1. The Valiant Knight. A fully armored warrior with dashing good looks and the body and skills to boot, yet gentle with women and children and inspiring hope in everyone he meets.
2. The Mighty Warrior. A master of all weapons and armor and is intelligent enough to exploit the weaknesses of his opponents.
3. The Great Wizard. A man with highly powerful magic spells and the ability to wipe entire armies off the field.
4. The Pious Cleric. His holy aura and ability to heal inspire hope in everyone around him.
5. The Village Idiot. He has skills under par with all adventurers or he's just an ordinary guy who drinks too much and picks fights with strangers, yet has a very kind heart.
Which one would you choose? Kennatsu fucked around with this message on 04-17-2005 at 12:17 AM.
I'd probably give him some material incentive just to make sure he stays loyal, as well.
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Kennatsu had this to say about the Spice Girls:
and you also realize that the evil king has sent assassins to slay whoever you choose should they figure out who. Which champion would you choose to fulfill your prophecy?
I send a priest to the head of his assassins to tell him (or her) that THEY are the one that is the destined champion.
I'm the god of goodness and light, but someone else can be the god of honesty.
If I had to, I would choose the Cleric. Don't underestimate the power of religous zealots.
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Big Easy's fortune cookie read:
As a fan of Eric the Unready and other anti-heroes, I must pick the Village Idiot. The evil king would NEVER suspect him and he just might be able to accomplish the goal. And if he gets killed off, the distraction would give me enough time to call one of the other four in to get the job done.
YES. Another fan of Sir Eric!
I thought I was the only person who loved that game.
That game was THE BOMB. I can't think of a single part of it that I didn't thorougly enjoy.
Like that jeopardy-ish game...
"The quickest way to a man's heart is..."
A) ...through his stomach.
B) ...through his breastbone with an axe.
C) ...flowers and dinner.
Or whatever it was 
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Kennatsu Model 2000 was programmed to say:
5. The Village Idiot. He has skills under par with all adventurers or he's just an ordinary guy who drinks too much and picks fights with strangers, yet has a very kind heart.
Adventurers aren't politicians. You need a likeable idiot to run things. (I infer nothing!)
Its like if Indiana Jones were governor. Everytime the nazis tried to steal a precious artifact he would jump into action, leaving all his duties behind! Who will sign this new legislation for our town? Our adventurer governor has once again run off, and has told no one where he has gone. I guess this "no work on Mondays" law wont go into effect until months later when he returns.
The wizard can wipe out an entire army with a single spell. Cool. The cleric can get you loads upon loads of followers, and strengthen each of them to boot. Sweet! The knight has good looks. Useless.
The warrior needs none of these. Why get the wizard to annihilate an entire army when the warrior can go behind/cut through the enemy troops and kill their commander? Why have the cleric get loads of followers to assault an enemy castle when you could have the warrior sneak in, kill the big bad enemy leader guy, and leave as quickly and silently as he came? And who's to say the mighty warrior doesn't also have good looks?
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When the babel fish was in place, it was apparent Ruvyen said:
I'd have to go with the warrior.Why get the wizard to annihilate an entire army when the warrior can go behind/cut through the enemy troops and kill their commander?
Why have the cleric get loads of followers to assault an enemy castle when you could have the warrior sneak in, kill the big bad enemy leader guy, and leave as quickly and silently as he came?
This is called an assassin. I hear tell they're not too big in goodness/light circles.
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Palador ChibiDragon, alone in the world and surrounded by danger on every turn, still managed to type this:
I send a priest to the head of his assassins to tell him (or her) that THEY are the one that is the destined champion.I'm the god of goodness and light, but someone else can be the god of honesty.
Palador wins.
Disclaimer: I'm just kidding, I love all living things.
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This is called an assassin. I hear tell they're not too big in goodness/light circles.
No, he'd still be a warrior. It's just instead of sending a huge army into a castle, he goes in alone, cuts a path to the Big Bad Guy (TM) while going semi-unnoticed, faces off against said Big Bad Guy (TM), defeats him in combat, and leaves.
Besides, there's no doubt that stealth is an advantage. The warrior has no reason to not be stealthy. And if he gets detected, he can cut through the enemy troops and still fight the Big Bad Guy (TM).
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We were all impressed when Ruvyen wrote:
No, he'd still be a warrior. It's just instead of sending a huge army into a castle, he goes in alone, cuts a path to the Big Bad Guy (TM) while going semi-unnoticed, faces off against said Big Bad Guy (TM), defeats him in combat, and leaves.Besides, there's no doubt that stealth is an advantage. The warrior has no reason to not be stealthy. And if he gets detected, he can cut through the enemy troops and still fight the Big Bad Guy (TM).
Unfortunately, just killing the Big Bad Guy 9 times out of 10 won't stop his army. Killing the leader won't make his army scatter, especially when it's just one man.
Also, your typical warrior isn't subtle by design, and "cutting a path" to the leader probably won't get unnoticed for very long and when it is noticed, chances are if that warrior's alone, he's suddenly got the entire army on him and is as good as dead.
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Azymyth wrote this then went back to looking for porn:
Unfortunately, just killing the Big Bad Guy 9 times out of 10 won't stop his army. Killing the leader won't make his army scatter, especially when it's just one man.Also, your typical warrior isn't subtle by design, and "cutting a path" to the leader probably won't get unnoticed for very long and when it is noticed, chances are if that warrior's alone, he's suddenly got the entire army on him and is as good as dead.
True, but taking out the leader would likely be a huge morale hit to the enemy. Plus, there would be some confusion as a new leader was selected. Perfect opportunity to send in the troops to mop up. The warrior wouldn't end the battle single-handedly, but he would give a HUGE advantage.
And as for subtlety, that depends on your definition of the warrior. I should clarify my view:
The warrior and the knight are both your fighter-type. However, the knight is your tank. He's got the platemail, he's got the fuckin' huge lance, he rides a horse so he doesn't have to carry it all. He's the one you send in to pwn the enemy troops. The warrior, however, is more the medieval version of a commando, an elite foot soldier. He'd likely be wearing lighter armour, like chainmail or studded leather, almost definitely be using a shield, and would probably use a mace and bow (for when melee isn't appropriate).
Who's the better fighter? Neither, they both have their strengths and weaknesses. The knight would obviously fare well against shitloads of enemy troops, being able to charge through and impale them on his lance. The warrior wears lighter armour and stays on foot, going much less noticed. THis makes it easier to eliminate the big targets and let the grunts take care of the rest.
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So quoth Ruvyen:
True, but taking out the leader would likely be a huge morale hit to the enemy. Plus, there would be some confusion as a new leader was selected. Perfect opportunity to send in the troops to mop up. The warrior wouldn't end the battle single-handedly, but he would give a HUGE advantage.
I think it would make them more pissed if their leader was well liked.
"What? They got king steve? Those fuckers gotta die!"
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"Ah man... our leaders dead... now we have to go home and mope."
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Verily, Kait doth proclaim:
I'd trounce all of them and send in my poo-flinging orangutan. (haha, gotta love Black & White)
That game makes me happy in ways I can't begin to describe.
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I think it would make them more pissed if their leader was well liked."What? They got king steve? Those fuckers gotta die!"
-not-
"Ah man... our leaders dead... now we have to go home and mope."
For one, their leader is likely going to be very powerful. If he's eliminated, I must have someone even more powerful on my side. The enemy troops would be facing an enemy they now know is more powerful than they are. They'd know their chances are now considerably slimmer.
Plus, if they attack, who will lead them? A new leader will need to be selected. If we attack before this new leader is selected, they likely won't have an effective strategy, and definitely won't have anyone to keep them organised. Chaos can be your friend.
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Ruvyen said this about your mom:
For one, their leader is likely going to be very powerful. If he's eliminated, I must have someone even more powerful on my side. The enemy troops would be facing an enemy they now know is more powerful than they are. They'd know their chances are now considerably slimmer.Plus, if they attack, who will lead them? A new leader will need to be selected. If we attack before this new leader is selected, they likely won't have an effective strategy, and definitely won't have anyone to keep them organised. Chaos can be your friend.
You said their leader was in a castle, not in front of their troops. Their troops would be lead by another general who was told to stomp your ass by their now former leader. Man its going to suck when they are at your gates and your hero is off killing people in a random caslte. DrPaintThinner fucked around with this message on 04-18-2005 at 02:57 PM.
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DrPaintThinner spewed forth this undeniable truth:
You said their leader was in a castle, not in front of their troops. Their troops would be lead by another general who was told to stomp your ass by their now former leader. Man its going to suck when they are at your gates and your hero is off killing people in a random caslte.
So, we take out the general first, then send the warrior in to kill stuff.
