Special ability! Spoiler!!!

01-26-2003, 03:56 PM

2 x heal and 2 x slow poison = bad. Give me something I can use.

Horatio · 01-26-2003, 04:21 PM

Play an evil char. You'll get offensive abilities.

Lord Brass · 01-26-2003, 06:15 PM

They're quite useful Jan. None of them are spectacular, no matter what your alignment may be. The heals and slow poisons have saved my characters more times than I care to remember.

Arledrian · 01-26-2003, 06:20 PM

It's great getting Horror and Larloch's Minor Drain though. They're both useful offensive spells, and just a good bit of fun if you're, uh, magically challenged by the limitations of your class.

Luvian · 01-26-2003, 06:58 PM

Minor drain suck. Why would I care about 1-4 hit points?

Arledrian · 01-26-2003, 07:21 PM

I just tend to think that anything offensive owns anything defensive. There's always some boring healer in the party, like Jaheira or Branwen, so I just can't get excited about any kind of spell that they can cast. Red spells suggest fire, destruction, and general havoc. Much sexier

01-27-2003, 02:36 AM

Heal and slow poison are pretty weak abilities if you ask me. Hey I can buy a few portions and they'll do the trick.

Something more powerful would be nice. You are the child of a powerful god and then you get these abilities. Naa I'm not satisfied.

InsaneBane · 01-27-2003, 05:06 AM

If you are a melee fighter, I guess that you will be more satisfied with the next two special abilities you get. I use the same spell on a fighter/cleric and he makes good use of it at the front line.

Insane

01-27-2003, 05:40 AM

Sounds cool. However, I'm playing as a thief/mage.

Please don't spoil me. I wanna find out myself. Well I allready have an idea of what it is. Nevermind.

SixOfSpades · 01-27-2003, 01:23 PM

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Originally posted by Luvian:
Minor drain suck. Why would I care about 1-4 hit points?

Well, how about....because you can fire it at an enemy Mage and guarantee that his spell will fail, while siphoning off a decent percentage of his HP? Not to mention that Larloch's can get you OVER your maximum hitpoints. (Not by much, but hey, it's nice.)

The Cure Light Wounds will cast much faster as a Special Ability than as a spell. So in the thick of battle, you can heal your Tank with it, whereas if you tried to actually stand there and cast it, he'd be dead before you got halfway through.

It's always good to have TWO people who know Slow Poison. What do you do if it's your Priest who gets Poisoned? As soon as she tries to cast Slow Poison, she takes Poison damage and her spell gets disrupted. Major pain.

01-26-2003, 04:21 PM	#2
Horatio Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: September 19, 2001 Location: Behind these metal bars Age: 41 Posts: 3,117	Play an evil char. You'll get offensive abilities. __________________ I <b>am</b> the party!!<br /> [img]\"http://zert0.net/iuti/img2/1381585-vi.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

01-26-2003, 06:15 PM	#3
Lord Brass Emerald Dragon Join Date: September 17, 2001 Location: Good ol\' Blighty Age: 52 Posts: 913	They're quite useful Jan. None of them are spectacular, no matter what your alignment may be. The heals and slow poisons have saved my characters more times than I care to remember. __________________ <b>I\'ve submitted to the Choc!</b>

01-26-2003, 06:20 PM	#4
Arledrian Egyptian Goddess of the Dead Join Date: July 12, 2001 Location: South Carolina Age: 40 Posts: 3,771	It's great getting Horror and Larloch's Minor Drain though. They're both useful offensive spells, and just a good bit of fun if you're, uh, magically challenged by the limitations of your class. __________________ Marvellous banter; I am bereft of ribs.

01-26-2003, 06:58 PM	#5
Luvian Ironworks Moderator Join Date: June 27, 2001 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Age: 43 Posts: 6,763	Minor drain suck. Why would I care about 1-4 hit points? __________________ Once upon a time in Canada...

01-26-2003, 07:21 PM	#6
Arledrian Egyptian Goddess of the Dead Join Date: July 12, 2001 Location: South Carolina Age: 40 Posts: 3,771	I just tend to think that anything offensive owns anything defensive. There's always some boring healer in the party, like Jaheira or Branwen, so I just can't get excited about any kind of spell that they can cast. Red spells suggest fire, destruction, and general havoc. Much sexier __________________ Marvellous banter; I am bereft of ribs.

01-26-2003, 03:56 PM	#1
Jan Guest Posts: n/a	2 x heal and 2 x slow poison = bad. Give me something I can use.

01-27-2003, 02:36 AM	#7
Jan Guest Posts: n/a	Heal and slow poison are pretty weak abilities if you ask me. Hey I can buy a few portions and they'll do the trick. Something more powerful would be nice. You are the child of a powerful god and then you get these abilities. Naa I'm not satisfied.

01-27-2003, 05:06 AM	#8
InsaneBane Baaz Draconian Join Date: November 5, 2002 Location: Denmark Age: 57 Posts: 724	If you are a melee fighter, I guess that you will be more satisfied with the next two special abilities you get. I use the same spell on a fighter/cleric and he makes good use of it at the front line. Insane __________________ Ko-founder of the SCFC(TM) Korporation.

01-27-2003, 05:40 AM	#9
Jan Guest Posts: n/a	Sounds cool. However, I'm playing as a thief/mage. Please don't spoil me. I wanna find out myself. Well I allready have an idea of what it is. Nevermind.

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