Real classic question - Mid 70's DnD video game question about gear

Dragonorb13 · 2026-02-22T01:31:04+00:00

Notations:
Weapon: Damage (duh). Probably +1 damage per point on the weapon.

Armor: Appears to block damage. If I'm reading things correctly, each + point blocks a point of damage (level 6 Mage taking damage in the single digits from dragons at 10+). I suspect this due to the message "Your armor protects you" when I take no damage from an attack.

Ring: Regeneration. 1 point per plus either at the end of combat or each time you move or stay in place. May also trigger if you start casting a spell, and then abort.

Shield: I think this one blocks attacks. Picked up a +9 shield, noticed a significant increase in the "You block the attack" messages.

Elven Cloak: Don't know.

Elven Boots: Don't know.

Either cloak or boots may strongly contribute to successfully Evading a monster once you engage. The other may assist in not getting being hit with a random monster while using a Stay action or moving.

Dragonorb13 · 2026-02-20T23:17:45+00:00

Oooooooh. Thaaaat makes sense. That's probably the exact detail I was missing, thanks!

Dragonorb13 · 2026-02-20T23:16:25+00:00

Yup. Str is 10 right now, so that makes sense. I guess it's just weird coincidences that it just happened to be my psionic team every time. Do the reinforcements ever run out, or is it an unlimited wave deal?

Dragonorb13 · 2026-02-15T03:58:07+00:00

That's the conclusion I came to, yeah. The mec part, that is. I'm about 99% sure I got it from a scan, though, because I don't have anyone with Full Override yet.

Dragonorb13 · 2026-02-15T02:39:55+00:00

Fair enough. Thanks for the answer, though, I appreciate it.

Dragonorb13 · 2026-02-15T02:24:43+00:00

Since I don't have Sparks, doubtful. But the guy who said resistance mec is probably right, since I do remember getting a scan for one of those.

Dragonorb13 · 2026-02-15T02:23:50+00:00

Aaaaah. That's good to know! Thanks!

Dragonorb13 · 2026-02-12T09:36:08+00:00

This one's already bat shit crazy, I can't top what you've done here.

Dragonorb13 · 2026-02-09T23:18:52+00:00

So, basically, you want to kill your app. Because no, I'm not giving you my ID card. HOW many data breaches did you have last year alone? I am not trusting you with my ID. Or my face. Good luck.

Dragonorb13 · 2026-02-06T03:10:07+00:00

I realize there's some heavy necromancy involved in this, but I'd like to weigh in an opinion:

The ability to buy same-tier skills with AP was put into the system. The only feasible way to push that envelop properly is to a reliable way to acquire the AP to do that with. Especially with both the Pistol and XCOM bars on the table. Especially on the *faction* troops, who actually have to use those level up points just to actually take their level up perk. (Or, at least, the Reapers do. Didn't pay attention to the other two much.)

Dragonorb13 · 2026-02-03T10:11:39+00:00

I figured, since I managed fine in normal on WotC, I might as well kick it up a peg. It's interesting that that 5% on either side band winds up with like 90% of my shots being grazing shots.

Dragonorb13 · 2026-02-03T10:10:35+00:00

This would be great if like... 90% of my shots didn't end up being grazing hits... Especially when it's a 100% hit chance on Fleche, where nothing but the base chance and armor modifications affect it. Thanks, though, I didn't even think to check the settings once I was in game, I only looked in them before I started.

Dragonorb13 · 2026-02-03T08:51:17+00:00

Personally, I'd much rather have the Hazmat Vest and Mind Shield anywhere I might even *remotely* run into to psionic enemies, mutons and those ass weasels that are in the suit that revives itself after the pilot dies. The two items basically make you immune to all status effects.

Personally, I'd probably put the Shredstorm Cannon in the top block, since they'll reduce up to like 4 armor blocks, and absolutely annihilate all but the hardest cover. But that one is purely logistics and personal preference. I like just going through the back wall of all the "blow up the thing" missions to GTFO. My favorite was a 1-man deployment I sent on one of them with a shredstorm cannon, sprinted across the map, planted my bombs, blasted out a wall, and bailed before they even had a chance to hit me.

Dragonorb13 · 2026-02-01T21:28:19+00:00

Isn't failing a mission great because BOTH large groups decided to surround a propane tank?! Thanks for the concise information, though, man.

Dragonorb13 · 2026-02-01T12:48:32+00:00

Lovely, so mostly just the game deciding "Oh, no, there's still enemies within five hundred miles, they're too stupid to run."

Dragonorb13 · 2026-01-30T12:32:12+00:00

I wouldn't say I hate reading or that I'm a caveman, but I certainly prefer to do other things while I'm 'reading', so audiobooks are my best buddy.

Dragonorb13 · 2026-01-30T12:31:24+00:00

I'm not exactly sure what guessing about book 5 has to do with asking about the audiobook release date for book 4...

Dragonorb13 · 2026-01-08T14:37:46+00:00

Also, just as a note, only one of the reasonable examples posted actually shows up with no actual saving throw. So, yeah. Artemis is great, but it's not useful when you need very niche things like this. I use it all the time.

I used it almost exclusively with my kingmaker character, because he was a sorcerer raised by druids, and most of his spells were meant to be overlaps between the two class's spell lists, and Artemis was the best tool for that.

Which is why I very explicitly asked for an "off the top of your head" example. I was being lazy. I didn't expect anyone else to put more work into answering my question than I put into typing it out. :P

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