Newbie questions

[Huntsman]

Finally bought the game and I'm reading like mad to prepare for my first MP game (where I am Pangaea) but I'm running into lots of vernacular here, like "SC" and "rainbow mage", etc.

Rainbow Mage I've figured out but what the heck does SC stand for, when in reference of a pretender build?

I'm also looking for advice for a *basic* Pangaea strategy. Nothing too fancy, just something to get a good foothold early on before I get squashed.

Thx!

[Arryn]

Super-Combatant

It's a pretender built for solo combat, that is, it can go into a province, alone, and beat up on whatever's there.

The Wyrm in my AAR is an example of such. The Vampire Queen (VQ) for Ermor is another example, and the Son of Niefel (Jotunheim) makes another good SC chassis. There are plenty of others.

[ July 30, 2004, 15:29: Message edited by: Arryn ]

[KroolDeath]

Could the Jotunheim Titan be considered a SC?

Krool

[Arryn]

Originally posted by KroolDeath:
Could the Jotunheim Titan be considered a SC?

It can serve in that role, just like the Son of Niefel. Basically, most of your big or physically powerful pretenders fall into the chassis model, as do those with strong attack and/or defense abilities (as long as they are mobile, of course).

[JJ_Colorado]

One more comment here. SC doesn't just mean the chassis - it also refers to a fully-kitted out chassis. In other words a naturally good combatant who is equipped with appropriate items such as:
1) a life draining weapon
2) resistance to all elements
3) fairly high magic resistance (20+)
4) somehow a good (at least 18+) attack and defense)
5) usually some kind of spell buffs like mirror image, mistform, ethereal, fire shield, astral fire shield, etc

[Arryn]

Originally posted by JJ_Colorado:
In other words a naturally good combatant who is equipped with appropriate items such as:

Two other, highly important, items that an SC should have are something that grants Quickness, and something that adds Flying. So, Boots of Flying and scripting the Quickness spell would work. Another combo is Boots of Quickness and Stymphalian Wings (an armor that gives Flying).