Pretty much this. Every other role-playing game I have ever played (and I have played a lot of them) has the knock spell a guaranteed success when used. I understand the need for balance, but there are far better ways to accomplish this than the current one in use.
The only way I would pick up Knock is if my primary was a Mage and I had a lot of Mage cast gear on. Even then, I am not certain if it is worth the pracs when I could simply take levels in Thief and the pick locks skill. On 1/10/17, Jude DaShiell <jdash...@panix.com> wrote: > Why not just have knock blow the hinge pins out of the door? > > On Tue, 10 Jan 2017, dark wrote: > >> Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2017 06:26:00 >> From: dark <d...@xgam.org> >> Reply-To: Gamers Discussion list <gamers@audyssey.org> >> To: Gamers@audyssey.org >> Subject: [Audyssey] Alteraeon knock spell >> >> Hi. >> >> I've been trying to do the drow city close to fort Magnitia, and ran >> across a door that was locked. >> I tried the knock spell a bunch of times, and despite havig 25 int and 18 >> dex couldn't get through at all. I've neglected learning lock picking >> since as a druid mage I really should be using magic rather than dex, >> however it seems that KNock pretty much is just lock picking with a mana >> cost, which makes it a bit pointless, and also a problem if you don't have >> high dex, indeed I got killed because I ran out of mana on the bloody door >> (that and I didn't have a livoak at the time). >> >> I was therefore wondering if the knock spell could be made a bit more >> effective as an alternative tto lock picking given that it costs mana to >> use. Indeed what might be fun is if the knock spell, instead of simply >> replicating the lock picking skill with a spell opened the door in a >> different way, for example with the first casting having the mage >> concentrate and grasp the tumblers in the lock one by one before turning >> them, meaning knock would always work, but at an increased mana cost. >> >> Heck necromancers could have a versio where they create a literal skeleton >> key out of harvested bones, which could be more efficient on mana than the >> mage version, but require teeth. >> >> I know the game often has several ways of doing the same thing, for >> example the spells candle, crystal light and continual light, but it'd be >> really useful if in this case the spell did a little more than just >> replicate lock pick and so could be a bit more useful to none thieves. >> >> All the best, >> >> Dark. >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. >> > > -- > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > -- Justin M. Jones, M.A. atreides...@gmail.com (254) 624-9155 701 Ewing St. #509-C, Ft. Wayne IN, 46802 --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
