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Nighthawk

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Raising Attributes?
« on: January 17, 2011, 12:48:45 pm »
I feel sort of like a noob asking this, but... are you able to raise your attributes beyond their original point when you start a new adventurer?

For example, if I create a peasant, and have only 15 points to spend originally, can my attributes go up as I adventure, like skills do? Or do they remain the same no matter how many eyes I gouge, or corpses I throw? I just want to know. I don't want to be stuck using peasants which can't get any physically stronger than I make them.
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deknegt

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Re: Raising Attributes?
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2011, 12:50:18 pm »
Your skills WILL improve over time. But it will of course take more time than improving skills.

Stuff like agility improve with dodging.
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Re: Raising Attributes?
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2011, 01:23:36 pm »
Strength, willpower, endurance, toughness, kinsethic sense, spatial sense, all improve if I remember correctly.  I usually put points in recuperation because it lets you heal faster and when playing peasant I put the last one into strength.  The other ones really don't matter very much as of now.
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deknegt

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« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2011, 01:35:58 pm »
@Angelarm, he should put points in agility too.

It's more useful to not get hit then getting hit and having to recover.
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Nighthawk

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Re: Raising Attributes?
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2011, 01:37:35 pm »
All right then. So... recuperation and agility are good? I'd kinda like to have some endurance if I'm fighting a long battle, too.... I've found that many deaths are caused by exhaustion in the middle of a dangerous battle. Anyone know a good way to train strength? I'd like to be able to throw enemies a lot as a wrestler.
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deknegt

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Re: Raising Attributes?
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2011, 01:43:36 pm »
Exhaustion shouldn't be a problem if you rest at a town every night.

Also social att's like Musicality and sumsuch have no use at all and can be used to up your attribute points.
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Re: Raising Attributes?
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2011, 05:54:33 pm »
so in dwarf fortress mode, how can we increase it faster?
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Guedez

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Re: Raising Attributes?
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2011, 06:39:49 pm »
im quite sure you actualy can't in fortress mode, haven't made any science on it, but based on what i think it was and what it became, i did not see any changes...
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