Re: Stormbringer is wimpy

["Rupert G. Goldie" <rgg@aaii.oz.au>]

Peter Mardahl wrote:
> >I think a +19 sword is a crock, IMHO.
> >Rupert 
> 
>   Maybe so, Rupert.  But they're not impossible, and quite frankly,
> how else are you going to kill a Jessy?  He's immune to all magic,
> has incredible firepower, and is immune to everything but weaponmagic.
> (He's even immune to physical, so the create bomb trick won't work.)
> You might be able to deathstrike him if you're level 60 or so.
> 
Maybe the Jessy is too powerful ? Are any other monsters a challenge 
once you have a +19 sword ? It may be better to tone down some of the 
over-the-top monsters rather than letting characters get omnipotent.

>   You can't realistically beat a strong monster without some sort of
> super weapon unless you use magic.  Right now, it's a magician's 
> game.....
> 

This is a bit of a problem, but you can load yourself up with wands, rods,
and scrolls (still not entirely satisfactory)

>   What do people think of removing all maximums to stats and simply
> having a system which uses a formula to compute bonuses instead of
> a table?
> 
> PeterM

I think we need maximums to allow us to effect some sort of game-balance.
If necessary some other aspects of the game may need to be modified too.

--
Rupert