Grimrock

This thread is defunct. I put up a new thread that contains the answers that I expect people like myself would want to know.

If I could lock this thread I would.

Do you want to enjoy LoG, but want to understand precisely what the heck the rules are first? Are you considering buying LoG, but want to understand what's going on before you do? Then this post is for you. Topics Covered: Stats Resistances Food Consumption Skill Points Traits Skills / Spells (lists...

I don't think anyone who has responded "gets" my need here. I don't want to know the game front-to-back before I play it. I just want to have an idea of what ANYthing means at character creation. Is a 10 in a stat half as good as a 20? I have no idea. What stat(s) do I need to increase to ...

Brodie301 wrote:Just play it. It all evens out in the end.

So an all-ice-mage party can take on the final boss (who is immune to ice)?

"Just play it." Ok, yeah, sure. Let's play chess. "But how do the pieces move? What are the win conditions? How the hell did you take my pawn without even moving on to my square? Wait, castling? I didn't know you could do that." Only this takes 10 hours before you realize you scr...

Look, I know some people like going through the starting levels several times and muddling through until they 'get' the game mechanics. But I don't. I keep reading things people post like "oh defense does practically nothing for me end-game, guess I'll start over" and "oh the final bo...

This is more than I got looking anywhere else, but it's nowhere near enough. "You'll see" is hardly a plan. Is ice magic all utility, like haste and slow and shield? Is fire all offensive? Is lightning defensive? I have no idea about ANY spells of ANY kind. I also don't know if swords or u...

I will edit and change this post as I learn more. This game looks great, and looks like it will provide me with hours of entertainment. But I'm not getting past the character creation screen at the moment. There is NO explanation about any of the stats, and I have no idea about dozens of things. Let...