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Post by Sailor on Feb 17, 2005 17:40:36 GMT
Why have the darklord Haakon no mindshield? There are some of his minions who have. But their master seems weak compared to them. Have Joe Dever forgotten this in the final section when Lone Wolf will fight the enemy?
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Post by Ghost Bear on Feb 17, 2005 18:17:26 GMT
Haakon is considerably weaker than he normally would be when Lone Wolf meets him in Book 5, because he is outside the Darklands. I think it's a safe bet that he'd be immune to psychic attacks as high as Psi Surge inside the Darklands.
-GB
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Post by ramthelinefeed on Feb 19, 2005 23:18:52 GMT
furthermore, when you finally engage him in hand-to-talon combat,
does it not say he'd just "reeled back as if weakened by the death of his {Crypt Spawn}"?
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Post by Nathan P. Mahney on Feb 20, 2005 7:02:00 GMT
It makes me wonder why he even bothered using the Crypt Spawn, when he could have fought you himself in a more powerful form. Has anyone ever been killed by those things?
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Post by Sailor on Feb 20, 2005 10:29:10 GMT
...and why he can use the mindblast and not the mindshield if he is outside the darklands? Both are mental abilities.
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Post by outspaced on Feb 20, 2005 13:22:01 GMT
But even Lone Wolf can have one without the other. Haakon is a brute of a Darklord, not a refined backstabber. Thus, he was more likely to concentrate purely on offensive traits than defensive ones.
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Post by ramthelinefeed on Feb 20, 2005 16:16:04 GMT
Anyways,
he is moderately easy to kill if you play the game well,
which is nice -
if he was some kind of Zakhan Kimah,
you'd all be posting in complaining ;D
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Post by North Star on Feb 22, 2005 22:49:11 GMT
Interestingly, Haakon has a human face, which would seem to indicate some social skills. Perhaps that is why he can come to Vassagonia unchallenged!
NS.
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Post by Dusk Fox on Jun 1, 2005 7:03:30 GMT
Interestingly, Haakon has a human face, which would seem to indicate some social skills. Perhaps that is why he can come to Vassagonia unchallenged! NS. Yes, I find that my human face comes in handy for social dealings, as well. I put it on whenever I have to deal with hoo-manz. |
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Post by andyr on Jun 1, 2005 10:10:18 GMT
Well, he has a possibly human face well hidden behind the helm, and breathing apparatus he needed to subsist outside the Darklands...
not a very seductive sight anyway
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Post by North Star on Jun 1, 2005 11:50:52 GMT
Well, those Vassagonian helmets aren't that charming and nor, frankly, are the chaps inside. Haakon being reasonably presentable is fairly good in Vassagonia!
NS.
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Post by Zipp on Jun 1, 2005 22:02:45 GMT
I'd say he can come to Vassagonia unchallenged because he holds the power of death in his hands. I mean, if Haakon came to MY house, I'd probably offer him ice cream, rather than say, "Get out of here, you ugly mo-fo."
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Post by Al on Jun 6, 2005 13:15:10 GMT
Is it only darklords that get ice cream or do you offer it to other guests as well? And do darklords prefer icecream or would they not prefer a nice cold stiff drink? (afterall, a day of pillaging is hard work, eh?)
Just curious
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Post by Dusk Fox on Jun 6, 2005 13:56:57 GMT
I'm thinking just Darklords. Zipp seems like a fairly discerning host, probably more shrewd an entertainer than any of us first suspected. Ice cream for Darklords--it seems just a little too perfect. I sense the hand of Naar in this.
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Post by Black Cat on Jun 6, 2005 18:17:05 GMT
I think it is just a trick from Zipp to get rid of Haakon: we all know that Darklords are lactose intolerant, so they get sick when they eat any dairy product, like ice cream. ;D
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