| From: | Mongoose m0ng005e@*********.com |
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| Subject: | [OT] Earthdawn help. |
| Date: | Fri, 9 Jul 1999 15:39:26 -0500 |
:hard it is to bond those in ED terms. In other words, what is an ED 3rd
:circle Archer gonna have to pay to bond an item: 300Legend points, 300
Karma
:300 Zorkmids, 300 drops of blood from an African swallow?
A 3rd circle archer can't normally use ANY threaded item, since he
doesn't generally have access to the Thread Weaving talent..
Besides that, how hard is it for said archer to earn said LP? Isn't
that
the real issue when asking how hard it is to buy something with them?
One thing about ED / LP that differs greatly from SR / karma is that
Legend Point awards per game are always higher for more experienced
characters. This means that those really high top end costs that magic
items have are high for new characters (who may not be able to use the item
at all, due to lack of the "threadweaving" talent and knowledge needed to
bind it), but the cost might be quite reasonable to a high circle character.
This has a BIG effect on the perceived difficulty of "bonding" an item.
High circle characters will easily tie the threads they have knowledge for
(if they have the "Thread Slots" open), while low circle characters will be
loathe to spend the legend on something that does not advance their circle.
So, in this example, the 3rd circle archer will want to reach 4rth
circle, buy threadweaving, and the tie a thread to the item- or maybe wait
until he reaches 5th circle and is earning legend more rapidly and can
access the higher thread levels more easily.
I'd say, in your example, his using the item effectively is pretty damn
hard, despite its 300 LP cost (for rank a 1 thread, I'm assuming). From
playing ED a hell of a lot, I'd say it will be maybe 5-10 game sessions
before he gets much use from the thing, even if he focuses pretty single
mindedly on doing so. In other specific cases, the answer as to how hard it
is to bond the item in ED terms would be different.
Mongoose
