Post by sullo on May 31, 2021 17:31:04 GMT -5
Hey, its me again, WetBlanket, or as most of you know me as Sullo.
Today I am here to explain, further, why the pinnacle of Path of Bones is still Hot Garbage.
I'd like to reference back the the Public BB, "Zombie Spa" The first level of Path of Bones is the best one because it actually allows for far more than Dot 3
As always let's look at what the DAV canon is.
"She can immediately order the animated corpses to attack, or she can give them standing orders."
Well, Well, Well. Not Bad. But let's look at what each Zombie can do.
DAV: "For one additional blood point per corpse, the vampire may add a number of Physical Attributes equal to her Necromancy dots."
Alright. So Canon says that you can raise 2 bodies per use for 1 BP, then an additional BP, per corpse to give them 3-5 dot in Physical Attributes.
Hear me out, there is no suggestion, in Canon, that they get a first dot for free. So, according to RAW, with 3 dots in Bones you get a 1 Str, 1 Dex, 1 Sta.
Soooo. Ambulatory Baby. With 4 heath levels.
Top Notch power.
Yeah, Yeah. But Sullo, you say. What about the Combo Discipline, "Share the Masters Vigor" ?
Let's take it all apart, Dominate 5 and Necromancy 3, OK.
That is without initial dots at creation, 60 xp for Dominate 5 and 22 xp for Bones 3, plus the 24 xp for the Combo Discipline. That is 96 xp total.
So now you have all the perquisites for the Combo, you'll just need some Physical Disciplines to add to it.
Potence, Celerity and Fortitude cost 10 XP for the first dot and 5 or 7 depending on In Clan disciplines.
For this Example lets say the Necromancer has all three Physical Disciples at 2 Dots. Thats 51 XP
What does 141 xp get you, along with 6 successes on the roll?
A Zombie with 3 Strength, 3 Dexterity and 3 Stamina, with absolutely no Skill.
Keep in mind, the Zombie has Potence 2, Celerity 2 and Fortitude 2, but has no BP to spend.
So after 141 XP, you have successfully raised a minion that is slightly better than a human, Better than a human forever.
Let us please stop talking about Shambling Hordes and now lets start talking about Shambling Whores.
But lets be honest, let's not ever talk about Shambling Whores.
- WetBlanket
Today I am here to explain, further, why the pinnacle of Path of Bones is still Hot Garbage.
I'd like to reference back the the Public BB, "Zombie Spa" The first level of Path of Bones is the best one because it actually allows for far more than Dot 3
As always let's look at what the DAV canon is.
"She can immediately order the animated corpses to attack, or she can give them standing orders."
Well, Well, Well. Not Bad. But let's look at what each Zombie can do.
DAV: "For one additional blood point per corpse, the vampire may add a number of Physical Attributes equal to her Necromancy dots."
Alright. So Canon says that you can raise 2 bodies per use for 1 BP, then an additional BP, per corpse to give them 3-5 dot in Physical Attributes.
Hear me out, there is no suggestion, in Canon, that they get a first dot for free. So, according to RAW, with 3 dots in Bones you get a 1 Str, 1 Dex, 1 Sta.
Soooo. Ambulatory Baby. With 4 heath levels.
Top Notch power.
Yeah, Yeah. But Sullo, you say. What about the Combo Discipline, "Share the Masters Vigor" ?
Let's take it all apart, Dominate 5 and Necromancy 3, OK.
That is without initial dots at creation, 60 xp for Dominate 5 and 22 xp for Bones 3, plus the 24 xp for the Combo Discipline. That is 96 xp total.
So now you have all the perquisites for the Combo, you'll just need some Physical Disciplines to add to it.
Potence, Celerity and Fortitude cost 10 XP for the first dot and 5 or 7 depending on In Clan disciplines.
For this Example lets say the Necromancer has all three Physical Disciples at 2 Dots. Thats 51 XP
What does 141 xp get you, along with 6 successes on the roll?
A Zombie with 3 Strength, 3 Dexterity and 3 Stamina, with absolutely no Skill.
Keep in mind, the Zombie has Potence 2, Celerity 2 and Fortitude 2, but has no BP to spend.
So after 141 XP, you have successfully raised a minion that is slightly better than a human, Better than a human forever.
Let us please stop talking about Shambling Hordes and now lets start talking about Shambling Whores.
But lets be honest, let's not ever talk about Shambling Whores.
- WetBlanket