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Re: Looking to do some Playtesting. Volunteers?
« Reply #20 on: June 04, 2008, 05:49:58 PM »
I just looked at the skills avaliable for an echocaller and thier is no Hide or Move Silently. Is this intentional.
It seems like with sneak attack these skills would be very advantagous.

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Re: Looking to do some Playtesting. Volunteers?
« Reply #21 on: June 04, 2008, 05:55:27 PM »
Go ahead and volunteer here. Its not worth it to start a new one, imo.
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Re: Looking to do some Playtesting. Volunteers?
« Reply #22 on: June 04, 2008, 06:15:19 PM »
I think Straw_Man and I have to divide the Historian and Ritualist between the two of us, if that's ok
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Re: Looking to do some Playtesting. Volunteers?
« Reply #23 on: June 04, 2008, 06:21:30 PM »
and I guess I'm official for echocaller

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Re: Looking to do some Playtesting. Volunteers?
« Reply #24 on: June 04, 2008, 06:24:40 PM »
mace, put a profile up on that thread for them, will ya?  :wink
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Re: Looking to do some Playtesting. Volunteers?
« Reply #25 on: June 04, 2008, 06:32:23 PM »
I think Straw_Man and I have to divide the Historian and Ritualist between the two of us, if that's ok

Was kinda under the impression that Strato was going for Historian.  :confused
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Re: Looking to do some Playtesting. Volunteers?
« Reply #26 on: June 04, 2008, 06:33:11 PM »
I think Straw_Man and I have to divide the Historian and Ritualist between the two of us, if that's ok

Was kinda under the impression that Strato was going for Historian.  :confused
lol Straw_Man is a hitch-hiker of classes  :clap
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Re: Looking to do some Playtesting. Volunteers?
« Reply #27 on: June 04, 2008, 06:56:30 PM »
I think Straw_Man and I have to divide the Historian and Ritualist between the two of us, if that's ok

Was kinda under the impression that Strato was going for Historian.  :confused
lol Straw_Man is a hitch-hiker of classes  :clap

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Re: Looking to do some Playtesting. Volunteers?
« Reply #28 on: June 04, 2008, 07:43:10 PM »
I think the Martyr sounds interesting. As for email, I appear to be in the minority who actually displays one of mine in my profile.

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Re: Looking to do some Playtesting. Volunteers?
« Reply #29 on: June 04, 2008, 08:16:40 PM »
Ok, this got a little busy in the few hours I was not here.

I count as interested players:
Myself
AlisAtAn
Ieniemienie
Akula
mace_of_sauron
Straw_man
and skydragonknight if he reappears.

I'm not averse to switching to another class if it garners less interest. The Historian is certainly the most complex, and will require changing your character sheet every day (Yup, ain't that fun :P), so if someone really wants to do all that bookkeeping, I will gladly step aside.

@ Echocaller: I'm not entirely certain if that omission was intentional. I wrote that particular class roughly a year ago, give or take a month. My memory of the initial skill list being what it is is somewhat murky.

I see interest in every class except for the ritual warrior, so far. If no one decides in the end to play that, I'll happily shunt over there and become the party beatstick.

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Re: Looking to do some Playtesting. Volunteers?
« Reply #30 on: June 04, 2008, 10:01:25 PM »


I count as interested players:
Myself
AlisAtAn
Ieniemienie
Akula
mace_of_sauron
Straw_man
and skydragonknight

This looks like a good group. Any more interest should be expressed soon.
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Re: Looking to do some Playtesting. Volunteers?
« Reply #31 on: June 05, 2008, 07:13:38 AM »
Maybe we should have a standard utility Wizard to compare the power levels of the different classes?
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Re: Looking to do some Playtesting. Volunteers?
« Reply #32 on: June 05, 2008, 08:45:00 AM »
I would say that a well built wizard is likely slightly above the power level I was aiming at, given just what they can do to encounters, especially as the levels get higher. Think more along the Psychic Warrior/Rogue/Binder power level, rather than the primary caster ones.
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Re: Looking to do some Playtesting. Volunteers?
« Reply #33 on: June 05, 2008, 11:33:32 AM »
A rouge then? Can be our trapfinder. Unless Echocaller has trapfinding... :wink
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Re: Looking to do some Playtesting. Volunteers?
« Reply #34 on: June 05, 2008, 11:43:04 AM »
It does not, but it might well be added. I, personally, don't like that trapfinding restriction and often ignore it.
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Re: Looking to do some Playtesting. Volunteers?
« Reply #35 on: June 05, 2008, 01:20:30 PM »
I'm interested, mostly in the Historian (I often want to change what my character does combat-wise on a day-to-day basis, and I don't mind extra book keeping), although I would be happy playing a (psychic?) rouge to be a balance tester.
Heck, the Ritual Warrior sounds pretty sweet too if no one else wants him...
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Re: Looking to do some Playtesting. Volunteers?
« Reply #36 on: June 05, 2008, 01:53:16 PM »
So...
After discussing things with Strato, I think we have:

Strato:                    Ritual Warrior
Alis:                        Chronomancer
Mimimi :P:                Ritualist
Straw_Man:             Historian
TheWordSlinger:       Historian
Mace_of_Sauron:      Echocaller
Akula:                     Martyr
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Going with 2 historians as it is a fairly complex class. Let me know if I missed anyone.
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Re: Looking to do some Playtesting. Volunteers?
« Reply #37 on: June 05, 2008, 04:49:46 PM »
So we're set? I'll put it in at the current games thread as soon as I get the time.  :D
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« Reply #38 on: June 05, 2008, 05:24:24 PM »
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« Reply #39 on: June 05, 2008, 06:20:50 PM »
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