[Rq-rules] Heroes

[Nikk Effingham]

> > "But," I hear you cry, "not everyonedoes those kinds of damage or has those
> spells or has the
> > skill levels to do that!" True, but not everyone can stand up to a dragon
> and survive. It is
> > possiblewith reasonable level characters.
>
> Shall we say 'HEROIC' level characters?
> Bladesharp 8, TrueBlade, and a Greatsword suggests someone
> quite powerful to me!

That doesn't sound _that_ heroic to me. A Truesword is a one-use spell that a
character can pick up relatively easily, a Greatsword can be bought at a city
for an amount of money that many adventurers will easily afford - especially if
they're warriors wanting a new fancy weapon. The Bladesharp is trickier, but a
bladesharp 6 (which only takes a few points off of the damage) isn't out of the
question, doesn't cost the earth (unless you're in RQ II) and it's not as if
Bladesharp isn't an uncommon spell. I'd say a character could pack this kind of
wallop at around the advanced initiate level. Of course, if you ran a game
where you curbed magic, made it hard to get hold of, then it'd be harder. Or if
you ran a campaign with little plundering, so maybe they can't afford a
Greatsword, then it'd be different. But this I think is a well-played character
from a bog standard campaign (Bladesharp 8 being a bit trickier to get than
Bladesharp 6). Heroic levels would include spell enhancing crystals (make that
Bladesharp 8 a Bladesharp 14!).

Mind you, I still wouldn't want to stand up to a dragon, I wouldn't fancy my
chances even with the get-up Simon gives (although Si's right, you'd stand a
fair chance).

Alternative dragon-killing could be using Sever Spirit or Mindblast, IIRC a
dragon's POW isn't outrageous, and could be taken down before it even got to
you. Whilst Sever Spirit might be little used by initiates, if I were a Seven
Mothers initiate I'd make damn certain I had a one-use Mindblast read for
emergencies (and if a dragon doesn't count, what does?!?!).