as alignment, but before some of the dream sequences, I made sure my rep was low by either stealing from shops or killing a few innocents, and subsequently I got an evil ability. After this I donated money to a Temple so that my rep went up again. I ended up with half of the abilities from the good side, and the other half were the evil ones.

03-30-2002, 01:51 PM	#7
SecretMaster Guest Posts: n/a	Wow. I always thought it was alignment based too. But now i see you get the dilusion that its alignment based because you generally stick with ur alignment reputation. Thanx everybody!

03-30-2002, 03:12 PM	#9
Vohl Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: January 31, 2002 Location: Rockford IL Age: 53 Posts: 46	I try and keep my reputation up for my evil party as well. Great wealth can be attained through deception. For example, making my name a good name, to get people in towns to trust me, and offer me good paying 'jobs' , etc ("am I that bounty hunter? of course I am not, would I lie? By the way, what does this town need help in the most? I will try my darnest to make this town safe.")

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