the first thing that occurs to me- assuming the naming is indicative of what the equipment actually does- is that Hugan’s a moron regardless of the appearance of the equipment. the boots presumably offer cold resistance- or otherwise enhance his ability to fight in icy conditions- while the gloves do the same for fire, and I suspect the aquatic combat helmet either allows underwater combat, or otherwise boost combat ability underwater. In some ways, one way to discourage this behaviour would be (presuming the gloves are for heat resistance) to have the cold resistance and heat resistance cancel each other out (similar to RL in a way- the fact it’s a game is acknowledged because you can swap your cold resistance gear for your heat resistance gear and not have to wait several days for the heat resistance to work (and vice versa))
You have a point. Hugan is unlikely to need all these things at the same time (or even at all considering the nature of the quest). It’s possible each item gives some boost to armor or combat as well. (Maybe the gloves give his melee weapon the flaming ability?)
Honestly it was an excuse to show how insane some gear would look, while we see the character in our mind looking “normal” (thus the mirror). I got the idea years ago because the Hugan I played had a Helm of Underwater Action and I wore it regardless of how it looked. I had another player equip his cleric with an Angel Helm and a Robe of Eyes and I had to point it out how silly it would look.
Thanks again for reading! That was some interesting insight to stacking magic items.
This page is a play on what happens during gameplay in any tabletop RPG. A character would wear anything as long as it improves his/her stats. Obviously everything that Hugan is wearing, when placed together would look absolutely atrocious as they truly look, which, by the way, hurt my brain in designing. With that being said every player has an idea of what the character looks like even with all the outrageous looking gear. Which is why the mirror shows the truth of what Hugan looks like in his player, Jim’s eyes, verses what he would really look like in all of that gear.
the first thing that occurs to me- assuming the naming is indicative of what the equipment actually does- is that Hugan’s a moron regardless of the appearance of the equipment. the boots presumably offer cold resistance- or otherwise enhance his ability to fight in icy conditions- while the gloves do the same for fire, and I suspect the aquatic combat helmet either allows underwater combat, or otherwise boost combat ability underwater. In some ways, one way to discourage this behaviour would be (presuming the gloves are for heat resistance) to have the cold resistance and heat resistance cancel each other out (similar to RL in a way- the fact it’s a game is acknowledged because you can swap your cold resistance gear for your heat resistance gear and not have to wait several days for the heat resistance to work (and vice versa))
You have a point. Hugan is unlikely to need all these things at the same time (or even at all considering the nature of the quest). It’s possible each item gives some boost to armor or combat as well. (Maybe the gloves give his melee weapon the flaming ability?)
Honestly it was an excuse to show how insane some gear would look, while we see the character in our mind looking “normal” (thus the mirror). I got the idea years ago because the Hugan I played had a Helm of Underwater Action and I wore it regardless of how it looked. I had another player equip his cleric with an Angel Helm and a Robe of Eyes and I had to point it out how silly it would look.
Thanks again for reading! That was some interesting insight to stacking magic items.
This page is a play on what happens during gameplay in any tabletop RPG. A character would wear anything as long as it improves his/her stats. Obviously everything that Hugan is wearing, when placed together would look absolutely atrocious as they truly look, which, by the way, hurt my brain in designing. With that being said every player has an idea of what the character looks like even with all the outrageous looking gear. Which is why the mirror shows the truth of what Hugan looks like in his player, Jim’s eyes, verses what he would really look like in all of that gear.
Well, the mirror is labeled “veritas” – so perhaps all those items are enchanted with illusions to appear more impressive?
Why is none of it visible in the mirror? I don’t get it.