Further Shaman Ideas(Expanded Version)

Further Shaman Ideas(Expanded Version):
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Posted by The Ponderer(VIP) on September 08, 1999 at 07:03:16:

Preface: All of the following ideas are working on the assumption that you the reader enjoy the detailed and complicated emotes that many of the newer skills/spells are leaning towards these days. To me, spells that say little more than "X appears to be blinded." are boring and show little imagination. Also, you'll notice that many of the maledictions that make shaman worth playing have been removed, but fret not, for they appear in a different form under a new name.

Following Rome's technique, the skills and supplications that the shaman would lose are as follows-Warcry, Refresh, KnowAlignment, Faerie Fire, Blindness, Tsunami, Earthquake, and Harm.

Added supplications are marked by a *, and upgraded supplications/skills are marked by a ^.

Skill of Shaman: Axe, Level 1.
Skill of Shaman: Flail, Level 1.
Skill of Shaman: Polearm, Level 1.
Skill of Shaman: Sword, Level 1.
Skill of Shaman: Recall, Level 1.
Skill of Shaman: Fast Healing, Level 6.
Skill of Shaman: Kick, Level 7.
Skill of Shaman: Meditation, Level 9.
Skill of Shaman: Hand To Hand, Level 10.
Skill of Shaman: Shield Block, Level 15.
Skill of Shaman: Parry, Level 16.
Skill of Shaman: Charge, Level 16.
Skill of Shaman: Lash, Level 17.
Skill of Shaman: Haggle, Level 18.
Skill of Shaman: Shield Cleave, Level 19.
Skill of Shaman: Second Attack, Level 20.
Skill of Shaman: Trance, Level 20.
Skill of Shaman: Enhanced Damage,Level 25.
Supplication of Shaman:Cause Light,Level 1.
Supplication of Shaman:Cause Serious,Level 3.
Supplication of Shaman:Cure Light,Level 3.
Supplication of Shaman:Detect Evil,Level 4.
Supplication of Shaman:Detect Magic,Level 4.
Supplication of Shaman:Detect Good,Level 4.
Supplication of Shaman:Detect Invis,Level 6.
Supplication of Shaman:Protection,Level 6.
Supplication of Shaman:CauseCritical,Level 8.
Supplication of Shaman:Poison,Level 8.
Supplication of Shaman:Infravision,Level 9.
Supplication of Shaman:Weaken,Level 9.
Supplication of Shaman:Cure Serious,Level 10.
Supplication of Shaman:MarkoftheDamned,Level 11.*
Supplication of Shaman:Summon, Level 11.
Supplication of Shaman:Dispel, Level 12.
Supplication of Shaman:Cure Poison, Level 12.
Supplication of Shaman:Dispel Evil, Level 12.
Supplication of Shaman:Dispel Good, Level 12.
Supplication of Shaman:Famish, Level 12.^
Supplication of Shaman:CureCritical,Level 14.
Supplication of Shaman:CureBlindness,Level 15.
Supplication of Shaman:Curse,Level 15.
Supplication of Shaman:Plague,Level 15.
Supplication of Shaman:Protective Shield,Level 16.^
Supplication of Shaman:Faerie Fog,Level 17.
Supplication of Shaman:Cure Disease,Level 18.
Supplication of Shaman:Energy Drain,Level 19.
Supplication of Shaman:Frenzy, Level 20.
Supplication of Shaman:Damnation, Level 20.
Supplication of Shaman:Fatigue, Level 21.
Supplication of Shaman:Turn Undead, Level 22.
Supplication of Shaman:Sanctuary, Level 24.
Supplication of Shaman:Cancellation,Level 25.
Supplication of Shaman:Redemption,Level 26.
Supplication of Shaman:LocateObject,Level 27.
Supplication of Shaman:WordOfRecall,Level 28.
Supplication of Shaman:Holy Word,Level 29.
Supplication of Shaman:Identify,Level 29.
Supplication of Shaman:Preach, Level 30.*
Supplication of Shaman:BlackMass, Level 31.*
Supplication of Shaman:Repentence, Level 31.*
Supplication of Shaman:Demonfire,Level 34.
Supplication of Shaman:Stigmata, Level 35.*
Supplication of Shaman:Face of Death, Level 35.*
Supplication of Shaman:Aristaeia,Level 38.
Supplication of Shaman:Rot,Level 40.
Supplication of Shaman: Wither, Level 40.

For both Aligns:

Mark of the Damned: Places the glowing mark of Satan upon the forehead of the victim. The glow of the mark is so powerful that the victim cannot hide, sneak, or otherwise conceal himself. Lasts for an extended period of time.

Emote: ShamanX sears the glowing mark of Satan onto the face of PersonB!

Preach: As the shaman stands before the masses and preaches the words of his god possible opponents will hesitate to attack for fear of bringing the wrath of that god upon them. In simple terms, you have a 50/50 chance of successfully attacking a preaching shaman. If you succeed in attacking them you bring forth the wrath of their god(either a wrath or demonfire) depending on the attacker's align. If you fail you're affected by the calm supplication and cannot try to attack the shaman again until it wears off.

Emote: for a successful attack: PersonB gathers the courage to endure a god's wrath and attacks a preaching shaman!

for an unsuccessful attack: PersonB starts to attack a preaching shaman but thinks twice. An aura of peacefulness surrounds him.

Invigoration: Reminds the shaman that he is to be fighting in the name of a god. Is the same as bless/warcry and an extra special refresh that restores ALL of your movement.

Emote: ShamanX beams with divine/unholy inspiration and walks proudly and with renewed vigor!

Good Shaman Only:

Repentence: Allows the shaman to cause his foe to be ashamed of the life he has lead and the people he has harmed. Forces them to be sympathetic to the plight of their victims. Reduces the victim's hit/dam roll and makes them reluctant to bash/trip/lash so that their oppoenent can escape to safety.

Emote: ShamanX causes PersonB to see the error of his ways. An almost angelic look crosses PersonB's face as he appears to care more for people's feelings.

Stigmata: Causes uncontrollable bleeding in the shaman's opponent. The bleeding may occur in the eyes, hands, or feet. Bleeding of the eyes causes blindness that cannot be cured, this happens every time, in addition to one of the following. Bleeding of the hands causes the opponent to drop anything in his hands AND refuse to punch. Bleeding of the feet reduces movement, and won't allow the victim to kick dirt or trip.

Emote: ShamanX causes PersonB to feel the pain of those before him! Sores appear about his body without cause that flow with the blood of past infamy!

eyes-PersonB sheds tears of blood, temporarily blinding him!
hands-PersonB drops his weapons as his palms erupt with blood.
feet-PersonB stumbles about as blood seeps out the top of his boots!

Evil shaman only:

BlackMass: Calls forth a congregation of evil beings to listen to the sermon of the shaman. The beings will aid the shaman by rescuing him out of combat and attacking his opponents as long as he does not move and continues his sermon.

Emote: ShamanX stands tall, and with a robust voice preaches the words of the DarkLords so that all can hear. A congregation gathers at his feet to hear his unholy words.

Face of Death: Allows the shaman to cause much fear in the heart of his foe. The victim sees his entire history flash before his eyes and feels in his soul that his life has already ended. The visions are so powerful that the victim cannot see anything else and is essentially blind to the real world. Causes the foe to feel that the fight has already ended so his desire to fight is decreased, halving his attacks per round and decreasing his dam roll. So if a warrior has fourth attack, this'll cause him to act as if he only has second attack.

Emote: ShamanX shows PersonB the terror of being undead. PersonB screams with fright, clawing at his face! He sags with horror as he sees the future before him!

Upgrades:

Famish-Same as now, except that when it wears of you eat ALL of your food, regardless of how much you have. You have 90 taglo jerkies in your sack, you eat all of it.

Emote: PersonB, relieved of famine, devours all of his food in an unsightly binge!

Protective Shield: Works the same as now, but works as a kind of aggressive attack. Seeing that the foe is about to bash him, the shaman forces the foe away with the hand of a god.

Emote: ShamanX senses your bash attempt and forces you several steps back with an unseen force!

I took out Know Alignment and Harm because they're basically uneeded. Harm is an unnecessary slap in the face to cloud giants who are fucked up by it. Know Alignment is uneeded when you have detect evil and detect good, if the person doesn't have an aura than obviously they're neutral. Earthquake and Tsunami are elemental powers that have little to do with religion. I took out refresh

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Re: Further Shaman Ideas(Expanded Version) shaman lover 08:51:45 9/08/99 (1)
- Shaman's are indeed the most powerful class in the game. Oh ye who fail to listen to the holy word of The Arcane. The Great Rumpus Cat 16:49:00 9/08/99 (0)
Supplication of Shaman: Invigoration, Level 19. N/T The Ponderer 07:05:22 9/08/99 (0)

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Comments:	> Preface: All of the following ideas are working on the assumption that you the reader enjoy the detailed and complicated emotes that many of the newer skills/spells are leaning towards these days. To me, spells that say little more than "X appears to be blinded." are boring and show little imagination. Also, you'll notice that many of the maledictions that make shaman worth playing have been removed, but fret not, for they appear in a different form under a new name. > Following Rome's technique, the skills and supplications that the shaman would lose are as follows-Warcry, Refresh, KnowAlignment, Faerie Fire, Blindness, Tsunami, Earthquake, and Harm. > Added supplications are marked by a , and upgraded supplications/skills are marked by a ^. > > Skill of Shaman: Axe, Level 1. > Skill of Shaman: Flail, Level 1. > Skill of Shaman: Polearm, Level 1. > Skill of Shaman: Sword, Level 1. > Skill of Shaman: Recall, Level 1. > Skill of Shaman: Fast Healing, Level 6. > Skill of Shaman: Kick, Level 7. > Skill of Shaman: Meditation, Level 9. > Skill of Shaman: Hand To Hand, Level 10. > Skill of Shaman: Shield Block, Level 15. > Skill of Shaman: Parry, Level 16. > Skill of Shaman: Charge, Level 16. > Skill of Shaman: Lash, Level 17. > Skill of Shaman: Haggle, Level 18. > Skill of Shaman: Shield Cleave, Level 19. > Skill of Shaman: Second Attack, Level 20. > Skill of Shaman: Trance, Level 20. > Skill of Shaman: Enhanced Damage,Level 25. > Supplication of Shaman:Cause Light,Level 1. > Supplication of Shaman:Cause Serious,Level 3. > Supplication of Shaman:Cure Light,Level 3. > Supplication of Shaman:Detect Evil,Level 4. > Supplication of Shaman:Detect Magic,Level 4. > Supplication of Shaman:Detect Good,Level 4. > Supplication of Shaman:Detect Invis,Level 6. > Supplication of Shaman:Protection,Level 6. > Supplication of Shaman:CauseCritical,Level 8. > Supplication of Shaman:Poison,Level 8. > Supplication of Shaman:Infravision,Level 9. > Supplication of Shaman:Weaken,Level 9. > Supplication of Shaman:Cure Serious,Level 10. > Supplication of Shaman:MarkoftheDamned,Level 11. > Supplication of Shaman:Summon, Level 11. > Supplication of Shaman:Dispel, Level 12. > Supplication of Shaman:Cure Poison, Level 12. > Supplication of Shaman:Dispel Evil, Level 12. > Supplication of Shaman:Dispel Good, Level 12. > Supplication of Shaman:Famish, Level 12.^ > Supplication of Shaman:CureCritical,Level 14. > Supplication of Shaman:CureBlindness,Level 15. > Supplication of Shaman:Curse,Level 15. > Supplication of Shaman:Plague,Level 15. > Supplication of Shaman:Protective Shield,Level 16.^ > Supplication of Shaman:Faerie Fog,Level 17. > Supplication of Shaman:Cure Disease,Level 18. > Supplication of Shaman:Energy Drain,Level 19. > Supplication of Shaman:Frenzy, Level 20. > Supplication of Shaman:Damnation, Level 20. > Supplication of Shaman:Fatigue, Level 21. > Supplication of Shaman:Turn Undead, Level 22. > Supplication of Shaman:Sanctuary, Level 24. > Supplication of Shaman:Cancellation,Level 25. > Supplication of Shaman:Redemption,Level 26. > Supplication of Shaman:LocateObject,Level 27. > Supplication of Shaman:WordOfRecall,Level 28. > Supplication of Shaman:Holy Word,Level 29. > Supplication of Shaman:Identify,Level 29. > Supplication of Shaman:Preach, Level 30.* > Supplication of Shaman:BlackMass, Level 31.* > Supplication of Shaman:Repentence, Level 31.* > Supplication of Shaman:Demonfire,Level 34. > Supplication of Shaman:Stigmata, Level 35.* > Supplication of Shaman:Face of Death, Level 35.* > Supplication of Shaman:Aristaeia,Level 38. > Supplication of Shaman:Rot,Level 40. > Supplication of Shaman: Wither, Level 40. > For both Aligns: > Mark of the Damned: Places the glowing mark of Satan upon the forehead of the victim. The glow of the mark is so powerful that the victim cannot hide, sneak, or otherwise conceal himself. Lasts for an extended period of time. > Emote: ShamanX sears the glowing mark of Satan onto the face of PersonB! > Preach: As the shaman stands before the masses and preaches the words of his god possible opponents will hesitate to attack for fear of bringing the wrath of that god upon them. In simple terms, you have a 50/50 chance of successfully attacking a preaching shaman. If you succeed in attacking them you bring forth the wrath of their god(either a wrath or demonfire) depending on the attacker's align. If you fail you're affected by the calm supplication and cannot try to attack the shaman again until it wears off. > Emote: for a successful attack: PersonB gathers the courage to endure a god's wrath and attacks a preaching shaman! > for an unsuccessful attack: PersonB starts to attack a preaching shaman but thinks twice. An aura of peacefulness surrounds him. > Invigoration: Reminds the shaman that he is to be fighting in the name of a god. Is the same as bless/warcry and an extra special refresh that restores ALL of your movement. > Emote: ShamanX beams with divine/unholy inspiration and walks proudly and with renewed vigor! > > Good Shaman Only: > Repentence: Allows the shaman to cause his foe to be ashamed of the life he has lead and the people he has harmed. Forces them to be sympathetic to the plight of their victims. Reduces the victim's hit/dam roll and makes them reluctant to bash/trip/lash so that their oppoenent can escape to safety. > Emote: ShamanX causes PersonB to see the error of his ways. An almost angelic look crosses PersonB's face as he appears to care more for people's feelings. > Stigmata: Causes uncontrollable bleeding in the shaman's opponent. The bleeding may occur in the eyes, hands, or feet. Bleeding of the eyes causes blindness that cannot be cured, this happens every time, in addition to one of the following. Bleeding of the hands causes the opponent to drop anything in his hands AND refuse to punch. Bleeding of the feet reduces movement, and won't allow the victim to kick dirt or trip. > Emote: ShamanX causes PersonB to feel the pain of those before him! Sores appear about his body without cause that flow with the blood of past infamy! > eyes-PersonB sheds tears of blood, temporarily blinding him! > hands-PersonB drops his weapons as his palms erupt with blood. > feet-PersonB stumbles about as blood seeps out the top of his boots! > Evil shaman only: > BlackMass: Calls forth a congregation of evil beings to listen to the sermon of the shaman. The beings will aid the shaman by rescuing him out of combat and attacking his opponents as long as he does not move and continues his sermon. > Emote: ShamanX stands tall, and with a robust voice preaches the words of the DarkLords so that all can hear. A congregation gathers at his feet to hear his unholy words. > Face of Death: Allows the shaman to cause much fear in the heart of his foe. The victim sees his entire history flash before his eyes and feels in his soul that his life has already ended. The visions are so powerful that the victim cannot see anything else and is essentially blind to the real world. Causes the foe to feel that the fight has already ended so his desire to fight is decreased, halving his attacks per round and decreasing his dam roll. So if a warrior has fourth attack, this'll cause him to act as if he only has second attack. > Emote: ShamanX shows PersonB the terror of being undead. PersonB screams with fright, clawing at his face! He sags with horror as he sees the future before him! > Upgrades: > Famish-Same as now, except that when it wears of you eat ALL of your food, regardless of how much you have. You have 90 taglo jerkies in your sack, you eat all of it. > Emote: PersonB, relieved of famine, devours all of his food in an unsightly binge! > Protective Shield: Works the same as now, but works as a kind of aggressive attack. Seeing that the foe is about to bash him, the shaman forces the foe away with the hand of a god. > Emote: ShamanX senses your bash attempt and forces you several steps back with an unseen force! > I took out Know Alignment and Harm because they're basically uneeded. Harm is an unnecessary slap in the face to cloud giants who are fucked up by it. Know Alignment is uneeded when you have detect evil and detect good, if the person doesn't have an aura than obviously they're neutral. Earthquake and Tsunami are elemental powers that have little to do with religion. I took out refresh

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