Jude
Thief
"Lotta things you learn in this life. I still don't know what the hell's going on."
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Affiliation: Jabal's Pet and Human Weapon
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Post by Jude on Nov 18, 2015 11:18:58 GMT -6
So as I understand it, Regal swords are able to nullify magic. Does this carry over into Magic Swords as well? Can Regal blades short-stop magic emanating from magical swords, or just tomes?
If the case is that Regal swords CAN nullify magic swords, why does one cost 2k (Regal) while the other is 3k (Magic + Seal)? Is it just to provide a sort of balance because not everyone is buying Regal as soon as they can?
I'm curious because if one is able to simply disrupt the other and render it useless, I feel like they should cost the same. Of course, it's pretty likely I'm missing something here, and if so, I'm sure someone somewhere has an answer.
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Post by Nayru Al-Saiduq on Nov 18, 2015 11:22:48 GMT -6
Regal swords cut through magic, they don't really 'turn it off' per se, and they don't do anything to tomes (except for presumably cutting through it I mean it's a sword vs a book). It's more of a defensive purchase to give melee classes an option other than "stand there and get murdered by fireballs" than a hard counter to mages/magic in general.
Even if they did hardcounter magic weapons in melee, there's still the range/firststrike advantage of magic in general so it makes sense that regal is cheaper.
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Jude
Thief
"Lotta things you learn in this life. I still don't know what the hell's going on."
Posts: 118
Profession: Wannabe Pirate
Affiliation: Jabal's Pet and Human Weapon
Guild: Mel's Miniature Muppets
Affinity: Fire
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OoC Alias: Tiz
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Post by Jude on Nov 18, 2015 11:23:31 GMT -6
Gotcha. I can dig it. Thanks!
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Post by Richter Abend on Nov 18, 2015 11:59:48 GMT -6
Also want to clarify that if a Regal sword hits a magic sword, the magic sword will be momentarily disrupted, but what Nayru says is true. Spending 4k on a magic weapon is going to give you a death machine, spending 2k on a regal sword will give you a sword that can parry magic
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