Microlite20 : the smallest thing in gaming

[Cymew]

I thought I'd better add an on-topic reply as well.

I've noticed we have four skills, four stats (well, many of us anyway) and four classes.

Now, we also have four "special abilities", one for each class. Or do we?

Fighters can add to damage and to-hit, more every 5th level
Thieves can sneak attack
Clerics can turn undead

MU can cast spells. But wait! Clerics can cast spells too, and turn undead as well...

Is it just my need for symmetry haunting me, or is there any ability from classic D&D that's missing from the Magic-User?

 

[greywulf]

Symmetry bad! Don't get hooked up on the whole 4, 4, 4 thing. Please!

Thanx

My Microlite20-time is sliding away this week as real-world deadlines whistle by. More from me at the weekend; meanwhile, keep chatting among yourselves!

 

[Cymew]

I'll go and flog my sense of symmetry a bit then.

Seriously, I wasn't sure there was a point in pushing the "four" thing too far. I'll gladly drop it.

 

[kensanata]

I'll go and flog my sense of symmetry a bit then.

I knew it! We should add either a new class, just to break symmetry some more. I vote for Ranger with no skill bonus but an animal companion instead. Or a new race. I vote for Orcs with STR+3, MIND-1. But not both, haha!

 

[greywulf]

Maybe we should have three stats, classes and skills:

- STR, DEX, MIND
- Phys, Sub, Comm
- Fighter, Rogue, Spellcaster

3,3,3. Half the number of the beast

I suspect it would also have three players too..........

 

[kensanata]

- STR, DEX, MIND
- Phys, Sub, Comm
- Fighter, Rogue, Spellcaster

I like it! Who needs to differentiate between clerics and wizards and all the rest? It's all magic to me...

 

[kensanata]

Now, if we could just have it done in elisp as well...

I'm sure there's a way to do it using Emacs... Maybe we should contact the author of the ps-print package.

 

[Ry]

I like it! Who needs to differentiate between clerics and wizards and all the rest? It's all magic to me...

I so dig it. I'm still calling MIND INT (Intellect) though, and making WIL (Willpower) something EVERYBODY wants.

 

[Larcen]

MU can cast spells. But wait! Clerics can cast spells too, and turn undead as well...

Is it just my need for symmetry haunting me, or is there any ability from classic D&D that's missing from the Magic-User?

Hey, why should all clerics be able to turn undead? Surely some of the gods are not into that sort of thing. I say make Turn Undead a low level divine spell that scales with character level and let the ones who want it take it. That then eliminates the extra special ability for Clerics.

 

[derek_cleric]

I've put a Summary of Lite Systems up on the Macropedia.

Hey all!

I added Lite20 to the Macropedia summary of lite systems. I've been away for awhile or I would have done it earlier. Hospitals suck!

--Ray.