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[Merc]

Well, if you think that combat's a large enough part of the game that a straight out combat ability is needed, I'll go for Onslaught. Push seems more fun, but I can always grab it with experience points later on.

And I didn't put -everything- into intellect pool! I put some into speed too!

Also, resonance field should help with the survival, since I can make intellect-based defense rolls while that's up.

[Carthrat]

You realise that with 7 Might, it takes exactly two hits from a medium or heavy weapon to kill you, sans armor?

Combat's a part of every game, even if you only stick around for one or two rounds whilst trying to run away from it.

[Rukatin]

There will be combat. I'm not saying there won't be other things, but yes, you're going to be in combat a lot.

[Merc]

I think I'd misunderstood Resonance Field. I had thought it'd take points off intellect pool instead of might pool if I was hit, but it only lets me use intellect for defense rolls/edge/effort.  I'd still take damage off might. Insert sadface for that.

Rat's misunderstanding something too though, as getting might to zero doesn't kill me, it just impairs me. Enemies would still have to go through speed and intellect to actually kill me.

He -is- right that it takes only two hits to do the deed though, but on the other hand...

Well, boosting might to 8 does nothing (still takes only 2 hits from a medium or heavy weapon).

Boosting it to 9-12 increases the number of hits from medium weapon by one, but does nothing for a heavy weapon.

...and boosting it further, well, that just starts getting silly and I might as well have just made a glaive or a jack, with entirely different descriptor and focus. I can't just put all my points into might because I'm afraid of getting impaired.

I probably will increase it at least to 9 by lowering intellect to 21, but committing further just starts really feeling silly, and against concept in my head on top of everything else.

My improvement goals will just have to focuse on getting trained/specialized in intellect defense and getting assets for those, armor bonuses, and more intellect edge. Once I hit tier 2 (if that should happen), THEN I might worry about investing a 4 point boost on might.

If I die? Oh well, lesson learned, and reroll something new. I'm trying a new game system and seeing what works and what doesn't! Sacrifices might be made!

[Carthrat]

As an FYI, it's totally fine if we're not in combat a lot. It does take ages in a PbP format.

[Rukatin]

Merc, seeing how you have the skill 'knowledge: Uxphon' I'm assuming youre native to the city or have been in it for some time. Because of this, I'm going to update the setting knowledge thread.

I'm not going to dictate your character. That would be a big mistake. I'm just suggesting you might want to shift your points to have your might pool at 10 points. But feel free to ignore me!

[Merc]

I'll update my sheet this coming week (I have a four day weekend for the 4th of july weekend, so for sure I'll have background by end of monday 7th).

Any sightings of Rez? Or going to try to dig up any other PBP players/just use what you have?

[Carthrat]

That guy. Drac, go yell at him.

[Rukatin]

Still waiting on Rez, unless you guys can find someone willing to play.

[Carthrat]

That guy vanished from the nets. :(

[Merc]

So it seems.

[Dracos]

Sadness.  Yeah, haven't been keeping an eye out as work has buried me.  Too bad Rez missed out here.

[Dracos]

Officially closed?

[Rukatin]

Yeah, didn't take off.

[Merc]

Alas!