Name | dcss:brainstorm:item: racial properties |
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Added by | evktalo |
Added on | 2010-03-17 22:37 |
This page aims to make an inventory of the current gameplay effects of racial properties of weapons and armour. These are then reviewed and new ideas are put forward so that they can be better differentiated.
Idea for quiet (elven) and noisy (orcish) attributes are from Weapon prefix, so thanks to qui and thndrshk2k for those!
Here is a general comment on how racial items should work for members of that species (by dpeg):
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Dwarven gear is “well-crafted and durable”.
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Overall idea: orcish gear is noisy.
Idea: movement in orcish armour often makes noises. Maybe just a stealth malus.
Idea: Assuming that Orcish armor is like that from Lord of the Rings (as in covered by spikes and sharp edges), each piece of Orcish armor worn adds a chance (say 2%-5%) to Reflect Damage (a small amount, say 20%-25%) onto attackers. Otherwise Orcish armor has nothing going for it unless you're playing as a Hill Orc: Orcish armor is already vastly inferior to normal, Dwarven, and Elvish versions, has no bonuses, and now people apparently want to wake every enemy in the Dungeon. — Andy 2011-12-09 18:43
I've always assumed Orcish equipment was junk, and I think it's supposed to be – I often find orcish versions of all sorts of equipment before I find non-racial stuff (war axes, long swords, chain mail, et cetera). If we looked at it like, “well, Orcs will reflect damage now as monsters to compensate for the player bonus of damage reflection” then they'd be too much like Deep Dwarf monsters. I don't think the noise thing is altogether necessary, while I'm at it. — roctavian 2011-12-10 00:11
For the record, the orcish attribute by itself is better than no racial tag (it's strictly better for hill orcs and the same for other species), although orcish items on the floor and in shops are less likely to generate with brands than non-racial items are. — minmay 2011-12-10 01:13
“Orcs are more deadly with it”.
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— Pedjt 2012-12-12 08:45