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Epic Dodge is not bugged, but it is unbalanced for pvp. It is how Bioware described epic dodge in the manual that is not correct. According to the epic handbook for D&D, epic dodge should allow a person to basically (once per round) dodge the damage from a successful attack. I don't have the handbook to hand but I can quote it later whenever you see me on GodSpire. If you consider all the feats and skills required to get epic dodge: dex 25+, hide 30, tumble 30, improved evasion, defensive roll, dodge etc, and consider what each of these feats allows you to do, then the fact that you can avoid damage is not unrealistic. So for once Bioware actually coded something correctly, they just messed up the description. Whether or not they got it right is irrelevant. Assuming you are not fighting a noob, where even ed can't save them, ed is extremely unbalanced for pvp. It is flagged for this reason.

Cough Cough Level 1, not level 3 or 6.

Besides you can get 27 ac at lvl 1

That's right folks, the new craze sweeping the Halls of Godspire is duels between level one characters. Started by the legendary Bus Driver, this represents the pinnacle of character creation and pvp skill.  The rules are simple: Your character must be level 1 and must use level 1 items. This means an item cost of less than 1000 GP. It's an honour system, but overpowered items become obvious (and I can do spot Inventory checks on likely honourless scum). Yes, I know some of you are thinking "Level 1? How hard can it be to make a good character? What skill? That's too easy so I wont waste my time.", but the reality is very different. Just ask Morticia:p

If you think you have what it takes, try building a level one character and show us your character building skill. Remember it is the pinnacle of pvp gaming. Each duel is guaranteed to have you on the edge of your seat. The tension is almost unbearable at times. Those of a nervous disposition should stick to the safety of level 40 duels where saving throws become meaningless

GS is back up

Excellent News.    Can't wait to try the new mod  

I tried downgrading back to 1.64. GS is listed but i get that black screen whenever I try to log. Avris works fine, except when I use characters I made using 1.65. Anyways, as I said above, the upgrade for linux is available on the patch page at Bioware's site now. Hopefully when everyone has the same client all these log in problems will go away.

Well, that depends on what race your spotter has. Only elves have active spot , so if your spotter is non-elven you can forget spotting anything. One of the reasons I don't like hiders is they can be any race whereas only elves can spot them successfully in combat. Sure, you can use listen, but that only helps if they move Most hiders disappear and reappear without moving, making listen redundant.

I believe the H in IMHO stands for humble.

OH, thank god. I was getting withdrawal symptoms... I haven't been on GS for a week.. My hands are shaking Glad you are OK Taff

I didn't even know how to stack ban until I read 420's post I'm such a n00b

Nice program. although doesn't calculate RDD levels correctly. It doesn't give you 10hp from lvl 6 onwards, instead just giving you 8hp. It's easy enough to change these manually though.

W00t, Boro is back as a sentinel of GS. Welcome back old friend

Muhahaha, the Marauders will claim another mighty warrior    

Hmm, Doom 3. Initially I thought it was really cool. Amazing graphics, atmospheric, made you jump occasionally etc, but I am getting bored already.  The main problem I have is actually the predictability. After you play for a while you can predict where monsters will spawn and how many. For example, suppose an imp spawns in front of you. You immediately know that one will spawn behind you as well.

Also, the fact that monsters keep spawning in areas you have just cleared gets really really annoying after a while. Whats the point of securing an area just for more monsters to spawn? Ok I can live with imps etc arriving as they teleport in, but where do the bloody zombies appear from? Again this makes it predictable. If a monster appears in front of you, you can be damn sure one will appear in the just cleared area behind you.

Hopefully Half Life 2 will be less predictable.

Just for Elessar, here is a link so you can add more prestige classes to nwn. I think its been out for a while now. Some of these prestige classes may be unbalanced for pvp but generally they seem no less insane than the ones done by Bioware. Perhaps we could include some of these. The hak is less than 2Mb.

http://nwvault.ign.com/Files/hakpacks/data...643329920.shtml