What are your two favorite subguilds?

Started by Cind, January 23, 2012, 01:49:06 PM

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January 23, 2012, 01:49:06 PM
If this thread already exists than I am an idiot.

Mine are master tailor and tinker. Tinkers can make such damn useful things and while I haven't tried master tailor, I love the regular tailor subguild and my head's been full of mastercraft ideas lately. I'm also particularly fond of the bard subguild.
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January 23, 2012, 02:36:46 PM #1
Hunter and nomad. That's not counting the new ones though.

Yeah I like combat PCs.
January 23, 2012, 02:43:24 PM #2
Nomad for all the bilingual tribal fun
Scavenger for food foraging and scale-ability

New master tailor sub is neato.
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January 23, 2012, 03:02:55 PM #3
Anything with climb is great.  Scavenger is obviously a favorite, although I only recently learned about the food thing--from earlier states of the helpfiles I assumed they had a forage artifact bonus.    I've always loved subguilds with flee too, even before the change, and before skill levels so you couldn't tell it wasn't increasing.  Even the starting skill level of subguild flee seems to be enough to give some of the bonuses.

All in all, though, the value of a subguild is so heavily dependent on the rest of the char's build that picking out and out favorites is tough.  Even seemingly underwhelming subguilds like, say, Thief or House Servant, can be crazy useful depending on the choice of main guild.
January 23, 2012, 03:24:37 PM #4
Con-artist and linguist.

Yes, linguist.  The bane of all races who think they can talk freely in their own language.  I only wish I could trade one language for another.
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January 23, 2012, 04:25:09 PM #5
I like Scavenger and House Servant. They give a lot of skills one would expect from a lowborn past and all... except flower arranging. I tend not to use that unless my PC would have some reason to know it.
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January 23, 2012, 04:26:25 PM #6
Forester and Jeweler.
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January 23, 2012, 04:29:31 PM #7
I'd shoot for mercenary, and either scav/nomad ... It's a tough choice between the last two.  as far as favorite subguilds.
January 23, 2012, 04:33:25 PM #8
Linguist is amusing. If you haven't been around too long, and you bust out the allundean? Woah, you must be a hidden half-elf! ::)

I'm fond of mercenary and nomad as subguilds. Haven't tried any of the new ones yet, though!
January 23, 2012, 11:13:32 PM #9
Scavenger/hunter if I'm playing a gicker of some kind. Armor or weapon crafting if I'm playing a ranger. And hunter/archer if I'm playing a merchant. My favorite subguild really depends on what my main guild is.
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January 23, 2012, 11:40:41 PM #10
Quote from: Delirium on January 23, 2012, 04:33:25 PM
Linguist is amusing. If you haven't been around too long, and you bust out the allundean? Woah, you must be a hidden half-elf! ::)

I'm fond of mercenary and nomad as subguilds. Haven't tried any of the new ones yet, though!

I like linguist and nomad myself!
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January 23, 2012, 11:43:51 PM #11
I like nomad and con artist.  Tribals are fun for non-city characters and  con artist is always good for general city trash.
January 24, 2012, 12:58:09 AM #12
Scavenger/Thug.

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January 24, 2012, 02:14:20 AM #13
Nomad/Scavenger. For old

Outdoorsman/protector. for new :)
January 25, 2012, 04:19:53 AM #14
Hunter/Scavenger. For old.

Grebber/Slipknife. For le new. :D
January 25, 2012, 08:07:41 AM #15
Scavenger is one of my favorites; it's the ultimate explorer-type subguild.

The runner up for me is stonecrafter.  You can make some pretty darn nifty utility/decorative stuff!
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January 25, 2012, 06:06:50 PM #16
Mercenary and Nomad. I hate not being able to ride.
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January 26, 2012, 12:51:14 AM #17
I like all of them.

Though I probably use Rebel and Scavenger the most.

Linguist the least because Allundean can be easily learned in most places and Mirukkum is rarely used.
January 26, 2012, 03:25:43 AM #18
I love me some Bard and Linguist.

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January 27, 2012, 11:51:41 PM #19
Liguist is fun, but I think It would be much better if it gave you a random smattering of accents and languages, rather than just giving you what it does, or better yet, let your choose.
January 27, 2012, 11:53:44 PM #20
Thug and Guard.
January 28, 2012, 07:20:05 AM #21
Quote from: TheBadSeed on January 27, 2012, 11:51:41 PM
Liguist is fun, but I think It would be much better if it gave you a random smattering of accents and languages, rather than just giving you what it does, or better yet, let your choose.


Yeah, and I doubt breeds, elves, muls and dwarves ever take that subguild. I did, once, but for a flavor character I didn't mean to survive long with.
https://armageddon.org/help/view/Inappropriate%20vernacular
gorgio: someone who is not romani, not a gypsy.
kumpania: a family of story tellers.
vardo: a horse-drawn wagon used by British Romani as their home. always well-crafted, often painted and gilded
January 28, 2012, 07:46:10 AM #22
Quote from: TheBadSeed on January 27, 2012, 11:51:41 PM
Liguist is fun, but I think It would be much better if it gave you a random smattering of accents and languages, rather than just giving you what it does, or better yet, let your choose.


It'd be my top pick, then. :O
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January 28, 2012, 07:52:46 AM #23
Multiple different accents and languages fitting a background sounds like an excellent use of the spec app system.
January 28, 2012, 07:56:05 AM #24
I've changed my mind to bard and tailor because I am fickle and demand things.
https://armageddon.org/help/view/Inappropriate%20vernacular
gorgio: someone who is not romani, not a gypsy.
kumpania: a family of story tellers.
vardo: a horse-drawn wagon used by British Romani as their home. always well-crafted, often painted and gilded
January 28, 2012, 09:41:16 AM #25
I haven't used any of the extended subguilds yet, so I can only comment on the normal ones. Also, I have three favorites, so there. Depends a lot on the guild, of course.

scavenger/mercenary/hunter

Mercenary almost entirely for the riding. Scavenger just rules, and hunter is a great rounding-out sort of subguild. About the only things I've ever cared to craft in game have been food, arrows or medical supplies, so all of the crafting guilds/subguilds are a mystery to me.
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February 01, 2012, 12:03:26 PM #26
Scavenger and Nomad.
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February 01, 2012, 08:39:58 PM #27
Forester/Nomad
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February 17, 2012, 03:06:55 PM #28
For some reason I *always* roll 'tailor'...but I have no idea why and most of the time it's pretty much useless. Weird comfort zone.
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February 20, 2012, 09:51:02 AM #29
Mercenary. On account of having two rather long lived characters with that sub-guild, which only really is useful for the bonus to not getting drunk as easily. >_>
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February 20, 2012, 05:22:10 PM #30
Quote from: Voular on February 20, 2012, 09:51:02 AM
Mercenary. On account of having two rather long lived characters with that sub-guild, which only really is useful for the bonus to not repeatedly falling off your mount everywhere you go all the time

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February 20, 2012, 08:29:21 PM #31
Grebber.

As it has a combination of skills I've been wanting to see in a subguild for a very, very long time. :)
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