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Gameplay => Wish list => Topic started by: Gellule on April 11, 2005, 02:43:21 am

Title: Mysterious potions or the interest of not knowing too much
Post by: Gellule on April 11, 2005, 02:43:21 am

For the wish, and only the wish, please jump to the end of this post, right after the short story that comes with it.

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This afternoon, Arleena Arlavin (the lady Dermorian on the tavern roof) was telling me about her potions. Telling me? Yea, right... she was not telling much. The only difference I could tell was the color of the strange suff she was selling, wihtout any idea on what the purpose of each bottle was. It\'s not that I do not trust Aleena (her red skin looks suspicious to a white Enkidukai like me), but my only hope was to find a potion master of some sort to help me pick the right stuff.

Golmir? Maybe...

Gellule : \"Hiya Golmir! May I ask you a quick question?\"
Golmir  : Greetings, you may ask, I will answer if I know the answer\"
Gellule : \"Do you have any idea what Aleena, the lady Dermorian on the tavern roof, is actually selling?\"
Golmir  : \"Well, I did not talk to her since the days of Molecular Blue\"
Gellule : \"So you don\'t have any idea what those potions are for?\"
Golmir  : For drinking for sure, but I have no idea on the effects.\"
Gellule : \"Sounds like I have to give it a try... Thanks!\"

Well, I really had to give a try. And even if Golmir had been able to tell me what the effect of each potions was, I would still be wondering if the effect would be the same today.

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Do not mention the purpose of things you can buy or find around unless its very easy to guess.
Your level of knowledge in the field related to the thing you buy/find should modify its description.
If you are not knowledgable your are bound to ask someone to buy the stuff for you or take a risk.
Buying/finding something and trying it, is not a good reason for knowing everything about it next time.
Your skills should make the difference.

- A novice comes to Aleena and try to buy a potion. They all look the same and
he/she will get a random one or maybe a good one if she likes him/her.
- A potion expert comes to Aleena and try to buy a potion. He/she will be able to pick the right stuff.

- A novice walk in the forest and finds a mushroom. He/she thought that the cooking training offered at the tavern was useless. Now, he/she has no idea if this mushroom is good or not.
- Jomed\'s best student would make the difference.

This could apply to many things: potions, weapons, spells, food, animals...


Hope that\'s not a double post. At least you got the story. ;)


-Gellule



PS: Hehe... I gave it a try. I bought a potion, and drank it: no idea what it did to me. Tasted good though. :D

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Post by: Kwip on April 11, 2005, 07:34:09 pm

*Kwip goes to tavern roof and looks at the potion selection.  Having studied them for many a hour he chooses the bubbling, brownish-green one, because it appeals visually to him (its perty ;) ).  In the next moment, visible all through Hyddra, is a mushroom cloud blooming over what used to be Kada\'s Tavern.*

Ahh I can imagine the possiblities :)

Any way, I do believe that they are planning to use this sort of system already.

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Post by: Lordbug on April 12, 2005, 03:46:13 pm

*looks at the mushroom cloud and says: stupid curiosity! now I have to go to The Broken Door! And I dunno if they have milk there!

Yeah, the possibilities would be great...
A newb goes to buy a potion and then I see in the help channel \"Why am I a pink frog now?\"

_Kwip: Hyddra?! mmm... where is that? wasn\'t it Hydlaa you meant? *looks back and sees a mad Kwip running behind him and shouts to Kwip: aaahhh, sorry, sorry!

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Post by: dragonfire999 on April 13, 2005, 12:07:05 am

* stares at the mushroom cloud*


to think i almost drank that stuff.....

*feels a piece of kwip hit her in the head

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Post by: Lordbug on April 13, 2005, 07:21:29 pm

*makes a funeral

Death: 11.04.2005, 10:34 PS forum time
Kwip was a great guy... and er.. was a member of Ovates.

*will never touch Taser again for obvious reasons

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Post by: dragonfire999 on April 16, 2005, 05:54:36 am

* is mad at lordbug*

i like this idea though, the thought of a dead kwip is so.... AWESOME!!! :D:D:D:D

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Post by: Cyl on April 16, 2005, 07:43:49 am

poor Kwip,

But yeah the idea has it\'s point I must say.

Furthermore, some objects wont fullfill their whole porpuse if you dont know about them. (I dont think that it would be intelligent to drink something you should spill out over your garden to make it grow.)

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Post by: Under the moon on April 16, 2005, 08:33:17 am

*laughs as green sprouts begin to pop out all over Cyl\'s head*

I said, \'I don\'t care to drink that\', not \'I dare you to drink that\'! You better go see the healers...or maybe a gardener! :D

@Taser> What have you got against Kwip?

*reaches over and takes something off her shoulder*

Beside the fact that he appearently can\'t keep his hands off you.

*tosses Kwip\'s hand aside, looks down at Taser\'s boot*

Or his eye. :no yuck emote: Maybe you should bath? ;)

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Post by: dragonfire999 on April 16, 2005, 06:09:32 pm

* knees under the moon in the sweet spot*

ima go get showered -.-

* showers*

DONT LOOK!!! >.> :rolleyes:

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Post by: Cyl on April 16, 2005, 06:32:20 pm

*suddenly becomes five metres high*

Oh my goodness, you all look like tiny little ants from up here!