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Re: what playable stuff are you hoping for?
« Reply #150 on: June 22, 2009, 06:17:49 PM »
Hmmm. I think a few people might be interested in playing wizards:

http://www.dresdenfilesrpg.com/2009/06/22/wizard/

That spell looks like it's going to leave a big ouch -_- .
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Re: what playable stuff are you hoping for?
« Reply #151 on: June 22, 2009, 06:33:26 PM »
Cool beans.

Out of curiosity, should we expect to see a couple of examples of how supernatural power Stunts work at some point in the undefined future?

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Re: what playable stuff are you hoping for?
« Reply #152 on: June 23, 2009, 02:30:42 PM »
Cool beans.

Out of curiosity, should we expect to see a couple of examples of how supernatural power Stunts work at some point in the undefined future?

At some point, 'tis likely indeed.
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Re: what playable stuff are you hoping for?
« Reply #153 on: June 23, 2009, 02:38:38 PM »
This probablly already got answered, but what about the Black Court? Will they be playible? Or just monsters you have to fight?
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Re: what playable stuff are you hoping for?
« Reply #154 on: June 23, 2009, 03:10:45 PM »
This probablly already got answered, but what about the Black Court? Will they be playible? Or just monsters you have to fight?

Black Court... euuugh.  Right out of the box, we aren't "supporting" the black court type as a playable PC (partly an 'expense' issue, partly a ... they're relentlessly evil issue).  That doesn't mean someone couldn't hack together a home game where they were.  But it's not in our current plan to suggest that players go for playing walking, stinking, dry-rotting corpses with a relentless hunger for human blood.
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Re: what playable stuff are you hoping for?
« Reply #155 on: June 23, 2009, 04:03:38 PM »
At some point, 'tis likely indeed.

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Re: what playable stuff are you hoping for?
« Reply #156 on: June 24, 2009, 09:04:49 PM »
Black Court... euuugh.  Right out of the box, we aren't "supporting" the black court type as a playable PC (partly an 'expense' issue, partly a ... they're relentlessly evil issue).  That doesn't mean someone couldn't hack together a home game where they were.  But it's not in our current plan to suggest that players go for playing walking, stinking, dry-rotting corpses with a relentless hunger for human blood.

Understandable, I just figured I'd ask.
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Re: what playable stuff are you hoping for?
« Reply #157 on: June 26, 2009, 12:13:54 AM »
I'd like to know if I'd be able to play a sort of artificer - a wizard whose specialty isn't evocation, thaumaturgy, or anything else; but rather focuses on making enchanted items.  Would this be possible, even if it's not an 'official' character path?

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Re: what playable stuff are you hoping for?
« Reply #158 on: June 26, 2009, 01:34:14 PM »
I'd like to know if I'd be able to play a sort of artificer - a wizard whose specialty isn't evocation, thaumaturgy, or anything else; but rather focuses on making enchanted items.  Would this be possible, even if it's not an 'official' character path?

Entirely possible. You focus your refinement specializations on things like arcane item slots instead of direct spellcraft and go to town. :)
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Re: what playable stuff are you hoping for?
« Reply #159 on: June 27, 2009, 12:13:51 AM »
Sweet.  Thanks much for the quick response.  *plots and schemes*

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Re: what playable stuff are you hoping for?
« Reply #160 on: June 29, 2009, 02:32:18 PM »
Entirely possible. You focus your refinement specializations on things like arcane item slots instead of direct spellcraft and go to town. :)

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Re: what playable stuff are you hoping for?
« Reply #161 on: July 06, 2009, 01:34:41 AM »
So, can we expect more previews in the near future? I'm curious about how the magic's going to work! That would be a great preview!
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Re: what playable stuff are you hoping for?
« Reply #162 on: July 06, 2009, 04:28:21 AM »
I'm curious about how the magic's going to work! That would be a great preview!

I would imagine that the functioning of magic is going to be pushed off pretty late in the preview cycle. It is, after all, one of the major selling points of the whole system. It's one of the most exciting parts of the strip tease that is the preview page, if you will.

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Re: what playable stuff are you hoping for?
« Reply #163 on: July 13, 2009, 10:40:38 PM »
I would imagine that the functioning of magic is going to be pushed off pretty late in the preview cycle. It is, after all, one of the major selling points of the whole system. It's one of the most exciting parts of the strip tease that is the preview page, if you will.

Nice Analegy Mouse  ;D .
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Re: what playable stuff are you hoping for?
« Reply #164 on: July 21, 2009, 04:06:21 AM »
So, how possible is it to specialize a character into being extremely good at one trick?

My roommate was watching this show where the main character's only talent was that he could recreate copies of any weapon he saw.  Basically instantaneously (although they were only temporary), and including the enchantments.  I think there was also some sort of automatic proficiency thing too.

Aside from rules of magic issues (which probably shouldn't come up, given that wardens have swords forged of crystallized magical awesome), how workable is it to dedicate yourself to being really good at one niche?

Would it be as simple as just being a minor talent and repeatedly getting refinement on that talent with the rest of your points?


I suppose it's kind of like being an alpha-style werewolf, since they basically are really good at a single spell.
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