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  1. Would it be fair to conclude from your analysis that SW is the best class and SO the worst? Or do enemy resistances and damage types complicate this too much?
  2. The subject is Zahur Firecaller, the demon in Melanchion's Realm. I filtered out Lethal Blows, but left Quick Action double-hits in. Character has 8 melee weapons, 4 strength, 18 blademaster and is not dual-wielding. Blocked damage is in parentheses. Cracked Demonslayer: Click to reveal.. 47 (41) 55 (60) 32 (40) 53 (43) 47 (44) 53 (41) 39 (47) 44 (43) 52 (35) 46 (41) 40 (39) Radiant Soulblade: Click to reveal.. 38 (26) 30 (50) 36 (32) 48 (33) 32 (32) 43 (32) 43 (36) 43 (34) 41 (37) 38 (47) Frozen Blade: Click to reveal.. 27 (38) 35 (34) 30 (40) 45 (42) 46 (27) 28 (41) 39 (37) 38 (31) 28 (27) 38 (35) 38 (24)
  3. Originally Posted By: Lilith Originally Posted By: Dominov What effect does the trait "Demonbane", on the Cracked Demonslayer, have? I don't have actual numbers, but the short answer is "not much". Are you sure? Because I've been noticing significantly higher damage with Cracked Demonslayer against demons than any other weapon. Certainly it's better than any of the 11-33 cursing blades.
  4. What effect does the trait "Demonbane", on the Cracked Demonslayer, have? Obviously it grants extra damage against demons, but what are the numbers for that? Would it be better to use the Cracked Demonslayer than the Radiant Soulblade if you were fighting a demon?
  5. Wait wait, do skills on premade characters count against trainability?
  6. Originally Posted By: Thuryl To be fair, the parallels to the American Civil War are really, really blatant, and become more so in Geneforge 5. I wouldn't say it's that blatant. Most civil wars are (loosely speaking) between oppressors and the oppressed. You could say that the Geneforge Rebellion is similar to the American Rebellion in that people are on an island and they seek an existence independent from Shaper/British rule. The French represent the Drakons perhaps, fighting toe to toe with the Shapers in other territories. But the rise and acceleration of drakons self-shaping is EXACTLY the same as the intelligence explosion predicted for computers. Except for the, yeh know, biological/magical instead of technological. ADDENDUM: Oppressors and oppressed, okay, I know I'll catch flak for that. Perhaps they are not legitimately oppressed, but the Confederates argued they were oppressed, the common people could be said to have been oppressed by King Charles I in the English Civil War, et cetera.
  7. Well, I'd think religious zealots would fit neatly with the Shapers and Loyalists in their opposition to such extreme change. The rebels, while fervent, don't seem to have the requisite religious mindset. They're much more freedom fighters then crusaders.
  8. Has anyone else noticed the similarities between the story of Geneforge and the technological singularity? In one, we make tools to aid us in life. Over time, we make better and better versions until we give them the ability to make themselves. And they create a better device, which uses its extra powers to make an even better device, which uses its extra powers to make an fantastically better device, which continues ad infinitum accelerating all the while. Aaaaaand in the other, we do the exact same thing. Except the tools are more specifically computers or living creations. The Sholai and Barzites might represent the transhumanists in our glorious future, seeking to use these devices to self-improve. The Shapers and Loyalists are neo-Luddites, of course. The rebels, hmm, not quite sure what role they fill. Possibly the uplifted, the newly sapient who now seek independence and freedom. Possibly not, I doubt Jeff designed Geneforge specifically to fit into the framework of the Singularity. I must admit, however, I doubt that the advent of the technological singularity will also signal the creation of canisters to be scattered across the wilderness to improve anyone who comes across them. Though, they might represent public access to radical improvements via nanotechnology.... Hmmm.... Though, all of this might be a result of my overexposure to Singularitarian theory. Your thoughts?
  9. Originally Posted By: Brock The Archmage there are many of several books scattered arund that are world building. by the end if the game I had 3 books of wild adventure, several extra copies of books wanted for quests, etc. there are a few more useless books as well. Ah and is it unusual that this is the first one I've found, having run through the Barzite lands, Awakened lands, and at least entered the Taker lands?
  10. ah, okay, I just hadn't seen one before that wasn't part of a quest.
  11. In Geneforge 2, in the Warren of the Three, in Eko Blade's chambers, there is a book (one of the ones you can pick up, and not read) entitled Book: Wild Adventure. Is this part of a quest, or a reference to something, or is it just world-building?
  12. But Tholmen was going to attack me. It's at the end of the run through the Howling Depths followed by Darkside Loyalists, and he's at the very end, guarding the final defences. Was he going to surrender or escape when I got his health down?
  13. Back in Chapter 4, I turned in Domont, that one Darkside Loyalist architect to Solberg immediately. Now, I want to get the supercheap, supergreat training from Dervish Tholmen in the Howling Depths. Is there anything I can do to make the Darksiders friendly to me again? Maybe kill Solberg? Alternatively, is there some way I could mess around with save files and suchlike to make them friendly? Or am I going to have to reload back to before turning him in?
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