Let's play WIZARDRY 8 with a CODEX GANG

[hoverdog]

Ongoing LPS in ToEE, Fallout Tactics and Baldur's Gate made me do it.
So, without further ado:


let's play wizardry 8 with Dodd's mod!

There are five positions in the party for codex heroes. The main character, mine, will be a rawulf* cleric-> lord, so there will be some healing no matter what.
Rules are standard - semi-ironman mode, loading only when Hoverdog dies. Resurrection powder only used in special cases.

OUR UNDEFEATABLE PARTY

FRONTLINE

Hoverdog - A Kind Rawulf Priest

Chzr - a Cunning Human Valkyrie

Cenobyte - A Kind Human Samurai

BACKLINE

Jack Von Dex - an Intellectual Dwarf Bard

Lord Phallus - An Eccentric Lizardman Bishop

Copperscale - A Loner Dracon Alchemist

OUR UNLUCKY BASTARDS

Volourn the Pretty Princess - An Eccentric Dwarf Psionic
CAUSE OF DEATH: squashed by King crab's extended pincers
FAMOUS LAST WORDS: "FFS!"

Azira - a Chaotic Faerie Ninja
CAUSE OF DEATH: Unknown, probably failed the test
FAMOUS LAST WORDS: "You fuckin' kiddin' me man!"

Ulminati - An Aggresive Human Wizard
CAUSE OF DEATH: Stabbed to death by a highwayman
FAMOUS LAST WORDS: "I'm going to kill you, Hoverdog!!!"

Ligthor 'Greedy' Greedius - a Laidback Halfling Rogue
CAUSE OF DEATH: demonized by Onyx
FAMOUS LAST WORDS: ""Without any problems", you say?"

HOVERDOG'S UNFORTUNATE DEMISES
1) Gregorized by Gregor the Bug
2) Onyxed by Onyx

OUR RECRUITMENT CAMP

Gryzor - A Chaotic Dracon Ranger

Meat - A Loner Mook Warrior

Kenshi - A Loner Human Ninja

Juggernaut - An Aggresive Felpurr Gadgeteer

Nickless - A Laidback Human Valkyrie

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FOR ALL YOUR MEATSHIELDING NEEDS

For those who want to participate but know nothing about wizardry's system:
Races:
Human - as always, balanced, no special skills
Dwarf - slow and stupid but tough, damage resistance, good for warriors and clerics
Elf - increased intelligence and piety, but weak physically
Gnome - good intelligence, vitality and dexterity at the cost of speed and strength
Hobbit - quick and dexterous, very low piety
Faerie - cannot use most armor and weapons, very low strenght and vitality, very high int and speed. magic users and ninjas only
Lizardman - ideal warrior, strong and tough but very stupid
Dracon - breath attack, otherwise a more balanced lizardman
Felpurr - very quick, but low piety and vit
Rawulf - pious but stupid
Mook - very high senses, good toughness and intellect, but slow and with very low piety

Classes:
Warrior - pretty obvious
Lord - dual-wielding warrior with priest spells later on
Valkyrie - polearm warrior with priest spells, can cheat death, pretty much the best class, female only
Ranger - shoots, alchemy spellbook later
Samurai - dual-wielding with critical strike, wizard spells later
Ninja - very restricted in armor department, critical strike and thrown weapons, a little bit alchemy
Monk - resistant to damage, martial arts, psionic spellbook
Rogue - hard to hit, deals heavy damage
Gadgeteer - ranged shooter, can use gadgets
Bard - can use instruments
Priest - dedicated divine spellcaster, not bad in a fight
Alchemist - dedicated alchemy spellcaster, good throwing skills
Bishop - can use all spellbooks, very weak in the beginning but awesome later on
Psionic - dedicated psionic spellcaster
Wizard - dedicated wizard spellcaster

You can choose your weapon specialization and build (for example, tank warrior vs. dual-wielding warrior)

Portraits here http://s978.photobucket.com/albums/ae26 ... ardry/avs/

voice - aggresive/intellectual / burly / chaotic / cunning / eccentric / kindly / laidback / loner (each has two sets: 1 and 2)

Post your meatshields here!

Let the massive rape commence!


* furry jokes too

 

[chzr]

looks like another bloodbath coming soon




someone had to do it...

chzr
human valkyrie

i guess we won't hear voice anyway so...


edit: cunning 1

 

[hoverdog]

you won't hear them, correct, but each has its own insights on their current situation - it's definetely more of a panty barter than in BG, for example.
Of course, I will be doing off-the-game banters as well, don't you worry.

 

[lightbane]

Sounds fun, let me try:

Ligthor Greedius

hobbit rogue

Portrait:

voice: Laidback (althought we won't hear them anyways)

 

[Azira]

What, noone picked a fairie ninja yet?

Voice: chaotic.

Funky ass pic:

 

[Jack]

Jack Von Dex
Dwarf Bard

intellectual 2

 

[Marsal]

Volourn
Dwarf Psionic

Voice: eccentric 1

 

[Ulminati]

Ulminati
Human wizard

 

[Chef_Hathaway]

Lord Phallus

Lizardman Bishop

Eccentric 2

 

[Cenobyte]

Damn, I'm too late for the party, it seems

Anyway, my character:

Cenobyte

Male Human Samurai
Attr. 50/56/45/50/60/62/52
Skills Close Combat 8/ Dual Weapons 8/ Critical Strike 13/ Artifacts 5/ Sword 10/ Throwing & Sling 5

Kindly 1

btw, on which difficulty will you play?

 

[Darth Roxor]

Gryzor - male Dracon ranger

Chaotic 2

 

[anus_pounder]

Meat -
Mook Warrior

everything else up to the OP.

 

[Takeda Kenshi]

Kenshi - Human Male Ninja

Loner 2

 

[juggernaut]

juggernaut
female Felpurr gadgeteer
aggressive 1

 

[hoverdog]

Damn, I'm too late for the party, it seems

btw, on which difficulty will you play?

don't worry, this'll be my first time playing a modded wizardry, and since dodd's mod adds more difficult fights, meatshield circulation will be fast enough.
and probably normal level, i'll change to higher if it's too easy.

 

[hoverdog]

First things first.
We have to make some preparations.
And by that, I mean adding a new, powerful spell. This obscure magick was created by the ancient mystics of the distant Po'p'emole. Few know this spell, and not even they dare to unleash its powerful sorceries...
BEHOLD
THIS IS
SUMMON MEATSHIELD

 

[Nickless]

In the spirit of true powergaming...

Valkyrie
Laidback 2
Human

 

[Jack]

I'm waiting with anticipation for this glorious tale to begin.

 

[hoverdog]

PROLOGUE: THE PROLOGUE

Intro

Well, we're all set team. Ready to go?

Where to, chief?

We got hired by this Mook guy Urq to be his bodyguards, but he'll die pretty soon. Our real quest is to stop the Dark Savant from becoming a god!

WHAT? Are ya fuckin' kiddin' me champ? This band of level one rookies? Stop the Savant from becoming a god? You're outta yer fuckin' mind!

And who's this? A fairy? FFS we got a fairy? Lame ass faggotry FFS

Oooh, this will be fun. Thank gods they can't cheat death.

Not to be overly inquisitive, Hovery, but how do you know the Mook will die?

I know it thanks to a skill, Jack. It's called Metagaming Knowledge.

Strange. None of us seem to be able to buy it.

It's a leader skill. Okay friends, let's do it!

Here our our mighty heroes:

Unfortunately I can't find the game-starting video. Anyway, the spaceship our heroes travel on is shot down and has a hard crash-landing near an old monastery.

You didn't say anything about crashing in the middle of nowhere!

Would it look better that way? I think not. Onwards!

FFS!



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A proper update - later today!

 

[lightbane]

What does that dragon mean? It's on every character's menu but the leader's one.

 

[hoverdog]

I cropped the leader's pic, but was too lazy to do that to the others.


also, news at five - very first death!

 

[Azira]

Yay! It's probably the fairie!

Then again, he is in the back line, so it's more probably one of the frontline goons.. My guess would be Greedy. Rogues are squishy.

 

[DraQ]

Copperscale ('Scale)

Male Dracon Alchemist, Loner1.

Stats:
pump int, what's left into dex, if something is left, pump pie.
Skills:
Alchemy + elements, throwing/mythology, depending on someone else being able to throw bombs and identify monsters.

 

[Nickless]

Are you using any other mods besides Dodd's?

 

[hoverdog]

daegun's tweaks.

and one thing more - what should I do with joinable NPCs? recruit them, transform them (thanks to the meatshield spell) into codexians or leave the spaces empty?