Posted by CF Vet on October 25, 1999 at 11:26:06:
In Reply to: I believe... posted by Rome on October 25, 1999 at 11:24:09:
> > > . > > Infravision, god-like intelligence, good wisdom, autosneak, high dex? > If I'm not mistaken, the imm's have said before that exp penalties has nothing to do with the strength of the class/race but rather their relative rareness in Thera. An elf or giant is supposed to be something very rare, whereas a human or half elf is fairly common (Although, if you think about it, a half elf should be far rarer than an elf). > Actually, now that I think of it, classes weren't the same. I seem to remember them saying class exp penalties reflected how well rounded a class was (can they fight, heal themselves, cast offensive spells, maladict, put you to sleep, cast protective magic.. and so on), rather than how rare a class was. > Now, a good question would be, why, if the above paragraph is true, would a conjurer not have a high exp penalty? They can gate (tess), summon (nightgaunt), heal and sanc themselves and others (archons), maladic others (devils and flash), cast offensive spells (elementals and magic missile), fight well (auto-rescuing angels), and spy on people (clar). Correction. Archon's only sanc/bless/etc. their master, not others in his/her group. > In summary, race exp penalty reflects the rarity of the race. class exp penaltiy reflects the flexibility of the class. > ...Rome...
> Ok, off the topic there.