If a character is apt in a certain group of skills, does that mean that he or she a) receives 2 increases in rating upon spending a single skill point (she has...
Urs Reupke
UrsReupke@...
Oct 1, 2001 12:12 pm
22707
... It depends on what form of aptitude it is. A skill aptitude from a job is more potent than those from the Skill Aptitude advantage or a skill advantage...
Robert Pool
mechaboy@...
Oct 1, 2001 5:18 pm
22708
How many increases does a character who is both, apt in a skill group via job aptitude AND apt in the skill at hand via racial aptitude? A) Spend 2 Skill...
Urs Reupke
UrsReupke@...
Oct 2, 2001 6:41 am
22709
I tried asking this in the message board but with no reply so I’ll ask here. DOES ANY ONE HAVE A HIGH LEVEL CHARACTER? Really I'd like to know. I have a...
Mike Kelly
Draigonsi23@...
Oct 2, 2001 12:40 pm
22710
... here. ... As in, played from LVL 1 to LVL (whatever)? If you need a high level character at the beginning of the game, there's the Beyond Level One rules ...
Robert Pool
mechaboy@...
Oct 2, 2001 3:09 pm
22711
... I had two people in my first FFRPG campaign who have Level 99 characters under FFRPG pre-complete rules. One was a Samurai (who relied on accessories a...
Killer B
returnerpagangod@...
Oct 2, 2001 9:21 pm
22712
This is just a short note explaining what I did with magic so I don't have to explain within the actual lists. Comments and ideas are welcome - flames and...
Blair MacKenzie
blair_mackenzie@...
Oct 2, 2001 11:51 pm
22713
Lots of changes. There are some working problems with this list that I'm aware of. Please point out problems if you see them. Constructive comments please -...
Blair MacKenzie
blair_mackenzie@...
Oct 2, 2001 11:56 pm
22714
White Magic this time. You'll note that the descriptive text is not quite as good as that of Black Magic - I'll work on this a bit, and M said he'll clean up...
Blair MacKenzie
blair_mackenzie@...
Oct 2, 2001 11:59 pm
22715
Here is an idea: Because of the cutting back on magic, why not create optional rules for spell creation/combination. My logic behind this is that players may...
mhelectron@...
Oct 3, 2001 12:48 am
22716
... And thus you made a very serious mistake. All of these Black and White spells taken from the e-games are combat-use only. Thus, many of them have a...
The Milnes
bmilne@...
Oct 3, 2001 1:13 am
22717
... Err... formulae for PCs making their own spells on the fly I don't like. The idea of making new spells though, I do like. And I'm toying with ideas of...
Blair MacKenzie
blair_mackenzie@...
Oct 3, 2001 3:10 am
22718
... Ok, I still don't get it. Why is it that you always put unnecessary restrictions on Ultima? I think you're seriously overrating its power. If you need a...
Killer B
returnerpagangod@...
Oct 3, 2001 4:22 am
22719
... Although I'm all for eliminate some redundancy, I'll agree with Jared here. Those spells actually promoted roleplay and OOC applications, items that are ...
Killer B
returnerpagangod@...
Oct 3, 2001 4:45 am
22720
... However, they also are likely ignored by most players. I mean, really. What'd be more useful: Fire or Legend Lore? Cure or Protection from Evil? I know...
Robert Pool
mechaboy@...
Oct 3, 2001 5:22 am
22721
... He's got three water and air spells (Water/Watera/Waterga, Watera and Waterga being in FF10, Waterga also being in FF9; and Aero/Aera/Aeraga). I don't...
Killer B
returnerpagangod@...
Oct 3, 2001 6:25 am
22722
... Actually, the naming convention that M had was this: R:XX E:XX (type) ...and Type is omitted when it's a single targetting ability...unless M had told you...
returnerpagangod@...
Oct 3, 2001 1:36 pm
22723
... that blasts the target for (3d6+MAG)xMDC Wind damage. Cut this down to 2d6. Why? White Mages shouldn't have the offensive power of Black Mages under any...
returnerpagangod@...
Oct 3, 2001 2:45 pm
22724
I agree with getting rid of redundancy. However, onething that I do disagree with, is the amount of spells that were taken out. I have had situations in the...
Brian Jeppesen
jeppesenbrian@...
Oct 3, 2001 2:50 pm
22725
... OK, general note for everyone - names are unimportant at the moment. I'll change names later if they need changes, but right now they're not my concern....
Blair MacKenzie
blair_mackenzie@...
Oct 3, 2001 6:39 pm
22726
Alright, my turn to address sone points. My first is a request to please read the lists before making comments. That said... The big issue is the loss of...
Blair MacKenzie
blair_mackenzie@...
Oct 3, 2001 7:11 pm
22727
There's no precedence for any mage to have 3 water spells (though there are 3 in our black magic list). FF10. :) Then again, like you said, it's best to wait ...
Killer B
returnerpagangod@...
Oct 3, 2001 7:44 pm
22728
unlike Merton vs Meltdown, where only 1 is a real word. Actually, they both are real words. Merton is a city in Wisconsin. :) ...that probably illustrates a...
Killer B
returnerpagangod@...
Oct 3, 2001 7:48 pm
22729
... Unless, of course, it bakes everybody IN that city in Wisconsin. In which case, give me a few days to get the driving directions and bait placed. I have...
Jason Leisemann
jkwleisemann@...
Oct 3, 2001 8:06 pm
22730
... I don't think this should be the case. While I do feel that redundecy is a problem, its only as redundent as you make it. If you were to have lets say ...
mhelectron@...
Oct 3, 2001 8:27 pm
22731
... redundecy is a ... lets say ... they ... why? But by doing "little" things that change the spell ... that water1 ... then your ... stronger ... attack ... ...
dark_mammoth@...
Oct 3, 2001 8:40 pm
22732
Dude, chill, just comments. Lissen to the POINT I am trying to make instead of saying "Thats not logical because of sentence 3" ect. ect. POINT! NOT ...
mhelectron@...
Oct 3, 2001 8:42 pm
22733
In a message dated 10/2/01 8:05:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, blair_mackenzie@... writes: There's only two things I have to comment on here.... ... at ...
NHogue@...
Oct 3, 2001 9:50 pm
22734
... That was an oversight on my part. Whoopsie. ... Shield does absorb all elements, but that's crazy. And it does block all physical damage. And adding...
Blair MacKenzie
blair_mackenzie@...
Oct 3, 2001 10:27 pm
22735
... From: <NHogue@...> To: <returners@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 2:50 PM Subject: Re: [returners] [R&E Article] White Magic ... ...