Talk:Bigby's grasping hand

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• Why is this spell and the other Bigbies ( e.g. forceful ) so unbalanced for PvP? 148.177.1.219 13:07, 24 July 2006 (PDT)

The grapple check is very hard to make, especially for non-Strength characters. -- Alec Usticke 13:50, 24 July 2006 (PDT)

• Just seems like such a ridiculous thing for Bioware to implement and than to allow PvP. I mean with no modifications to them they are basically "I WIN" buttons. Especially with such a long duration.

Well, BioWare's primary focus is on single player modules. It's easy enough for a module owner to alter the spell script to balance it. -- Alec Usticke 21:00, 24 July 2006 (PDT)

Well Alec, is there a place on the Wiki or a resource that will describe how to go about doing that? Furthermore, is there a decidedly "best way" by the community to "balance" these spells with more of a PvP fairness in consideration? 148.177.1.219 09:30, 25 July 2006 (PDT)

There's plenty of NWN scripting information available, but not much here on NWNWiki. I doubt there's a consensus on how to "fix" the spells for PvP. -- Alec Usticke 16:39, 26 July 2006 (PDT)

I've seen some servers (Badlands 3127, in particular) that change the opposed check to roll against the target's Discipline score instead. Even Dexterity based builds have some chance to resist it if they build for having as much Discipline as possible. However, being cursed by Bard Song, or hit with Negative Energy Burst will make them more vulnerable to the Bigby.