Harpies - Revision history

3nki: Image from the Illustrated Bestiary by Gourdin Konbo Club, "free to use" under the Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 4.0 international (CC BY-SA 4.0) license.

2025-01-16T14:32:55Z

Image from the Illustrated Bestiary by Gourdin Konbo Club, "free to use" under the Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 4.0 international (CC BY-SA 4.0) license.

Vagonuth at 00:09, 22 July 2023

2023-07-22T00:09:49Z

Xantho at 21:02, 5 May 2022

2022-05-05T21:02:07Z

Xantho at 16:15, 1 June 2021

2021-06-01T16:15:44Z

Xantho at 03:00, 19 August 2020

2020-08-19T03:00:11Z

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2013-04-13T18:50:45Z

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2013-04-13T18:50:10Z

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2011-11-22T08:29:32Z

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Flowery at 05:27, 22 November 2011

2011-11-22T05:27:09Z

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2011-11-22T04:55:20Z

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 Their hp is mediocre, as is their mana pool.
-[[Racial Stealth Modifier | Stealth-wise they are similar to humans]], but they possess a [[Racial Archery Modifier | solid archery modifier]] - so archers and druids are viable choices. Their high dexterity also makes them good tanks with monks, rogues and related classes. They do not have a [[Racial Damage Modifier | racial damage modifier]].
+[[Racial Stealth Modifier | Stealth-wise they are similar to humans]], but they possess a [[Racial Archery Modifier | solid archery modifier]] - so archers and druids are viable choices (note - Harpy's can't naturally become soldiers). Their high dexterity also makes them good tanks with monks, rogues and related classes. They do not have a [[Racial Damage Modifier | racial damage modifier]].
 [[Racial Spell Cost Modifier | Considering spell-casting]], harpies receive noticeably less mana than an elf and are not a no-fail race, though their human-like hp can make them serve as a non-reliable caster experiment (with more tnl than lizardmen).

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 * '''[[:Category: Racials |Racial(s)]]:''' [[Racial Frenzy |Frenzy]], [[Racial Claw |Claw]], [[Racial Butcher|Butcher]], [[Racial Fly|Fly]], [[Racial Greed|Greed]].
 * '''[[Racial Size |Racial Size]]:''' medium.
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 [[Category: Races with Racial Greed]]
 [[Category: Races with Racial Butcher]]

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 Harpies were added April 20th, 2007.
 [[Category: Creatable Races]]
 [[Category: Races with Racial Fly]]
 [[Category: Races with Racial Claw]]

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	[[Category: Creatable Races]]		[[Category: Creatable Races]]
		+	[[Category: Races with Racial Fly]]
		+	[[Category: Races with Racial Claw]]
		+	[[Category: Races with Racial Frenzy]]
		+	[[Category: Races with Racial Greed]]
		+	[[Category: Races with Racial Butcher]]

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 * '''Well-Suited to Be:''' [[:Category:Archers|archers]], [[:Category:Monks|monks]], [[:Category:Shadowfists|shadowfists]], [[:Category:Rogues|rogues]], [[:Category:Druids|druids]].
-* '''Ill-Suited to Be:''' CASTERS.
+* '''Ill-Suited to Be:''' casters.
 == Comments ==
-A harpy can be considered a rat with wings. They are good generalists that can exist as a wide variety of classes.
+A harpy can be considered a rat with wings. They are good generalists that can exist as a wide variety of classes, but will not excel in any single role.
-Their hp isn't atrocious.
+Their hp is mediocre, as is their mana pool.
-Stealth-wise they are similar to humans, but they possess a solid archery modifier - so archers aren't terrible.
+Stealth-wise they are similar to humans, but they possess a solid archery modifier - so archers and druids are viable choices. Their high dexterity also makes them good tanks with monks, rogues and related classes.
-Harpies receive noticeably less mana than an elf and are not a no-fail race, though their human-like hp can make them serve as a non-reliable caster experiment (with more tnl than lizardmen).
+Considering spell-casting, harpies receive noticeably less mana than an elf and are not a no-fail race, though their human-like hp can make them serve as a non-reliable caster experiment (with more tnl than lizardmen).
-Harpies were added April 20th, 2007.  About 16 have been heroed to date.
+Harpies were added April 20th, 2007.
 [[Category: Creatable Races]]

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 * '''[[Racial TNL |Racial TNL]]:''' 1515 XP.
-* '''Well-Suited to Be:''' [[:Category:Archers|archers]], [[:Category:Monks|monks]], [[:Category:Shadowfists|shadowfists]], [[:Category:Rogues|rogues]], [[:Category:Black Circle Initiates|black circle initiates]], [[:Category:Druids|druids]].
+* '''Well-Suited to Be:''' [[:Category:Archers|archers]], [[:Category:Monks|monks]], [[:Category:Shadowfists|shadowfists]], [[:Category:Rogues|rogues]], [[:Category:Druids|druids]].
-* '''Ill-Suited to Be:''' [[:Category:Clerics|clerics]].
+* '''Ill-Suited to Be:''' CASTERS.
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