Next Class Type!

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Unknown2008-01-30 03:50:39
I declare one of the following should be added!!!

1) Ranged Physical Damage Dealers (Archers)

2) Heavy Physical Damage Dealers (Either pump up warriors or... something?)

I really think archers would be a cool concept for some reason, probably because I'm a dork and because Mages and Druids aren't doing it for me.

Come on, could you imagine this??

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2544h, 3768m, 3972e, 6p ex-ql

The Moonhart Mother Tree.
The bright sun shines down, blanketing you with its life-giving warmth. Singing
a hauntingly beautiful melody, Miakoda, Maiden of the Moonhart, stands here.
Towering high above is the Moonhart Mother Tree, stretching her enormous
branches heavenwards. There are 5 centaur hunters here. In the shape of an open
palm, a metallic sigil lies here. Hackles risen, a fierce timberwolf prowls
about here. Hovering over a raised dais are two silver arrows, their long shafts
crossed with the points aimed skywards. Reaching up as high as the eye can see
looms the awesome presence of a living totem. There are 2 eye sigils here. There
are 10 frost hags here. A white and brown speckled pony grazes nearby. There are
3 small screech owls here. An oak sapling clings tenaciously to the ground here.
A moon maiden floats here, her form swathed in glowing cloth. Leading deep into
the forest, a tangled path twists every which way here. A wooden spike is
planted here, proudly displaying the shrunken head of Arvont. Ethereal Guardian,
Gregori Mes'ard is here. He wields a staghorn blade inlaid with a silvery rack
of antlers in each hand. Aramel Talnara, of the Lunar Mysteries is here. She
wields a golden sunburst shield in her left hand and a silver athame of the moon
in her right. Kielo Talnara, the Scion of Moonfire is here. He wields an athame
dagger in his left hand and a silver mirror shield in his right.
You see exits leading north, south, and through a path twisting every which way.
2544h, 3768m, 3972e, 6p ex-blink

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A centaur hunter taps his forehead with his spear as you leave.
Secluded grove by the river.
Ephemeral visions of the virtue of Perseverance slip through your mind, small
whispers of the power of the Hunt echoing in your ears and indicating a war
shrine of Charune nearby. The bright sun shines down, blanketing you with its
life-giving warmth. Reaching up as high as the eye can see looms the awesome
presence of a living totem. A mature birch tree stands proudly here. There are 2
white and brown speckled ponies here. Mushrooms are growing here in a perfect
circle.


2544h, 3768m, 3972e, 6p ex-squint n

The Moonhart Mother Tree.
The bright sun shines down, blanketing you with its life-giving warmth. Singing
a hauntingly beautiful melody, Miakoda, Maiden of the Moonhart, stands here.
Towering high above is the Moonhart Mother Tree, stretching her enormous
branches heavenwards. There are 5 centaur hunters here. In the shape of an open
palm, a metallic sigil lies here. Hackles risen, a fierce timberwolf prowls
about here. Hovering over a raised dais are two silver arrows, their long shafts
crossed with the points aimed skywards. Reaching up as high as the eye can see
looms the awesome presence of a living totem. There are 2 eye sigils here. There
are 10 frost hags here. A white and brown speckled pony grazes nearby. There are
3 small screech owls here. An oak sapling clings tenaciously to the ground here.
A moon maiden floats here, her form swathed in glowing cloth. Leading deep into
the forest, a tangled path twists every which way here. A wooden spike is
planted here, proudly displaying the shrunken head of Arvont. Ethereal Guardian,
Gregori Mes'ard is here. He wields a staghorn blade inlaid with a silvery rack
of antlers in each hand. Lianin, Pure Chime is here, sprawled on the ground. She
wields a wooden lute in her left hand. Kielo Talnara, the Scion of Moonfire is
here. He wields an athame dagger in his left hand and a silver mirror shield in
his right. Aramel Talnara, of the Lunar Mysteries is here. She wields a golden
sunburst shield in her left hand and a silver athame of the moon in her right.
A shaded woodland.
Ephemeral visions of the virtue of Perseverance slip through your mind, small
whispers of the power of the Hunt echoing in your ears and indicating a war
shrine of Charune nearby. The bright sun shines down, blanketing you with its
life-giving warmth. A mature hornbeam tree stands proudly here. Reaching up as
high as the eye can see looms the awesome presence of a living totem. Mushrooms
are growing here in a perfect circle. Seeker of the Moon, Jardin is here. Silver
Font Xiran L'Eternae, of Wilder Winter is here.
You can see no further.
2544h, 3768m, 3972e, 6p ex-

2544h, 3768m, 3972e, 6p ex- shootarrow at Xiran

You must first load your bow to do that.
2544h, 3768m, 3972e, 6p ex-

2544h, 3768m, 3972e, 6p ex- put arrow in bow

You carefully place up a wooden arrow within a silver bow and line it up just right.
2544h, 3768m, 3972e, 6p e-

2544h, 3768m, 3972e, 6p e- aim Xiran

You must regain balance first.
2544h, 3768m, 3972e, 6p e-

You have recovered balance on all limbs.
2544h, 3768m, 3972e, 6p ex-

2544h, 3768m, 3972e, 6p ex- aim Xiran

Clutching the end of your arrow, your pull back on the string of your bowwhile eyeing Xiran precisely.
2544h, 3768m, 3972e, 6p ex- fire arrow n

You quickly let go of the string of your bow, sending the arrow wheeling off to the north.
2544h, 3768m, 3972e, 6p e-


Then others, like at the Moonhart Mother Tree, could have a message like:

You catch a glimpse of an arrow zooming past your location.

Then for Xiran, it could be like:

You jerk backwards as a wooden arrow pierces into your left arm.

Jardin could see:

Xiran jerks slightly as a wooden arrow pierces into her left arm.

Then if she uses WOUNDS, she'd maybe see something...

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Your wound status is:
             _'''''''_
           /         \\
         @ (    0) @
          \\_       _/              Deep Wounds:        Ruptures:
              |     |               -------------       ---------
   _____/_____\\_____      Head:  none               (0)
  /                            \\     Chest: none               (0)
  |   |    (    0)       |    |      Gut:   none               (0)
  (  0)                  (  500)  Larm:  Medium/heavy (0)
  |   | (    0) |   |               Rarm:  none               (0)
  \\___|_________|___/      Lleg:  none               (0)
    R |   | |   | L                  Rleg:  none               (0)
      |   | |   |
     (  0)| |(  0)
      |   | |   |
     _|   | |   |_
    (_____| |_____)


Then she'd be could apply health to the wound, but it won't go away until she REMOVEs the ARROW from her LEFT ARM.

ala REMOVE ARROW FROM LEFT ARM

Maybe they'd have a certain percentage chance of getting stuck? And that'd be the only indefinite way to stop the bleeding?

But why stop there?

Maybe you could apply frost and fire to the arrows to cause shivering and being ablaze?

I don't know... I really like the idea of archers!

Maybe a basic wooden arrow would be a skill in in ARTS WOODCRAFT while the better arrows would be in ARTS IRONCRAFT or for forging? And bows could be made by Artisans? Maybe?

Probably a lame idea... yeah... okay... I'll crawl back into my whole. sleep.gif
Ildaudid2008-01-30 03:53:54
Archers would be kinda crappy here I think, although the idea is cool.

Buffed up damage warriors is what warriors used to be until precision made them rely mainly on wounding. And after the giant cries last year for pre-nerf weapons to be taken away. I seriously doubt anyone will want to see what Geb or Lisarel could do as a damage specialist warrior (like the old warriors used to be)
Unknown2008-01-30 03:53:57
Heavy physical dealers? Like monks and knights? I'm confused

Archers would be nice, but fix the current guilds before adding anything new.
Shiri2008-01-30 03:55:06
We already have both ranged combat and physical-based guilds. Next would probably be a more esoteric magic-type.
Unknown2008-01-30 04:00:20
QUOTE(Shiri @ Jan 29 2008, 10:55 PM) 482055
We already have both ranged combat and physical-based guilds. Next would probably be a more esoteric magic-type.


But the closest thing we have to physical ranged is Ninjakari, and that's pretty much just the blowgun skill, I think...

How could we get more esoteric magic-types? We already have "summoners" (Guardians and Wiccans)
Unknown2008-01-30 04:01:15
QUOTE(Shiri @ Jan 29 2008, 09:55 PM) 482055
We already have both ranged combat and physical-based guilds. Next would probably be a more esoteric magic-type.


Who is the ranged combat? Ninjakari?

And what is esoteric magic?
Shiri2008-01-30 04:05:39
Ranged is mages and druids with rune, cudgel, staff, dreamweaving in a sense, the whole demesne mechanic to an extent, and fetishes. Don't get much more ranged than that.

Esoteric just means not as widely known, basically. Psionics is more esoteric than magic as far as mainstream fantasy is concerned, and there are concepts yet more esoteric than psionics, like say...sympathetic magic, or even something truly unique to Lusternia like a power-channeler.

We've already gotten most of the decent non-esoteric archetypes that fit in the IRE framework without too much overlap with existing classes.
Xavius2008-01-30 04:07:27
A magical archetype without heavy reliance on passives!
Malarious2008-01-30 04:21:07
QUOTE(Xavius @ Jan 29 2008, 11:07 PM) 482062
A magical archetype without heavy reliance on passives!


Telepaths? tongue.gif

And someones tryin to steal devotion and teachings >.>

THey are mine!
Ildaudid2008-01-30 04:21:14
A psionic empath!!! "You are getting SAD!"... "Slit your wrists you whining emo!".... "Oh noes! I feel your pain" (-100 damage)

Oh wait but that would lead one more thing for somebody to complain is to OP for them.
Malarious2008-01-30 04:26:50
QUOTE(Ildaudid @ Jan 29 2008, 11:21 PM) 482067
A psionic empath!!! "You are getting SAD!"... "Slit your wrists you whining emo!".... "Oh noes! I feel your pain" (-100 damage)

Oh wait but that would lead one more thing for somebody to complain is to OP for them.


New ego based insta?

Your life is worthless go pwn yourself

Ildaudid has slit his wrists in despressed suicide.

tongue.gif
Shiri2008-01-30 04:30:48
QUOTE(Ildaudid @ Jan 30 2008, 04:21 AM) 482067
A psionic empath!!! "You are getting SAD!"... "Slit your wrists you whining emo!".... "Oh noes! I feel your pain" (-100 damage)

Oh wait but that would lead one more thing for somebody to complain is to OP for them.


What the hell?
Unknown2008-01-30 04:32:22
NERF METEOR ARROWS

actually, i think it's a decent idea.. i can remember from imperian, exploding arrows and such.. just come up with some skill sets, make enchanters able to enchant arrows

we can work on it, just brainstorm instead of downing it

or else, come up with something different?
Unknown2008-01-30 04:35:32
Chronomancers
Unknown2008-01-30 04:40:01
QUOTE(Malarious @ Jan 29 2008, 11:26 PM) 482069
New ego based insta?

Your life is worthless go pwn yourself

Ildaudid has slit his wrists in despressed suicide.

tongue.gif


You swell in pride as you choose to become a student of Psychology.

AB PSYCHOLOGY
ID Understand the workings of the ID
... etc etc etc until...
Suicide Explain to others death is the right answer.


PSYCHO ILDAUDID WITH SUICIDE

You explain to Ildaudid that life, while it may seem great currently, never will get much better than it currently is. In fact, it's likely to spiral down and get worse.

PSYCHO ILDAUDID WITH SUICIDE

You put a hand on Ildaudid's shoulder and reassure him that anything he has ever done has been in vain, and ultimately pointless. You inform him that one day everyone he has ever helped will die, and that in reality, they're not going to remember him.

PSYCHO ILDAUDID WITH SUICIDE

You sigh and apologize to Ildaudid about how horrific life is and tell him that he better kill himself now while he's ahead.

Ildaudid has been convinced to commit suicide by Myrkr.


:3

It'll cost three power and for the final blow, it'll take away half of the user's ego and a third of their health. :: Cackle. ::
Xiel2008-01-30 04:47:59
No on ranged combatants, plz. Druids and mages could be considered ranged attacks, but not to the extent that archers could be made into. The day when ranged attacks which extend to entire area effects rather than line of sights, come about in Lusternia would be the day that it starts to slowly degenerate into Achaea where raid defense/offense hinged upon a good ranged squad. And no, Rage/Terror covens aren't nearly as bad as Achaean kai monks since covens are limited by night time, an indoors location, and shielding among other things.
Unknown2008-01-30 04:50:30
QUOTE(Xiel @ Jan 29 2008, 11:47 PM) 482077
No on ranged combatants, plz. Druids and mages could be considered ranged attacks, but not to the extent that archers could be made into. The day when ranged attacks which extend to entire area effects rather than line of sights, come about in Lusternia would be the day that it starts to slowly degenerate into Achaea where raid defense/offense hinged upon a good ranged squad. And no, Rage/Terror covens aren't nearly as bad as Achaean kai monks since covens are limited by night time, an indoors location, and shielding among other things.


It's not completely ranged. The "range" is the direction you put it. So if someone's in a room to the NW and you aim at them and shoot the arrow NE, it's not going to hit them.
Ildaudid2008-01-30 04:52:32
QUOTE(Shiri @ Jan 29 2008, 11:30 PM) 482070
What the hell?


It would be the attacks they use. But the downside of being an empath would be you actually feel their pain tongue.gif

QUOTE(Myrkr @ Jan 29 2008, 11:40 PM) 482076
You swell in pride as you choose to become a student of Psychology.

AB PSYCHOLOGY
ID Understand the workings of the ID
... etc etc etc until...
Suicide Explain to others death is the right answer.
PSYCHO ILDAUDID WITH SUICIDE

You explain to Ildaudid that life, while it may seem great currently, never will get much better than it currently is. In fact, it's likely to spiral down and get worse.

PSYCHO ILDAUDID WITH SUICIDE

You put a hand on Ildaudid's shoulder and reassure him that anything he has ever done has been in vain, and ultimately pointless. You inform him that one day everyone he has ever helped will die, and that in reality, they're not going to remember him.

PSYCHO ILDAUDID WITH SUICIDE

You sigh and apologize to Ildaudid about how horrific life is and tell him that he better kill himself now while he's ahead.

Ildaudid has been convinced to commit suicide by Myrkr.
:3

It'll cost three power and for the final blow, it'll take away half of the user's ego and a third of their health. :: Cackle. ::


laughing1.gif

Remember it will cost you some health since you should be empathetic to my death tongue.gif But not enough you don't run around convincing people to kill themselves laughing1.gif
Unknown2008-01-30 04:58:19
QUOTE(Ildaudid @ Jan 29 2008, 11:52 PM) 482080
It would be the attacks they use. But the downside of being an empath would be you actually feel their pain tongue.gif
laughing1.gif

Remember it will cost you some health since you should be empathetic to my death tongue.gif But not enough you don't run around convincing people to kill themselves laughing1.gif


A week after Emofist comes out, Empaths are announced with Suicide as the Trans skill.
Xiel2008-01-30 04:59:53
QUOTE(Myrkr @ Jan 29 2008, 08:50 PM) 482079
It's not completely ranged. The "range" is the direction you put it. So if someone's in a room to the NW and you aim at them and shoot the arrow NE, it's not going to hit them.


Which could just as easily turn into someone shooting into the air with an arrow in coordination with 5 other archers not unlike the covens I mentioned but with less limitations. But alas, I'm just airing out my opinions about ranged combat. I <3 the fact that it's pretty much up-close conflict here.