Re: legends

From: dani@netcom.com (Dani Zweig)

Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 03:54:40 +0000

tonyd@lclark.edu (Anthony Davis):
>if i started a position in legends, what campaign and character option would
>you recomend?

This is too big and too general a question to answer with specifics.
I'd suggest starting with a Hero position -- the cheapest way to get
some experience and a feel for the game -- and not worry too much
about making mistakes -- You'll know for next time.  When you've picked
up a general understanding of what works and what doesn't, you can drop
your position (or keep it, if you're having fun) and start a new one,
without what you perceive to have been your mistakes.

For a good general Hero character, put 20-24 points into personal
combat, put 30 points into an arcane skill (a priest of the religion
that seems to have the best spells or a member of the school of magic
that seems best to you), and the rest as you see fit.

The bottom line is, no matter how much good advice you get, you're
going to mess up the first time you try to play, simply because it's
complicated.  So start with a just-for-practice position and see how
you like the game.

I don't think it matters much whether you go into a regular "North
Island Campaign" game or a regular "Realm of the Immortals" game.
Call MG's accounting number (503-772-6301) and ask what option would
be fastest.  Setups generally take a long time.

>also... if anyone could explain statuses to me, i would be most grateful.

You can improve your character's abilities dramatically by acquiring a
status.  For example, you can become 'enchanted' by casting an 'enchant'
character spell on yourself (or having someone else cast it), you can
become 'blessed' with a 'bestow divine blessing' spell, etc.  (The better
statuses are harder to get.  For example, for netherworld status you
need a fourth-level spell, which isn't that easy to get, and it takes
a fifth-level spell to become a vampire.)  Some statuses can also be
acquired by affliction (eg, getting a higher-level vampire to bite you)
or through magic items or divine intercession.

Once you have a status, you have a chance of 'morphing' into a higher
level of that status every time you go into combat and at the end of
every month.  There are five levels, and the top levels (which are
almost impossible to reach) are very very powerful.

There are no bad statuses, in my opinion.  Vampire is one of the
most powerful, but a lot of people have anti-undead spells.  Blessed
is weak, but it seems to come with a better chance of morphing.
Netherworld is most useful for combat types (good bonuses and it's
easy to spread) but until recently morphing has been a problem.
If you can't get a status then eventually you will spontaneously
acquire 'local hero' status -- which doesn't seem to be very good.

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Dani Zweig
dani@netcom.com

Aphorism is better than none.

References

legends
tonyd@lclark.edu (Anthony Davis)
Thu, 07 Jan 1993 21:52:20 +0000

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legends
tonyd@lclark.edu (Anthony Davis)
Thu, 07 Jan 1993 21:52:20 +0000