Subj : Re: 3rd Edition, part 1 To : All From : krynhoth@druidic.net Date : Mon Sep 04 2000 05:45 pm From: Jason Tamez Subject: Re: 3rd Edition, part 1 At 06:55 PM 9/4/00 -0400, yl112 wrote: > > > Your class may allow you to learn additional languages. Besides Druids > > > learning Druidic, a cleric may learn Abyssal, Celestial, or Infernal, > and a > > > wizard may learn Draconic. > > > > And fighters can learn grunting! > > But why class-based? I can't think of any linguistic reason. >Mystical reasons, OTOH... Lots of magic may be written in Draconic, hence the wizards. Clerics have access to the languages of good (Celestial), chaotic evil (Abyssal) and lawful evil (Infernal) outsiders. > > > Sample personal names are provided with every race. >Now that's something I'd like to see. Did they actually do their >linguistic homework? :-) Here are some Elven names: Male: Aramil, Aust, Enialis, Heian, Himo, Ivellios, Laucian, Quarion, Thamior, Tharivol. Female: Anastrianna, Antinua, Drusilia, Felosial, Ielenia, Lia, Qillathe, Silaqui, Valanthe, Xanaphia. > > > Elves do not sleep. They have a four-hour trance every night, in > which they > > > may experience "dreams". > >So how's it functionally different from sleep? How does it not being >sleep, as opposed to the lower time requirement, affect culture or play? >Does the book say? Nope. > > > Your "level" is the total of the levels you have in all your classes. > A 4th > > > level rogue/2nd level wizard is a 6th level character. > > > > > > You lose 20% of any experience you earn if any class of yours is more > than > > > one level away from your highest class. This penalty is cumulative for > > > every class below the limit. So, a 9th level rogue/1st level > barbarian/2nd > > > level monk would receive only 60% of any experience earned. > >Funky. Is this also for "game balance" reasons? I can't think of a >whole lot of real-life reasons (otherwise I would be losing tons of >experience for my phrases in half a dozen languages, plus pennywhistle, >plus harmonica, plus classical guitar, plus piano, plus math...come to >think of it, maybe I am!). The reason given is that the strain of developing and maintaining different skills at different levels takes its toll. -- Jason -- |Fidonet: krynhoth@druidic.net |Internet: scott@conchbbs.com | | Standard disclaimer: The views of this user are strictly his own. --- # Origin: (1:106/357.99) * Origin: ConchGate (1:106/357.0) .