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Post by Runeheart on Jul 25, 2006 12:59:37 GMT
Yes and Yes...
Not using the Sommerswerd is easier and provided you make the correct decisions.
and I like to repeat myself incase you don't hear me the first time,
in fact at the youth club were I am a leader I just repeat everything three times cause they just don't listen ( and wacking to get their is illegal) some of them asked why I repeat myself ( since then they are getting better and being more attentive, patience is a virtue...)
So yes and yes... in case you didn't read it the first time?
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Post by longhairyuppiescum on Jul 25, 2006 13:20:41 GMT
Ahh.., I see.. Sorry for being confused by the first Yes and Yes... But after this.. erm.. very insightful explanation I'm going to understand. Isn't it wonderful what happens if people just - talk?
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Post by Wolfus on Jul 25, 2006 13:53:44 GMT
You know what? Sommerswerd is cursed. You think it's best thing in the world, ultimate weapon, you don't want to lose it or give it to somebody and it ALWAYS betray you. Any parallel between drawing Sommerswerd in Helgedad and call al the guards and Frodo using One Ring in Fellowship calling Nazguls...?
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Post by HuntingWolf on Jul 25, 2006 16:16:12 GMT
Good point.... but... you hafta use it sometimes...
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Post by dreadmack on Jul 26, 2006 2:26:55 GMT
I believe if you lack the Sommerswerd there is a way to defeat Haakon without resorting to combat.
My guess is Joe wrote the book so that if you didn't have the sword you could win... and if you have the Sommerswerd he must have figured you could afford to fight the Dark Lord.
The only downside to that situation is that I just recently played the book with a good CS (17) and with the Sommerswerd, I did defeat Haakon, but I got pummelled half to death in the process. I'd adivse anyone with a low CS to consider "losing" the Sommerswerd before that fight. ;D
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Post by redmane on Aug 11, 2006 22:56:21 GMT
I found FFTD to be a great starting point (although I didnt start there ) it had a rushed quality about it, but I think it suited the story perfectly as it was a race to Holmgard to warn the king, think about it.
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Post by redmane on Aug 11, 2006 22:58:39 GMT
Sorry, but have to vote CoK as my least favorite, wasnt a bad book just not my fav.
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Post by MikeH on Aug 12, 2006 6:34:17 GMT
CoK seems to be a popular choice as weakest, largely because of the icy location. I wonder if Deathlord of Ixia is disliked for similar reasons...?
And speaking of the Sommerswerd, why is it that in DoI you can't use the damn thing for fear of giving yourself away, but you aren't made aware of that until after you've made your weapons choice? That bow isn't going to be much use when I'm swinging it around at a hungry Cabalah.
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Post by Thomas Wolmer on Aug 12, 2006 10:06:32 GMT
And speaking of the Sommerswerd, why is it that in DoI you can't use the damn thing for fear of giving yourself away, but you aren't made aware of that until after you've made your weapons choice? That bow isn't going to be much use when I'm swinging it around at a hungry Cabalah. But note that neither the Sommerswerd, nor the Silver Bow of Duadon if that is what you refer to, are Weapons - they are Special Items. So you're Weapons slots should be filled with, say, a spare Sword and a Dagger (my fave combo).
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Post by MikeH on Aug 13, 2006 4:06:58 GMT
But note that neither the Sommerswerd, nor the Silver Bow of Duadon if that is what you refer to, are Weapons - they are Special Items. So you're Weapons slots should be filled with, say, a spare Sword and a Dagger (my fave combo). True, but it always seems nonsensical to me to not record the Sommerswerd as a weapon; it is a bl**dy great sword after all. So, I always make a point of recording it as a weapon, being a pedantic sort. I'm not sure I've ever actually won the Silver Bow, so it's always just a plain old brown one in my quiver.
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Post by jardek on Aug 14, 2006 3:45:10 GMT
You should totally take the axe as a weapon choice. Axe and dagger. Why? Daggers open doors, and the axe, well, what does LW start out with in book one?
FOR SERIOUS
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Post by Zipp on Aug 18, 2006 16:42:17 GMT
But I do take on board that Barraka is probably the most disappointing of boss battles (any plans to improve this, Zipp?). Yeah... if I ever get my act together and start writing again...
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Post by jw on Aug 18, 2006 21:25:07 GMT
Flight from the Dark had a genuine sense of desperation. You are fleeing. You do not want to fight. And there are no unavoidable set-piece battles. Granted, if you're unlucky, the way to avoid the gourgaz may not be apparent, but using the map helps.
Caverns of Kalte pulled this off as well, at least on some tracks - you've been separated from your group, you're in the middle of a frozen wasteland... and you're getting cold.
Shadows on the Sand kept up an intense pace until you met Banedon - being chased by goons really kept things moving.
Fire on the Water had a leisurely pace until you hit the endgame, which was great.
But Chasm of Doom? Some good battle scenes... and a generally dull remainder. Yeah. That's the weak spot. Fire on the Water made some truly infuriating design choices, but at least it was memorable.
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Post by thelordharry on Aug 18, 2006 22:07:17 GMT
I think I always found FOTW the weakest book because it was always the most frustrating I mean, it was either get badly beaten up (or die tryin') by the Helghast to get the magic spear so you could make it through the tunnels to Hammerdal or 'waste' a discipline on Animal Kinship so the little mouse man (Noodnic...and weren't they Italian by the sound of them?!?) leads you past the Blackscreamerz but you lose ALL your gold!!! No fair!!
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Post by outspaced on Aug 18, 2006 23:44:00 GMT
The Chasm of Doom seems much more dynamic to me than Fire on the Water. Barraka is a substantial enemy/opponent, for example; Vonotar flees in FotW, and Zagarna isn't much of an end opponent either. Even the linear trek to Hammerdal and back lacks for genuinely interesting encounters when compared to the under-attack inn, the Redeemers' monastery, the Famous Asajir Players, the Maaken mines, andthe Battle of Ruanon. IMHO, of course!
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