The 5.0.0 beta 1 Thread

Re: Co8 5.0.0 beta 1 thread

Err... that was Virtual SpACEman not me.

Well, we could just add normal bats (appropriate mesh exists), but the only 3.5/d20 SRD write up of bats is the Bat Swarm, which, as you can see from the link, presents a few problems:
It is a swarm of creatures - I'm not sure if swarms can be implimented in the game.
They inflict wounding damage - can this be done in the game?

So Stirges are probably the way to go, IIRC there were 'Giant Bats' in earlier versions of the game ('real' D&D, AD&D 1 & 2) that were 1-2 HD IIRC, but they aren't in the SRD.

Charles

 

Re: Co8 5.0.0 beta 1 thread

1st bug: the game crashes when quicksaveing
2nd: in shopmap Npc are... naked!!!
3rd: only the woman in shopmap is capable of any sort of dialogue

installed Game+Patch2+Coo 5.00 + cumulative fix may 17 +verbo part 4...

i don't know what'swrong... i'll erase all and re install... did u have any similoar prob?

 

Re: Co8 5.0.0 beta 1 thread

i tiked every option... included desperated housewife and both shopmaps' subb option
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Re: Co8 5.0.0 beta 1 thread

I did everything 5.0.0 is the default module...

 

Re: Co8 5.0.0 beta 1 thread

Dude. I was using tactics. Making use of the doorway so as to only fight one at a time, etc. The biggest problems were 2 of the bats were fiendish, which meant 1) they had DR 5/Magic and at low levels characters don't magic weapons. 2) They had SR 9, which meant my caster's spells fizzled a little under half of the time. 3) They have 4hd, which means a crapload of hitpoints on top of the DR and a good attack modifier. 4) They do enough damage to drop 1st and most 2nd level characters with one hit. 3rd levels on a critical. 5) Their high dex meant for a high AC.

Even with my tanks surrounding the doorway and pounding on them one at a time and the rest of my party trying to hit them with missiles and spells, I wasn't able to drop a single bat before my entire party died at 1st level. At 2nd level I think I managed to kill the first, but the 2nd fiend slaughtered the rest of the party. It is just too high-level an encounter for the the 1st floor of the 1st dungeon.

Most giant animals are now dire animals. So using dire bats in the place of giant bats is correct per the rules.

 

Re: Co8 5.0.0 beta 1 thread

I still haven't found Verbobonc (no idea who to talk to), but I was able to find a few bugs:

While crafting wondrous items, I noticed that some items don't have the same capitalization style as other items:
-Dust of disappearance
-Chime of opening
-Rope of entanglement

The description for Weapon Specialization doesn't list Weapon Focus as a prerequisite. It should.

I killed Lareth and earned the Moathouse Cleaner reputation, but the "Clear the Moathouse" quest was merely "accepted", not "completed".

Gladiator Armor has a positive armor check penalty (+2). Most armors, even Masterwork Gladiator Armor, have negative penalties.

I think the wording of Burne's second puzzle is a bit confusing. "no one made the same number of greetings" didn't make sense to me. At first I thought it meant that no one made the same number of greetings as Prishella. Also, it's not really clear that Burne should be excluded from this statement. It might be clearer to say "of the people I asked, no two made the same number of greetings".

 

Re: Co8 5.0.0 beta 1 thread

elvicthr Is there a code to spawn the extraplaner chest, as when I was dealing with the witche's sister after the Drow fight, the text was all garbled and unreadable.. Also, if my memory is correct and it has been a few years since the advent of the Drow adventures in the Forgetten Realms series; When drow equipment is exposed to sunlight it is destroyed... wouldn't this be a twist on the adventurer....elvicthr

 

Re: Co8 5.0.0 beta 1 thread

That was changed in 3.0. The designers felt it was unfair to PCs. The 3.x rules are designed around the idea that creatures with character classes are going to have a certain amount of magical gear to use against the party, but the party will then get that gear once it's done.

If drow equipment still disintigrated in sunlight, they would have to have two sets of CRs based on whether they are using drow equipment or regular equipment, which is an extra complication.

 

Re: Co8 5.0.0 beta 1 thread

Found a couple of bugs in the "forest".




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1. upon arrival, the drow fighter and cleric are naked, but don their armor on their turn
2. I saved after the drow fight and before talking to the captive, when I reloaded, there was a green ball in the middle of the battlefield and the door to leave was missing

otherwise, that was some excellent new content -- had a lot of fun