Re: elves in Grimrock
Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 10:33 pm
But there's Dwarves, right? I mean, there's one in your avatar.petri wrote:There's an error in the subject. I think it should read "no elves in grimrock"
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Re: elves in Grimrock
Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 10:35 pm
That's just a bearded dude!
Re: elves in Grimrock
Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 10:49 pm
No for elves. Don't need classic fantasy. All the races feel like ragtag prisoners. Doesn't work in my mind with graceful elves. Not tough enough to survive.
How about more obscure choices. Ratmen? Merpeople? Centaurs? Could take up 2 spaces but can attack from the rear with hooves and party gets bonus to speed?
How about more obscure choices. Ratmen? Merpeople? Centaurs? Could take up 2 spaces but can attack from the rear with hooves and party gets bonus to speed?
Re: elves in Grimrock
Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 10:51 pm
Bonus to speed? Because the other two members are riding on him?sheepofheight wrote: How about more obscure choices. Ratmen? Merpeople? Centaurs? Could take up 2 spaces but can attack from the rear with hooves and party gets bonus to speed?
Re: elves in Grimrock
Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 10:59 pm
Ratmen Skulks have definitely been sighted at the port of Harbardar in the south. It's only a matter of time before a few slip unnoticed onboard a northbound ship and the cities of the Northern Realms get infested with these nasty parasites...sheepofheight wrote:How about more obscure choices. Ratmen? Merpeople? Centaurs? Could take up 2 spaces but can attack from the rear with hooves and party gets bonus to speed?
Re: elves in Grimrock
Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 11:08 pm
You are cruel, petri, plain cruel 
Re: elves in Grimrock
Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 11:09 pm
Who let the rats out?petri wrote:Ratmen Skulks have definitely been sighted at the port of Harbardar in the south. It's only a matter of time before a few slip unnoticed onboard a northbound ship and the cities of the Northern Realms get infested with these nasty parasites...
Re: elves in Grimrock
Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 11:19 pm
Geez! You're getting me all giddy! 
Re: elves in Grimrock
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 12:43 am
Mmm Ratmen.
I don't think Ratmen slither though, it's more of a scurry...
Daniel.
I don't think Ratmen slither though, it's more of a scurry...
Daniel.
Re: elves in Grimrock
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 1:55 am
I posted this in another thread:
With the introduction of custom portraits, adding new races would be relatively easy to do!
Being as the only thing that would separate them is starting stats, and maybe a racial trait.
Let's introduce some new races then. Keep in mind the human stats are
SSP being Starting Skill Points
with the deviations from the other races being
So, for a new race, we would want to keep the stats in the 40's range, with SSP's at 3 unless the race is completely similar to human. Anyway, Let's see what i can make:
See I think that's a good spread of stats and a racial that isn't too broken. I don't just think of elves as crazy sharpshooters, I think of them as generally a more magical race than humans. But soft. A jack of all trades, if you will, for anything that's not a front line, beefy fighter. I see them excelling at mages and rogues.
For this race I basically made them the end-all tank, even having them beat minotaurs' starting vitality. Despite their size, I see dwarves as a better tanking race than any other, and MANY fantasy settings agree.
I'm interested in hearing your thoughts on these races. Go ahead and make your own races, keep it to humanoids though, IMO.
Later on I'll try out
Orc
Gnome/Halfling/Hobbit/Kobold (What's the difference between these guys, amirite?)
Undead
Machine?
With the introduction of custom portraits, adding new races would be relatively easy to do!
Being as the only thing that would separate them is starting stats, and maybe a racial trait.
Let's introduce some new races then. Keep in mind the human stats are
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Str: 10
Dex: 10
Vit: 10
Wil: 10
Tot: 40
SSP: 4with the deviations from the other races being
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Minotaur Lizardman Insectoid
Str: 15(+5) Str: 10(±0) Str: 8 (-2)
Dex: 6 (-4) Dex: 12(+2) Dex: 11(+1)
Vit: 14(+4) Vit: 10(±0) Vit: 8 (-2)
Wil: 7 (-3) Wil: 9 (-1) Wil: 14(+4)
Tot: 42(+2) Tot: 41(+1) Tot: 41(+1)
SSP: 1 SSP: 3 SSP: 3
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Elf!
Str: 9 (-1)
Dex: 12(+2)
Vit: 8 (-2)
Wil: 12(+2)
Tot: 41(+1)
SSP: 3
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Dwarf!
Str: 12(+2)
Dex: 7 (-3)
Vit: 16(+6)
Wil: 7 (-3)
Tot: 42(+2)
SSP: 3
Dwarven Racial (Drunk): Some stats modded by alcohol, assuming they put alcohol in the gameI'm interested in hearing your thoughts on these races. Go ahead and make your own races, keep it to humanoids though, IMO.
Later on I'll try out
Orc
Gnome/Halfling/Hobbit/Kobold (What's the difference between these guys, amirite?)
Undead
Machine?