@KoL By the way, now that I can see what kind of power budget weapons are operating on, is it fine that Thomas has a few rares in his weapons stockpile?
Up to Epic Quality lot is fair for anyone since its droppeable by normal mobs. However, I advise to not have more than 3~4 items per character, to keep things balanced, and on theme since items are the best way to round out a character, given the limitations wet have to work on.
Up to Epic Quality lot is fair for anyone since its droppeable by normal mobs. However, I advise to not have more than 3~4 items per character, to keep things balanced, and on theme since items are the best way to round out a character, given the limitations wet have to work on.
The reason I have a stockpile is because my puppets need to be equipped, and it's mostly commons and uncommons. Besides, it's not that big a stockpile either. That's also the reason I don't have any epics but never mind. I suppose I can always change that though. Should I do that?
The reason I have a stockpile is because my puppets need to be equipped, and it's mostly commons and uncommons. Besides, it's not that big a stockpile either. That's also the reason I don't have any epics but never mind. I suppose I can always change that though. Should I do that?
If you feel like doing so. Just note that the more items you have the slower you'll level up, since acquiring them cost a part of your EXP.
If you feel like doing so. Just note that the more items you have the slower you'll level up, since acquiring them cost a part of your EXP.
Alright, I changed it a bit. Not for the weapons or anything, just to make it less of a pain to use when logging in, so tell me if it's alright. And yeah, I know it'll cost me levels, it'll be fine because consumables are now a thing (Right? Are they still a thing?). Oh yeah, what's going on with those spell cards by the way?
Alright, I changed it a bit. Not for the weapons or anything, just to make it less of a pain to use when logging in, so tell me if it's alright. And yeah, I know it'll cost me levels, it'll be fine because consumables are now a thing (Right? Are they still a thing?). Oh yeah, what's going on with those spell cards by the way?
I'll look into it tomorrow.
Also, to answer your question, [@Lucius Cyphe] was the one working on consumables and item tables, maybe you should ask him.
On my end, they are indeed a thing, though you have to make them up as well, at least until further regulations are put in place. The spell cards are cool super rare items that have powerful effects added to them (really, they are Touhou spell cards) but you can only use one of them per day Mmm
@TheWindel I am the boss maker now. Fear me and my almighty raid bosses!
Also the table can be expanded to include more drops if legitimate skilling becomes a thing in DGO.
Angelic High Lord Ruman
Description: Residing high in the mountains behind the White City in the Stronghold of Angelic Might, Ruman awaits worthy challengers upon his throne of silver. Only when his forces are defeated and his fortress destroyed will he rise, only to cut bloody swaths into those gathered to defeat him. Few have ever bested him in combat, and even less have taken a trophy to prove their victory besides a number on the boss kill page.
Combat: Following a slow start which allows for heavy combo-ing at close range, Ruman gives no quarter. His greatsword deals heavy cleave damage, his shield blocks any and all damage, and he gets more aggressive with every hit he takes. This isn’t a multi-stage fight, it’s a single event that will stress test every single member of the present party. Even worse, he cannot be stunned and he brushes off the worst debuffs like a mosquito.
His drops, while few and far between, are highly valued by Duelists and Berserkers. At market, each piece sells for absurd amounts of EXP, so many choose (and fail) to try their hand at grinding the Angelic High Lord.
@TheWindel @KoL and I are gonna go through and make the second one tomorrow. It'll probably end up being Victoire, rose-themed sword being the big ticket drop and all.
I'll repost the rules update here for @TheWindel to get them easier, but I have to say that I was confused yesterday (mostly because of @Mega Birb's quality rating confusing me at first), Epic items are ok but only one or two of them. Rare items can be gotten by anyone as much as they want (taking EXP penalty in consideration), but Unique items are still mostly forbidden. At the moment as far as I can tell the only unique items on DGO are the Kings' arms and Princess' Dark Valkyrie Set, all other item's (including Lodestar's stuff) should be at the most of Epic quality.
Abilities & Feats
Abilities are Avatar unique skills you can perform that fit your Class. Warriors typically gain abilities that allow them to do more damage or survive attacks, while Rogues would gain something that allows them to sneak past their enemies or make use of something they cannot. Though they can be unique in other ways as well, such as the ability of flight or some such. Whatever your abilities are they are largely determined by who you are. Feats on the other hand are more specialized, but flexible in the fact that you can chose which one you’d like to use. Feats are tailored to fulfil different Archetypes for each class, but by no means defines what your Archetype would be if you chose them. That all depends on how you use them really.
Avatar Abilities differ from Feats in that they will remain consistent throughout your levels. While you can always lower your level to trade different feats, Avatar Abilities will always remain the same so long as you reach the level requirement. Avatar Abilities are also unique in that they are specialized for the character. They give your Avatar something unique about them that rarely any other character would have. These Avatar Abilities are linked towards your Class; however higher level Abilities can sometimes dip into other classes so long as they fit the flavor of your character. Every Avatar has 6 Abilities, but they will only obtain all of them at level 9.
These Avatar Abilities must also be reviewed and approved of by the GM before you actually use them.
Combat Rounds and Abilities Cooldown
Time, spent inside of combat (each post you do while fighting), on DGO is measured in units known as Rounds, which are in turn divided in sub-units known as Actions and Reactions. A Round is equivalent to one minute, while an Action is worthy 30 seconds, a Reaction doesn't take anytime to do, but can be made only once per Round, generally in response to a trigger that is determined by the type of ability you are using or action you are doing (e.g.: trying to attack someone that lowers their guard, ducking out of an attack line of effect, casting a shield spell, etc.).
Using an Action, a player can either move, attack (the number of attacks you can do on a single action depends on your attack speed, weapons, etc.) or activate an Ability or Feat, in any combination they see fit as long as it doesn't violate the 02 Actions per Round limit and every action can be accomplished in more or less 30 seconds. A special case lies with Minions (Controlled undead, demons, beasts, drones, etc.) since they only have 01 Action of their own per Round, the masters of such creatures must spend their own actions to have their Minions perform a second one. As a rule of thumb, Minions can't use Reactions, even under command, unless they have an ability that allows for such (e.g.: shields, intercepts, etc.).
The Cooldown of Abilities and Feats begins to count as soon as they are activated and works in a set way, based on a Round and its divisions. You must choose a Cooldown timer for your Abilities based on the following ones:
* N/A: This effect has no Cooldown, meaning that it can be used on every Action a player takes during combat. Passive effects have this Cooldown timer by default.
* One Action: This effect has a Cooldown of 01 Action, it can be used once every Round, independent of when you activate it.
* XX Rounds: This effect has a Cooldown of XX Rounds, you must wait a number of Rounds equal to the Cooldown number before using it again.
* XX Time Increments: This effect has a Cooldown of XX Time Increments, you must wait a number of Time Increments equal to the Cooldown number before using it again.
Lastly, remember that all these are guidelines on how to proceed through combat, even if you’re collabing during a fight, you should keep this in mind.
Time Increments
Time, spent outside of combat (that is, most non-combat posts), on DGO is measured in units known as Time Increments which are equivalent to 10 minutes for Open World maps and 05 minutes for Dungeons, this difference is because of the fact that inside of Dungeons the constant tension and adrenaline on your system, causes things to seem to move at a faster pace.
The biggest use for time increments is to measure the rate of regeneration for a players' resources, but other effects might depend on them as well. For every time increment that passes a player recovers 10% of their full Health and Mana (that is, 01% regen per minute), unless an ability or other things like being in a Sanctuary, where regen rates are 10 times faster (meaning, full regen in one Time Increment).
Lastly, if a player spends a Time Increment doing nothing but rest, generally sitting or lying down in a place, they can double the regen rates for that Time Increment.
Random Encounters
Dissolutions and Outlaws don't simply sit around in one place and wait for other players to come and turn them into a nice little pile of EXP. They prowl the land in search of squishy prey to chew and hack into bits, that's why caution at all times is highly advisable for the adventurous soul.
Mechanically speaking, for every Time Increment a player stays outside of Safe Zones, while logged on Deep Ground, they have a 1 in 6 chance of running on/being ambushed by Dissolutions or Outlaws. Generally speaking, this ensures that around once every hour you'll run into trouble, unless the system is being a bastard and pitting you against foes after foes with little to no time to breath between the fights.
The Level of the foes you face varies randomly between two bellow and two above the Challenge Level of the area you are in, which is pre-determined by the System. The number of foes you face are generally between 1 and 6, but this can change according the foes levels. The conditions of the encounter (who's ambushed and who isn't, distance, positioning, etc.) are based on circumstances like your skills, your foes' skills and terrain layout, all of which can change from encounter to encounter.
Lastly, you can decide to ignore Random Encounters if you use any means of fast travel, like a travel by mount or vehicle, or if you have specific skills that allow for that.
Rewards
The total EXP rewards from a defeated foe are based on both the foe's level and your own as explained by the NC System. The bases EXP reward per Level of the enemy is given below:
Level 01: 50 EXP.
Level 02: 100 EXP.
Level 03: 200 EXP.
Level 04: 400 EXP.
Level 05: 1000 EXP.
Level 06: 2500 EXP.
Level 07: 3750 EXP.
Level 08: 5000 EXP.
Level 09: 10000 EXP.
Upon your discretion you can choose to convert part, or even all, of the base EXP reward from an encounter into items or materials worth that much raw EXP, mins that any items broken down or sold for EXP are usually worth only half of their raw EXP value, with no modifiers to that amount, independent of your level. The raw EXP for broken/sold items is given bellow:
Poor/Materials: None, these items can be used to craft others, but are worth nothing in and off themselves. Their EXP value can be fully converted on items of higher quality as long as you know the proper crafting recipes.
Common/Rare: Half their base EXP value. Can be acquired normally by the method described above.
Epic: Full base EXP value. These items can only be acquired with GM permission.
Unique: Can't be broken. These items can only be acquired with GM permission.
Finally, a player can't equip/use any single item whose base EXP value is higher than the double of the current amount of EXP they currently have. Also, to keep things easy for all of us to keep track of your progress, include on the TOP of your posts in a visible way any EXP or item rewards your characters may have acquired on that same post.
Item Binding
Because of the effort one has to put in acquiring items of Epic and Unique quality, they are rewarded with a special feature that exists to prevent item theft. These items are bound to the first player who equips them and can’t be used by anyone else, regardless of class proficiency or any other factor (though there may be some avatar ability out there that allows it).
There are two ways of breaking an item binding. First, one can purchase an Ownership Certificate, that allows for a binding to be overruled, to prevent abuse, these items can only be acquired from a Colored King (much like Pardon Letters) or if the avatar who previously owned the item is deleted for some reason, like when a player reaches he age cap, though this method only matters for Unique items, since there’s only one copy of each item of this at any time on the whole Deep Ground. There are no known legal methods besides those two.
Professions
(New feature, hot!)
The pressing necessity of give the players formal help in guiding their future on the real world gave rise to the concept of Professions on Deep Ground. While most of them aren’t related to real jobs, they still teach the players about the value of working, organizational skills and striving to earn what they want of life as well as another multiple things. The Profession you choose will however, have some impact on your future, so think well before picking one.
Each player can have up to one Profession (plus any related skills) at any single time and they are freely exchangeable, but you lose any progress on your previous Professions if you choose to abandon them. To create an item, or use a profession in general, a player must have both the required raw EXP in Materials, a crafting recipe for that item, and the required profession skill level. Some profession might require additional features as well, like the need of a forge for Blacksmithing, each specific item also takes a time to build and some of them might have cooldown timers to prevent the spam creation of powerful items on the world.
Profession Skill Levels vary in a scale that goes from Novice, Adept, Journeyman, Master and Grand Master, though (much like the Colored Kings) there can only be one Grand Master of each Profession at once on Deep Ground. To raise one’s proficiency in a Profession, one has to keep trying and pushing their skill ever further, investing time and EXP on their quest for perfection.
Just like with abilities, there are as many professions on Deep Ground as there are stars in the sky, thereby a list of them would be impossible to do, just keep in mind what your character can or can’t do. Also, if you choose to have a Profession add it as a new field on your Avatar’s CS.
Decription: In her castle on the very edges of Deep Ground’s map, Victoire awaits the party behind the locked door to the courtyard. She’s hungry for fresh blood and will go to any length to take it, and her rather enticing drop table makes sure she never has to leave the comforts of home to get it. The dungeon to her is full of demonic creatures summoned by the vampire herself, and they will do everything in their power to bring you down and keep their master from lifting a finger…
Combat: Victoire is not the typical raid boss, boasting far lower health and defenses than any other boss of similar caliber. However, what she lacks in durability she makes up for in high damage output and a passive lifesteal from all in her arena. Her arena is a hazard in and of itself, stacking poison on all present and inflicting debuffs tailored to every subclass in the room. All the while, with every minute spent in the area, a clocktower high above the courtyard ticks, each sounding powering up Victoire’s DPS. When the witching hour hits, the Black Rose Dragon is summoned, and the raid may as well end, for this beast has all the defenses Victoire doesn’t. For the daring, the dragon offers a far greater challenge and chance at valuable loot.
The Blood Countess is often farmed by Sorcerers, Necromancers, and Duelists, and those who have taken to Jewelry Smithing or Enchanting for professions. Her common drops are valued for both their marketable value and magical potential, while the singular rare drop is sought after by only the strong and stupid.
Recommended Group Size: 6
I give to you Raid Boss #2! In collaboration with @KoL.
Decription: In her castle on the very edges of Deep Ground’s map, Victoire awaits the party behind the locked door to the courtyard. She’s hungry for fresh blood and will go to any length to take it, and her rather enticing drop table makes sure she never has to leave the comforts of home to get it. The dungeon to her is full of demonic creatures summoned by the vampire herself, and they will do everything in their power to bring you down and keep their master from lifting a finger…
Combat: Victoire is not the typical raid boss, boasting far lower health and defenses than any other boss of similar caliber. However, what she lacks in durability she makes up for in high damage output and a passive lifesteal from all in her arena. Her arena is a hazard in and of itself, stacking poison on all present and inflicting debuffs tailored to every subclass in the room. All the while, with every minute spent in the area, a clocktower high above the courtyard ticks, each sounding powering up Victoire’s DPS. When the witching hour hits, the Black Rose Dragon is summoned, and the raid may as well end, for this beast has all the defenses Victoire doesn’t. For the daring, the dragon offers a far greater challenge and chance at valuable loot.
The Blood Countess is often farmed by Sorcerers, Necromancers, and Duelists, and those who have taken to Jewelry Smithing or Enchanting for professions. Her common drops are valued for both their marketable value and magical potential, while the singular rare drop is sought after by only the strong and stupid.
