Giant Strength

[Nakachi]

I think the 'giant strength' spell should allow the person it is cast on to wield an oversized weapon in one hand. Ex: human warrior with 'giant strength' able to wield the Spine of Schwartzer in one hand and so on. Once the spell wore off they would just drop the weapon due to its weight. When I first started playing AR I thought the spell already did it, but was dissapointed when I found out it didn't. Just as 'slow' (more regen/walking takes more moves/takes away dex) and 'haste' (less regen/more attacks in battle/walking takes 1 move in most rooms/adds dex) have two or three notable affects, I believe 'giant strength' should as well. It also kind of makes sense GIANT strength, as in the strengh of a giant. In terms of how much weight you can carry, I'll leave that up to others to decide whether it should or should not increase that.

[Olyn]

Strength has nothing to do with weapon size and there's already two spells in the game that affect size.

[Ergorion]

I think there's something to this idea. Most of the oversized weapons that I've seen are pretty darn heavy and having a jacked warrior get even more jacked with giant strength, it would make sense for him to be able to hold a huge weapon in one hand. However, I think he would wield it clumsily and therefore as a check on the proposed change, I think there should be a penalty to parry because the dude is slow on the moving that huge ass weapon around.

[Amdorin]

It's too much work to implement, and it won't be used anyway. It'll just get m1co types banned for multi'ing (cleric/mage)/dex warrior combos because the only way it becomes worthwhile is to have the spell casted on you, versus having an item with random casting. Short duration from non-player spells negates the point.

That, and what Olyn said.

[Ergorion]

Just saying, there are pills in the game that cast giant strength.

[Davairus]

Doesnt enlarge do this? It actually messes up things more than its helpful so it got reclassed as an offensive spell I think.

[Ergorion]

[Olyn]

Giant strength is useful. If your strength is down 4 on roll, use the trains on hp or mana or moves instead and it's like having 40 free hp or 80 moves or whatever 4 trains get you these days. Or it can let you wear some of the good minus strength gear out there without having to compensate with other gear. Also, there are other things out there that lower strength besides the weaken spell.

[Gadlo]

giant strength is very useful as is, havn't seen a need to change it myself.
if you can't find a use for it, cast it on your pet, they enjoy it slightly.

if you want to wield a larger weapon, use enlarge.

[bassball]

Like Nakachi I also thought giant strength made you able to wield oversized weapons in one hand like a giant. But think about it, that doesn't really make sense. Sure you're stacked and can probably pick that big ol' fetchin' spine of Schwarzter up off the ground, but if the shaft of the thing has a diameter of like a foot, then how the fetch are your ripped, but tiny baby hands gonna hold on to the thing?

Hence, why enlarge makes you able to wield them, even with a smaller strength bonus. Cause your hands get bigger