tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post658409893597215217..comments2024-03-29T02:34:55.592-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Crusaders of the Dark Savant: Pomp and CircumstanceCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-63709347175761594692018-10-20T06:16:03.308-04:002018-10-20T06:16:03.308-04:00I kept reading "Holy Work" as "Holy...I kept reading "Holy Work" as "Holy Wok"; what a different game that would be.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-21516879441003393162018-10-16T07:51:32.545-04:002018-10-16T07:51:32.545-04:00Fallout is pretty anti-cannibalism.
Kill someone ...Fallout is pretty anti-cannibalism.<br /><br />Kill someone in cold blood who belongs to a particular gang? Good on ya!<br /><br />Eat their corpse afterwards? You monster!Tristan Gallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769219573533545742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-65252435429902569892018-10-15T13:31:40.934-04:002018-10-15T13:31:40.934-04:00That's interesting. I've always heard &quo...That's interesting. I've always heard "sentient" used, and used it myself, to describe higher thought, basically self-awareness. But no dictionary supports that definition.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-65686668900177914332018-10-15T04:43:18.425-04:002018-10-15T04:43:18.425-04:00Alright, never tried that before! I would have sug...Alright, never tried that before! I would have suggested going south from Munkharama first and doing Ukpyr (the questline there is, for some reason, endlessly funny to me). But with a multi-switch level 10 elite classes party, you should be survivable enough to at least do a little exploring next to anywhere you can go right now, so more power to you for trampling those orchids!<br /><br />By the way, if you find travelling the wilderness and fighting random encounters on the road aggravating, the map will provide some shortcuts later on, with some hubs that take you quickly from place to place.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16594966196618648451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-73809672768138699982018-10-15T04:38:48.145-04:002018-10-15T04:38:48.145-04:00I know of some vegans who would tend to disagree.....I know of some vegans who would tend to disagree... ;-)Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16594966196618648451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-35217709445235189022018-10-15T04:37:25.823-04:002018-10-15T04:37:25.823-04:00Guessing from forum discussions on some Wiz7 board...Guessing from forum discussions on some Wiz7 board or other, the Gown and Stone are generally considered best for players who know where everything is already... but none of the choices are weaksauce or limiting your ability to compete later on.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16594966196618648451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-41874159502255567062018-10-15T04:35:05.933-04:002018-10-15T04:35:05.933-04:00That armor offers regeneration on top of being lig...That armor offers regeneration on top of being light and providing really good AC, and being wearable by most classes. One of the better armors in the game. But the sword is a fine pick, as well.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16594966196618648451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-37802199547807910522018-10-15T04:25:49.521-04:002018-10-15T04:25:49.521-04:00You'll need less healing with more Enchanted B...You'll need less healing with more Enchanted Blade, though... That spell is usually constantly up when I play, and I recommend you do the same. IMO it's worth it.<br /><br />Also in combat, Bless and Armor Shield are a great use of spellpoints: they are cheap to cast, and really make combat go more quickly with more hits (Bless), while being much less hurtful (Armor Shield). Moreover, spellpoints in those realms aren't useful for much else anyway.<br /><br />In-combat buffing spells benefit a lot from the Ninjutsu skill, btw, since you can just hide everybody in the 1st round of combat, cast buffs as you like in the 2nd, then ambush/backstab the monsters on round 3. Paired with good Speed attributes which your characters hopefully have, you shouldn't take many hits even from more powerful monsters.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16594966196618648451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-23508838668569120072018-10-15T04:19:35.312-04:002018-10-15T04:19:35.312-04:00When you're still running around Munkharama (M...When you're still running around Munkharama (Munks are the people who live there, btw, and some of them happen to also be monks), it's small wonder that your leveling has slowed to a crawl. Once you get to more advanced locations, regular enemies will drop a lot more experience (and also be a tad bit more difficult...), so leveling will pick up again. It will stay much slower than during the first few levels, but that is to be expected, right?<br /><br />Those skeleton lords with their 17,000 XP to a single fight will look like regular fare soon enough!Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16594966196618648451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-8550581735252418022018-10-15T04:15:14.351-04:002018-10-15T04:15:14.351-04:00Since inventory space is at a premium in this game...Since inventory space is at a premium in this game, and only gets more so the longer it goes on, I don't mind dropping a slight spoiler here: the rubber bear can safely be discarded, sold, or "invoked". The latter will do you no good, though, since all it does is increase one character's Swim skill.<br /><br />I chose the gown instead of the sword – it's a good sword, so I wouldn't mind that either, but the gown provides some unique and very nice armor. All the things are good but not spectacularly impactful, so you can't really make a wrong choice herePaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16594966196618648451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-42124169564902056882018-10-14T19:08:45.848-04:002018-10-14T19:08:45.848-04:00I do occasionally use them, so it's funny that...I do occasionally use them, so it's funny that none of the screenshots I included show them. But even at the highest power, they disappear so quickly that I find it annoying (and a questionable use of spellpoints) to keep recasting them. I don't want to waste points I need for healing on too many "Enchanted Blades."CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-15109513448315471162018-10-14T19:06:11.209-04:002018-10-14T19:06:11.209-04:00I guess I don't feel like my "unimaginiti...I guess I don't feel like my "unimaginitive" choice was actually stupid, then.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-34418769115657796662018-10-14T19:05:06.291-04:002018-10-14T19:05:06.291-04:00I have to confess, I looked at the map early on bu...I have to confess, I looked at the map early on but dismissed it when I realized the wilderness areas aren't openly navigable. Now that I look at it again, at your suggestion, I see how it would have helped. In any event, I've already blunt-forced my way through the orchid fields.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-9983263177348571822018-10-14T18:56:23.061-04:002018-10-14T18:56:23.061-04:00I was reading through the official clue book, and ...I was reading through the official clue book, and it's interesting how in all of the suggestions of party composition, from official playtesters, no one is talking about class change. All of them assume you will build up a single party configuration and keep it until the end, and go to great lengths to make sure your starting party combination can develop all the essential skills.<br /><br />So maybe class change wasn't meant to be exploited that way in design, or they assumed that "restarting at level 1" was a big enough drawback that you would do it in only special and rare cases.Georgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801694109856585537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-71981926198874146482018-10-14T13:22:10.484-04:002018-10-14T13:22:10.484-04:00A snail is sentient. I think the word you're ...A snail is sentient. I think the word you're looking for is sapient.<br /><br />That "you instantly turn evil if you eat the wrong kind of meat" thing is pure 3rd edition Dungeons and Dragons, nobody else has it. Harlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-48075723747944506702018-10-14T05:14:26.509-04:002018-10-14T05:14:26.509-04:00Are you aware of the map that came with the game? ...Are you aware of the map that came with the game? It might help with the choice where to go next. You can also see that you don't have to cross the field of poppies, it's just a shortcut.<br /><br />http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-02h1e5ZDMcw/T2uB0ms_IWI/AAAAAAAAAjY/0cJDsbB76bc/s1600/W7-Worldmap.jpgBuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07270991090065636515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-17295689431525507992018-10-13T14:35:28.956-04:002018-10-13T14:35:28.956-04:00It also seems to me that maybe they aren't hum...It also seems to me that maybe they aren't human, just look like it (like on star trek) Because if they are human, what makes their innards more special than someone else's? Just get any old innards if they're human.Joet88https://www.blogger.com/profile/06298640825880372478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-71011779543049726062018-10-13T02:20:14.668-04:002018-10-13T02:20:14.668-04:00That massive descriptive text instantly reminded m...That massive descriptive text instantly reminded me of the intro passages of the "Lone Wolf" gamebooks 11 and 12, where the hero falls through the Shadow Gate. Of course, with a book you are free to read as quickly as you wish to or even skip the darn thing...The Architecthttp://ancient-architects.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-34819688178479688372018-10-12T23:30:25.763-04:002018-10-12T23:30:25.763-04:00Hey, glad you're making progress. I loved brot...Hey, glad you're making progress. I loved brother T'Shober! Never felt more satisfied gutting an NPC in any game before.<br />GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15031332983375940560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-462201392055563972018-10-12T23:27:48.347-04:002018-10-12T23:27:48.347-04:00The sword is the best choice unless you are rockin...The sword is the best choice unless you are rocking one of the importable uber weapons from Wiz 6, like the Avenger or the Muramasa.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15031332983375940560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-52432374114938271102018-10-12T19:17:46.450-04:002018-10-12T19:17:46.450-04:00Swimming costs stamina. A character with no stamin...Swimming costs stamina. A character with no stamina will down. But while swimming, you can cast spells or use items to restore stamina and give yourself more range.<br /><br />It is not recommended that you do so to explore the ocean. You'll eventually get something else to do that and it would be boring and frustrating to swim it all.David Ainsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367893562983000718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-39243249291980457682018-10-12T15:17:37.333-04:002018-10-12T15:17:37.333-04:00"Since munks are humans, the Gorn must be can..."Since munks are humans, the Gorn must be cannibals."<br /><br />Technically, no. Cannibalism is the act of eating a members of the same species. But, of course, using sentient species for food can be considered an evil and vile act.VladimIr V Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673420469663885531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-30879523407925244452018-10-12T15:09:02.099-04:002018-10-12T15:09:02.099-04:00I think the only real faction choice in the game i...I think the only real faction choice in the game is Umpani vs T'Rang so don't worry!<br /><br />Definitely keep everything that seems like a quest item.<br /><br />Good thing that you bought the map! As you have guessed, this map came from a chest that is now "empty", like the one you found in Orkogre Castle. You need all maps (I don't remember how many there are) to find the tomb of the Astral Dominae.<br /><br />Luckly, some of them are only required for the hints on them, so in the endgame after hours of searching the world hoping to fall on the NPC who has it, you can look up the map on a walkthrough if everything else fails. But some maps you actually need physically in the game.Georgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801694109856585537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-49699255238546649922018-10-12T14:39:53.026-04:002018-10-12T14:39:53.026-04:00It seems to me that Gown is not a bad choice as we...It seems to me that Gown is not a bad choice as well. If I remeber correctly it can be used by Bishop and it is probably best armor for this class. The sword is good, but there will be better weapons later. The Staff is rather weak, and ring and stone are nice, but nothing really special.Satupekahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607914096292058176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-19264749502640166212018-10-12T14:27:25.486-04:002018-10-12T14:27:25.486-04:00As much as others seem to like the game and you se...As much as others seem to like the game and you seem to enjoy the combat, I do not think I could play this one all the way through. I have the attention span of a coked out butterfly, and that slow text crawl would KILL me.williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13165046805752023823noreply@blogger.com