Posted by Another someone on November 04, 1999 at 14:48:01:
In Reply to: BattleRagers posted by Warrior on November 04, 1999 at 14:29:39:
> Well, I'm playing a warrior who doesn't believe > Someone
> in using magics to help his attacks, but I also
> don't want to be a villager. I believe Magic is
> okay as long as its not used on me. I believe
> in perfecting ones true self. Now my regard is
> the villagers. I'm often with a mage yet I don't
> let them use there spells on me. Yet, one on
> one with a rager means my death, every time. I
> know some others have this same problem. If we
> don't want to join a cabal, we are screwed by
> the others powers. I was wondering if the wiz'es
> ever considered coding in restrictions for powers?
> An example would be I am walking down the eastern
> road. Rager A sees me and decides he can beat
> me since I'm all alone and he has his powers.
> He proceeds to attack me, but the code checks to
> see if I have any spells on my that might change
> the balance (haste, sanc, elemental shields, fly
> such and such). When the computer finds I have
> no spells on me, his powers stop working like db's
> resistance, bloodthirst. He'll get a message like
> you are too courageous to use your powers. And
> the DeathBlows would not go through. Now if while
> fighting this guy one on one, a mage comes along
> and starts casting spells on teh villager, his
> powers would then start working again. This could
> be done for all cabals so that indies actually
> have a chance against a cabal person without having
> 6 friends spell you up so you can take on a
> single caballed person. And all cabals could
> have this affect on them.
> PS. Comments or things I might have missed are
> welcome. Insults about joining a cabal are not
> wanted as I've already done that to many times
> and its just boring now days.