Posted by Someone on June 20, 2000 at 16:29:26:
In Reply to: Good lord, we don't want you to pass out! posted by SphereMaker(IMM) on June 20, 2000 at 12:23:53:
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> Consider this an explanation, not a justification, since the Immortal staff doesn't happen to answer to you. Also, consider this information hush-hush since it's going to mention something that hasn't been coded yet.
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> First off, to say that "a Lich cannot be earthbound" is incorrect.
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> Secondly, suffice it to say that there were a number of things in the works for Conjurers that got dropped when one of our coders disappeared. One of those things was another version of flying, such that it becomes important to differentiate between (for example) levitation, flying by magic, flying using wings, becoming ethereal (which Wraithform is), becoming gaseous, being telekinetically moved, etc. This said, you have to look at something like Earthbind and decide "What should this affect and what shouldn't this affect?"
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> The rest is left as an exercise for the reader.
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> On a side note, despite the fact that I keep dumping more and more work on our precious coding staff (poor Sebeok), I'm assured that the Conjurer goodies I hinted at above are in the pipeline. Look for some fun stuff coming up.