tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post6287130003046260048..comments2024-03-19T02:45:56.380-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Curse of the Azure Bonds: FactionsCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-31592222093150111952020-09-10T12:55:48.727-04:002020-09-10T12:55:48.727-04:00I'm not sure that there are even any undead in...I'm not sure that there are even any undead in the game.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-23220951477517191572020-09-09T19:26:22.150-04:002020-09-09T19:26:22.150-04:00No summon spells in curse I’m afraid.No summon spells in curse I’m afraid.Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-65262959165506266232020-09-09T16:48:23.032-04:002020-09-09T16:48:23.032-04:00I am only just now reading through these, years la...I am only just now reading through these, years later.<br /><br />Anyway, can your cleric cast "create undead"?<br /><br />If so, how do undead fare against the beholder in this game?cavalier973https://www.blogger.com/profile/16018249706585207161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-78580668663995910822020-08-13T10:18:50.372-04:002020-08-13T10:18:50.372-04:00I finally got around to finishing Curse. Young me ...I finally got around to finishing Curse. Young me quit in the same caves that caused you trouble.<br /><br />One strange piece of pacing: That Dinswart guy tells you about the three artifacts you need to win the game, and about Dracandros and Mogion - yet if you're following the intended order of bond removal, you've already dealt with those two and picked up their artifacts (and been confused about what the heck they were).Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-26227722389534578832018-06-20T08:18:28.141-04:002018-06-20T08:18:28.141-04:00The caves of the Beholder is just one of a few pla...The caves of the Beholder is just one of a few places in Gold Box games where the liberal approach to saves works. The graveyard in pool has a similar vibe, but you can retreat from that one. Frankly the caves would have been just a bit easier without Drow warriors showing up too. JJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-12956084417198472992016-02-22T00:43:10.368-05:002016-02-22T00:43:10.368-05:00Dexam = maxed in reverse? Probably a coincidence, ...Dexam = maxed in reverse? Probably a coincidence, and not a subtle hint.<br /><br />As for this quote: "The whole experience served to remind me that some of the most angst-filled moments I have in CRPGs are when I'm stuck in areas and I don't know when I'll next be able to level up, identify my equipment, and otherwise reach a "stable" position." That one I'm holding on to as one of the top 10 observations of CRPGs. Mess with someone's ability to train (or worse, make them feel like they're wasting XP) and you've got them on edge. Fill their inventory with unidentified (potentially junk, potentially killer) materials at the same time, and you've got a nervous wreck.Quirkzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09989728120278053705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-7687925582013140552015-04-20T18:12:13.997-04:002015-04-20T18:12:13.997-04:00Of course, these rules work pretty much fine at th...Of course, these rules work pretty much fine at the table. Chance is part of the game and there's no presumption that the party should win combats. Being afraid and avoiding fights/running away is part of the game if you play basic/1st/2nd by the books. <br /><br />But in a much more rigid computer game, especially one willing to attack you with 40 magic-resistant creatures, it doesn't work so well.jrodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06567198770927408479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-91030799878118118052015-04-20T18:08:29.832-04:002015-04-20T18:08:29.832-04:00This was a fun puzzle, reimplementing rot13 on a b...This was a fun puzzle, reimplementing rot13 on a box without it. I went with:<br /><br /> translatemap = [i for i in range(256)]<br /> rot13map = range(13, 26) + range(0,13)<br /> for i in range(26):<br /> translatemap[ord('a') + i] = ord('a') + rot13map[i]<br /> translatemap[ord('A') + i] = ord('A') + rot13map[i]<br /> "Naq lbh nyfb gbyq uvz jurer gb hfr gur Qhfg, naq tvira uvz gur fhttrfgrq beqre bs Obaqf.".translate(translatemap)<br /><br /><br />And then I found the dust of disappearance:<br /><br />import codecs<br />codecs.encode(""Naq lbh nyfb gbyq uvz jurer gb hfr gur Qhfg, naq tvira uvz gur fhttrfgrq beqre bs Obaqf.", "rot_13")<br />jrodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06567198770927408479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-22037549576086993492013-01-10T09:34:25.778-05:002013-01-10T09:34:25.778-05:00I remember a passage in some TSR book mentioning h...I remember a passage in some TSR book mentioning how much townsfolk resented adventurers for coming along and driving inflation through the roof.<br /><br />"Why are fire giants carrying 6,000 gold pieces each?"<br /><br />To buy giant hamburgers of course!Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-15308147506242388452013-01-07T14:38:58.002-05:002013-01-07T14:38:58.002-05:00I love old RPG's, so glad to find this site! Y...I love old RPG's, so glad to find this site! You can expect me to be dropping in from time to time.ben268https://www.blogger.com/profile/14804918095636626919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-82060554033807161052013-01-05T13:52:21.357-05:002013-01-05T13:52:21.357-05:00That's another issue that is also corrected la...That's another issue that is also corrected later. In some of the later games, pressing the Next and Prev options will only target enemies and never friends.<br /><br />Clearly, these were things they got feedback on during the time the games were out, and they slowly improved them over time.The Enraged Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15506779868033710788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-55943220113068565702013-01-04T16:05:00.491-05:002013-01-04T16:05:00.491-05:00I don't know what my issue is. I suppose it...I don't know what my issue is. I suppose it's that when I restart the game the next day, I don't want to have to screw around trying to remember the last save slot. Yes, it wouldn't be any more difficult than opening the folder and checking the modified date, but still...CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-21265298347174976952013-01-04T13:32:49.067-05:002013-01-04T13:32:49.067-05:00I tend to either use a new one each time (Somethin...I tend to either use a new one each time (Something modern games make easier and easier) or rotate through a series of 10 or so (Since I discovered some games slow down when the lists gets long, also, hard drive space)Canageekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770924810559440307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-5644753955041244882013-01-03T04:25:12.782-05:002013-01-03T04:25:12.782-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Red_Cardinalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119321537913665046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-41357791915307897932013-01-01T16:25:49.676-05:002013-01-01T16:25:49.676-05:00Yes, you can eventually get so old that your chara...Yes, you can eventually get so old that your character simply DIES right at the start of any combat. I don't remember the exact ages anymore, but it can happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-81938541892789374392012-12-31T14:52:28.201-05:002012-12-31T14:52:28.201-05:00My point is that "what do you do wit the next...My point is that "what do you do wit the next 25,000 gold?" is a fine question for a Level 20 character, but it's absurd that I'm asking it about Level 6 characters. The cash rewards in POR and CotAB are way beyond what they need to be. Why are fire giants carrying 6,000 gold pieces each? If the rewards had been scaled back to 1/10 of what they were, you'd feel like gold had some value. You'd conserve it for training, and really SAVE for that "fine long bow."CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-33693786338385570742012-12-31T14:49:10.351-05:002012-12-31T14:49:10.351-05:00Well, since he KILLS Fzoul, he does, in a fashion,...Well, since he KILLS Fzoul, he does, in a fashion, aid you.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-9398120240707552172012-12-31T01:37:03.379-05:002012-12-31T01:37:03.379-05:00So many of the problems you have (and will) encoun...So many of the problems you have (and will) encounter are less an issue with the software games and more with AD&D trying to move away from "army rules" to "party rules". <br /><br />Costs jumped between every edition of the rules. My 2nd Edition Player's Handbook lists a Galleon as the most expensive listed item, at 50,000 gp. Full Plate armor is listed as being between 4,000 and 15,000 gp.<br /><br />By 3rd Edition the ships disappeared from the Player's Handbook and Full Plate was now 1,500 gp and a whole bunch of new weapons were listed, most unsuitable for "army rules", but fine as individual weapons.<br /><br />AD&D always struggled with justification. What do you do with the next 25,000 gold...and more importantly, why would you keep risking your life fighting monsters after you got 25,000 gold anyway? <br /><br />Characters could command castles, guilds, mage towers, etc, that would consume gold, but at a certain point you had to wonder why your 18th level Fighter, ruler of six castles in four provinces, wouldn't just send two hundred men against the Beholder instead of going out himself.<br /><br />I guess that's why I like the Birthright world. It attempts to answer that question.Raifieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478524519453417677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-76903996230732012012012-12-30T20:21:06.858-05:002012-12-30T20:21:06.858-05:00+1 at 16, +2 at 17 and +3 at 18, I believe.
Winnin...+1 at 16, +2 at 17 and +3 at 18, I believe.<br />Winning the last battles in Pools of Darkness was certainly easier with all my guys having 18 Dex (using an editor) instead of 17 or less Dex.PetrusOctavianusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-172031557189735192012-12-30T19:47:00.274-05:002012-12-30T19:47:00.274-05:00Damage spells are usually save for 1/2. Magic Miss...Damage spells are usually save for 1/2. Magic Missle offers no saving throw. Status effect spells are usually all or nothing.<br /><br />I don't remember dex giving that great a bonus to initiative in 2nd ed. Maybe +2 at 18?Zenic Reveriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441583549326102945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-20500611205341157182012-12-30T18:30:56.079-05:002012-12-30T18:30:56.079-05:00I remember when I first played the game and Dexam ...I remember when I first played the game and Dexam removed the sigils, I was hoping he would aid me against Fzoul. JJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-13249833281069430002012-12-30T18:23:32.472-05:002012-12-30T18:23:32.472-05:00There are Elixirs of Youth that will reduce the ag...There are Elixirs of Youth that will reduce the age. I think you can buy them in Pools of Darkness, possibly even in CoAB.PetrusOctavianusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-75677025269802210462012-12-30T17:25:42.607-05:002012-12-30T17:25:42.607-05:00Ragnar, I never really thought about it, but you h...Ragnar, I never really thought about it, but you have a good point. With damage spells, there seems to be an option to make a saving throw for half damage. I'm not sure why "Hold Person" couldn't be effective for half the normal length of time, or something similar.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-85658069502842631432012-12-30T17:24:17.618-05:002012-12-30T17:24:17.618-05:00Even with high dexterity, though, initiative seems...Even with high dexterity, though, initiative seems to be extremely variable in this game. Very often, one character will go last in one round and then immediately go first in the next one.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-8583832505130086942012-12-30T17:22:20.206-05:002012-12-30T17:22:20.206-05:00Yes. That's something that concerns me, and I&...Yes. That's something that concerns me, and I'm noting it in my next posting.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.com