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"All right, Arnulf, Em, Nevron, stay back unless I can manage to get this thing under control." Arthur's Actions: Lightning VS Magnus (back) Blindness VS Magnus Blindness VS Magnus OR Sealing VS Magnus Blindness VS Magnus OR Sealing VS Magnus OR Lightning VS Magnus (back)

Not to me. Both for obvious reasons, and the fact that any hard cap will make the effect of the gloves not scale with level, which will make them less and less useful as time goes on. IF they are nerfed (which I do not support), I'd rather it be multiplicative in nature. Believe it or not, I'm not making tons of Gold. As a good Rogue party member, I use a huge chunk of my earnings to buy up consumables for supporting and healing the rest of the team. I constantly have to worry about my Ether, and have to spend large amounts of money on Ether-restoring items. I also try to hand out some Gold to my fellow party members when I can afford it--and not to mention, part of being a rogue IS earning money so you can buy what you want. And I spend the vast majority of my wealth buying items at high prices. I'm not going to apologize for optimizing my build. I am sorry that my analyses and advice have sparked a sort of mania within the community about numbers and optimization, but I'm not sorry for pursuing a style of gameplay that I enjoy. I laid down a substantial amount of cash for an item what works well with my build, and I try to use my abilities responsibly to aid my party--note how I follow orders even when it's likely to cost me a shot at Overkill. Sure I'll complain, but EVERYONE complains about something, and I don't see why I should have to suppress my opinion just because I have different problems than other people. Tons of money =/= no problems, as pretty much every lotto winner could tell you. I don't see how the economy can be "broken" in Heroica. By...someone earning more money than other people, which they can then spend to improve their abilities? By that logic basic Rogues "broke" the economy of Heroica right from the start. It doesn't make sense to me. When the person who DOES make 400 Gold on an incredibly Lucky and unlikely scenario who has specifically optimized his build to be able to do it STILL has to budget his money down to the last coin, I don't think the situation is unbalanced. Am I hard to balance for? Yes, particularly if I'm at a higher level than most of the rest of the party. But it IS still possible to walk all over me, as Endgame himself managed to do before he reduced the immunities (probably too much in the case of the chromoids, as even I'll admit). And as long as both extremes exist, there are ways to sit in the middle. Believe me, Arthur is not the Personification of Mercutio. You'll see that person (well, not in terms of wealth, but in terms of personality) in my Quest, if I can ever finish the last three sets. [/spoilers] Everything can be countered. There are exactly two pairs of the gloves in existence, and similar to Healing Staves, I doubt any more are going to be made. Immunity to Fragile halves the potential for Overkill, which Endgame has been using very fairly so far. When I leave Mage classes behind (which I will be doing as soon as I can actually do so), my elemental advantages will disappear. When I go Mystic Knight, I'll be spending even more on Tonics than I already do. Hell, I'll voluntarily give up Mead if it will make people stop trying to nerf me--which has happened on at least three occasions I can remember in recent history. It's getting kind of ridiculous. Part of it, I'm sure, is that I'm so ridiculously active in Heroica, which makes me a high-profile figure, which means my actions are watched my more people and thus have more opportunity for said people to find issue with them. But damn. These gloves ARE my primary source of income, since most of the time I can't seem to roll a damn SHIELD, and I have to spend a lot of money on upkeep. You know what? I have a solution to any and all complaints against overpowered artifacts/special ability weapons: let's not have Artifacts and non-basic weapons sold in stores at all outside of the basic, official Marketplace. All Artifacts and special ability weapons have to be dropped by enemies, which limits the number of them that can ever exist. That should fix half of the problems people have been having about "OP-ness" right there.

Arthur casts Lightning at Chromoid B twice from the Back Row, casting Armor Sundering on Magnus in between his normal attacks.

Eh, I think there's a nice sort of tension going on with Karie already. It may or may not be sexual, but there's definitely a sense of protectiveness there--and I haven't even started on the Stealer yet. I think it'd be in-character for Arthur to call Boomingham out for his attitudes a bit, though.

Boomers will get after Arthur for profiteering if he refuses to attack Magnus. He's ordered everyone else to take it out. Except Paladins are bad for Rogues. (Well, Alexandre wasn't, but he's half-Rogue now, so...)

And that leaves me 300 short of ONE deal. I need two grand to be able to buy all my intended gear. Or I could cancel my deal with Docken and be set for Gold, but then I get to feel like a dick for having to cancel said deal.

OOC: fffff....I asked for a heal. "I asked for a heal, Boomingham. These essences aren't cheap, and that was a complete waste of one." I was going to give it to Karie. Arthur's Actions: Blindness vs Magnus Blindness vs Magnus OR Sealing vs Magnus Blindness vs Magnus OR Sealing vs Magnus OR Confusion vs Magnus Blindness vs Magnus OR Sealing vs Magnus OR Lightning vs Magnus

Ugh. I hate having to be the dick who sets up deals and then has to go back on them because of cash flow issues.

I've done that as well once or twice. ...and come within a few posts of it every other time...

The gnomes need to make an appointment with Tomas. Where is he, anyway? I know Tammo's back in Mafia, why hasn't he visited us in Heroica?

...Is it bad that I'm making plans for any number of party splits in my Quest...including preparing for every single party member to choose to go somewhere different?

Source: Take a wild guess.

Man. Super slow day today.

"Remember to switch to a different target if yours is already red. I'll vape these guys if you give me the opening. Lord Boomingham, I'd appreciate a heal." Arthur's Actions: >Frailty on Chromoid B >Lightning VS Chromoid A (back) >Frailty VS Chromoid B OR if already Frail, Blindness VS Magnus >Lightning VS Chromoid A (back) (IF Chromoid A is dead but B is not Frail, Frailty VS Chromoid B; otherwise, Lightning VS Chromoid B (back))

In practice, INT isn't a so much measure of how intelligent you are as a measure of how much you've studied. So in D&D terms, Hawking should have a higher INT score because he's studied, whereas Bowie would completely outclass Hawking in CHA, which is basically performance skill. (Note that Bowie still hovers in the 11-12 range for INT, though; since he's not particularly unintelligent, he shouldn't have a score less than 10, and he strikes me as reasonably learned as far as 'book smarts' go, so he gets an extra point or two there.) There's a little blurb in the Star Wars Roleplaying Game Saga Edition Core Rulebook that explains the difference pretty well: "A character with a high Intelligence score is curious, knowledgeable, and prone to using big words. A character with a high Intelligence but low Wisdom may be smart but absent-minded, or knowledgeable but lacking in common sense. A character with high Intelligence but a low Charisma may be a know-it-all or a reclusive scholar. The smart character lacking in both Wisdom and Charisma usually puts her foot in her mouth. A character with a low Intelligence mispronounces and misuses words, has trouble following directions, or fails to get the joke. A character with a high Wisdom score may be sensible, serene, "in tune", alert, or centered. A character with a high Wisdom but a low Intelligence may be aware, but simple. A character with a high Wisdom but a low Charisma knows enough to speak carefully and may become an adviser or "power behind the throne" rather than a leader. A character with low Wisdom may be rash, imprudent, irresponsible, or "out of it." A character with a high Charisma score may be beautiful, handsome, striking, personable, and confident. A character with a high Charisma but a low intelligence can usually pass herself off as knowledgeable, until she meets a true expert. A charismatic character with a low Wisdom may be popular, but he doesn't know who his real friends are. A character with a low Charisma may be reserved, gruff, rude, fawning, or simply nondescript." As to your last example: Schwarzenegger: STR 17-18, CHA 13-14; MLK: CHA 17-18, WIS 19.

Sounds like he's got low WIS, then. Fitting, given he's not inclined towards being a caster type. Arthur's got: STR 8 DEX 12 CON 11 INT 18 (may take 20 on Knowledge (Arcana [Zoot and Chaos]) rolls) WIS 16 CHA 14 (-4 permanent penalty to all associated checks due to former Zoot worship) (+2 bonus to all casting rolls, from Tome of Chaos) He'll be taking some permanent penalties in order to earn additional boosts once he swaps classes.

I'm cautiously optimistic. On the one hand, I LOVE the thought of something to continue the series and retry the ending--anything to distract from that super-awkward ending dialogue at the end of the last episode. Ninjago definitely earned a movie. On the other hand...I was not very impressed by Hotel Transylvania (I was actually rather disappointed at how it squandered a lot of the potential it had, taking what could have been great down to something just "okay"), and in general I hold long-form media up to a higher standard simply because they have more resources at their disposal--so little nitpicks that I could get over in the TV show would become serious annoyances over the course of a 90-minute to 2-hour film. Also, I didn't find it in the article--is this a 90-minute direct-to-video, or a theatrical feature? I worry that a D-t-V won't hold the bar of quality up to the normal Ninjago standard, especially given that those standards seemed to slip towards the latter half of last season.

"Right. Lord Boomingham, if you could put me last in the order, I should be able to vape those Chromoids before Magnus recovers from his blindness. Em should go first, and everyone should make conditional action only to attack if the Chromoid isn't already red--if it is, switch to a Chromoid that isn't red and attack, or else take Magnus." Arthur's Actions: Arthur switches out Marksman's Monocle for Lens of Speed Reading Frailty vs. Chromoid A (back) Frailty vs. Chromoid A (back) OR if already Frail and in the red, Lightning vs. Chromoid A (back) OR if already Frail but not in the red (or otherwise unable to attack), Frailty vs. Chromoid B (Not sure if I get to add the free turn to the turn I equip the Lens, if I do then my fourth action will be identical to the third.)

Congrats, Sandy, you've definitely earned it! Duly noted.

"You can't live for a cause. At least...not by itself. You stand strong in your ideals, but living your whole life within them will consume you whole. A great man once told me that direction is important, but you have to just bash evil when you see it and enjoy what you've got while you've got it. If something's preventing you from being happy, you bash it." "We exist in this world so we're not alone. It's the connections we make that decide the future. Mortals can't change the world--they're too small, too insignificant, and die too soon. It's not as important what we fight for so much as who we fight for it with. You said it yourself--the happiest he's been was when he was with Karie. Perhaps a shift in goals is in order for him." "And in reality, it's not like we're asking you not to fight the Wolfgang. We oppose the methods, not the goal. Work with the law, not against it, and not only will you accomplish more with less opposition, but you'll make new connections with firm friends along the way. Despite our faults, there's brotherhood within the red and blue, and only together can we improve ourselves and our city."

No no, that's not the way to start a truly epic LotR argument. If you really want to start something, you go to Comic-Con or PAX or something of the like and shout "Balrogs have wings!" and then run before the riot breaks into full swing. Moe. (I expect at least you and VP to get that one. And probably no one else. )

You know, there needs to be a party consisting of Arthur, Althior, Atramor, Alexander, Alexandre, Arnulf, and Alexis. Just to promote mass QM insanity.

"I want him off the streets, and more importantly I want that Harvester of his dismantled, or if that's not possible, at least locked up somewhere no one will ever find it. If we can do that without bloodshed, that seems fine to me." "I've told your boss all along he's doing the wrong thing for the right reasons. If he's willing to reform, I'm willing to give him the same second chance I've been given."

Healing, not Nurture. I would never have noticed until you pointed it out.

Devious, Pie!