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Forums  > Game-World Feedback  > Game-World Feedback  > Prolonged Time Stop?     Display using: Flat View Threaded View   Oldest to newest Newest to oldest Previous Thread :: Next Thread   Author  Thread: Prolonged Time Stop?  I X Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Total Posts: 266 Send PM   Prolonged Time Stop? Posted: 05 Dec 2006 03:08 AM This is the second time I've died because of a situation like this; but certain spell casters (Se'eth and the Witch of Forgorn) are very prone to casting the "Time Stop" spell to buff themselves and to deal damage to whatever adventurers that are nearby. In this instance, I was under the effect for maybe ten rounds; against Se'eth, even longer. Now, I have no problem with a spellcaster using whatever spells and/or abilities they have; however, I have to question the duration at which the spell lasts. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE  pdwalker Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Total Posts: 5692 Send PM   Re: Prolonged Time Stop? Posted: 05 Dec 2006 07:09 AM Timestop is according to 3e rules variable - 1d4+1 rounds. - Paul Edit: I originally wrote 15 seconds, but that was incorrect. I was looking at the wrong code Purpose in life: finding better ways of allowing players to kill themselves. Repeatedly. -- "...Cause he mixes it with love And makes the world taste good." -- <@James42> Lawful good isn't in your vocabulary, it's on your menu.  pdwalker Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Total Posts: 5692 Send PM   Re: Prolonged Time Stop? Posted: 05 Dec 2006 07:13 AM PS: Given Valethrion's two recent deaths at the hands of epic mages, I'd suggest trying some other tactics. Purpose in life: finding better ways of allowing players to kill themselves. Repeatedly. -- "...Cause he mixes it with love And makes the world taste good." -- <@James42> Lawful good isn't in your vocabulary, it's on your menu.  I X Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Total Posts: 266 Send PM   Re: Prolonged Time Stop? Posted: 05 Dec 2006 09:36 AM 1d4+1? Guess I have all the luck. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE  Grey www.myspace.com Joined: 26 Mar 2004 Total Posts: 172 Send PM   Re: Prolonged Time Stop? Posted: 05 Dec 2006 01:18 PM Actually, I've had the same luck with the Witch of Forgorn. It seemed an awful lot longer than 5 rounds, but hey.. I guess when you're being wailed on by cone of cold and IGMS, time seems to slow down. :p Shard Aerinmane - Spellsword Avion Bladesaint - Pugilist Vincent Lawful - Adventurer "One Color ~ Countless Shades"  Liisi Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Total Posts: 173 Send PM   Re: Prolonged Time Stop? Posted: 05 Dec 2006 01:31 PM I think there's a lesson in this: stay away from witches and liches, people! ;) IG character: Alis Rapidshill  Grey www.myspace.com Joined: 26 Mar 2004 Total Posts: 172 Send PM   Re: Prolonged Time Stop? Posted: 05 Dec 2006 04:16 PM Psh, I would have gotten bored of this game a long time ago if there weren't those witches and liches. They keep it challenging and interesting. ADHD is a cruel mistress. Shard Aerinmane - Spellsword Avion Bladesaint - Pugilist Vincent Lawful - Adventurer "One Color ~ Countless Shades"  Henesua houseofthemagus.com Joined: 19 Feb 2006 Total Posts: 797 Send PM   Re: Prolonged Time Stop? Posted: 05 Dec 2006 04:22 PM Actually, I've had the same luck with the Witch of Forgorn. It seemed an awful lot longer than 5 rounds, but hey.. I guess when you're being wailed on by cone of cold and IGMS, time seems to slow down. :p I think there is much meaning encoded in this. Vis a Vis the rate of times passage relative to the amount of fun one is having. And it is also a mystery for the ages. One would seem to have to be a lich to have the time needed to solve this conundrum. For there is, oddly, a seemingly paradoxical relation between these factors depending upon which point of view one takes, whether you look at it from the lich-witch point of view or the point of view of their victims. One would think that team lich-witch was having a wonderful time spraying the adventures with the magical slings and arrows of misfortune. And yet... time drags on as they cast all these spells for a number of rounds. Meanwhile for their victims, which are clearly having a less than optimal experience, those rounds just fly right on by. Oh it is a mystery. We all know that time does indeed fly by when we are having fun. But there are other immutable laws, such as ... that moment time stands still when you see that certain someone crossing the room. Perhaps in our case that is the law that we should apply. And if indeed this is the case, is the witch's time-stop tactic her means to savor her moment with you? I wonder what thoughts might be passing through the despotic minds of team lich-witch as they savor the taste of your agony... RUSH - Time Stand Still Time stand still -- Im not looking back But I want to look around me now See more of the people And the places that surround me now Freeze this moment A little bit longer Make each sensation A little bit stronger Experience slips away... Famous last words: Mykal> it's my new wireless router. * > Mykal has quit (Ping timeout) Vulpina> Hey!! IRC didn't boot m..... * > Vulpina has quit (Exit: DarkMyst WebChat)  Rosen Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Total Posts: 241 Send PM   Re: Prolonged Time Stop? Posted: 05 Dec 2006 05:05 PM Couldn't they just cast the Time Stop toward the end of the duration of the spell? ...For what it's worth, I feel your pain. Rosen recently discovered Mortifer. True solace is finding none, which is to say, it is everywhere. -Gretel Ehrlich  pdwalker Joined: 08 Jan 2004 Total Posts: 5692 Send PM   Re: Prolonged Time Stop? Posted: 05 Dec 2006 10:37 PM Just remember kids: "Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a bananna" There is a valuable lesson in there somewhere. Purpose in life: finding better ways of allowing players to kill themselves. Repeatedly. -- "...Cause he mixes it with love And makes the world taste good." -- <@James42> Lawful good isn't in your vocabulary, it's on your menu.  I X Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Total Posts: 266 Send PM   Re: Prolonged Time Stop? Posted: 05 Dec 2006 10:57 PM Psh, I would have gotten bored of this game a long time ago if there weren't those witches and liches. They keep it challenging and interesting. ADHD is a cruel mistress. I feel the same. I mean, taking a bored trip through Carfax at level 8 just doesn't compare with the thrill of going toe-to-toe with Karkus and the Witch at level 18 (or 19, in my case). Witches, Liches, Warlocks...They all add a certain thrill to PowerGaming that keep me preoccupied in the long, lonely hours that is my timezone. After all, the things that are considered "appropriate" for my level just aren't interesting and/or threatening enough to keep me entertained. I want my heart to stop pounding when a few select, dreaded words enter the right text-box on my screen. I want to feel my heart race when some nasty boogeyman or other strikes a Critical and I'm already drained of whatever temporary hitpoints my buffs have afforded me. ...I also agree. ADHD is cruel. D: WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE  Xerah Joined: 15 Sep 2004 Total Posts: 564 Send PM   Re: Prolonged Time Stop? Posted: 06 Dec 2006 11:53 AM Remember, if they're hasted, they can cast twice per round. Juylina Komthya | Portrait - Priestess of Naruth  Liisi Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Total Posts: 173 Send PM   Re: Prolonged Time Stop? Posted: 06 Dec 2006 01:58 PM Hmm, I'm glad that I don't have ADHD and that I'm also very easily spooked (I'm still afraid of medusas and zezirs), because after what happened today, I'll double, nay, quadruble (is that even a word?) my efforts to stay away from witches/liches. I think I'll try again when I'm about lvl 25. Maybe. I'm a wimp, I know ;). IG character: Alis Rapidshill  DSM-IV Joined: 17 Apr 2006 Total Posts: 265 Send PM   Re: Prolonged Time Stop? Posted: 06 Dec 2006 02:05 PM Kind of hard with my face in the dirt..Buttt...I think I saw her break a sweat....maybe.  BKatt Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Total Posts: 640 Send PM   Re: Prolonged Time Stop? Posted: 06 Dec 2006 03:12 PM I don't know what you all are talking about... she's allways seemed so peaceful whenever I've been to visit. . 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