Regarding the game play (EDITED MAY 15, 2008), you'll see Options

[Bereth Darkides]

I have rewrote this 5 times because I am non too happy with the extreme game balance problem.
Is there anyway to tone down the power and or numbers of the nuclear skeleton warriors I am facing (at 9th-10th lvl) that does not include playing outside of core rules!

HOLY FAK!

You see I really hate having to cheat.

(PS,,, Vlad what were you thinking)?


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This post has been edited by Bereth Darkides: May 15 2008, 07:35 PM

[Clown]

I have been reading this thread since you first made it with something that I can only describe as a growing sense of horror and as a result feel I have to say something.

The facts are that Vlad has made a fun, enjoyable and popular modification yet you are attacking it simply because it does not directly correlate with a pen and paper rule set, something which strikes me as ridiculous. The point you continually fail to grasp is that such correlation is irrelevant, the modification does not have to use strict AD&D rules and creatures to be of high quality.

The job of the modder is to produce the most enjoyable game possible and if he is able to do so by making up his own creatures or changing the rules as layed down in some AD&D manual then who cares? Not me and certainly not most players, adherence to the AD&D canon is no virtue in itself.

Maybe you have played so much AD&D that you consider anything that offends against its canon as some sort of heresy but no one else does. If this is all so important to you and you truly belive you could do better by sticking to strict AD&D rules then theres no one stopping you, go and make your own mod as hoppy has suggested previously.

Sorry to be confrontational but the whole "I am Bereth Darkides god of AD&D and you must bow to my superior wisdom" thing is becoming just rude and boring.

This post has been edited by Clown: May 29 2008, 05:33 PM

[Bereth Darkides]

simply because it does not directly correlate with a pen and paper rule set, something which strikes me as ridiculous

You forgot to say......"At All"! lol

Hey I never said "VLAD, you suck". In fact I have praised him above all other modders so far. The stability of his mods are the absolute best without question. But even Vlad's mod can be improved upon. What I'm saying is, I know how. It is coming as a surprise to some of you that this can be done in core rules. 1 other point your forgetting is,,, it will take less time to create if a modder was to stick to the core creatures for the most part.
He can create some new ones yes, but they would be what they would be! Anyone know what a "Tarasque" is? How about a "Living Wall"?
My fellow gamers, if vlad were to imput my idea's into a game I would promiss that you would be verklempt with excitement for hours.

You may think it rediculous, but I certainly don't. I understand "completely" what you are saying. What I am doing is going beyond the way you are think sort of a few steps ahead in a way of speaking. I have been there,, done that,, in the end,,, it doesn't last!

The main reason why so many mods have been created isn't just to propogate more game play, it has been mostly to improve it, yes? So, though you might enjoy it, I can say from my years of experience, I will count 10 who don't for every one that does. This is the part you refuse to accept. Why you think it couldn't be better "Using" core rules, shows that you don't actualy know the core rules or the endless (ENDLESS) possibilities a Modder can create within this games scope, without taking any onesingle thing away from your character in order to make it more challenging or difficult.

I don't think you think it can be done. I think a lot of you think your could figure any scenario out for yourself with the limited exposure to Baldur's Gate that you have had. Do you not think I could challenge you

I could take 10, 5th level monsters, put them in the right scenario, and kill 80% of your party at 15th level before you knew what happened and before the last two fellas might have figured it out.Not one of these creatures would be altered in any way.
You haven't even scratched the surface of knowledge this game is capable of! There is no need to deviate from the core rules and trust me when I say, if you think this game is fun now, my ideas would make your mouth water and get you wet in the netherworld areas and keep you bigging for more!


How 'bout a scenario that could permanently kill your character if you willingly attempted it! Ya, one time chance! How many of you would have the brass cahonas to try that? Let me put it to you another way. I once dm'd a game called "the Castle of Amputee" many years ago. The winner of the gold was the person who left the castle with the most body parts left. and I did it with CORE RULES!

lol....true story dudes. It was funnier than hell!

The possibilities are endless!