Idea re: limited races,
Doof,
19-Feb-12 09:38 PM, #36
Unlimited Temporary Race,
laxman,
19-Feb-12 09:38 PM, #32
I approve this message, issues and ideas within.,
deBriguy,
23-Feb-12 02:43 PM, #37
I'd do a gnome sized berserker with that xp range.,
robdarken_,
24-Feb-12 04:17 PM, #38
Agreed...,
Tac,
24-Feb-12 04:17 PM, #39
Could just...,
Tsunami,
24-Feb-12 04:17 PM, #40
Treants or Dryads for the summer season?,
Summertime (Anonymous),
25-Jan-12 02:10 PM, #29
summer?,
Scarabaeus,
25-Jan-12 03:13 PM, #31
Nymphs in spring for the hot mudsexing action,
Runaktla,
19-Feb-12 09:38 PM, #34
Centaurs: I like most of those but...,
Alston,
19-Feb-12 09:38 PM, #35
mail woes,
Scarabaeus,
22-Jan-12 04:36 PM, #27
The problem with limited availability races,
RandomThinker,
25-Jan-12 02:10 PM, #20
Thank you for this,
Oldril,
21-Jan-12 01:45 PM, #19
RE: Thank you for this,
Scarabaeus,
22-Jan-12 08:26 AM, #23
Very!,
Beer,
25-Jan-12 02:10 PM, #24
Is there any way you could be coaxed?...,
FrostGiant (Anonymous),
21-Jan-12 01:45 PM, #17
RE: Is there any way you could be coaxed?...,
Scarabaeus,
22-Jan-12 08:23 AM, #22
That's a really cool concept. -nt-,
fist-law,
21-Jan-12 01:45 PM, #15
Are all slots taken already or do they still need a cra...,
MoetEtChandon,
21-Jan-12 01:45 PM, #12
slots,
Scarabaeus,
22-Jan-12 08:22 AM, #21
RE: slots,
Scarabaeus,
22-Jan-12 03:10 PM, #25
Right on,
Tsunami,
25-Jan-12 02:10 PM, #26
You are the coolest Christian I know,
Oldril,
25-Jan-12 02:10 PM, #28
Excellent ...,
MoetEtChandon,
25-Jan-12 02:10 PM, #30
You curdled my milk so bad,
Tsunami,
19-Jan-12 12:17 PM, #6
RE: You curdled my milk so bad,
Scarabaeus,
19-Jan-12 12:41 PM, #8
RE: Frost Giants,
demon,
19-Jan-12 07:09 AM, #2
RE: Frost Giants,
Scarabaeus,
19-Jan-12 09:29 AM, #4
Am I understanding this properly?,
Alston,
19-Jan-12 12:17 PM, #5
yep,
Scarabaeus,
19-Jan-12 12:41 PM, #7
Turn off the gnomes! n/t,
Doof,
19-Jan-12 02:45 PM, #9
This mechanism just turned me on!,
Alston,
19-Jan-12 02:45 PM, #10
RE: This mechanism just turned me on!,
Scarabaeus,
19-Jan-12 02:50 PM, #14
I do. nt,
Dallevian,
21-Jan-12 01:45 PM, #16
That's a shame. It's a great memory. :) n/t,
Alston,
21-Jan-12 01:45 PM, #18
What happens when the season is over?,
Tac,
19-Jan-12 02:45 PM, #11
eschatology,
Scarabaeus,
19-Jan-12 02:49 PM, #13
RE: eschatology,
Brucifer (Anonymous),
19-Feb-12 09:38 PM, #33
Erm, I haven't seen them in character creation, or in a...,
Amberion,
19-Jan-12 07:09 AM, #1
helps,
Scarabaeus,
19-Jan-12 09:27 AM, #3
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Doof | Sat 11-Feb-12 07:03 PM |
Member since 03rd Dec 2009
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#2567, "Idea re: limited races"
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Instead of these race slots being handed out by sheer luck, what would the staff think of having descriptions and roles submitted through the website for approval? The idea is that the folks who would best RP the new race would be selected to fill those slots.
The new race could be announced a week or two in advance of rollout, giving the playerbase a few days to come up with their ideas for the first wave.
I think this could really inspire some genuine roleplay and push us (the players) to come up with unique and thorough concepts for the characters.
I know this would be a time investment for the imms, though, so that may be a no-go right out of the gate.
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laxman | Wed 25-Jan-12 03:50 PM |
Member since 18th Aug 2003
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#2563, "Unlimited Temporary Race"
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I wonder if the system would support doing unlimited temp races.
Basically what I would like to see is a kobold or goblin race.
They have to belong to the grinning skulls village. They have a negative -400 xp penalty so they rank super fast and have a very favorable range but they are gnome sized berserkers who can only choose mundugu or skugra adaptations.
They could be turned on for short periods of time and maybe make having an extra orc clan race a thing. Other possibilities could be half-orc, troll, 2 headed ogre, etc. Would be a way to add a little extra variety to the village.
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Tac | Thu 23-Feb-12 03:37 PM |
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#2586, "Agreed..."
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Though I would swap troll to mamlauk and ogre to mundunugu as those make more sense to me (ogre's being smarter) and making goblins the choice for skrugga with higher dex but human size makes some sense to me. Kobolds should be reserved as the punishment race, because nothing is funnier than a gecho about kobolds eating some gear passing cheaters.
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Tsunami | Thu 23-Feb-12 05:34 PM |
Member since 25th Mar 2008
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#2587, "Could just..."
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Get rid of adaptations as they are and then transfer them to a race each like you said above. Mundungus are trolls, ogres are mamlauk, kobolds or goblins are skrugga, and orcs are shig-ru.
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#2560, "Treants or Dryads for the summer season?"
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Just curious about the summer season race. So, if you have not chosen a summer season race I vote for....... CENTAURS that can range the entire gambit for alignments and ethos.
Skills maxed KICK
Centaurs are harder to trip.
Inherents: Hoof strike- this attack is the same as a kick however as the skill goes up a secondary kick may fire off a successful hoof strike. Double slots for footwear however mino footwear type only.
Endless Stamina- automatic, large movement refresh at every tick and less penalty incurred from terrain.
Warrior, Ranger, Shapeshifter, Druid, and Shaman.
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Runaktla | Fri 27-Jan-12 04:03 AM |
Member since 30th Aug 2006
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#2565, "Nymphs in spring for the hot mudsexing action"
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All are automatically heralds and all character descriptions must include attractive breast and hip size.
When they hit hero they get a custom sdesc which would be something like "You see the form of Zulghinlour prancing around here, bouncy breasts exposed."
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Alston | Sun 29-Jan-12 03:43 AM |
Member since 07th Sep 2011
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#2566, "Centaurs: I like most of those but..."
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Make them Good/neutral only.
Warrior, Ranger, Paladin, Druid only. (Def not shapeshifters They pride themselves in their physiques!)
They get automatically get that charge edge.
That's all I would change.
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RandomThinker | Sat 21-Jan-12 04:58 PM |
Member since 25th Jul 2005
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#2550, "The problem with limited availability races"
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This sounds awesome. I both like having frost giants as a PC race AND having seasonal races. Seeing this announcement really made me want to come back from my 6 month plus hiatus. Then I realized, "oh ####, it's like minotaurs." I had a minotaur once, years ago. Got it through pure luck and it ended up being a kinda crappy character because I wasn't planning on a minotaur when I originally went to roll and didn't have a role in mind. I just had to take it because who knows when I would get that chance again.
Now with frost giants that's compounded by the fact that I only have a few months to snag one. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the only way to know if a frost giant slot is open is to happen to roll up a character at the right time? I understand the additional mystique/cool factor added by having them limited, but I think most people would trade that for a chance to actually play one.
Yes, this would likely result in a huge influx of the new race every time one was revealed, but for one I think that fits with the "new race entering Thera" theme, and two I think it would even out quickly. If minotaurs were suddenly unlimited now, there might be a lot of minotaurs for a week, but I don't think much longer.
At the very least, could we implement some kind of way to know if a slot is open besides trying to roll one? Maybe via CF Twitter/Facebook or some such thing?
At best... could we consider a different approach here?
Please don't take this as a complaint. I appreciate all the staff's hard work. I'd just like a better shot at experiencing it.
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Oldril | Fri 20-Jan-12 08:03 PM |
Member since 20th Jan 2011
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#2549, "Thank you for this"
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Thanks, seems like you've been hard at work at CF a lot lately and I'd like to thank you very much for it!
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Beer | Sun 22-Jan-12 01:16 PM |
Member since 04th Mar 2003
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#2554, "Very!"
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Some of us do appreciate the time you guys spend on! Even though I suck balls, I get my fix everyday!
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#2547, "Is there any way you could be coaxed?..."
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...to change Frostblade to more than an exotic?
inh frostblade (weapontype) would be such a cool thing.
Kinda stinks getting teased with exotics only and wanting to take HPM just to make use of the Inherent outside of being in a bind and needing something to parry with.
Regardless of your choice, you are and always will be my favorite IMM and thank you so much for how much work you put into CF. This is such a fresh fun thing you've done.
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fist-law | Thu 19-Jan-12 04:32 PM |
Member since 30th Sep 2011
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#2545, "That's a really cool concept. -nt-"
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MoetEtChandon | Thu 19-Jan-12 02:46 PM |
Member since 26th Jul 2010
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#2542, "Are all slots taken already or do they still need a cra..."
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I'm just thinking that limited races should get a faster autodelete, say like twice the rate. In all those years, I have never had a Minotaur, and I just fear this is going to be the same.
Especially since some people will now roll one, and keep them on ice until they're really going to play it. Given the release timing, that will mean you will not ever get one, until they reappear at autumn.
While I absolutely appreciate your involvement, time and hard work, I am not sure I really should be excited about this one.
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Tsunami | Sun 22-Jan-12 04:16 PM |
Member since 25th Mar 2008
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#2556, "Right on"
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Good to see a crack down on nonsense
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Oldril | Sun 22-Jan-12 06:31 PM |
Member since 20th Jan 2011
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#2558, "You are the coolest Christian I know"
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MoetEtChandon | Tue 24-Jan-12 05:16 PM |
Member since 26th Jul 2010
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#2561, "Excellent ..."
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To quote mister Burns. Always a good time for that.
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Tsunami | Thu 19-Jan-12 10:20 AM |
Member since 25th Mar 2008
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#2535, "You curdled my milk so bad"
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Very cool concept though. Ebb and flow races? I dig.
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Alston | Thu 19-Jan-12 10:18 AM |
Member since 07th Sep 2011
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#2534, "Am I understanding this properly?"
In response to Reply #4
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There are only a limited number of slots, and they will only be available certain times of the real life year?
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Doof | Thu 19-Jan-12 12:53 PM |
Member since 03rd Dec 2009
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#2538, "Turn off the gnomes! n/t"
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Alston | Thu 19-Jan-12 01:20 PM |
Member since 07th Sep 2011
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#2539, "This mechanism just turned me on!"
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P.S.
Do you have a link to the Graatch song? I haven't heard it in years!
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Dallevian | Thu 19-Jan-12 05:50 PM |
Member since 04th Mar 2003
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#2546, "I do. nt"
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Alston | Fri 20-Jan-12 08:50 AM |
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#2548, "That's a shame. It's a great memory. :) n/t"
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Tac | Thu 19-Jan-12 01:50 PM |
Member since 15th Nov 2005
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#2541, "What happens when the season is over?"
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I mean you can't roll a new frost giant in the summer, but presumably you can still play one?
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#2564, "RE: eschatology"
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Seems like it would be cooler to have them start melting when they log in during the summer and eventually end up a puddle with some gear in it, like frosty.
Man that would be ####ing brutal however.....
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Amberion | Thu 19-Jan-12 02:49 AM |
Member since 06th Jun 2007
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#2530, "Erm, I haven't seen them in character creation, or in a..."
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Will there be a helpfile eventually?
Have I just had bad luck and all of them got taken real quick?
Just curious.
Anyways, awesome as usual! Super happy to see another race in CF! Always shoot first and then call whatever you hit the target.
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