Posted by Mehan on February 22, 2000 at 13:31:50:
In Reply to: which begs the question why? text posted by Niblaznacker on February 22, 2000 at 11:37:52:
> > From what I have seen... > > If you change alignments, no matter how, you lose specs, spells, supplications, etc. Only way to restore them is through immortal involvement... which isn't likely 95% of the time. > > Even if you seemingly have nothing to lose (like an assassin/thief), trust me when I say there are other... unfortunate consequences that screw you later. > I can understand magic users, and definetly divine characters loosing spells/communes -but warriors etc If you are determined to RP your way through the problems to redeem yourself, or to show you are worthy of your new life, there's ways to get your lost powers back, but they all involve roleplaying extremely well. So no, you don't suddenly forget how to use a sword. You are being punished by the gods for your hasty and ill-conceived change of heart. Mehan, who remembers when people routinely black-boxed to neutral and evil just to ignore protection or wear nicer eq.
> I cant figure out - they may have an evil heart so what they forget how to do things? bit stuffed up if you ask me....
My take on why is that otherwise there would be no downside. Changing your alignment should not be something anybody does lightly, it completely changes the very fabric of your character's existance.