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LevelSix_SYSTEM
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Few random questions

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:think: Have a few questions on game mechanics if anyone can answer please
-I was having issues becoming encumbered as a Halfling every time I came across a piece of armor so I decided to roll up a Human so I have more weight allowance but even though both characters had 13 STR the 'medium' Human had the same weight limit as the small Halfling, being set at 150 ?
Is this a bug? Maybe just a text glitch where medium characters mechanically have more weight limit but its just not shown correctly?

-Prestige Classes that grant Warlock Caster Levels also grant new Invocations gained at equal Warlock level correct?
Or just the Eldritch Blast dice & Caster Level of already 'known' Invocations?
Also would Warlock's elemental resistance stack with Dragon Slayer's elemental resistance?

-Wondering if 'grave robbing' if considered 'illegal', even for sarcophagi in the dungeons/tombs.
Didn't see anything reading thru the rules but I may have overlooked it?
Also want to check if it would be considered 'for the greater good' if 'Chaotic/Good' character or strictly considered an 'Evil' act?

-Know titles aren't allowed but are last names 'required' or are backgrounds such as orphans/amnesia where you don't know/have a family name allowed?
If so would it be left blank or is there a notation for such
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Re: Few random questions

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LevelSix_SYSTEM wrote: Mon Jul 12, 2021 11:47 pm
-Wondering if 'grave robbing' if considered 'illegal', even for sarcophagi in the dungeons/tombs.
Didn't see anything reading thru the rules but I may have overlooked it?
Also want to check if it would be considered 'for the greater good' if 'Chaotic/Good' character or strictly considered an 'Evil' act?

-Know titles aren't allowed but are last names 'required' or are backgrounds such as orphans/amnesia where you don't know/have a family name allowed?
If so would it be left blank or is there a notation for such
I'm not great on mechanics but these last two, I think I can help with.

Firstly, you can RP that your character won't loot anything from skeletons, graves, sarcophagi etc if you wish (I've come across a few characters who play it this way), but for the most part, it is overlooked as an evil act. This is simply mechanical limitations I think; a lot of loot comes from those sort of sources, including skeletons, etc. As players, we tend to be forgiving of such limitations for the sake of the sweet, sweet loot.

So no, you won't get in trouble for it. **Though grave robbing for the purpose of, say, collecting dead bodies to raise into an unholy undead army er, would be considered very naughty.

As for titles, you don't have to put in a last name - one of my own characters doesn't include hers. We have a wonderful collection of orphans and obfuscated pasts on the server. If you are still in doubt, it doesn't hurt to write up your character biography and just hit up the DM team to check it over for the all-clear.
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Re: Few random questions

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1. Yes a halfling with 13 str will carry same as human with 13 str, this is what defines how much and your race has no bearing on it (unless you are half orc or earth genasi they get +2 to strength)

2. I dunno

3. This is as you decide to RP it, usually nobody will judge you for looting because that is usually a mechanical way of getting gold and you can choose to roleplay it the way you see fit.

4. You can pick a last name or none at all, I have seen people with same last names and they aren't related.
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Re: Few random questions

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LevelSix_SYSTEM wrote: Mon Jul 12, 2021 11:47 pm :think: Have a few questions on game mechanics if anyone can answer please
-I was having issues becoming encumbered as a Halfling every time I came across a piece of armor so I decided to roll up a Human so I have more weight allowance but even though both characters had 13 STR the 'medium' Human had the same weight limit as the small Halfling, being set at 150 ?
Is this a bug? Maybe just a text glitch where medium characters mechanically have more weight limit but its just not shown correctly?

-Prestige Classes that grant Warlock Caster Levels also grant new Invocations gained at equal Warlock level correct?
Or just the Eldritch Blast dice & Caster Level of already 'known' Invocations?
Also would Warlock's elemental resistance stack with Dragon Slayer's elemental resistance?

-Wondering if 'grave robbing' if considered 'illegal', even for sarcophagi in the dungeons/tombs.
Didn't see anything reading thru the rules but I may have overlooked it?
Also want to check if it would be considered 'for the greater good' if 'Chaotic/Good' character or strictly considered an 'Evil' act?

-Know titles aren't allowed but are last names 'required' or are backgrounds such as orphans/amnesia where you don't know/have a family name allowed?
If so would it be left blank or is there a notation for such
Hi there. Most is covered, so i will repeat what people already said and add for warlock:

1) Only your STR score matters when it comes to your carry weight. Player races don't get "extra" or "lower" carry weight based on race itself. Sure, +2 STR races give more carry weight by default, but it's because of the +2 str, not because of race itself.

2) Yes, warlock PrCs allow to choose invocations and progress your invocations known when they grant you spellcasting levels (Say, daggerspell mage won't give any progress on level 2 and dragonslayer won't give anything on levels 2/4/6/8)

3) Basically, from IC RP perspective, a good cleric looting bones is quite... arguable thing. Though, i saw quite a dozen of approaches about "Blessing bones etc" to make looting an OOC action (in the sake of loot) while RPing to do something good to it. Mostly, people don't care and don't pay attention to it knowing bones are just a chest in disguise.

4) PC names consisting of only first name are okay and last name is not mandatory. Say, i myself have PCs with names "Grey" and "Nes", without anything extra.
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Re: Few random questions

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OK, thankyou for the help
Weird that the weight limit is same no matter the size considering the in game description for 'Small' racial bonus explicitly states 3/4 weight cap.

Is that vanilla NWN2 due to coding limits when it was released or is it BGTSCC specific for RPing 'ease of life'
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Re: Few random questions

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EasternCheesE wrote: Tue Jul 13, 2021 2:32 am 3) Basically, from IC RP perspective, a good cleric looting bones is quite... arguable thing. Though, i saw quite a dozen of approaches about "Blessing bones etc" to make looting an OOC action (in the sake of loot) while RPing to do something good to it. Mostly, people don't care and don't pay attention to it knowing bones are just a chest in disguise.
Hehe, I did that on Nelee once. Her use of Celestial had... unfortunate consequences. :lol:
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