Brock The Archmage

So I have been playing early Avernums again and I just remembered the Lost Bahssikava area in A1. It made me think about the fact that the sliths needed to learn to live peacefully before returning. It seems to me that this is close to happening, many of the Slith are at peace. So what do you deem the chances of visiting Bahssikava in A6?

Question-does sdf 100 4 0 work on all the Geneforges? or is it different on some?

I wonder what kind of ending G3 has if you kill everyone and everything. hmmmmm. don't tell me though- I'm not finished with G3 yet because I have been too busy for it.

Yeah, I need the third book out of that series. I also need to read past book 6 of the Wheel of Time.

on another subject, what does the word Uss mean? it is oft-repeated.

You can't get the MAIN quests done without taking out at least one leader, so when it comes to that part, pick whichever sect's rewards appeal least and eliminate it, then get the prize for taking it out from the other sects, repeat until you have whichever sect you wanted to join.

See, I actually tried adapting the canister part into D and D already, it didn't work too well. It works wonders in 4th edition Shadowrun's system (not world, of course), it just adds bonus dice to a particular task. Really, the only way a canister can fully be totally adapted into a tabletop RPG would be to have the spell and Shaping system have levels like in the game so the canister effect can be singled into a single ability that it increases. I foresee a problem with Canisters that increase base attributes like Strength. Too Powerful. All in all, Canisters are troublesome, but Shapinjg could be as easy to adapt as changing a class or the summoning spells to suit your needs, adding some skills including knowledge, etc.

I actually keep odd hours myself, I just USUALLY log on to Spidweb around 8. It's 2:38 in the moring PST right now, heh.

I am the same way Ghaldring, but i don't find it worth the effort to TYPE everything I am thinking, so my posts shorten from several pages of thought from all 6 of my personalities to the length you see before you now. EDIT: I had a therapist once. He is in my D and D group now, and he has never been happier (or crazier). EDIT: why is it everytime I log on I leave like 8 posts at the top of the list? does no one else log on around 8:00 PST? (both A.M. and P.M.)

I have two ways. Option 1- use the two cheats iloveserviles and ihateserviles a lot and it become easy. Option 2- kill every non sect-related enemy in the game and go everywhere but Benerii-Uss, getting all the stuff from everywhere you can without commitment and without giving an opinion then go one way, milk, go the other way, milk. Hehehe, milk.

I'd wait half my life, but somehow I don't think he would actually spend that much time on one game hehe. Hey, I'm looking for a suitably impressive picture of a person calling forth magical energy, preferably electrical, that will work on this site. I got tired of Hennet. Help would be appreciated.

OOOoOOOOOOOOOO a challenge! I, in my status as DM, will first search my books and see If I can turn up something already like that, and if not, shall post my ideas that I am willing to share in this post! Have fun! EDIT: If you have the Complete Arcane book, look at the social structure of the prestige class Mage of the Arcane Order for ideas to further the playability of the Shaper sect, for background and all those juicy tidbits you can't get directly from the game for whatever reason. EDIT: The Effigy Master class in Complete Arcane focuses on constructs, with some modification it could apply to living things they make. EDIT: Fatespinner class from Complete Arcane could be a good Mental mage i guess.... just also specialize in enchantment.... NO! mindbender is much better at that! EDIT: apply some of the Master Transmogrifist's abilities from Complete Arcane to the creations. EDIT: the Suel ArcanaMech could be an Agent with some changes. Also from Complete Arcane. If you hadn't guessed yet, Complete Arcane is the first book I opened. EDIT: canister effect adds level of Sorcerer, please discuss? or adds a spell to the spell known list? The main problem with the D and D system as opposed to any other system is the fact that level determines the effectiveness of you magic, by far much more than any innate talent or special training you may have. so maybe add an EFFECTIVE level in your casting of a certain kind of spell when using a canister? EDIT: Ultimate Magus class (Complete Mage) would be a combination of the learned art of magic and the innate part of magic, and could make some really strong characters. See above.

I have been reading the Myth-Adventures of Aahz and Skeeve, and also the Swordf of Truth series which i just bought all of the rest of except for Confessor. These 7 new book and a couple new games are why I have been missing for a week.

I don't have time to read this huge thread, so I'll just answer the original question. Because G5 is the final installment (I heard), the 'who should win' bit is kind of pointless. There won't be a canonical ending, the only thing you can do is try to get the ending that is best for you, personally. Or, ya know, you could just kill everyone.

Originally Posted By: Ghaldring I find Learned Pinner to be the hardest sect leader. Really? I had more trouble with Syros. Evnissyen? The reason you should play G2 is because as far as I can tell, it offers the most flexibility and roleplayability out of all the SW games I've played, couched in a nice, yummy Spiderweb brand story.

cryoas were around way back in G1, so of course they were in G2.

That is most annoying indeed. I find that it is much better to use a system similar to D and D, although maybe a little less extreme at high levels. D and D XP is equal to the current xp had plus (current level multiplied by 1000). So maybe a little downsizing in the number of points area, but the scaling is what we are looking for here.

When I am not cheating on the Avernum games, which is rare because I've beaten them so mant times I usually just want to go in blasting, I only ever keep energy restoratives, and I make as many of them as possible. Knowledge brews go into the gullet of my main spellcaster, the very high level mage-priest. I also buy every knowledge brew I ever find .

Has anyone ever wondered why it seems you are the only one who can personally control 7 creations at once? Also, there are creations that aren't being directly controlled all the time, but there is a limit on how much essence a given person can use. I think those vats Shapers use to "grow" creations significantly reduces the amount of essence it takes to create them, and somehow severs the link between them and the essence of the Shaper, but not the subservience that is bred in, making it so that while you can't mentally command them or however you do it, they will obey Shapers. They just are not bound to you specifically. Forgive me for being such a muse.

I went and checked with a high level party that never dies heh. They will drink the poison potion when their health gets low, because to them it is unidentified. Mages never seem to do it. Probably due to intelligence hehe. HAHA they thought it was healing! heh.

Originally Posted By: Safey Originally Posted By: Brock The Archmage I killed Trajkov with little effort. I was an agent and had no creations. It's all about using the battlefield to your advantage, and what the plan of attack is. I usually let him use the geneforge then kill him I did let him use the Geneforge, I just go to every area and level up a lot. EDIT: fighting Rentar in A3 was insane, and if I remember right it was worse in E3.

type SHIFT+D on the main game screen. Then type pleaselikeme without any spaces. This should make them forgive whatever you did unless it was something very major, like entering Benerii-Uss and killing, or something like that.

Point and click on the tile you want to move to.... I concur by the way.

There are none that I don't use except for curing potions and the like, and scrolls of the really low-end spells. I also will not use wands at all except for wands of high level spells like the early Avernum Forcecage wand.

Yes, but do the PCs ever glow? I haven't seen it on screen, but I never really looked at the inventory pic....