A Land Far Away

Is it possible to implement a morale system? I remember the one from D&D Basic, where monsters had to roll for morale when the first one on their side dropped, and again when they'd lost half their number. It might add an interesting realism aspect: instead of every gang of kobolds fighting to the last kamikaze berserker, once they see where things are headed they might make a run for it. PCs could still get xp for defeating them, or maybe half for those who get away.

Several ALFA1 servers had a morale check script in place for some kinds of critters (generally humanoids); very cool and amusing (and adds a sense that they're living creatures with vested interest in continuing breathing). Perhaps they can be stolen and implemented someday.

Ithildur wrote:Several ALFA1 servers had a morale check script in place for some kinds of critters (generally humanoids); very cool and amusing (and adds a sense that they're living creatures with vested interest in breathing). Perhaps they can be stolen and implemented someday.

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We have a morale script system which I believe is universally hated. Things that start to run away, change minds, then run, change minds, very comical easy kills. Oops. Some of the newer ace behavior scripts are better I bet, though I've not seen how animal or coward settings work in action.

Any update on this? Yea or nay?