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Posted by A coder on July 29, 2000 at 00:28:21:

In Reply to: Ack! posted by Proud Blade(VIP) on July 29, 2000 at 00:09:24:

Oh you're definitely right.. but if they're supposed to 'help the good blah blah blah'.. they claim, recently, that by killing Darknes at the root they are 'killing evil, and clearing the path for the Light to flourish'.. Hence bringing them full into the scene of cabal wars...

> > Click on Cabal Powers on the left bar and look at all the powers of the different Cabals of Thera... Dawn's powers are purely used to 'help'.. Something like a 'super-duper-dispel evil' would be appropriate to add.

> Err... I'm not sure how a damage causing spell suits the mission of the Servants of the Dawn. They just aren't Maran. "Destroying evil" does not equal "helping good".

> Example: You are walking down the Eastern Road, and witness a fire giant bashing the pants off of some level 20 elf trannie. If they are out of your range, super-duper-dispel-evil doesn't do jack. If they are in your range, SDDE might lead to a dead elf and fire giant. It only helps the elf if you can quickly kill the fire giant.

> Ah hah! But then good looks like "anti-evil", and not "good". It's not supposed to be a game of capture the flag, where goods and evils call each other enemies and fight indistinguishably. The Dawnie powers are good for lowering overall casualties, promoting peace and happiness throughout Thera.

> My idea, although I'm against the general idea of beefing up Dawnies:

> Banish: (call 'banish' target, steep mana cost, maybe 100 or 200): For balance reasons, it would only work within PK range. It would be usable in combat, and allow a usual save. If it lands, the target is transported to their recall point, otherwise unharmed. It would only work on neutrals and evils, and Servants who use this to set up ambushes (forcing them to recall into a gang, etc.) would be cast out of the Haven. 2 round lag.

> *chuckle* Raid against that. =) And no one gets hurt. Persistent raiders might find one or two of their groupmates banished, and the others beaten down.

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Comments:	> Oh you're definitely right.. but if they're supposed to 'help the good blah blah blah'.. they claim, recently, that by killing Darknes at the root they are 'killing evil, and clearing the path for the Light to flourish'.. Hence bringing them full into the scene of cabal wars... > > > Click on Cabal Powers on the left bar and look at all the powers of the different Cabals of Thera... Dawn's powers are purely used to 'help'.. Something like a 'super-duper-dispel evil' would be appropriate to add. > > Err... I'm not sure how a damage causing spell suits the mission of the Servants of the Dawn. They just aren't Maran. "Destroying evil" does not equal "helping good". > > Example: You are walking down the Eastern Road, and witness a fire giant bashing the pants off of some level 20 elf trannie. If they are out of your range, super-duper-dispel-evil doesn't do jack. If they are in your range, SDDE might lead to a dead elf and fire giant. It only helps the elf if you can quickly kill the fire giant. > > Ah hah! But then good looks like "anti-evil", and not "good". It's not supposed to be a game of capture the flag, where goods and evils call each other enemies and fight indistinguishably. The Dawnie powers are good for lowering overall casualties, promoting peace and happiness throughout Thera. > > My idea, although I'm against the general idea of beefing up Dawnies: > > Banish: (call 'banish' target, steep mana cost, maybe 100 or 200): For balance reasons, it would only work within PK range. It would be usable in combat, and allow a usual save. If it lands, the target is transported to their recall point, otherwise unharmed. It would only work on neutrals and evils, and Servants who use this to set up ambushes (forcing them to recall into a gang, etc.) would be cast out of the Haven. 2 round lag. > > chuckle Raid against that. =) And no one gets hurt. Persistent raiders might find one or two of their groupmates banished, and the others beaten down.

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