Posted by Proud Blade(VIP) on May 9, 2000 at 14:20:31:
In Reply to: Re: Not to be too much of a smartass, but I'll take JUST deathblow over flexibility anyday. n/t posted by Brule on May 9, 2000 at 13:55:56:
A fine example. RBW's get deathblow, along with trophy, spellbane, truesight, resistance, and bloodthirst. Quite a set of powers.
What else do they get?
1) No potions, no pills, no friendly spells or zappings, no accepting supplications outside of the shrine.
2) An expectation of courage, even in the face of difficult odds. Better learn to PK one on one.
3) A Village to defend, even when doing so will likely get you killed.
4) Never being able to group or otherwise ally with five of Thera's classes.
5) No chance to use some of Thera's most powerful equipment.
6) An obligation to risk your hide raiding the Tower and Palace.
7) Unless you are an arial or cloud giant, no way to enter several areas of Thera which require flight.
8) No pass door, ever. This makes a lot of areas much more difficult.
9) One bad enough fuck-up, and now you have no one to turn to, and a goofy title.
10) A pile of [WANTED] flags.
11) A likely con-death, if you stick with the character long enough to do it.
RBW's are powerful, but they don't have an easy life. Don't pretend that deathblow is some freebie handout.
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