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AllYourWarlocks (Guest)Tue 09-Sep-03 02:10 AM

  
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Right, so where exactly do I need to sign in order to legally agree to these terms?! Meh, forget it about it. On to the suggestions I want to make.

There is one ability I always thought Wood-Elves should all have regardless of what class they are, and that is Pathfinding. Pathfinding as in an automatic inherent skill which becomes available starting from level 7 or 8 orso. Every single Wood-Elf having this ability as a natural skill not only makes more than a little sense in my opinion (due to their ties with wilderness areas and woodland areas / their upbringing outdoors / their cultural beliefs / you name it etc), but it would also give the race a great boost in the Warrior departement. Seriously, without this Pathfinding skill I see very little point, besides pure RP of course, to ever choose a Wood-Elf over an Arial for my next Warrior. Arials get slightly better dexterity/dodge as well as constitution/hp, have of course perma-flight and benefit from the 1-practice-per-skill just as well, and this while having a lower exp penalty per level than a Wood-Elf does. The only interesting part of being a Wood-Elf instead of an Arial as a Warrior is the ability to get up to 4% in skillearning during a level-up on occasion, where the Arial cannot get higher than 3% (and that is a very minor advantage considering both have 23 intelligence), and also of course the Elven longevity in terms of game hours (which is probably even less minor, especially now that with Eluna's outrageous age for an Arial it seems even less of an issue worth making any note of).

If every Wood-Elf regardless of class would get Pathfinding as a passive inherent skill, it would greatly aid to their ability to explore, scout, travel great distances, be able to remain in woodland or wilderness areas for longer (which invites better Wood-Elf roleplaying), etc.

Honestly, I was pretty darn surprised the day Wood-Elf Rangers got Camouflage as an inherent skill at 100%, but not Pathfinding. Trust me, giving them Pathfinding as an inherent skill early on will make the race alot more atractive in alot of ways without overpowering them in any way that I can see. If the others want to keep up with their Wood-Elf prey, they'll just have to get pills from Udgaard to even it out. Considering the Wood-Elf player gives himself the Iron vulnerability, a lower constitution and thus lower hp as well as a lesser Dodge skill than an Arial, sacrifices perma-flight and ends up with a 400 experience penalty every level, I'd say it would be a very fair and even desireable trade-off. It actually might make playing a Wood-Elf Warrior worthwhile besides pure roleplaying purposes.

Wll, I hope I made a somewhat convincing case. The Wood-Elf race really needs that skill, people.

  

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HOT TopicZulg hijacks the Contest! Design an inherent ability [View all] , Zulghinlour, Mon 08-Sep-03 05:05 PM
Reply Contest closed: Now...on to the judging/implementing, Zulghinlour, 01-Oct-03 06:06 PM, #89
Reply Orc inherant - Scavenge, Stunna, 30-Sep-03 04:22 PM, #87
Reply Zulg hijacks the Contest! Yeah, yeah..., Narissa, 30-Sep-03 01:25 AM, #85
Reply More ideas! Zulg takes the whip!, Narissa, 30-Sep-03 01:25 AM, #84
Reply For Felars, Narissa, 30-Sep-03 01:25 AM, #83
Reply Last minute addition: Elf inherent, Balrahd. (Guest), 29-Sep-03 05:26 PM, #82
Reply RE: Zulg hijacks the Contest! Design an inherent abili..., Nergal (Guest), 29-Sep-03 02:28 PM, #81
Reply Orc: Bloodsense, Chieften (Guest), 28-Sep-03 03:01 PM, #73
Reply Erm..., Valguarnera, 29-Sep-03 12:40 PM, #76
Reply Arials, Quislet, 28-Sep-03 03:01 PM, #72
Reply RE: Arials, nepenthe, 29-Sep-03 07:17 AM, #74
     Reply RE: Arials, Quislet, 06-Oct-03 10:58 AM, #90
Reply I'll take a crack at this, Meladori, 28-Sep-03 03:01 PM, #71
Reply RE: Zulg hijacks the Contest! Design an inherent abili..., Ocelevan, 28-Sep-03 03:01 PM, #70
Reply I'll take a crack at this, Meladori, 29-Sep-03 02:28 PM, #69
Reply Still a couple more days left., Zulghinlour, 25-Sep-03 05:48 PM, #68
Reply Tailstrike., AllYourNexans (Guest), 25-Sep-03 05:37 PM, #67
Reply RE: Tailstrike., Valguarnera, 29-Sep-03 12:49 PM, #79
Reply arials inherent the ability to fly, Hutto, 25-Sep-03 05:37 PM, #66
Reply I'll try my hand at this...., Laearrist, 25-Sep-03 05:37 PM, #65
Reply I've got one., Kazrael, 25-Sep-03 05:38 PM, #64
Reply Detect passage, The Heretic, 25-Sep-03 05:38 PM, #63
Reply Re: Detect passage, Valguarnera, 29-Sep-03 12:39 PM, #75
     Reply RE: Re: Detect passage, The Heretic, 01-Oct-03 06:05 PM, #88
Reply Gnome/Svirf: Inherent 'Foot Stomp/Smash', RealShea, 25-Sep-03 05:38 PM, #62
Reply Elf inherent - superiority, Tempranger (Guest), 25-Sep-03 05:40 PM, #61
Reply Stuck at 65 responses for a few days now..., Zulghinlour, 18-Sep-03 12:34 PM, #60
Reply RE: Zulg hijacks the Contest! Design an inherent abili..., (NOT Graatch), 25-Sep-03 05:39 PM, #59
Reply more ideas..., Trezzy (Guest), 25-Sep-03 05:39 PM, #58
Reply RE: more ideas..., Valguarnera, 30-Sep-03 01:23 AM, #86
Reply my last entry (I think) - elf inherents, incognito, 25-Sep-03 05:39 PM, #57
Reply more inherent ideas - dwarves, incognito, 25-Sep-03 05:39 PM, #56
Reply more ideas - wood elf, incognito, 25-Sep-03 05:39 PM, #55
Reply some ideas for gnome inherents, incognito, 25-Sep-03 05:39 PM, #54
Reply Orc Inherent, Chieften (Guest), 25-Sep-03 05:39 PM, #53
Reply hmm, Trezzy (Guest), 25-Sep-03 05:40 PM, #52
Reply Arial - Grasping Claws, Sebrille (Guest), 25-Sep-03 05:40 PM, #51
Reply Gnomes - Ancient Plegde, Sebrille (Guest), 25-Sep-03 05:40 PM, #50
Reply RE: Zulg hijacks the Contest! Design an inherent abili..., Circuits Edge (Anonymous), 25-Sep-03 05:40 PM, #49
Reply Orc inherent, Krivohan, 25-Sep-03 05:40 PM, #48
Reply RE: Zulg hijacks the Contest! Design an inherent abili..., Circuits Edge (Anonymous), 25-Sep-03 05:40 PM, #47
Reply Arial - Wing Blast, Wilhath, 25-Sep-03 05:40 PM, #46
Reply More random human inherent possibilities., Sebrille (Guest), 25-Sep-03 05:40 PM, #45
Reply RE: More random human inherent possibilities., Valguarnera, 29-Sep-03 12:44 PM, #77
Reply Elves: Inherent 'Determine Protections', RealShea, 25-Sep-03 05:40 PM, #44
Reply Wood Elves: Inherent 'Soothe', RealShea, 25-Sep-03 05:40 PM, #43
Reply RE: Zulg hijacks the Contest! Design an inherent abili..., Doge, 25-Sep-03 05:43 PM, #42
Reply 2 days in...47 responses...keep 'em coming (n/t), Zulghinlour, 10-Sep-03 08:34 PM, #41
Reply Inherent for Arials- Talonslice, Sylvrin (Guest), 25-Sep-03 05:43 PM, #40
Reply Felar: Inherent 'Enhanced Hearing', RealShea, 25-Sep-03 05:43 PM, #39
Reply Fire Giant: Warmth = Goodness, RealShea, 25-Sep-03 05:44 PM, #38
Reply CloudFire Giant: Inherent 'Thunderclap', RealShea, 25-Sep-03 05:44 PM, #37
Reply Arial: Inherent 'Force Down', RealShea, 25-Sep-03 05:44 PM, #36
Reply Storm Giant: Inherant 'Tidal Wave', RealShea, 25-Sep-03 05:43 PM, #35
Reply Orc: Inherant Disease/Poison Healing, RealShea, 25-Sep-03 05:44 PM, #34
Reply RE: Zulg hijacks the Contest! Design an inherent abili..., Nightgauntish (Guest), 25-Sep-03 05:43 PM, #33
Reply Arials, Mordacai, 25-Sep-03 05:43 PM, #32
Reply Me again..., Narissa, 25-Sep-03 05:43 PM, #31
Reply I'm still around... I hope, Narissa, 25-Sep-03 05:43 PM, #30
Reply cloud giant: fog, Ululari, 25-Sep-03 05:44 PM, #29
Reply Wood-elf: wood walking, Ululari, 25-Sep-03 05:44 PM, #28
Reply Half-Drow: faerie glimmer, Ululari, 25-Sep-03 05:42 PM, #27
Reply Arial: peck, Ululari, 25-Sep-03 05:42 PM, #26
Reply Arial: wing buffet, Ululari, 25-Sep-03 05:42 PM, #25
Reply RE: Zulg hijacks the Contest! Design an inherent abili..., Evil Genius (Anonymous), 25-Sep-03 05:44 PM, #24
Reply Inherent Abilities, The Heretic, 25-Sep-03 05:42 PM, #23
Reply RE: Zulg hijacks the Contest! Design an inherent abili..., dwimmerling, 25-Sep-03 05:42 PM, #22
Reply RE: Zulg hijacks the Contest! Design an inherent abili..., Semleine (Guest), 25-Sep-03 05:42 PM, #21
Reply Re: Felar Inherents:, Balrahd. (Guest), 25-Sep-03 05:42 PM, #20
Reply RE: Zulg hijacks the Contest! Design an inherent abili..., Unnamed (Guest), 25-Sep-03 05:42 PM, #19
Reply Ahar! My Felar Inherent, Enbuergo, 25-Sep-03 05:42 PM, #18
Reply Cloud Giant - Crushing strike, Sebrille (Guest), 25-Sep-03 05:41 PM, #17
Reply A couple of unoriginal inherents...., Shev (Guest), 25-Sep-03 05:41 PM, #16
Reply Duergars and wood-elves, Jagaub (Guest), 25-Sep-03 05:41 PM, #15
Reply Human - Random or chosen abilities. Mix within!, Sebrille (Guest), 25-Sep-03 05:41 PM, #14
Reply Ideas for Wood-elves, Dwarves, and Felars., rome, 25-Sep-03 05:41 PM, #13
Reply Dwarven blacksmith ability., ATK, 25-Sep-03 05:41 PM, #12
Reply Elf Idea., permanewbie, 25-Sep-03 05:41 PM, #11
Reply Gnome inherent ability, rome, 25-Sep-03 05:41 PM, #10
Reply Arial Idea: glean, permanewbie, 25-Sep-03 05:41 PM, #9
Reply Dwarves - Forgecraft, Sebrille (Guest), 25-Sep-03 05:41 PM, #8
Reply Elves - Artifact Control, Sebrille (Guest), 25-Sep-03 05:41 PM, #7
Reply How about this..., Bajula, 25-Sep-03 05:41 PM, #6
Reply RE: Zulg hijacks the Contest! Design an inherent abili..., AllYourWarlocks (Guest), 25-Sep-03 05:41 PM #5
Reply RE: Zulg hijacks the Contest! Design an inherent abili..., Valguarnera, 29-Sep-03 12:47 PM, #78
Reply Elves --------> Inherent Detect Evil/Detect Good, robturner, 25-Sep-03 05:41 PM, #4
Reply Humans ---------> Ability to value a persons assets., robturner, 25-Sep-03 05:41 PM, #3
Reply RE: Humans ---------> Ability to value a persons assets..., Valguarnera, 29-Sep-03 12:58 PM, #80
Reply I was really pumped to see this was added as a thief sk..., robturner, 07-Nov-03 02:25 AM, #91
Reply RE: Zulg hijacks the Contest! Design an inherent abili..., Circuits Edge (Anonymous), 25-Sep-03 05:41 PM, #2
Reply for the underdark races, incognito, 25-Sep-03 05:41 PM, #1
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