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Lollipop: I know!

In this case it wasn't, though.

Iron: I'm not sure I'd enjoy legal RP, personally. xD I don't like it in RL and I wouldn't want to fake it!

Council: Until Gorgometh or another DM says otherwise, I'm sticking with my version.

Jes wrote:

Council: Until Gorgometh or another DM says otherwise, I'm sticking with my version.

Versions of the law, fast-tracking sentences, no counsel for the defense, generally assumed to be guilty unless somehow proven innocent (or accuser is convinced otherwise). That's basically what we're looking at here...?

There will always be some disparity between how PCs are handled in various legal systems around the island, by dint of the 24h Captivity rule, as opposed to how they should in theory be handled. While in Cordor there is an IC difference between how citizens and non-citizens are processed, NPC or PC alike, I would imagine that Kohlingen would be more a case of a set legal code for everyone. But the 24h rule doesn't always allow for that to "shine through" as it were.

I'm not speaking to specifics really, because neither Kohl or Cordor are "mine" as it were, but the above is a general observation that can be applied to any of the settlements on the server really.

Yeah, that's all I have for you, Council. Until a DM who knows for sure can say with better certainty. We do what we can with the 24-hour rule.

EPIC TRAPS
i'm still pretty much a newbie here, and this is pretty much a n00b question.

what's the situation with epic traps on amia? i've only found a few places that sell traps, and none that actually buys them. of the places i've found that sell them, the best i've seen are average to strong [no deadlies, no epics]. to consider seriously using traps into epic levels, is it a question of stealing [*cough* errr, 'recovering'] them? [since epics can't be crafted...] or are there actually places you can buy deadly and epic traps?

have to recover em

CouncilofAutumn wrote:

Jes wrote:

Council: Until Gorgometh or another DM says otherwise, I'm sticking with my version.

Versions of the law, fast-tracking sentences, no counsel for the defense, generally assumed to be guilty unless somehow proven innocent (or accuser is convinced otherwise). That's basically what we're looking at here...?

I will have to say a lot of the "legal" concepts you alluded to (Not just that quoted part specifically, but throughout the thread) are fairly ethnocentric in that they're terms that are specifically tied to the United States. These are not really values adhered to or even appreciated in different legal systems. It's foreseeable that, not just Kohlingen, but Faerun itself wouldn't hold any of these values dear as something that equates to "justice".

It seems like your question was answered anyway! But just adding my two cents!

treant13 wrote:

So basically I can assume, cautiously, that having my vamp weapon with vampire/risen lord shape isn't a waste. That is the more important point I guess.

I never use it but from what I remember it does still take effect

LollipopSpider wrote:

The 24 hours rule can be waived by the player of the captive. I should know, she was in that cell for 11 days. :wink:

I would imagine a DM could also go 'nope, you're in jail until the court date'.

Edit: nevermind.

I have read some discussion online and the mechanism of vampiric regeneration from a weapon has been called into question. Does anyone know if there are any bugs with this or if there are engine limitations that would cause less then every hit to gain +x regeneration assuming you have done at least x damage?

Thanks

Yah, that's a known issue. The general agreement seems to be that either VR is totally buggy and nobody knows why, or it was intentionally designed to only work part of the time and nobody can imagine why.

Was playing with the mythal forge (my first time) and when looking at the Massive Critical option on the Matrix where it says what you can put on weapons. Instead of +1d4 damage for lesser myrthals it has a +6 and that is it. Is this correct and the table just out of date?

When using the emote wand for the continual spell casting poses they used to copy the visual effects of the previous spell you used. hence rather than just waving your arms around in the air, you coujld have gold aura's etc appear too.

Has this been removed as earlier when i tried it i couldn't get it working?

Haven't been modified at all.

CelestialDante wrote:

When using the emote wand for the continual spell casting poses they used to copy the visual effects of the previous spell you used. hence rather than just waving your arms around in the air, you coujld have gold aura's etc appear too.

Has this been removed as earlier when i tried it i couldn't get it working?

I did this just a couple days ago and it worked fine!

What. How does this work. Explain.

Cast a spell, but interrupt it by pressing "R" or the UI Rest button! Then go to "Perform an Emote" and choose "Conjure" 1 or 2. Voila! You are playing with a floaty magic ball or some kind.

(It has to be interrupted, last I checked.)

Jes wrote:

Cast a spell, but interrupt it by pressing "R" or the UI Rest button! Then go to "Perform an Emote" and choose "Conjure" 1 or 2. Voila! You are playing with a floaty magic ball or some kind.

(It has to be interrupted, last I checked.)

Aha! I'll try this again tomorrow

Back to the vampiric question. Thanks for the in put by the way. I've tried to look at some of the mechs but so much happens so fast its really hard to tell what is in a round. Does anyone feel comfortable enough to say if you had 4 attacks per round and you hit every attack how many of those will likely VR. Say like 1 out of the round/ half out of the round or like 0, then 1, then 3 perhaps Danks!

The NwN Wiki article wrote:

Vampiric regeneration does not always function, but no pattern has been found in the (scattered) times it does not function.

It's broken, and IIRC is hardcoded, not scripted.

Recent events make me have to ask: Dragon Disciples cannot hide their wings anymore, as per server rules. Does the Team have a position on detecting Pale Masters? Let me clarify that I went over the Phailmastery thread before asking here, and I am well aware of the forumers' opinions. My question is if a member of the team can give me definite word on Pale Mastery concealment being as easy as covering one's arm.

Thanks in advance to the players for not replying to this especific question, as well as for any team member that does.

Sorry if this was already discussed but whats the rule of titles in Amia? I am aware that you can't have one prior to landing on Amia. But can you obtain one? I have a Blackgaurd, a Cyric follower. Is it OK if I call myself the "Pure one of Cyric" Or something like that? Or is it against the rules?

You can call yourself anything IC. You may even have legitimate claim to a title. But you can't, by and large, put them into your floating name. Such can be acquired with DM permission, though.

Thanks very much for the reply.

Does the Pick Pocket widget work in the Start Room? Is there a skill check against it for resting characters?

Probably. But it sounds like it's against the rules and its also a very cheap thing to do.

Edit: Screenshot sent, so nothing to see/read here.

CelestialDante wrote:

Jes wrote:

Cast a spell, but interrupt it by pressing "R" or the UI Rest button! Then go to "Perform an Emote" and choose "Conjure" 1 or 2. Voila! You are playing with a floaty magic ball or some kind.

(It has to be interrupted, last I checked.)

Aha! I'll try this again tomorrow

I think its more down to it not working with the PC emote wand, casting emotes through the rest window wtill work

I know this sounds like a stupid question, but maybe more stupid not to ask. If you have a Trueforged weapon, and you mythal elemental damage, will this over write the 1d10 piercing damage? Common sense says no but eeks.

bambootoothpick wrote:

I know this sounds like a stupid question, but maybe more stupid not to ask. If you have a Trueforged weapon, and you mythal elemental damage, will this over write the 1d10 piercing damage? Common sense says no but eeks.

It will not allow you to do it unless you remove the piercing damage.

It will overwrite it, yes. (don't do it)

Wut? You can't add several damage bonuses to a weapon? Well, that's sad.

To date, I haven't found any reason to use the mythal system for anything. Maybe I'm blind or stupid, but almost everything comes better in shops.

Mythal gear is great for characters who want super-high bonus to a skill. My main character would be a good Spotter and Healer before her gear, but her gear makes her outstanding.

You can also get situational gear that way.

I have one mythalled set of gear for spot, one for traps'n'locks...one for stealth, one for monster hunting, one for PvP...I need more quickslots.

Is it a bug if you have 33 job ranks to spend? I ask because I accidentally picked up a rank of metal trader while buying metal.

Not a bug, you get 3 free points on character creation.

exquisitelyme wrote:

Not a bug, you get 3 free points on character creation.

Sune once said it was a bug. Just want to be sure.

Hmm, it is even in the Jobs page, that you get 3 Job Points on char creation, and then 1 point per char lvl. I think it is designed so you can actually start a character with a job.

Edit: nevermind, I am stupid, I just read the description as I copied and it says you cannot have more than 30 total Job Points.

Copied from Jobs Page:

Job Points
Every character gets 3 job points on character creation and then 1 per character level. This is not influenced by ECL (Effective Character Level), you simply use the levels you see on your character sheet. The maximum amount of job points you'll ever get is 30. This means that ECL has no effect on the job system at all. You can spend your job points to buy jobs and ranks.

Ah. I'll just have to fix this in the job log change I'm getting ready to requst soon anyway then.

It's related to rebuilds, generally.

Script question

Is it possible to control the random number generator? Meaning could someone make a spell that forces a roll of 1?

Nope.

PaladinOfSune wrote:

Nope.

Doesn't Xavi have something that lets her roll a 20 on Charisma when she uses it?

I remember that as well, though I thought it rolled 15-20 rather than always getting 20.

Psst. That's a fake roll.

Next question

Is it easy to give a divine spell to a sorcerer. Meaning if i wanted my sorcerer to have doom and the rp part was approved, would it be a big hassle or just a quick thing. Thinking about dc cost wise.

It's not really a question of if it's easy. It's still going to cost like 11 DCs bare minimum, bear in mind.

Quote:

Rebuild costs are as follows:

0.5 DC per level rebuilt, rounded up.

Basic Pricing Examples:

A character rebuilt level 30 to level 1 and back will cost you 14 dcs

>.> My derp brain tells me 1 to 30 should be 15 DCs, not 14. Is it that Level 1 and/or Level 2 doesn't cont? Do you guys round up or down the 0.5 DC on an uneven number? (Let's say ECL chara, for example)

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