Fair enough. I just figured it was possible that it wasn't terribly fire-resistant because most Chinese pugilists aren't in the habit of hurling fire around so it wasn't really a priority, whereas it would be now with these Zoroastrians threatening the country, rather than the formula being nearly-perfect already and therefore being really difficult to improve upon.It's probably possible to research upgrades, but it'd take a long time to improve on the current formula.
Talking, bluffing and generally trying to circumvent the problem. Not my fault the sneaky choices were shunned because 3-5 in skill didn't seem reliable enough to some. The point is, we do not act the part of the Maniac's apprentice people expect us to be, relying more on cunning than on brute strenght.treave said:Still, the options you mentioned mostly involved talking and bluffing?
Stealth have many uses. With it, many things become possible without combat altogether.treave said:I can see that the adjutant is being turned into a rogue, though. Still, the high stealth and lethal combat potential makes him suitable for assassination missions against soft targets, so that's one job he can excel at.
True, Shadow Wolf may be the ultimate thief, but we'll be the ultimate conman.Fangshi said:However, I believe only one of the options to truly be worthy of a man like Jing and that is C. If there is one thing I love it is a good con, conning Youxia city would have been magnificent, here we have the once in a lifetime chance to con all of China and I can not in all honesty vote against it.
In that case, should we be keeping an eye out for Charisma upgrades?True, Shadow Wolf may be the ultimate thief, but we'll be the ultimate conman.
Why weren't we offered the acupuncture technique Qilin used? Or is that too much to ask for?
Fair enough. I just figured it was possible that it wasn't terribly fire-resistant because most Chinese pugilists aren't in the habit of hurling fire around so it wasn't really a priority, whereas it would be now with these Zoroastrians threatening the country, rather than the formula being nearly-perfect already and therefore being really difficult to improve upon.
Stealth have many uses. With it, many things become possible without combat altogether.
It isn't perfect, just that these sort of things take time to figure out. Decades of research go into improving it bit by bit.Oh. Well we certainly don't have decades, nor do we have the godly Intelligence necessary to make stunning breakthroughs on this sort of thing in record time.
If our Kuanglang Step counts towards our stealth skill points, why not incorporate it into our character's statistics entirely? Is it permanently active, i.e., is it a passive benefit?treave said:Better get started on lobbying for that rank 8 stealth, then, since as I said it'll be harder to make the jump from 7 to 8.
No.Kipeci said:but don't any of you think that it's just a little short-sighted to ditch this technique for some easily acquired qinggong to help us out in a tournament that we haven't agreed we will be participating in?
Stealthy Qinggong is Wudu specific, though. And it is available now, before the tournament.Tribute said:I'm still pushing for "Learn something Wudu-specific, then learn Wudang's qinggong for Even More Unarmed Skill" myself, though I don't know how likely it is we'll get another opportunity to learn that Wudang technique down the line.
Oh, well yes. I just don't see the Stealth boost being as useful for the tournament, considering what treave has said, and personally think an Unarmed+AGI boost would suit Jing fine. If you rate stealth more highly than I do, then yes, by all means vote for that one.Stealthy Qinggong is Wudu specific, though. And it is available now, before the tournament.
If our Kuanglang Step counts towards our stealth skill points, why not incorporate it into our character's statistics entirely? Is it permanently active, i.e., is it a passive benefit?
I thought our stealth effectively stays at 3 for the purposes of further betterment, and it is the perfection of the technique that allows us to rise above mediocrity.
Stealth is useful for other purposes, and AGI would be good for the tournament as well. 11 AGI is no joke.Tribute said:Oh, well yes. I just don't see the Stealth boost being as useful for the tournament, considering what treave has said, and personally think an Unarmed+AGI boost would suit Jing fine. If you rate stealth more highly than I do, then yes, by all means vote for that one.
The AGI boost is the main selling point for that option in my book as well, yes. I just figure the webbing one might have even more uses, and it expands our repertoire both in and out of combat. AGI-boost mostly makes Jing better at dodging and hitting, which everyone already knows he does. Though yes, stat boosts are quite good.Stealth is useful for other purposes, and AGI would be good for the tournament as well. 11 AGI is no joke.Tribute said:Oh, well yes. I just don't see the Stealth boost being as useful for the tournament, considering what treave has said, and personally think an Unarmed+AGI boost would suit Jing fine. If you rate stealth more highly than I do, then yes, by all means vote for that one.
Unarmed + AGI would suit Jing fine, but we are not offered one. And if you ever would be offered such a thing, why not take it as well, boosting your stats to 12 AGI?
Stats are our main selling point, since we are low on high-level techniques. Faster than Guo Fu, stronger than Yunzi, we always have something against our opponents.Tribute said:AGI-boost mostly makes Jing better at dodging and hitting, which everyone already knows he does. Though yes, stat boosts are quite good.
Really? The closest fights we had were against Guo Fu, Yunzi, and the one hundred man battle. In each case we went all out.Kipeci said:And? What of it? We barely use our Qinggong in fights, a point in that (which, again, is rather common and easy to obtain) won't matter compared to the grounds we can lay for the future with animal control.