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Scroll of Fountain of Youth
« Topic Start: April 29, 2013, 12:40:08 PM »
Am I completely misunderstanding what it's supposed to do? I was assuming it'd lower my character's physical age. When I used it on myself, though, despite saying it worked, it did not lower my character's physical age.

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This scroll is said to make old men feel young again. It will give new energy to its target and remove fatigue.
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Re: Scroll of Fountain of Youth
« Reply #1: April 29, 2013, 12:59:07 PM »
Am I completely misunderstanding what it's supposed to do? I was assuming it'd lower my character's physical age. When I used it on myself, though, despite saying it worked, it did not lower my character's physical age.

Fatigue is an adventurer's stat, maybe it only works on advies?
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Re: Scroll of Fountain of Youth
« Reply #2: April 29, 2013, 01:21:01 PM »
Fatigue is an adventurer's stat, maybe it only works on advies?

It said it "worked". Yea, some of the wording does suggest it is advy-related, but the name and "make old men feel young again" suggests that it relates to physical age (and maybe decrease fatigue as well if used on an advy).
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Re: Scroll of Fountain of Youth
« Reply #3: April 29, 2013, 01:35:47 PM »
I thought advies couldn't use scrolls.

And maybe it only worked a little, not enough to take a whole year off?   "Why I do declare, I feel as young as I was last week!"
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Re: Scroll of Fountain of Youth
« Reply #4: April 29, 2013, 10:54:18 PM »
It wasn't a "little blue scroll", was it?

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Re: Scroll of Fountain of Youth
« Reply #5: April 29, 2013, 11:26:33 PM »
It wasn't a "little blue scroll", was it?

Nono, that's the Scroll of Ecstasy.
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Re: Scroll of Fountain of Youth
« Reply #6: April 29, 2013, 11:56:39 PM »
I thought advies couldn't use scrolls.

And maybe it only worked a little, not enough to take a whole year off?   "Why I do declare, I feel as young as I was last week!"

I used a second one. Still at 45. And these scrolls aren't the first this character uses.

Feels rather week if two scrolls in a row can't even knock a single year off my character's age. I was expecting like 5 years off each.
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Re: Scroll of Fountain of Youth
« Reply #7: April 30, 2013, 12:06:51 AM »
It is my vague recollection that Tom was asked about this some time back, and he firmly stated his intention that there be no way in-game to reduce one's physical age.
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Re: Scroll of Fountain of Youth
« Reply #8: April 30, 2013, 01:05:49 AM »
It is my vague recollection that Tom was asked about this some time back, and he firmly stated his intention that there be no way in-game to reduce one's physical age.

The description should be changed, then... it really suggests that it lowers the character's physical age.
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Re: Scroll of Fountain of Youth
« Reply #9: April 30, 2013, 01:37:05 AM »
The description should be changed, then... it really suggests that it lowers the character's physical age.

And the description for the Scroll of Fireball really suggests that it produces an impressive, flashy fireball to frighten and injure one's foes.

In Soviet BattleMaster, dev team trolls you.
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Re: Scroll of Fountain of Youth
« Reply #10: April 30, 2013, 02:06:23 AM »
And the description for the Scroll of Fireball really suggests that it produces an impressive, flashy fireball to frighten and injure one's foes.

In Soviet BattleMaster, dev team trolls you.

Wait, what does the scroll of Fireball do, now?
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Re: Scroll of Fountain of Youth
« Reply #11: April 30, 2013, 03:29:12 AM »
In Soviet BattleMaster, dev team trolls you.

Lol.

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Re: Scroll of Fountain of Youth
« Reply #12: April 30, 2013, 03:50:19 AM »
Wait, what does the scroll of Fireball do, now?

Probably incinerates one's self.

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Re: Scroll of Fountain of Youth
« Reply #13: April 30, 2013, 04:36:41 PM »
Wait, what does the scroll of Fireball do, now?
Would be cool if they seriously wound the target.
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Re: Scroll of Fountain of Youth
« Reply #14: April 30, 2013, 06:02:41 PM »
Wait, what does the scroll of Fireball do, now?

Try it out. It's one of my most favorite scrolls.