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12-23-2014, 11:20 AM
I agree with Edwards.. The rods are currently cannon in size and changing them would be bad in more ways then one...
Firstly is the problem with cannon lore, rods ARE about 2/3 the size of a staff.
Secondly is the fact that without using a .HAK file you will create an irreconcilable decrepency in what people see.. half the players (if not more) will probably never use the override which will cause RP problems due to inconsistency. Worse what of those who play on OTHER servers as well? I DM on another server and need to know that i am seeing the same thing the players see or i end up looking like an idiot.
I have found that overrides can be a double edged sword in an RP situation. as an example here. lets say that "Ugly Elf" is using an override that gives some goblins a set of bone armor. (yes. that's a real one).
Ugly Elf: oh no! goblins!
Sober Dwarf: Point me at ere leader!
Honest Hin: who's leader? I cant SEEEEE!
Sober Dwarf: Shut yer face! We need ta git ere leader! Oi elf! which one is e'?
Ugly Elf: Its the one with the skull helm! quickly! strike him down!
Sober Dwarf: wha the.... nay any of em useing a skull!
Honest Hin: I cannot tell a lie. none of the goblins are wearing a skull.... and i gave away extra gold to those poor orphans.
Ugly Elf: //dude! its right there! kill the one with a skull!
Sober dwarf: // I'm telling you there isn't one
Honest hin: // He's right' no skull..
see the problem? 1 of them is using an appearance override for "enhanced Goblens" while the other 2 are not. The reverse can also be true if one is not using it and the other 2 are. here is a more relivent example to this case
Player 1: Bonks his friend on the head with the rod of frost.
Player 2: Ignores the tiny thing
Player 3: how did you ignore that? the things bigger than his mace!
And remember it can go the other way as well but in all cases is bad for RP.
Firstly is the problem with cannon lore, rods ARE about 2/3 the size of a staff.
Secondly is the fact that without using a .HAK file you will create an irreconcilable decrepency in what people see.. half the players (if not more) will probably never use the override which will cause RP problems due to inconsistency. Worse what of those who play on OTHER servers as well? I DM on another server and need to know that i am seeing the same thing the players see or i end up looking like an idiot.
I have found that overrides can be a double edged sword in an RP situation. as an example here. lets say that "Ugly Elf" is using an override that gives some goblins a set of bone armor. (yes. that's a real one).
Ugly Elf: oh no! goblins!
Sober Dwarf: Point me at ere leader!
Honest Hin: who's leader? I cant SEEEEE!
Sober Dwarf: Shut yer face! We need ta git ere leader! Oi elf! which one is e'?
Ugly Elf: Its the one with the skull helm! quickly! strike him down!
Sober Dwarf: wha the.... nay any of em useing a skull!
Honest Hin: I cannot tell a lie. none of the goblins are wearing a skull.... and i gave away extra gold to those poor orphans.
Ugly Elf: //dude! its right there! kill the one with a skull!
Sober dwarf: // I'm telling you there isn't one
Honest hin: // He's right' no skull..
see the problem? 1 of them is using an appearance override for "enhanced Goblens" while the other 2 are not. The reverse can also be true if one is not using it and the other 2 are. here is a more relivent example to this case
Player 1: Bonks his friend on the head with the rod of frost.
Player 2: Ignores the tiny thing
Player 3: how did you ignore that? the things bigger than his mace!
And remember it can go the other way as well but in all cases is bad for RP.