theotherjohn
10-17-2004, 10:14 AM
Death's Sting
Upon being restored to life, a character will be in a weakened state, with all stats experiencing a reduction of 40%. The rate of recovery depends on how the character died and was restored to life.
Types of Death Stat Recovery
Death with deeds & resurrection 4% per minute
Death with resurrection, no deeds 2% per minute
Decay with deeds 2% per minute
Decay without deeds 1% per minute
The Cleric spell, Holy Receptacle (325) - Chrism, can be used to mitigate this weakness, reducing it by up to 50% (to a 20% stat reduction). This will allow characters to prepare for emergencies, like major invasions, and be able to get fallen heroes back into the fray within minutes, if needed, but at a cost of a Chrism gem. Also, characters under level 10 will recover at twice the normal rate.
In addition to the above, the character?s Constitution will be reduced, with the amount based on the way that the character died and the number of times the character has died recently. Recent deaths are defined as those in the last 50,000 experience or 30 days, whichever results in fewer recent deaths. Players may type EXP to see their number of recent deaths. Constitution reduction for each type of death is as follows:
Death with deeds and resurrection: 1 per recent death.
Death with resurrection, no deeds: As above, +3. Reduced Health, Stamina, Spirit, and Mana recovery rate for the next 2000 experience.
Decay with deeds: As above, with slightly greater reduction in recovery rate.
Decay without deeds: As above, with the reduction in recovery rate for the next 10,000 experience.
The modifier for recent deaths will be capped at 5; even if a character has a chronic death problem, the character will not lose more than 5 Constitution for a normal death with resurrection. The cumulative maximum reduction will be capped at 25. These points will be recouped at a rate of 1 point per 2000 exp gained. The Cleric spell, Holy Receptacle (325) - Chrism, may mitigate this temporary Constitution loss, reducing it by up to 2 points. Characters under level 10 will not lose Constitution for recent deaths. Characters will also lose any unabsorbed field experience at the time of resurrection.
There is a means in which characters can recoup these temporary losses ... it is a puzzle for the players to figure out!
This message was originally posted in Hunting and Game Design Discussions, General Discussion about Gemstone IV. To discuss the above follow the link below.
Upon being restored to life, a character will be in a weakened state, with all stats experiencing a reduction of 40%. The rate of recovery depends on how the character died and was restored to life.
Types of Death Stat Recovery
Death with deeds & resurrection 4% per minute
Death with resurrection, no deeds 2% per minute
Decay with deeds 2% per minute
Decay without deeds 1% per minute
The Cleric spell, Holy Receptacle (325) - Chrism, can be used to mitigate this weakness, reducing it by up to 50% (to a 20% stat reduction). This will allow characters to prepare for emergencies, like major invasions, and be able to get fallen heroes back into the fray within minutes, if needed, but at a cost of a Chrism gem. Also, characters under level 10 will recover at twice the normal rate.
In addition to the above, the character?s Constitution will be reduced, with the amount based on the way that the character died and the number of times the character has died recently. Recent deaths are defined as those in the last 50,000 experience or 30 days, whichever results in fewer recent deaths. Players may type EXP to see their number of recent deaths. Constitution reduction for each type of death is as follows:
Death with deeds and resurrection: 1 per recent death.
Death with resurrection, no deeds: As above, +3. Reduced Health, Stamina, Spirit, and Mana recovery rate for the next 2000 experience.
Decay with deeds: As above, with slightly greater reduction in recovery rate.
Decay without deeds: As above, with the reduction in recovery rate for the next 10,000 experience.
The modifier for recent deaths will be capped at 5; even if a character has a chronic death problem, the character will not lose more than 5 Constitution for a normal death with resurrection. The cumulative maximum reduction will be capped at 25. These points will be recouped at a rate of 1 point per 2000 exp gained. The Cleric spell, Holy Receptacle (325) - Chrism, may mitigate this temporary Constitution loss, reducing it by up to 2 points. Characters under level 10 will not lose Constitution for recent deaths. Characters will also lose any unabsorbed field experience at the time of resurrection.
There is a means in which characters can recoup these temporary losses ... it is a puzzle for the players to figure out!
This message was originally posted in Hunting and Game Design Discussions, General Discussion about Gemstone IV. To discuss the above follow the link below.