Comments on: 1-19 - Inside the Network http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/03/21/1-19-inside-the-network/ a roguelike webcomic Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:54:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Craig http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/03/21/1-19-inside-the-network/#comment-231 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:24:37 +0000 http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/03/21/1-19-inside-the-network/#comment-231 The weapon damage isn't really what makes whips so great for high-strength characters. Your strength bonus is applied to *each hit* with the whip, so if you have a strength bonus of +4, that's +12 damage if you hit all three times. With the sword, your strength bonus only gets applied once -- maybe twice. The weapon damage isn’t really what makes whips so great for high-strength characters. Your strength bonus is applied to *each hit* with the whip, so if you have a strength bonus of +4, that’s +12 damage if you hit all three times. With the sword, your strength bonus only gets applied once — maybe twice.

]]> by: Anos http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/03/21/1-19-inside-the-network/#comment-230 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 09:09:56 +0000 http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/03/21/1-19-inside-the-network/#comment-230 Ok, well I'm not super familiar with the weapon rules of rogulikes, but also consider that at least in dnd whips don't get str mod to damage(unless its a mighty whip) while swords do(especially if it's a 2handed sword. :p) so, 3d3 or d10+str. Ok, well I’m not super familiar with the weapon rules of rogulikes, but also consider that at least in dnd whips don’t get str mod to damage(unless its a mighty whip) while swords do(especially if it’s a 2handed sword. :p) so, 3d3 or d10+str.

]]> by: BarlowBrad http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/03/21/1-19-inside-the-network/#comment-227 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:00:48 +0000 http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/03/21/1-19-inside-the-network/#comment-227 If it's the same sword that warriors start with than it is 2d5, which would make the average damage 6 per round. It could go up to 12 per round if he gets two attacks with it, which is not that rare for half-troll warriors starting out. If it’s the same sword that warriors start with than it is 2d5, which would make the average damage 6 per round. It could go up to 12 per round if he gets two attacks with it, which is not that rare for half-troll warriors starting out.

]]> by: OneTrue http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/03/21/1-19-inside-the-network/#comment-226 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:40:52 +0000 http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/03/21/1-19-inside-the-network/#comment-226 Average of 1d10 is 5.5 per hit. So with two hits per round, that's 11. Average of 1d10 is 5.5 per hit. So with two hits per round, that’s 11.

]]> by: SQLGuru http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/03/21/1-19-inside-the-network/#comment-225 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:02:27 +0000 http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/03/21/1-19-inside-the-network/#comment-225 Whips are underrated. What's the damage on a sword? 1d10? Let's say that averages out to 5 per hit. A whip will give you 1d3 (per the above), so that averages out to 2. 1 attack with the sword is between 1 and 10 averaging to 5. 3 attacks with the whip is between 3 and 9 averaging to 6. The whip gives up 1 on the max end but gains 2 on the min end and averages 1 more, too. Plus, the chance of missing with all three hits is lower than the chance of missing with one hit. I'll take 3d3 over 1d10. Layne Whips are underrated. What’s the damage on a sword? 1d10? Let’s say that averages out to 5 per hit. A whip will give you 1d3 (per the above), so that averages out to 2.

1 attack with the sword is between 1 and 10 averaging to 5.
3 attacks with the whip is between 3 and 9 averaging to 6.

The whip gives up 1 on the max end but gains 2 on the min end and averages 1 more, too. Plus, the chance of missing with all three hits is lower than the chance of missing with one hit. I’ll take 3d3 over 1d10.

Layne

]]> by: Ojomax http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/03/21/1-19-inside-the-network/#comment-222 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:30:01 +0000 http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/03/21/1-19-inside-the-network/#comment-222 hmm I did it the other way round... I could identify the page 1-6 person as a guy but thought this one was a woman ;-) hmm I did it the other way round… I could identify the page 1-6 person as a guy but thought this one was a woman ;-)

]]> by: Nameless http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/03/21/1-19-inside-the-network/#comment-221 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 07:23:49 +0000 http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/03/21/1-19-inside-the-network/#comment-221 With the notable exception of Lucky's Magical Breasts of Varying Existence (:p) I've had no problem identifying gender in characters such as the landlord. With the notable exception of Lucky’s Magical Breasts of Varying Existence (:p) I’ve had no problem identifying gender in characters such as the landlord.

]]> by: Stevil http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/03/21/1-19-inside-the-network/#comment-220 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 04:14:46 +0000 http://www.penancecomic.com/2007/03/21/1-19-inside-the-network/#comment-220 Here I could tell the landlord was a guy, back on page 6 however I thought he was a woman. Here I could tell the landlord was a guy, back on page 6 however I thought he was a woman.

]]>