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    The Greek pantheon is more compact than the Faerunian one, and has a better mix of deities with a smaller proportion of evil gods. The Faerunian pantheon contains several redundancies, and a number of deities that shouldn't really have a significant following. I suppose the difference can be explained in part by the large and more diverse geography of Faerun, but I do think the Faerunian pantheon could have been greatly improved.
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    Gradually powering up abilities => shades of Goku in Dragon Ball Z...
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    What color are you thinking of for non-hostile NPCs? Blue/Red is straight from ToEE I understand, I'll deal with it if that's the final decision. Customization of such a trivial thing is probably a low priority. If it ends up being not a hard thing to implement for the options menu it would be nice Yep, the ToEE colors seemed fine. I wonder if we'll have a different color to mark broken morale, as we did in BG?
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    I could imagine that magic items of Ciphers involve some manner of runic symbolism, which triggers a unique mental state while concentrating upon their form. The triggered powers may then be tuned, focused, and amplified via a brainwave resonance effect using an assembly of one or more flawless power crystals. Thus you may have a disk or tablet engraved with the runic symbols of invocation, and a crystal at the center or top for transmitting the effect from the mind of the wielder to the target. Cipheric devices carry risks, however: failure to properly focus this device can result in a mental backlash, ranging from a stun effect to a temporary catatonic state. Each such magical implement requires a careful balance between the runes and the crystals. Since no two crystals are exactly alike, cipheric implements may vary significantly in power and capability. It requires both master craftsmanship and a deep knowledge of cipher magic to successfully assemble such a device.
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    Tim and I, who are both color blind, would prefer to not use green/red for allied/enemy colors. Maybe you could give us the option to choose the colors. I understand why you want to avoid these colors, but red is natural for enemies.Using a color combination that is awkward for those who can see the whole color spectrum could be avoided if the game offers the choice, green/red for those who want it, ?/? for the others. Anyway, is not a serious matter but it would be nice you could do it Had a color-blind physics professor (EM Theory) back in college. His viewfoils were something to behold! Excellent instructor though. Yes it would be nice if the colors were set in an init file somewhere so we could tweak it. But perhaps they have another approach in mind?
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    Just no ebonese or inner city slang please. That patois has it's place in simulated cultural environments; but it's not in a medieval setting.
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    Perhaps in a sequel...
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    Bagpipes -- known to cause brief bouts of insanity and bleeding ear syndrome.
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    Not only critical hits. 50% Damage Penalty means: 0.5*Attack-DT=Damage whereas 100% additional DT means Attack-2*DT=2*(0.5*Attack-DT)=2*Damage. I agree that this would be better if we left the old system. However, I think It might be better to use the old one with labelled indicators how good weapons are, as others are suggesting. The other issue I have with this 50% damage penalty is that it might not scale realistically in cases where there is a lot of power behind the attack. Once your weapon has broken through the armor, there isn't much left to stop it. So why does it still take a 50% penalty? It may be more realistic to scale the armor DT based on the weapon type. But perhaps I'm misunderstanding the physics of the impact?
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    Relationships for ciphers are unusual; being able to get inside the head of your romantic beau isn't always a pretty thing. Instead, a disproportionate number of ciphers end up mating with a fellow cipher; the shared ability to shield their thoughts from each other adds a little mystery spice to the courting process, and the end result yields an integrated mind experience that is both the ultimate in intimacy and a sweet, mind-blowing reward. Of course, thereafter neither spouse is able to cheat on the other, which can either lead to a greater level of personal trust or deep, burning resentment. A cipher who has lost his mate often becomes a tormented loner, being unable to withstand the mundaneness of the average soul. Such ciphers may prefer living in the wilds, with only the primitive rawness of wild creatures to disturb their thoughts. Others may become obsessed with dominating their surroundings, allowing only those they can control into their presence. The remainder often turn to chemical addiction, using mushrooms and illicit drugs to kill their depression and desires.
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    Hi Josh, I have a quick question: regarding the 50% damage penalty for certain weapon/armor combos, might it not make more sense to double the DT instead? That way critical hits can still remain relatively effective.
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    Not every player likes that wonkish style though... and simplification can often be a good thing; see the programmer's KISS rule, for example. The ideal for me is a system that provides just enough distinctiveness to differentiate between the weapon and armor types, while avoiding a lot of little details that don't really add much to the game experience.
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    Sure, recovery of magical ability could be linked to alpha waves in the brain. (It's the type of wave that forms when you are in a meditative condition or when you're sleeping.) The spells can then formed from this reserve when beta waves are active. Trying to recover magical ability during the day would require relaxation and a lack of distractions; something that is nearly impossible when your body is pumped up on adrenaline from combat. But a person who is well-practiced at such relaxation might be able to remain calm enough to enter this state even in the midst of battle.
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    There are also some pretty good free modules you can get for NWN2. For example, there is a port of Icewind Dale, plus a remake of Baldur's Gate is in the works.
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    ^^^^ I guess it boils down to a resource management issue. What hoops do the developers want to make us jump through to repair the collateral damage of battle? I suspect not a lot, since it is one of those mundane, uninteresting management issues like obtaining enough food or preparing a camp. But if they did want to, they could give every magic item an extra effect as a benefit for keeping it in good repair. The item would still work after taking damage and losing the effect, but not quite as well. Repairing the item might require a high skill level, which could possibly be offset by means of a special expenditure (like an expendable magic doohickey). In some respects this is comparable to the charged weapon approach in Oblivion.
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    I'd imagine it'll take a fair bit of tweaking to turn it into a turn-based PnP game. Stuff that's easy for a computer can turn laborious in person.
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    I hold this weird conjecture that we live in a universe of 2-dimensional time, while sliding down a bell-shaped curve of increasing entropy. It is the conscious decisions we make that guide our path down this slope, and in so doing we all steer our own destiny. Completely unprovable, of course, and getting way off topic.
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    If magical gear never requires repair, should it be looked at as self-healing? Does if draw upon the soul of the wearer to patch over those dents and puncture marks? Maybe magical gear should have its own rest system?
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    There's that bloody rouge again. They ought to lock up that cursed vagabond for painting the town red. Maybe they should put a Rouge character in the game as an inside joke?
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    Wouldn't you rather see "god-like" concept sketches first? Hmm, I'd have to think about that one... okay, yes!!!!!
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    Wasn't Friar Tuck essentially just an itinerant, glutinous Priest?
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    I wouldn't mind seeing a different approach to meta-magic than is used in D&D 3e. A spell is, in a sense an effect applied with a set of properties. Why can't I fiddle with those properties and enhance it in some manner while diminishing it in another? If I want to cast it silently, I could reduce the casting level, increase the casting time, diminish the effectiveness, make it cost an extra spell slot, or adjust some other factor.
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    I'm thinking of two uses for this ability: Point man to draw in the enemy Fire brigade
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    You know what? Kind of the point of armor is to make it difficult for an enemy to hurt you. So tough luck for them.
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    3 cm is about the size of lead figurines used in PnP games. Possibly you'll be able to zoom in closer, but I usually like to play with as wide a view as possible.
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