Book 1: "Look Hermione, I've invented a new sport! Troll Wrestling!"Is there any use for Str as a magician? In almost every game I've made a mage in, I never spend a single point in str. So could we take Weak and Smart or Sensible?
Is there any use for Str as a magician? In almost every game I've made a mage in, I never spend a single point in str. So could we take Weak and Smart or Sensible?
[X] Meet with Dumbeldore first.
We can put anything we can pick up in our inventory. STR allows us to pick up heavier things and consequently put them in our inventory.
The fact that cannonically swords and arrows and the like have been used, and used well, also implies that having a GOOD sword and/or arrow and/or whatever can be very usefull.Oh. We could be outmaneuvered, outnumbered and outmagic'd, but the sword will in such a scenario allow is to protect ourself from hostile magic?
...really?
I'm also not sure what you mean by "would expect us to use magic". What sort of preparation for general ability to counter magical assault doesn't also apply to us slapping at a spell with our lightsaber?
It's even less relevant if you consider the canon existence of counter-spells and the movie/fanfic suggestion of parrying.
Ah. Alright.The fact that cannonically swords and arrows and the like have been used, and used well, also implies that having a GOOD sword and/or arrow and/or whatever can be very usefull.
That's...nice? I guess. I mean, it's also totally irrelevant - I was discussing why it would be stupid to waste time and effort on a lightsaber when we could instead use that time on other stuff. For example, improving proficiency with magic or grinding the very stats you mentioned. I still don't see where the utility of such a blade (even assuming we could just make it cut through any shield because reasons) comes from either - why would you not just create a shield breaking skill and train that? Passively improving all your offensive magical skill in general, without wasting time on an ultimately meaningless stick whose claim to fame is apparently doing what the Killing Curse does but with stringent restrictions on range and requiring considerable effort in terms of preparation.With ample stats in Str and Dex, we'd be able to dodge all spells flung our direction (even unblockable ones, the ones best suited to dodge), and cut our way through any shield devised (charms have to be made on the spot, where as a enchanted sword that we spend hours if not days making should be A LOT better at cutting).
Han Jee-Han is having problems because he dumped ALL of his stats in INT. Even if he has grinded the others up to a good level, he can't take hits very well, things that move at high speeds can easily catch him off guard, and things that can just cancel out what he has will pulverize him. This is why it's better to be the Jack of All Stats, so there can be no one strategy that can catch you off guard, no one flaw that people can exploit.
The way Harry Potter magic works, it doesn't need to be modern magic, cause magic VERY slowly progresses, and if anything it's receding compared to it's HayDay back with the founders of Hogwarts, and Merlin, Flamel, and all the very old famous people.Ah. Alright.
Could you remind me when swords and arrows have been put to good use, in a way we cannot match with modern magic? Because I can't think of any.
I assume you were speaking of the uselessness of swords, light or not, in general.That's...nice? I guess. I mean, it's also totally irrelevant - I was discussing why it would be stupid to waste time and effort on a lightsaber when we could instead use that time on other stuff. For example, improving proficiency with magic or grinding the very stats you mentioned. I still don't see where the utility of such a blade (even assuming we could just make it cut through any shield because reasons) comes from either - why would you not just create a shield breaking skill and train that? Passively improving all your offensive magical skill in general, without wasting time on an ultimately meaningless stick whose claim to fame is apparently doing what the Killing Curse does but with stringent restrictions on range and requiring considerable effort in terms of preparation.
Hang on.. just had an idea. We should really get on looking up Dementors before third year...
Or look into spell creating.
Imagine creating a spell to kill Dementors.
The Patronus charm might be a good place to look. I mean, it's the one spell that actually does anything to Dementors, so if we super-charge it we might actually be able to kill them.Hang on.. just had an idea. We should really get on looking up Dementors before third year...
Or look into spell creating.
Imagine creating a spell to kill Dementors.
Actually, what the heck does an AK do to Dementors?
[X] Meet with Dumbledore first.
Quick question: Could you use Observe on your scar and then Smite Evil? Or just Observe so you know what the '?'in your stats is.
So no headache when confronting Garlic Wizard? And no visions later on?We're not a horcrux anymore. The Gamer power went 'lol nope' at it.
What damage? Psychological damage? Cause we don't have any physical damage.Another question I just realized: If Moody is training us up and guarding us, why not see if he knows of any potions to deal with the damage done by the Dursleys?