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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tratyn Runewind" data-source="post: 888814" data-attributes="member: 685">Hi again, It is but the fond nostalgia of a gamer past the wet-behind-the-ears stage...  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Yes, that does bring back the memories.  People flipping up the Crown from among the random ending cards, and everyone else hoarding their healing or running for the Timescape while gaining power.  A similar thing is when someone rushes for the center in hope of a quick win against uber-powerful opponents, only to draw the Belt of Hercules and still not be powerful enough to kill them.  The usual end I've seen in these situations is for one of the more powerful characters to get a Talisman, cruise up to the Inner Region, and kill the unworthy holder and take the Crown for himself.  Or to simply hunt down and kill other players one by one, since respawns stop after someone reaches the Crown space.  And as far as I recall, you can simply leave the Crown space back out through the Inner Region, the same way you came into it.  We've considered a house rule that forbade healing and life gain while the Crown space was occupied, but results were mixed.  Anyway, since we have people here who have seen the new version, I'd like to ask how many of my old favorite characters are in it.  That would be the Conjurer, the Sprite, and the Wizard from among the major spellcasters, and the Knight, the Monk, the Swashbuckler, and the Warrior from among the fighter-types.  I suspect Wizard, Knight, Monk, and Warrior are highly likely, but I do wonder more about the others.  And pretty much all Sir Draconion's info is news to me - trading in Craft critter kills, trading in for things other than Strength, and breaking weapons and armor.  Any other comparisons between the current and the 2nd Editions by those who have played both would also be welcome.  So, anyone got the 411 for me here?  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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