Die by the oath?

Yazee · 10-16-2001, 05:30 PM

This is in response to some tinkering I did with the oath of scrolls / oath of swords:
According to the manual your character receives 25% less damage from hand weapons while at the same time receiving 25% more damage from magic spells when he/she has the trait oath of swords.
With the oath of scrolls its the exact opposite, right?
So , several questions keep bugging me now while I wait for the publisher for W8 being announced:

1)Most of my party ppl are in all guilds, so I could get both at the same time - as I understand it, since it doesnt get used like shadowcloak, its always there and they would both cancel each other out? Is that so or do I err here?

2)In light of these thoughts mentioned above, as long they hold true, which one is preferable later on in the game, the scroll oath or the sword oath?
Will my opponents use powerful magic or try to smack me up my head with a rubber chicken of death +1?
(USEFUL SPOILERS ARE WELCOME!)

------------------
Vertigo?
Falling from great heights would make me start to giggle!
It´s the ground that´s REALLY killling me...

Overfiend · 10-16-2001, 05:49 PM

Mostly you'be smacked to death by rubber chicken

Yazee · 10-16-2001, 05:55 PM

Hmm, funny one...

So, I´m right with my first assumption and the answer to my second is that there will be close combat fights most of the time?
Who would have thought of that?
Rats!
And no, no pie plz!

Wyvern · 10-16-2001, 05:56 PM

Hi Yazee,

Interesting questions which we have discussed before on this board and I still don't think there is an answer - I think they would have to cancel one another out but I don't know of any reliable way to test that theory.

Personally, I prefer protection from spells over swords - so I think it is a matter of your own preference rather than one really being better than the other.

There is no suitable protection from rubber chickens. Pity!

Wyv

Yazee · 10-16-2001, 06:00 PM

That´s fine, I thought so, but had to ask to be sure!
Goodbye and Thanks for the fishers!

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
An Oath is an Oath (Legolas, Cyril, Mistral)	mistral4543	Ironworks Online Roleplaying	38	04-16-2003 10:34 AM
oath	Brockie	Miscellaneous Games (RPG or not)	4	07-06-2002 05:46 AM
oath of swords and/or oath of scrolls	Odin von Kassel	Wizards & Warriors Forum	1	09-27-2001 11:15 AM
?Broken Oath?	Thorny	Wizards & Warriors Forum	3	12-31-2000 06:34 PM
just curious.. Oath	Caseman	Wizards & Warriors Archives	1	10-20-2000 03:01 PM

10-16-2001, 05:30 PM	#1
Yazee Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: September 25, 2001 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 31	This is in response to some tinkering I did with the oath of scrolls / oath of swords: According to the manual your character receives 25% less damage from hand weapons while at the same time receiving 25% more damage from magic spells when he/she has the trait oath of swords. With the oath of scrolls its the exact opposite, right? So , several questions keep bugging me now while I wait for the publisher for W8 being announced: 1)Most of my party ppl are in all guilds, so I could get both at the same time - as I understand it, since it doesnt get used like shadowcloak, its always there and they would both cancel each other out? Is that so or do I err here? 2)In light of these thoughts mentioned above, as long they hold true, which one is preferable later on in the game, the scroll oath or the sword oath? Will my opponents use powerful magic or try to smack me up my head with a rubber chicken of death +1? (USEFUL SPOILERS ARE WELCOME!) ------------------ Vertigo? Falling from great heights would make me start to giggle! It´s the ground that´s REALLY killling me...

10-16-2001, 05:49 PM	#2
Overfiend Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: October 16, 2001 Location: Warsaw, Poland Posts: 8	Mostly you'be smacked to death by rubber chicken

10-16-2001, 05:55 PM	#3
Yazee Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: September 25, 2001 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 31	Hmm, funny one... So, I´m right with my first assumption and the answer to my second is that there will be close combat fights most of the time? Who would have thought of that? Rats! And no, no pie plz!

10-16-2001, 05:56 PM	#4
Wyvern Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Rural Paradise, MI Posts: 5,701	Hi Yazee, Interesting questions which we have discussed before on this board and I still don't think there is an answer - I think they would have to cancel one another out but I don't know of any reliable way to test that theory. Personally, I prefer protection from spells over swords - so I think it is a matter of your own preference rather than one really being better than the other. There is no suitable protection from rubber chickens. Pity! Wyv

10-16-2001, 06:00 PM	#5
Yazee Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: September 25, 2001 Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 31	That´s fine, I thought so, but had to ask to be sure! Goodbye and Thanks for the fishers!

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)