Posted by Person on March 28, 2000 at 15:50:08:
In Reply to: I have another large stick, so I will keep beating this thing. posted by Grallon on March 28, 2000 at 14:13:40:
> All of these ideas for Paladins going around.
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> Spheremaker at least saying 'I did not say evil will have the only uber-class'.
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> The problem with finding a way to have a good class that can compete toe-to-toe with a Lich, without having some sort of Transformation.
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> These things have gotten me to thinking.
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> What is the difference between the niches that paladins and good shamans are supposed to fill? Slim to none. And slim isn't here.
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> Other than a difference in tactics, we have basically a redundancy of a "crusader for your imm" for the lightwalkers.
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> So Here is what I would like to see. I would like to see some differentiation between evil and good shaman. And I would like paladins to be done away with, and good shaman's made more paladinesque, Making a class that is an amalgamation of good shaman and paladin.
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> I will expand with some specific Ideas on how to differentiate when I get home from work, but here are a few basics.
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> Evil Shaman, lose the power to supp any beneficial supp on anyone else(word/fly/aristaeia etc.)
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> Good shaman, gain the power to sanc/heal/bless/frenzy others, lose rot/wither/plague, gain gate,gain lay hands, make turn undead so that it has a chance to hold the undead, freeze the negative force that animates the corpse, instead of making them flee, gain righteousness.
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> rough draft, tell me what you think, what you would change