and some locks can only be opened with the knock spell and others can only be picked. some can't be opened without a key Keith ----- Original Message ----- From: Justin Jones To: Gamers Discussion list Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2017 9:39 AM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Alteraeon knock spell
It seems to me that picking a lock with the skill doesn't burn through your movement nearly as fast as the Knock spell will burn through your mana. Running out of movement is not great, and can be lethal, but running out of mana (especially in a place like the tunnels under Fort Magnesia) is asking to die. To put it differently: the knock spell is a broken mess and needs fixing. On 1/10/17, Keith S <ks.steinbac...@gmail.com> wrote: > the knock spell is an alternative to the pick lock skill, knock uses mana > and pick locks uses movement. > > keith > ----- Original Message ----- > From: dark > To: Gamers@audyssey.org > Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2017 5:26 AM > 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. --- 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.
