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A really silly statement. Like how is Chester meant to know the order you’re “meant” to do the encounters in, when the game is open and there’s no sign posts? And so on. If the game wanted you to do it triple classed, then why give alternatives? Especially when triple classing wasn’t usual RPG practice."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/4138710030093803291\/comments\/default\/8805442075451248533"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/4138710030093803291\/comments\/default\/8805442075451248533"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2021\/12\/dark-sun-dark-web.html?showComment=1640340456563#c8805442075451248533","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/4138710030093803291\/comments\/default\/6050996971653695139"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Deano"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/17030651394605861730"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2021\/12\/dark-sun-dark-web.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-4138710030093803291","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/4138710030093803291","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1522416637"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"December 24, 2021 at 5:07 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-5194437063353581931"},"published":{"$t":"2021-12-24T00:31:42.311-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-12-24T00:31:42.311-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Triple classing was definitely not normal play of ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Triple classing was definitely not normal play of 2E."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/4138710030093803291\/comments\/default\/5194437063353581931"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/4138710030093803291\/comments\/default\/5194437063353581931"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2021\/12\/dark-sun-dark-web.html?showComment=1640323902311#c5194437063353581931","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/4138710030093803291\/comments\/default\/6050996971653695139"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"James Neal"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16402554691802940518"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2021\/12\/dark-sun-dark-web.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-4138710030093803291","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/4138710030093803291","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-198416659"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"December 24, 2021 at 12:31 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-4678670476367307645"},"published":{"$t":"2021-12-24T00:11:37.215-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-12-24T00:11:37.215-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"It could be that as a teenager who wasn\u0026#39;t supe..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"It could be that as a teenager who wasn\u0026#39;t super experienced with RPGs, I just assumed more classes = better.. but the impression I\u0026#39;ve always had after reading the manual, was that Athas sucked and you wanted to maximize the potential of your characters.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt could be that as a teenager who wasn\u0026#39;t super experienced with RPGs, I just assumed more classes = better.. but the impression I\u0026#39;ve always had after reading the manual, was that Athas sucked and you wanted to maximize the potential of your characters.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEven if you take a fairly conservative trip during the Arena phase, insulting the announcer once each time and then escaping with Scar.. you\u0026#39;re already close to half way to a single class xp cap before you finish the breakout. 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"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/4138710030093803291\/comments\/default\/7615676504658807897"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/4138710030093803291\/comments\/default\/7615676504658807897"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2021\/12\/dark-sun-dark-web.html?showComment=1640322052358#c7615676504658807897","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/4138710030093803291\/comments\/default\/6050996971653695139"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"tetrapod"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04736532124472617151"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2021\/12\/dark-sun-dark-web.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-4138710030093803291","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/4138710030093803291","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-636405544"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"December 24, 2021 at 12:00 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-1866585307333695400"},"published":{"$t":"2021-12-23T23:57:12.474-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-12-23T23:57:12.474-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Well, I think they\u0026#39;re meant to have many membe..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Well, I think they\u0026#39;re meant to have many members who aren\u0026#39;t Preservers, but support the Alliance\u0026#39;s goals and help Preservers however they can -- but yeah, it\u0026#39;s sort of odd that the major opposition to the sorcerer-kings would center on their use of defiling magic as opposed to all the other things they do to make life miserable for ordinary people."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/4138710030093803291\/comments\/default\/1866585307333695400"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/4138710030093803291\/comments\/default\/1866585307333695400"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2021\/12\/dark-sun-dark-web.html?showComment=1640321832474#c1866585307333695400","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/4138710030093803291\/comments\/default\/7708160388657928289"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"tetrapod"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/04736532124472617151"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2021\/12\/dark-sun-dark-web.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-4138710030093803291","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/4138710030093803291","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-636405544"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"December 23, 2021 at 11:57 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-5750736347795749366"},"published":{"$t":"2021-12-23T23:31:22.315-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-12-23T23:31:22.315-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Well, I\u0026#39;ve finished my thesis defence, so I\u0026#3..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Well, I\u0026#39;ve finished my thesis defence, so I\u0026#39;m hoping that will leave me with the time \u0026amp; energy to actually catch up again. Got to do something with the hour-long lunch breaks at my new job. 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That\u0026#39;s something people decided after the fact to make the screwy XP economy more palatable."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/4138710030093803291\/comments\/default\/1746890849674320985"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/4138710030093803291\/comments\/default\/1746890849674320985"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2021\/12\/dark-sun-dark-web.html?showComment=1640316486422#c1746890849674320985","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/4138710030093803291\/comments\/default\/6050996971653695139"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Brent"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07650899016493335364"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2021\/12\/dark-sun-dark-web.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-4138710030093803291","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/4138710030093803291","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1387352584"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"December 23, 2021 at 10:28 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-6050996971653695139"},"published":{"$t":"2021-12-23T21:31:24.746-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-12-23T21:31:24.746-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"While it\u0026#39;s been fascinating watching somebody ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"While it\u0026#39;s been fascinating watching somebody play Dark Sun in just about the opposite order that it\u0026#39;s designed to be played.. you\u0026#39;ve set yourself up for considerable disappointment with regard to character development and the economy. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis is the first game that I played in real time as it came out that you\u0026#39;ve covered, I fear that your decisions will leave you with less of a positive impression than you may have had (and I did have back in the day).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe game is pretty clearly designed to be played by triple class characters, and a party that includes a psionic caster. If you would have played say, a half-giant fighter\/psionist, a human triple class gladiator 8\/psionist 9\/preserver 9, a mul fighter\/thief\/druid (fire) and a half-elf fighter\/druid (earth)\/preserver, would still be getting routine development (getting near the cap).. Also, if you had a psionist, you would be trying to decide which rings to spend your fairly tight resources on, instead of having 60k+ in the bank. ​\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis isn\u0026#39;t a spoiler, but when your preserver levels, you can click through the level spells in the lower left corner and take earlier level spells, so haste should still be available.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENyfb, gur 3 pba evat punatrf gur ahzore bs UCf lbh trg ba yriry hc, naq fubhyq nyjnlf or tvira gb gur arkg punenpgre gb yriry. Lbhe UCf ner ernyyl ybj sbe gur svany onggyrf."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/4138710030093803291\/comments\/default\/6050996971653695139"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/4138710030093803291\/comments\/default\/6050996971653695139"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2021\/12\/dark-sun-dark-web.html?showComment=1640313084746#c6050996971653695139","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Wanax"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2021\/12\/dark-sun-dark-web.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-4138710030093803291","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/4138710030093803291","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-2121862600"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"December 23, 2021 at 9:31 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-2831352859769361229"},"published":{"$t":"2021-12-23T20:01:39.947-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-12-23T20:01:39.947-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Oh, well.  Thanks, anyway.  I\u0026#39;ll let you know ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Oh, well.  Thanks, anyway.  I\u0026#39;ll let you know if I receive any news from Mr. Kemp, if you\u0026#39;re interested."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/2422774027018612207\/comments\/default\/2831352859769361229"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/2422774027018612207\/comments\/default\/2831352859769361229"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/brief-majik-1991.html?showComment=1640307699947#c2831352859769361229","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/2422774027018612207\/comments\/default\/8367368199319526282"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Anonymous"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2020\/11\/brief-majik-1991.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-2422774027018612207","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/2422774027018612207","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-2121862600"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"December 23, 2021 at 8:01 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-6010633021638410805"},"published":{"$t":"2021-12-23T18:17:06.712-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-12-23T18:17:06.712-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"\u0026quot;They are so secret a society, I\u0026#39;m not su..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u0026quot;They are so secret a society, I\u0026#39;m not sure they know they exist\u0026quot; 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They unsurprisingly had balance issues with importing buffed heroes from the first game, so to compensate for it when you import, I recall that all enemies have doubled hit points.  I am told that this solution does not scale properly as you approach the end game."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/4138710030093803291\/comments\/default\/1920194390039501330"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/4138710030093803291\/comments\/default\/1920194390039501330"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2021\/12\/dark-sun-dark-web.html?showComment=1640280724092#c1920194390039501330","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rowan Lipkovits"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08691096685515251681"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2021\/12\/dark-sun-dark-web.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-4138710030093803291","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/4138710030093803291","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1980158989"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"December 23, 2021 at 12:32 PM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-4664544482965330014"},"published":{"$t":"2021-12-23T06:37:01.043-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-12-23T06:37:01.043-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Happy Christmas Chester"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Happy Christmas Chester"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/4138710030093803291\/comments\/default\/4664544482965330014"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/6162314467762792782\/4138710030093803291\/comments\/default\/4664544482965330014"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2021\/12\/dark-sun-dark-web.html?showComment=1640259421043#c4664544482965330014","title":""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"12 oclock"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/blank.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"http:\/\/crpgaddict.blogspot.com\/2021\/12\/dark-sun-dark-web.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-4138710030093803291","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6162314467762792782/posts/default/4138710030093803291","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-2121862600"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"December 23, 2021 at 6:37 AM"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3635742946867850171"},"published":{"$t":"2021-12-23T04:49:22.617-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-12-23T04:49:22.617-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I also agree that DS was way ahead of its time, bu..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I also agree that DS was way ahead of its time, but i still think NG excells in non-linearity, side quests and NPC. 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