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pitt
August 23rd, 2006, 11:42 AM
Soul sense is definitely a worthwile shaman ability, but maybe it could be a bit more useful?

Currently it tells you the alignment of things you can see, and tells you if there is anything you can't see in the room, and a vague sense of the cumulative 'power' of each alignment.


The Kitchen
[Exits: west]
A small white fountain gushes forth here.
Silonch is here.
Silonch feels like Death.
All is not what it seems...
* A hidden sense of malevolence is existent *

Silonch utters the words, 'uizug'.
Silonch fades out of existence.

> l
The Kitchen
[Exits: west]

A small white fountain gushes forth here.
All is not what it seems...
* A hidden sense of malevolence is strong *
Instead of seeing the cumulative senses, It would be nice to see individual ones:
The Kitchen
[Exits: west]

A small white fountain gushes forth here.
All is not what it seems...
* A powerful malevolent soul is here *
* A malevolent soul is here *
Then, perhaps it would be possible to cast the spell directed at one of the souls, to gain extra information, or a new 'soul communion' spell, maybe shaman level 20 could be created. If cast on a mob, things revealed could include a keyword, hp and mana remaining, approximate level, how they cast, if at all, and whether the animal flag is set. If on a pc, name, hp and mana, approximate level, some indication of debt or pk classification and classes could be known. Some or all of the information could be revealed on a single casting.

A possible example:
The Kitchen
[Exits: west]

A small white fountain gushes forth here.
All is not what it seems...
* A powerful malevolent soul is here *
* A malevolent soul is here *

> cast communion 2.soul
The soul thinks of itself as 'Silonch'. It is:
* less powerful than you.
* in perfect health.
* evil.
* immersed in magely knowledge.

Belsambar
August 23rd, 2006, 02:09 PM
Shaman level 30+ class ability maybe? ;)

....but I do like the ideas of the soul sense telling you individual souls.

pitt
August 23rd, 2006, 06:20 PM
Shaman level 30+ class ability maybe? ;)

Yeah maybe :) It did cross my mind that it might be a bit powerful, but since you wouldn't see new souls enter or leave a room, you'd be able to get yourself into quite a lot of trouble, which might be disadvantage enough. Anyways, just throwing ideas around, hopefully something will catch enough interest eventually to be implemented!

Yoram
August 24th, 2006, 06:16 AM
To see my good friend Silonch represented as such rifts my soul...

Anduin
August 24th, 2006, 11:38 AM
by Shaman 30+ I certainly hope you're not STILL trying to push that whole single class going above 30 thing. It's just a bad idea!!!!!! :)

Belsambar
August 25th, 2006, 10:15 PM
It's only a bad idea if too many people think it is....now that we have a forum to talk about this stuff....why not talk about the possibilities? I'd love to see larger level solo classers. It would allow people to hit the top and still be true to their path, if they have a character basis for it...

...in other words, I'd be for it :P ((Yes....still...))

Tynian
October 8th, 2006, 11:13 AM
I have changes soul sense so that individuals are shown seperately (next check-in).