Re: Legends - familiars and other questions

From: dani@netcom.com (Dani Zweig)

Date: Thu, 04 Mar 1993 19:19:20 +0000

bjohnson@athena.mit.edu (Brett W Johnson):
>What effects do the various familiars have?  Is this pretty constant,
>or does it change from game to game?  If anyone has a list of what the
>different familiars do, please post it.

There are many animals which can serve as familiars, each with its
own spells and bonuses.  You don't get a choice, though if you're
unhappy enough you can relearn and recast the spell and try again.
I know some players have a list, but I've never seen the point.

>Can an E Hero and sidekick reasonably hope to take a lair on the first
>couple of turns?  If so, any recomendations on how?  (ie duel spells,
>combat slots, etc)

Yes, a hero and sidekick can take a reasonably easy lair.  The specific
strategy depends on the monster.  In Realm, for example, a hero with good
PC can generally defeat a werewolf one-on-one, but wouldn't survive an
encounter with a drake.  And a hero with a good duel spell can kill
a Cave Blob, but a Vampyre would hardly notice.  (And in NIC, monsters
that were easy to kill in Realm are proving to be much nastier.)  So you
need to know what you're attacking.  A Read Character spell can help.

>Finally, several posters have extolled the virtue of the Seer's crystal.
>Reading the rules indicates that a Druid's P2 staff is quite a bit
>better.  That being the case, why do people prefer Seer's crystals?

a. You can have two seers' crystals in your equipment slots, but you
	can only have one P2 staff in your weapon slot.

b. A seer can start with "create seer's crystal", but a druid can't
	start with "create P2 staff".

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Legends - familiars and other questions
bjohnson@athena.mit.edu (Brett W Johnson)
Thu, 04 Mar 1993 14:29:57 +0000