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Dakkon Darkblade · 03-08-2002, 05:23 PM

All right, let's see, well I was busy last night I can tell you, trying out some of you guys's ideas you've given me. I must say I'm still quite impressed. So anyway, I've made that Helm of Mind-Shielding, I've called it for now, and it seems pretty cool. I looked under a couple other helms to see exactly what they did to get the different things to work to make it look like it's as part as the game as everything else. I haven't added the Goodberries yet, lol, but I'm looking into that too... I think it best possible to do it by just making the weapon create inventory items upon command like that, but I wonder if I have to put 5 effects of the same thing in the item file to get the one effect of 5 berries... also I need to find out what the goodberry call reference is... which I had a bit of trouble locating at first. Actually, now that I think about it, I can probably get that part done in like 5-10 minutes, by looking for the Sewer Staff that kobold has, that makes goodberries for them, and copy that. [img]smile.gif[/img]

I also made the Ballista +5, which I thought was a very cool weapon, balanced too, since it is so hard to wield. I'll probably include that one in the shop. I used the given story pretty much, and it looks like it works pretty well. [img]smile.gif[/img] Much thanks to Dundee Slaytern!

Here's what the Helm of Mind-Shielding sounds like so far... if you guys don't like the story, I'll change it...

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Helmet of Mind-Shielding
This powerful helmet came from the distant realm of Allusan's powerful kingdom, known as Carcinia, that had been under siege from a seeming army of Mind Flayers, Vampires, and Umber Hulks. It is indeed odd to see Vampires working with Mind Flayers and Umber Hulks, but it seems they all had different reasons for wanting to get into the last fortress of this realm. whether it be for food, supplies, or many of their magical devices they had been known to construct.

The Carcinian Army's General, Trallius Sierant, ordered the quick construction from his magical forges the creation of many of these helms for his elite forces to wear as they charged first into battle. The plan was for his archers to back them up, along with an army of catapults as well, but it didn't go quite as they would have liked.

The mind flayers had set a trap, and while none of any of the creature's psionic and mind control abilities could work against the elites that came at them, they managed to draw the elites into a killing box, and they couldn't maintain their defense for long. The siege lasted for weeks, but at last Carcinia's walls crumbled around them, and they were overrun.

Carcinia no longer remains, no matter the tales of how it was finally succumb, but it is also a fact that the army of mind flayers, vampires, and umber hulks were destroyed as well. The most spoken rumor tells that upon knowing that their great city was overrun, their league arch-mages began a suicidal incantation, to destroy Carcinia and every last opposing foe inside. Whether this is true, due to the severe lack of witnesses, we may never know.

STATISTICS:

Armor Class Bonus: none
Special:
Protects Against Critical Hits
Wearer is immune to charm, confusion, feeblemindedness, rigid thinking, level drain, and psionics.
Weight: 5
Not Usable By:
Mage
Bard
Thief

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Changing can go for names too, if you guys don't like them. Personally, I use a name generator most of the time, when I don't want to think. (I have many role playing goodies that do things for me, from creating taverns out of thin air, to populating cities)

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The Ballista sounds like this... I reviewed it some, so it might be a tad different...

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Ballista +5
While Orcish weaponry are traditionally considered and accepted to be inferior to the other races' in design, there comes a time when some Orc blacksmith becomes inspired and creates a worthy weapon of destruction. True, it is usually far from perfect, but it gets the job done and well.

The Ballista was created when the Orc warlord, Grimnir Bloodfist, expressed his wish on being able to wield a ballista in his hands, but traditional ballistas were too big. So he ordered his person blacksmith to create a mobile ballista, and thus, the Ballista was born.

Ballista was truly a monster, and even normal orcs struggled to lift it up. But Grimnir was a mighty Orc, and he brandished it proudly in battle, and because of its size, the Ballista was loaded using a leg, as it would have taken too much effort to use your hands.

When a bolt is fired from Ballista, it screams from all the unleashed potential energy and punctures even the toughest of Full Plate Mail, exploding inside the person from the sudden impact, and liquifying the target internally.

Grimnir lived to a long and prosperous age, and when he died from old age, his clan was attacjed by a combined army of Humans, Elves, and Dwarves. Ballista was lost during the midst of battle, and was presumed to be gone forever.

STATISTICS:

THAC0: +5 bonus
Damage: +7 (missile)
Weight: 75
Speed Factor: 10
Proficiency Type: Crossbow
Type: 2-handed
Requires: 19 Strength
Usable by:
Half-Orcs
Not Usable By:
Druid
Cleric
Mage
Thief

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Alrighty. Well I think I'm going to look into the new weapons you guys have posted, I was thinking about making the Ying and Ying Scimitars... though I think they'd have to be toned down, and what Luvian said is correct I'm pretty sure... it did sound kinda odd for Talos and Lathander to have scimitars. I'll post back shortly!

03-08-2002, 05:23 PM	#18
Dakkon Darkblade The Magister Join Date: March 1, 2002 Location: Pinellas Park, FL Posts: 105	All right, let's see, well I was busy last night I can tell you, trying out some of you guys's ideas you've given me. I must say I'm still quite impressed. So anyway, I've made that Helm of Mind-Shielding, I've called it for now, and it seems pretty cool. I looked under a couple other helms to see exactly what they did to get the different things to work to make it look like it's as part as the game as everything else. I haven't added the Goodberries yet, lol, but I'm looking into that too... I think it best possible to do it by just making the weapon create inventory items upon command like that, but I wonder if I have to put 5 effects of the same thing in the item file to get the one effect of 5 berries... also I need to find out what the goodberry call reference is... which I had a bit of trouble locating at first. Actually, now that I think about it, I can probably get that part done in like 5-10 minutes, by looking for the Sewer Staff that kobold has, that makes goodberries for them, and copy that. [img]smile.gif[/img] I also made the Ballista +5, which I thought was a very cool weapon, balanced too, since it is so hard to wield. I'll probably include that one in the shop. I used the given story pretty much, and it looks like it works pretty well. [img]smile.gif[/img] Much thanks to Dundee Slaytern! Here's what the Helm of Mind-Shielding sounds like so far... if you guys don't like the story, I'll change it... --- Helmet of Mind-Shielding This powerful helmet came from the distant realm of Allusan's powerful kingdom, known as Carcinia, that had been under siege from a seeming army of Mind Flayers, Vampires, and Umber Hulks. It is indeed odd to see Vampires working with Mind Flayers and Umber Hulks, but it seems they all had different reasons for wanting to get into the last fortress of this realm. whether it be for food, supplies, or many of their magical devices they had been known to construct. The Carcinian Army's General, Trallius Sierant, ordered the quick construction from his magical forges the creation of many of these helms for his elite forces to wear as they charged first into battle. The plan was for his archers to back them up, along with an army of catapults as well, but it didn't go quite as they would have liked. The mind flayers had set a trap, and while none of any of the creature's psionic and mind control abilities could work against the elites that came at them, they managed to draw the elites into a killing box, and they couldn't maintain their defense for long. The siege lasted for weeks, but at last Carcinia's walls crumbled around them, and they were overrun. Carcinia no longer remains, no matter the tales of how it was finally succumb, but it is also a fact that the army of mind flayers, vampires, and umber hulks were destroyed as well. The most spoken rumor tells that upon knowing that their great city was overrun, their league arch-mages began a suicidal incantation, to destroy Carcinia and every last opposing foe inside. Whether this is true, due to the severe lack of witnesses, we may never know. STATISTICS: Armor Class Bonus: none Special: Protects Against Critical Hits Wearer is immune to charm, confusion, feeblemindedness, rigid thinking, level drain, and psionics. Weight: 5 Not Usable By: Mage Bard Thief --- Changing can go for names too, if you guys don't like them. Personally, I use a name generator most of the time, when I don't want to think. (I have many role playing goodies that do things for me, from creating taverns out of thin air, to populating cities) --- The Ballista sounds like this... I reviewed it some, so it might be a tad different... --- Ballista +5 While Orcish weaponry are traditionally considered and accepted to be inferior to the other races' in design, there comes a time when some Orc blacksmith becomes inspired and creates a worthy weapon of destruction. True, it is usually far from perfect, but it gets the job done and well. The Ballista was created when the Orc warlord, Grimnir Bloodfist, expressed his wish on being able to wield a ballista in his hands, but traditional ballistas were too big. So he ordered his person blacksmith to create a mobile ballista, and thus, the Ballista was born. Ballista was truly a monster, and even normal orcs struggled to lift it up. But Grimnir was a mighty Orc, and he brandished it proudly in battle, and because of its size, the Ballista was loaded using a leg, as it would have taken too much effort to use your hands. When a bolt is fired from Ballista, it screams from all the unleashed potential energy and punctures even the toughest of Full Plate Mail, exploding inside the person from the sudden impact, and liquifying the target internally. Grimnir lived to a long and prosperous age, and when he died from old age, his clan was attacjed by a combined army of Humans, Elves, and Dwarves. Ballista was lost during the midst of battle, and was presumed to be gone forever. STATISTICS: THAC0: +5 bonus Damage: +7 (missile) Weight: 75 Speed Factor: 10 Proficiency Type: Crossbow Type: 2-handed Requires: 19 Strength Usable by: Half-Orcs Not Usable By: Druid Cleric Mage Thief --- Alrighty. Well I think I'm going to look into the new weapons you guys have posted, I was thinking about making the Ying and Ying Scimitars... though I think they'd have to be toned down, and what Luvian said is correct I'm pretty sure... it did sound kinda odd for Talos and Lathander to have scimitars. I'll post back shortly! __________________ When you smile into the darkness, it grins right back at you!