The more essence they have, the more powerful they become. The LAST thing Bhaal wanted was a child powerful enough to actually seize the essence for themselves - just like I do whenever I beat ToB :P… (View Post)

@semiticgod Very interesting thought! I did some quick testing with various threshold values, and it appears you are in fact correct. Using EEKeeper to fine-tune resistances, it seemed pretty conclus… (View Post)

I've had a little bit of time to test this weekend, and I must say that while DD is powerful when tanking, it is also INFURIATING to no end thanks to the (presumably SCS) scripting of enemies. Their … (View Post)

Using NRD, your level is added to the wild surge roll. 31 is the maximum level a Mage can reach under the ToB experience cap (8m XP). Regular wild surges don't get a level bonus at all. Of course, re… (View Post)

There are some systemic problems at work there, namely that it's just way too easy to disable pure melees as a caster. If the enemy was all melee, casters on the player's side would trivialize things… (View Post)