Bandit crew

[Xanderleo]

Pfah. 12 bandits could own sigrun!

12 - 3rd level bandits? They can only hit my unbuffed AC with a natural 20. Meanwhile, with their one attack a round, I'm taking six a round with two magical battleaxes powerattacked. Nyx would probably kill a few as well.

So yeah, not too worried.

[Raksha]

Wands of Magic Missile: The great equalizer.

...ooops, shouldn't be giving the bad guys ideas.

I mean, ahem. SMITE!

[Xanderleo]

*uses scroll of Shield*

[Saulus]

No no no! The patended Exigo Missile defense system is perfect for this! Buy it today at the Exigo Trading post.


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"If we don't feel like killing it, some hapless adventurer will suicide themselves until they do."

[Dark presence]

Well, semi on topic, when I make a character, some of the things that have to be answered are, "Why is this character adventuring?" and "How are they going to fit into a party and the campaign/world as adventurers?" (And my own character, Serena, suffers because I didn't answer those questions).

So making bandits pretty well leaves both those questions with lousy answers. They are going to be lonely and despised as has been said, and that will naturally preclude them from being long term characters.

[Xanderleo]

As rustediron said, the idea is for them to rampage across the server holding people up ... not caring if they die for good or not. Personally, I think that's against the entire idea of an rp server, as the characters should be played realistically, rather than thinking OOC "Hey I don't care one whit if this character bites it, I didn't even figure out a history or any goals."

People will put up with alot of things in Sundren ... but as experience has shown, one thing that brooks no mercy is theft. It might be fun for them make disposable characters (because you know they will be) but generally, it'll just be an annoyance to the other players.

All that said, I have no say in what they can and can't do, so it is not up to me if they want to engage in this fruitless excercise. With the new death rules, at least they won't be a thorn in everyone's side forever.

[rustediron]

at least they won't be a thorn in everyone's side forever.

Not if I can help it

[Xanderleo]

Not if I can help it

Trust me, if you survive long enough to see bounty threads, you're royally screwed.

[rustediron]

lol
*makes himself unsearchable*

[Machiavelli]

So making bandits pretty well leaves both those questions with lousy answers. They are going to be lonely and despised as has been said, and that will naturally preclude them from being long term characters.

That doesn't neccesarily make a lousy long term character. Returning to the example of the great Urthak Thunk above, he was indeed despised; but he was the Orc that everyone loved to hate! I'll admit that it's rarely likely to work though.

[Scavar]

You can make a bandit type character and have it work, the problem is other people RPing correctly or if you can get disguises that hide your name and such.

Turning off searchable only does so much, and I don't trust people to think they will all play along correctly. And being a bandit doesn't mean you have to be a fool either. Like I said if I was going to do it, I'd be the smart one. Plan things out, realize it's not good to just start robbing people left and right especially at our "level" and "understanding" of the politics of the area we are in.

[Xanderleo]

You can make a bandit type character and have it work, the problem is other people RPing correctly or if you can get disguises that hide your name and such.

I think that's a cool idea.

As I said I only have a problem with an OOCly created group of disposable characters made to harass people.

Now, what you're describing here is closer to a rogue rather than a bandit, in which case we actually have a joinable faction for those types. Now would be a good time to start fleshing them out, too.

[rustediron]

Good work scavar! you'll guide us in the right direction, you will
Now we just need a leader so you can whisper in his ear...

EDIT: If people don't RP it correctly, we can just flame them on the forums!

[Xanderleo]

That sword cuts two ways, rusted.

[Scavar]

As long as you aren't the leader rustediron, I'll consider it -_-


I might not even have to make a new character, Taallic mightb e convinced of something like that as long as he doesn't have to actually do any work himself. He just draws things.