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Re: When the world was young...
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Mon, 7 Apr 2003 21:06:46 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Dan Boger writes:
> On Mon, Apr 07, 2003 at 07:35:56PM +0000, Joe Comeau wrote:
> > I was thinking whoever touches it automatically gets equiped with it, so
> > your only choices are to pick it up or leave it (or position another unit to
> > grab it). As for when you find out what it does, I kind of like the idea of
> > not knowing until someone picks it up...that's the problem with magic, you
> > never know what'll happen when you start tinkering with these things. And,
> > yes, items can be a liability as well as a boon, although nothing should be
> > able to kill a unit outright, just by picking it up. Ideally, a magic item
> > is both a liability and a boon, but that's up to whomever creates the items.
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> I'm all for this approach. One thing to note though - if you are
> already wearing a chainmail, you just wouldn't be able to touch that
> glowing piece of platemail on the ground, unless you remove the armor
> you're wearing beforehand. right?
I'm thinking that since this is magic, the magic armor would "magically"
replace your existing armor, so that it takes at the end of the movement
phase. Your old armor would just be left on the ground.
> Also, this leads to (amusing) self-mutilating figs, that chop off their
> hand to get rid of that annoying magic ring... :)
*Love* this!
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| (...) but that means that you'll be able to switch back and fourth... now, if the old armor magically disappears, that's a different story. Do you dare try on the new armor? It might be better than your "thong +3", but it might not! (...) does that (...) (22 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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| (...) I'm all for this approach. One thing to note though - if you are already wearing a chainmail, you just wouldn't be able to touch that glowing piece of platemail on the ground, unless you remove the armor you're wearing beforehand. right? Also, (...) (22 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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