Mystics will have a basic pool of powers that all mystics pull from.? Then they will also get powers from a choosen celestial region.? I'm still milling over what, if anything, the celestial mansions should be.? This is just ground work atm. Note, this is Chinese mythology, not korean/japenese buddist/etc/etc/etc.
Seiryuu-The Azure Dragon of the East-Element Wood
| Name | Translation |
| Jiao | Horn |
| Kang | Neck |
| Di | Root |
| Fang | Room |
| Xin | Heart |
| Wei | Tail | ?
| Ji | Basket |
Genbu-The Black Tortoise of the North-Element Water
| Name | Translation |
| Dou | Dipper |
| Niu | Ox |
| N? | Girl |
| Xu | Emptiness |
| Wei | Danger | ?
| Shi | Room? |
| Bi | Wall |
?
Byakko-The White Tiger of the West-Element Metal
| Name | Translation |
| Kui | Legs |
| Lou | Bond |
| Wei | Stomach |
| Mao | Hairy head |
| Bi | Net |
?
| Zi | Turtle beak? |
| Shen | Three stars |
Suzaku-The Vermillion Bird of the South-Element Fire
| Name | Translation |
| Jing | Well? |
| Gui | Ogre/Demon |
| Liu | Willow? |
| Xing | Star? |
| Zhang | Growth |
| Yi | Wings? |
| Zhen | Sadness/Weep |
Man that title threw me. I was thinking "DC rejects pirates but wants to include trees with mystic powers!"
There will be no fucking pirates. Unless I have a gay bar<The Drunken Pirate,lol> for sam.
... pirates... ack
first people want pirates... then their begging for firearms... in the words of Jason Mewes (Jay) "Yo, F**** That"
All Pirates want are your booty so yeah of course they are going to be stuck at the gay bar.
As much as I love pirates they wouldn't add anything good to the game so lets get back on topic.
QuoteMystics will have a basic pool of powers that all mystics pull from. Then they will also get powers from a choosen celestial region. I'm still milling over what, if anything, the celestial mansions should be. This is just ground work atm. Note, this is Chinese mythology, not korean/japenese buddist/etc/etc/etc.
Don't forget post too:
http://greatermud.com/forums/index.php?topic=340.0
I get the direction/element combo part and how that would probably be used; but, what is the "Name Translation" part supposed to be for?
I had an idea for mystics to use the attacks and maneuvers from the combat skill system but I don't have time to go over that in detail right now. However in brief the system would basically intertwine powers/attacks and powers/maneuvers at the same time. This would use simple spell like commands like afst (attack fire style) to trigger a combat routine with a set of attacks each attack would trigger a Power (spell) the powers would be in a set theme and diminish the chi of the mystic as they get used.
Off the top of my head example:
Fire Style:
Attacks:
Fiery Fist of fury
- PC punches you with his fiery fists of fury for X damage!
- The fiery punch burns you for X damage!
Blazing Vortex Kick = kick with Dot fire damage
- PC attacks you with a blazing vortex kick for X damage!
- A fiery vortexs erupts around you, you take X damage!
Setting Sun Kick = kick with fire damage
- PC attacks you with his setting sun kick for X damage!
- The fiery kick burns you for X damage!
Manuevers:
Side Step:
- from standard manuever list
Burning Ember Counter:
- PC blocks your attack with his burning ember counter!
- Burning embers pelt you for X damage!
I'ma gonna have to look all the various things over...
Grin ya thats something that needs to be done.
I didn't have any paper nots from that thread..I don't know if thats cause I was too frustrated witht he idea of rewrting things or not. At this point i have to rewrite everything ever time we get a new idea. So its like bah.
Its a bitch fitting other peoples work into a prebuilt concept and loe system.
Quote from: DeathCow on Jun 22, 2006, 09:44 PM
I didn't have any paper nots from that thread..I don't know if thats cause I was too frustrated witht he idea of rewrting things or not.? At this point i have to rewrite everything ever time we get a new idea.? So its like bah.
Its a bitch fitting other peoples work into a prebuilt concept and loe system.
I thought using a proto class to start those classes would actually reduce starting story content at first. I think you were probably frustrated at that point or you just didn't like the idea and said you liked it just to confuse us more.