Premise: We know, in Talisman characters are not thought to be balanced; the best character in this game is just the luckiest one.
But...
...Some characters are patently broken and they flatten the game
...Other characters are too weak or just too unexploited
This is my TOP 7 Fixed Characters
#7 MAGUS
Magus is not comparable with other casters or followers-characters:
He cannot create his own followers or cancel cursed followers
evil with 1 fate
+2 Fate
+ enchant the blade ability
First time i've heard "Magus" I've thought about D&D, here the inspiration for a Weapon-ability. Now he has the same Wizard's Fate and he can lose a useless spell if he uses a weapon.
#6 JIN BLOODED
Jin blooded + Wand can easily get ALL THE CURRENT FATE IN THE GAME.
/ Second ability: "Gain Fate" replaced with "Replenish Fate"
#5 ELF
Elves are one of the most interesting races in Fantasy, why so weak here?
Using woods just to evade or teleport is a very weak ability; in the middle region you cannot even teleport because there is only a Wood.
+1 Life
+1 Spell at the beginning of the game
/ Forest and Cursed Glade included in third and fourth Abilities
Now Elves are masters of the nature! I've added 1 Life because they are immortal, similar to Vampiress, and 1 spell because they are demi-gods in mythology.
#4 PRIEST
Probably the weakest character. If he destroys spirits, he cannot get trophies; more Malus abilities than Bonus.
+ Cross effect
/ Undeads included in destroy
+ uneffected by 2 adventure cards
Our Priest has found a Cross and now is similar to an exorcist. I've extended his ability with the terrificant Undeads.
#3 BOUNTY HUNTER
I treat this like a bugged character: Bounty Hunter + Stand-offs effects = Always wins. It's a broken mechanic: BH with "Full plate" strenght 5 VS Enemy strenght 999.999 = BH wins
and... Most infamous ability in the whole game: Stealing trophies
and... he's a crazy slot machine
-1 strenght
/ you must choose to take one of character's life if you want to gain gold from pvp
/ totally fixed third abilty
No more bugs, you win just the "natural" stand-off. Now it's less op, but it's still one of the best characters in the game.
#2 DREAD KNIGHT
Best kickass design in the entire game, I'm speaking about the worst character (with Priest). It's a frustrating run to the Graveyard. Not comparable with alter-ego chivalric knight.
Evil with 1 fate
Low status
If you turn in Good Alignment you are always teased by other players. NOT FUNNY
+2 fate
+ Undeads will not attack you
/ you gain a spell if you take one of character's life in pvp
+ Always evil
"I'm the Evil Knight. Graveyard is my house with fate 3 and a Warhorse. When I kill, I become a caster. Undeads are my bros.
SHOW ME RESPECT!"
#1 ALCHEMIST
This is a story of a broken character, who gains infinite gold in a broken City
In Talisman is very advantageous to control all these stats like fate, life and even spells, and there are many ways to gain infinite golds in the City. For example you can repeatedly buy 3 potions in the Apothecary, or just gain the Reward "Prolific Pocket": THIS MEANS INFINITE LIVES.
/ "1 gold per potion" changed in "2 gold per potion"
"Alchemise" is only turn something into gold; the most correct word for the inverted process is "transmute". I've distinguished the two key words for a matter of style.
2 gold per 1 life/spell/fate means no more infinite lives/fate/spells.
It's still a op character, because you can manipulate a lot of stat at your leisure and you can alchimise cursed objects.
What do you think about my fixed characters?
What's your TOP?
Edited by Filippo