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February 4th, 2011, 01:09 PM
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Re: disappoint
You've got an ethereal ghost who is turning himself into rock. He's intentionally changing his substance into something that's more resistant to damage. It's only because of that he's vulnerable to cold.
Of course, that's pretty stupid of him...
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February 4th, 2011, 01:32 PM
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Re: disappoint
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it has nothing to do with role-playing. dominions is not an RPG game, and while you certainly can role-play to a certain degree, this game doesn't revolve around it. so don't expect any role-playing aspect to be of any priority.
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Violently disagree! Dominions is chock full of things that are only there for flavour and theme. I find it hard to think of a more theme-based game.
Your ghost has foolishly turned himself into rock, and is cracking and breaking apart in his frosty aura. It may be unthematic that he's so stupid, but I think his fate makes a lot of sense!
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February 4th, 2011, 02:01 PM
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Re: disappoint
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it has nothing to do with role-playing. dominions is not an RPG game, and while you certainly can role-play to a certain degree, this game doesn't revolve around it. so don't expect any role-playing aspect to be of any priority.
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Violently disagree! Dominions is chock full of things that are only there for flavour and theme. I find it hard to think of a more theme-based game.
Your ghost has foolishly turned himself into rock, and is cracking and breaking apart in his frosty aura. It may be unthematic that he's so stupid, but I think his fate makes a lot of sense!
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yes, that makes much more sense.
I guess I didn't consider the effect of cold on stone.
Now that I think of it, my grandfather mentioned something about kriogenesis (distinct from cryogenics), a theory to explain irregularities in sediment layers. apparently the cold trips things up quite a bit.
Still, should the king of elemental fire become so vulnerable to himself so easily? a spell away from death by your own nature?
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February 4th, 2011, 02:43 PM
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Re: disappoint
I'm afraid I don't understand.
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February 4th, 2011, 04:56 PM
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Re: disappoint
He's channelling Black Adder
(and if you've never watched it, lucky man, you're in for a treat !)
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February 6th, 2011, 05:02 PM
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Re: disappoint
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Still, should the king of elemental fire become so vulnerable to himself so easily? a spell away from death by your own nature?
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If there was a spell that made someone violently allergic to blood, I think it would do the some thing to humans...
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February 7th, 2011, 11:28 AM
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Re: disappoint
I agree. They really needed to allow the player to create of a list of "banned magic". Just because I researched it doesn't mean I want you using it.
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February 7th, 2011, 06:32 PM
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Re: disappoint
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I agree. They really needed to allow the player to create of a list of "banned magic". Just because I researched it doesn't mean I want you using it.
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Equally, doesn't mean you can put the genie back into the bottle! I don't get what the complaint is about : if you have researched the spell, and there's an excited mage who fancies using it, why should you be able to stop him?
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February 7th, 2011, 08:11 PM
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Re: disappoint
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I agree. They really needed to allow the player to create of a list of "banned magic". Just because I researched it doesn't mean I want you using it.
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Equally, doesn't mean you can put the genie back into the bottle! I don't get what the complaint is about : if you have researched the spell, and there's an excited mage who fancies using it, why should you be able to stop him?
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because he'll kill himself. I think that's a good reason.
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February 8th, 2011, 12:21 AM
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Re: disappoint
For better or for worse, in the Dominions world, such a simple solution as putting on a ring of frost or scripting Ironskin counts as being pretty user-friendly. And there are worse effects of this type. Touch of Madness, for instance, which nature mages can use to send crowds of their fellow mages into melee. A terrible spell, when cast spontaneously! But mods can easily fix that one. 
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