StickFig

Thanks to everyone for lynching me, a loyal townie, on Day One! I mean, whatever. Was a fun game to watch - thanks Def!

I'll second this, though I'm not sure it matters.

Matthias' awestruck gaze at the ogre turns to a glare - What a gnome oppressor! As Emorith speaks up, the gnome stands a little straighter, and when Karie hands him the medal he beams and bows. "Thank you, Lady Karie! It will be safe with me." Matthias pulls the Medal around his neck, dislodging his Dapper Hat as he does so.

I loved them too, right up until they fired Tarja... just not the same any more without the Opera.

Matthias quietly continues to rub his nose, seeming to acquiesce to the more experienced Heroes' plans, and stares wonderingly as Skrall saunters into the area. Every time he sees the big ogre the gnome has to wonder what it's like to be so... big. He looks longingly at the Medal Skrall passes to Darksten.

Longswords are so mainstream, bro. I liked longswords before they were cool. QMs, I fully expect someone to drop a "Cool Kids X" item in the next school- or youth-themed quest.

Stats check out. Matthias steps through Old Mack Donauld's gate and is immediately smacked in the face by a flying divine scepter. "Ouch!" he says, and looks at Emorith, half rueful and half grateful. He slings the Scepter of Divine Affinity over his back with a nod. "War sounds good to me," he adds nasally, rubbing his gnomish snoz.

Matthias can hardly believe his eyes when he sees the price for Tonics, but he buys 5 anyway. Maybe this Druid-ing isn't the best idea, he wonders, or maybe it's just his coin pouch talking. 161 - (5 * 15 = 75) = 86 gold remaining

Matthias is stopped dead on his way out by Whisperer's words. Childbirth?! the gnome wonders, and not excitedly. Thankfully Emorith steps in and Matthias departs without a word, headed to the Marketplace for tonics.

I wanna join the cool kids club!

Matthias notes the newcomer's distasteful looks towards Whisperer and says under his breath, "It's a relief; the 'Grey Foxer' said to me that he's not signing up for this trip to the Fields."

"One Nicole Tesla, of the Tritech Corporation, did the work for me, Master Althior." The gnome excuses himself briefly to sign up for the Fields of Glory, then takes a seat nearby, setting the Extraordinaire down as a foot rest and climbing over it into the chair. "Pardon my impertinence," the gnome remarks, "but I'm intrigued. The last two necromancers with whom I worked were not in the habit of announcing their occupation. It does seem rather a distasteful business to me; my people believe it is best to purify the dead with fire, that Orrik might make our metal into something new."

"The Fireball Extraordinaire was a gift, from a wonderful troupe of creatures in the Low Kingdoms. I served alongside them and a few other Heroes in Baltarok. It's old, but I recently had it restored."

Top hat in one hand and cider flagon in the other, both appearing huge next to his tiny body, Matthias makes another small bow. "I'm called Matthias. And each of you are?"

"Ah yes, the mysterious Dodekube...." The gnome trails off and turns his attention back to Karie, slightly more excited to know that Whisperer would not be signing up.

"Ahhh yes, 'Grey Foxer,'" Matthias says sarcastically. "Are you signing up with this crew as well? Not many sheep to hide behind in the Fields of Glory, as I'm sure you remember." The gnome's chest does swell a little as the Black Knight extols Matthias' healing and hand-cannoning prowess.

On his way back to the corner table, Matthias overhears Karie's outburst. Doffing his topper, the gnome makes a slight bow, cider in hand. "Might a Druid be of use?"

Matthias signs up for Quest #133, orders another cider, and goes back to his lonely table.

The Second Amendment has nothing to do with huntin', - it's about giving hand cannons to grizzlies!

All humans. Opposable thumbs present. Swords swingable. Point proven.

Matthias wanders into the Marketplace, sells 2 Scrap Metals for 50 gold, and wanders out, absentmindedly munching his Level Up Mushroom.

As gold changes hands around him, Matthias' mind wanders to his own pouch of gold and bag of extra items. Realizing his cider cup is also empty, he gets up without a word and heads to the marketplace. Hours later, the gnome returns to the hall, bored. He finds an empty table and fiddles with his Peashooter.

Seems like this fits pretty well with a lot of the classic ideas about mages and magic - high cost, high reward. Another idea I'll throw out here for ether costs is this: 1 ether per outcome. So a Druid rolls Shield, one party member is revived (with 1 health), then 5 party members are healed for at least 1 health (including the one just revived), then 3 party members have negative effect(s) removed. Total 9 outcomes. Cost is 9*X ether (where X is the Druid's cost per outcome, maybe 1, maybe 2, maybe 5, etc). I think it would be a good idea to either implement ether costs by outcome, or at least think about costs per outcome as part of balancing efforts. Yes, because you know there are soooooo many overpowered Druids out there ruining the game right now.

Wow, five ether per revival is pretty steep! Now I want to go on a quest in a big group and see how it changes my play.