Stolen Pixels #147: Naked Greed
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Oh yeah, I did that too. I also pickpocketed everyone I could in every damn city/castle/whatever, even the traveling merchant.
Cuz hey, if I'm saving their asses, they owe me some green. Am I wrong, fellas?
Cuz hey, if I'm saving their asses, they owe me some green. Am I wrong, fellas?
I thought the same thing for the longest time. I heard people say "mook" and for some reason I thought it was this awful racist slur against African-Americans. (I was confusing it with the now-archaic "spook".)Poomanchu745 said:
It was just a couple of months ago I Google'd around and found out "mook" is just a minion, henchmen, cannon-fodder, etc.
Oh yeah, that idiot. We didn't see eye to eye until I beat him in a fight (next time I'll remove his gear to make it easir for me to trash him). Now we're back on cordial terms with each other. And he better not die or leave because he's got my Dragon Plate armour on and if I lose that I will scream.Dectilon said:
ROFL... I used to do that in other Bioware games. "Betray me, will ya?! " But in Dragon Age - as far as I can tell - you get everything back when they croak. Maybe just for this very reason ;-)
Now - that said - I do deny Jory and Daveth (da mooks) any healing and injury kits when I play through (hey, they're expensive at the start!). So, I'm pretty sure, if they didn't die according to the plot, they'd expire from the sheer number of broken bones and internal injuries they rack up along the way XD
Now - that said - I do deny Jory and Daveth (da mooks) any healing and injury kits when I play through (hey, they're expensive at the start!). So, I'm pretty sure, if they didn't die according to the plot, they'd expire from the sheer number of broken bones and internal injuries they rack up along the way XD
Neverwinter Nights 2 had an even more interesting take on this situation
What could/would have been interesting it work magic items into the approval system similar to how henchmen or minions would work in some of the earlier editions of D&D. If you give them a magic item they are going to be less likely to leave your service, but they are going to consider that items theirs and will likely only part with it if you buy it off them or give them something better.
Near the end of the game all your party members would decide to fight for you, against you or just flat out leave - based on your actions towards them throughout the game. Stripping those that were going to fight against you of their gear not only ensured you held on to it(although you could probably still loot it afterward), but it made the fights easier.
Excuse me mister evil ranger who hasn't agreed with a single thing I did all game despite me playing an self-centered lawful evil character as well - mind if I take a look at your +3 bow, fancy leather armor and all your magic jewelry? Thanks. Now commence with attempting to backstab me and see how that works out for you.
Excuse me mister evil ranger who hasn't agreed with a single thing I did all game despite me playing an self-centered lawful evil character as well - mind if I take a look at your +3 bow, fancy leather armor and all your magic jewelry? Thanks. Now commence with attempting to backstab me and see how that works out for you.
What could/would have been interesting it work magic items into the approval system similar to how henchmen or minions would work in some of the earlier editions of D&D. If you give them a magic item they are going to be less likely to leave your service, but they are going to consider that items theirs and will likely only part with it if you buy it off them or give them something better.
dont know about you but when my party members die i end up with their gear in my inventory without even bothering to loot em.....even during cut scenes (in dragon age that is)
I did something similar to this in "Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin" for the Nintendo DS.
One of the final bosses in the game is a doppleganger that copies all the equipment and moves of the *first* character that enters the room. I walked in as Johnathon and got my butt handed to me by...well, my uber vampire killing character build.
So I got curious and went into Charlotte's equipment list (the female protagonist that tags along with Johnathon in the game) and took off everything from her and gave her the weakest weapon she could wield (which happens to be a plain book). I walked into the room as Charlotte and sure enough the Doppleganger copied her weak form, which I immediately switched to my Johnathon to...well, slap around his partner?
Fortunately Charlotte isn't entirely naked in the game as the henchmen are in Dragon Age. Though now that I think of it, I'm abusing the game by picking the female protagonist to be beaten on by the male protagonist.
Now I feel like a sexist.
So I got curious and went into Charlotte's equipment list (the female protagonist that tags along with Johnathon in the game) and took off everything from her and gave her the weakest weapon she could wield (which happens to be a plain book). I walked into the room as Charlotte and sure enough the Doppleganger copied her weak form, which I immediately switched to my Johnathon to...well, slap around his partner?
Fortunately Charlotte isn't entirely naked in the game as the henchmen are in Dragon Age. Though now that I think of it, I'm abusing the game by picking the female protagonist to be beaten on by the male protagonist.
Now I feel like a sexist.
I've certainly thought of it, but in Dragon's Age, it seems you get their stuff when they disappear/die. I played all the starting stories through (just to see) and in the first one or two I thought about the fact that I lost some party members stuff --- but then (maybe it was the dwarf common) I realized that I had it in my inventory --- that the game had given it to me.
Shamus, I can confirm that you are NOT the only person that does this. [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WutaiTheft]
Back when I played Dungeon Siege. I would free Merik the mage from the Ice Caves, accept him into my party, strip him of all his kick-ass gear and dump him again, laughing at his angry outburst at me. Then give his good gear to Andiemus further along the way, who is way better than Merik anyway.