What are humans good for? [Archive] - The Gemstone IV Players' Corner

Bombadil

06-09-2006, 09:58 AM

Whats the point of rolling up a human anything? What benefits do they get?

zhelas

06-09-2006, 10:07 AM

Personally I don't see the point of creating a Human in game. You already are a human in real life, well some of us may not be ::grins::. Then again, what race you choose depends on what you want out of Gemstone.

DrZaius

06-09-2006, 10:19 AM

(shrug) They don't have any negatives, and there might be a class or two that would benefit from their minor bonuses their lack of negatives.

Gan

06-09-2006, 10:57 AM

Ganalon was rolled human purely for the lack of negative stat attributes.

Caiylania

06-09-2006, 11:01 AM

Clicking on today's posts showed me this thread. And here I was thinking it was gonna be a thread on deep meaning of life... :D

As for human's in GS- To be all you can be. J/K

Artha

06-09-2006, 01:27 PM

No negatives - even if they're not good at anything, they're not bad at anything either.

Axhinde

06-09-2006, 01:50 PM

Humans are good on an RP basis because there is no "standard" of how they are viewed.

Gan

06-09-2006, 02:13 PM

Humans are the next age. We WILL asymilate you into our collective, lower your shields and surrender your ship. Resistance is futile.

(Tolkein/Roddenberry reference ;) )

Meges

06-09-2006, 06:24 PM

Shields only last one minute anyway, so they'll be down all too soon...

Meges

Heshinar

06-13-2006, 10:43 AM

After seeing the title I just heard this in my head...

Huh! What are humans good for?
Absolutely Nothing... Say it again.

Huh! What are humans good for?
Absolutey Nothing yeah yeah yeah....

With apologies to Edwin Starr

Atlanteax

06-13-2006, 10:59 AM

Well, if you're not human, the Empire will eventually leave you without a home.

Fallen

06-13-2006, 08:14 PM

Mechanically? Little. Culturally? They have a lot to offer.

Race should always be chosen with RP in mind, not stats. It is a good way to become bored with your character after about 50 levels, otherwise.

DevNull

06-17-2006, 02:30 AM

Mechanically? Little. Culturally? They have a lot to offer.

Race should always be chosen with RP in mind, not stats. It is a good way to become bored with your character after about 50 levels, otherwise.

Good spirit regeneration with no negatives, and a small bonus to strength means less encumbrance.

Possibly in addition, the +LOGic bonus may affect speed of exp absorption, or it may be based only on the actual stat like it was on GS3. Haven't bothered to test.

Humans make good warding-based spell casters affiliated to col due to tons of mana. Are they as good as a dwarf for example? No, but then they don't look like midgets that trip on their own beards 8-)

Ignot

06-17-2006, 03:08 AM

After seeing the title I just heard this in my head...

Huh! What are humans good for?
Absolutely Nothing... Say it again.

Huh! What are humans good for?
Absolutey Nothing yeah yeah yeah....

With apologies to Edwin Starr

When I read this I played the song in my head but it came out Jackie Chan style in Rush Hour

Absolootley Nussing!