2022 – 2023 Off Season Updates Part 1

We have been hard at working making updates and balancing many different aspects of the game. We are excited to share all of them with you but we can’t share some of them just yet. In the mean time, we wanted to share the new and improved Ability list with you!

Feedback

First before we look at the changes, we want to give a huge shout out to all of you who took time out to help give us feedback on our game. Your opinions really matter to us and we hope you can see many of your thoughts reflected in the changes we are presenting today. We also want to give a special shout out to Aaron Briggs, who’s feedback stood out to us in this review and even heavily influenced some of the new abilities you will see today.

Changes Overview

Here are a few of the changes you will find in this update.

Ability Types

We are doing away with Ability types as they are currently. The way they worked before this update, we had the same ability listed multiple times. the only difference being how it was used. For example, the Ability Deafen could be a physical, magical, or mental ability and was on the list three times to reflect that. This is not the case anymore, now you will only find each ability listed once, and it is up to the player to role-play how they use an ability.

Resistance Types

We had a lot of feedback on the way resistances worked, and we could not agree more. We knew there was a clunky-ness to the way resistances worked in combat and did not like how it interupt gameplay in a negative way. To correct this we chose to focus on “How does the ability affect me?” as a general design principal. We felt this would not only help simplify them, but also help reduce breaking immersion.

We chose to start with three resistances, Mental, Physical, and Ailment. To us these were clear and distinct and easy to identify. Going through the list however, we found that one more category may be needed that covers abilities that affect you in ways that are either ambiguous or unclear. For this reason we ended up settling on four resistances.

Resistance: Ailment
Resistance Mental
Resistance Mystical
Resistance Physical

Each ability now has a place in its description where you can check which resistance can be used against it, incase its not clear to you. Each one can only be resisted by one ability, and some abilities cannot be resisted at all, that are predominantly crafting abilities or ones that do not target another player. In the case of crafting recipes, we felt that it would not be fun for a player to work on crafting an item just to have the making of it countered in some way. This does not mean that the effect itself can not be resisted. The effects can be countered just like the ability they mimic.

Updated Abilities

A lot of abilities have been updated, these changes include clairity, name changes, and total overhauls. Here is a list of most of the abilities that have updates:

Alchemy
Artisan
Battle Partner
Blink
Decoy
Disable Device
Disguise
Dispel
Entanglement
Fear
Foresight
Just What You Need
Lore: Culture
Lore: Resource
Blast
Mimic
Magitech
Pierce
Push
Rage
Resistance: Ailment
Resistance: Mental
Resistance: Physical
Rig
Sacrifice
Silence
Stealth
Stun
Suggestion
Taunt
Tracking
Trip
Truth

New Abilities

Here are a list of brand new abilities we are adding to the list:

Haste
Last Stand
Magitech Savant
Redirect
Resistance: Mystical
Ritual
Spirit Link

How do these changes affect me?

Over the next few weeks we will be taking down the current ability list and replacing it with the new one. The new abilities will be fully integrated into the system before we have our first event in March. If you have an ability on your character sheet that has had any changes to it, you will see a message that says you are able to choose a different ability to replace it with. If that ability had upgrades on it, you will have the choice to refund those points, reducing your upgrade count for that character, or apply those upgrades to the new ability. Keep watching our updates to find out how you can replace those abilities when it is time.

New Ability List

If you want to see the 2022 abilities, next to the 2023 abilities, visit this page.

Ability Armor – Target gains 1 point of global armor. Maximum of 3 ability armor total. | Resist Type – Physical | Duration – All Day | Range – Self | Casting Time – 10 sec | Uses – 3

Alchemy – Caster may craft Apprentice Alchemy recipes. There is no limit to uses. | Resist Type – None | Duration – Instant | Range – Self | Casting Time – 1 min | Uses – NA

Apply Alchemy – Allows a player to apply a crafted alchemy item to a weapon/ammo for a single use. The effect will replace the damage done for that hit. | Resist Type – None | Duration – Instant | Range – Touch | Casting Time – 1 min | Uses – 3

Artisan – Caster may craft Apprentice Artisan recipes. There is no limit to uses. | Resist Type – None | Duration – Instant | Range – Self | Casting Time – 1 min | Uses – NA

Barrier – Caster forms a stationary energy shield 10 feet in diameter. Caster can force others to stay out of the circle, but cannot force anyone to stay within it. No spells or attacks may pass through the barrier from either direction. | Resist Type – Mystical | Duration – 1 hr | Range – Area of Effect | Casting Time – 30 Sec | Uses – 2

Battle Partner – Target player(s) and caster are affected by this ability and receive the current armor value of the individual with the highest total. This includes physical and Ability Armor | Resist Type – Physical | Duration – 1 Min | Range – Touch | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 2

Blast – Caster Deals 1 hit of damage to target location hit. | Resist Type – Physical | Duration – Instant | Range – Spell ball | Casting Time – 5 sec | Uses – 3

Blind – Target cannot use any ability that is not Self, Line of Sight, or Area of Effect. Do not cover your eyes. This is a safety issue. | Resist Type – Physical | Duration – 10 sec | Range – Spell ball | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 2

Blink – Target becomes untargetable while they move directly to a location within 30 feet of the starting location where they immediately become targetable again. Cannot appear within 5 feet of another character. | Resist Type – Mystical | Duration – Instant | Range – Self | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 2

Calm Emotions – Brings target to a neutral emotional state. Does not counteract Ability Effects. | Resist Type – Mental | Duration – Instant | Range – Touch | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 2

Deafen – Interrupts all abilities in the process of being cast and forces the targets to drop all held items to cover their ears. | Resist Type – Physical | Duration – 10 sec | Range – Area of Effect | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 1

Decoy – Throw a spell ball. Creates a false duplicate of yourself where it lands. All Players believe it is a duplicate of you until duration ends. | Resist Type – Mental | Duration – 10 sec | Range – Spell ball | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 2

Diplomacy – Caster thoroughly convinces target character that the caster has no intention of physical harm toward the target for 1 minute or target character is harmed by caster. This does not prevent aggression. | Resist Type – Mental | Duration – 1 min | Range – Point | Casting Time – 5 sec | Uses – 2

Disable Device – Caster is able to render any magical/technical device disabled. If a device is disable a use can make it opperable again. | Resist Type – None | Duration – 1 hr | Range – Touch | Casting Time – 1 min | Uses – 3

Disarm – The user touches a target/weapon and causes a target to drop their weapon. | Resist Type – Physical | Duration – Instant | Range – Touch | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 2

Disarm – Caster touches a target/weapon and causes a target to drop their weapon. | Resist Type – Physical | Duration – Instant | Range – Touch | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 2

Dispel – Caster ends one ongoing temporary ability effect. | Resist Type – Mystical | Duration – Instant | Range – Touch | Casting Time – 30 sec | Uses – 2

Dodge – Caster may negate one hit against them, including spell balls. | Resist Type – Physical | Duration – Instant | Range – Self | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 3

Entanglement – Snares a target for 30 seconds upon hit. | Resist Type – Physical | Duration – 30 sec | Range – Spell ball | Casting Time – 10 sec | Uses – 3

Fear – Target cannot willingly move closer to or attack the caster for the duration | Resist Type – Mental | Duration – 30 sec | Range – Line of Sight | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 2

Foresight – Caster may ask a “Yes or No” question from a target. They respond with an honest answer that may be cryptic. | Resist Type – Mental | Duration – Instant | Range – Self | Casting Time – 30 sec | Uses – 4

Forgettable Face – Caster can cause target to forget their face. | Resist Type – Mental | Duration – All Day | Range – Touch | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 1

Haggle – Caster can haggle an NPC merchant to buy an item at cost from the caster. | Resist Type – Mental | Duration – Instant | Range – Point | Casting Time – 5 sec | Uses – 3

Haste – Target may use any ability at instant speed for the duration. Target can not use any ability for the next 10 mins. Does not affect craft times. | Resist Type – Mystical | Duration – 1 min | Range – Self | Casting Time – 30 sec | Uses – 1

Heal – Target removes 1 point of damage to a limb, restoring its use. Cannot heal a torso wound. | Resist Type – Physical | Duration – Instant | Range – Touch | Casting Time – 30 sec | Uses – 3

Intimidation – Caster thoroughly convinces target character that if the target attacks the caster, the target WILL die. | Resist Type – Mental | Duration – 1 min | Range – Point | Casting Time – 5 sec | Uses – 2

Just What You Need – Player produces 10 abundant materials of one type from within their personal stores. | Resist Type – None | Duration – Instant | Range – Self | Casting Time – 30 sec | Uses – 4

Knockout – Target is rendered unconscious. The target is woken by another creature or attacked, the effect ends. | Resist Type – Physical | Duration – 10 sec | Range – Touch | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 2

Last Stand – Can only be used in Bleedout. Target regains 3 health and full use of limbs. If the Target’s health becomes 0, they skip bleed out and immediately enter defeat. | Resist Type – Physical | Duration – 1 Min | Range – Self | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 1

Lore: Culture – Caster knows enough to be able to speak Baahir, Ancuram, Vertegron, Fey, Imperium, Planar, and Common. Use other language sign in order to signify you are speaking another language. Caster may ask 1 Yes or No Question about that culture. All Generic Lore Functions apply to this ability. | Resist Type – None | Duration – Instant | Range – Area of Effect | Casting Time – 1 min. | Uses – 1

Lore: Magic – Caster can take two materials of the same quality to make a Magic resource of the same quality. All Generic Lore Functions apply to this ability. This can not be selected as a starting ability. | Resist Type – None | Duration – Instant | Range – Area of Effect | Casting Time – 1 min. | Uses – 1

Lore: Monster – Caster may ask a staff or GM to identify a creature. All Generic Lore Functions apply to this ability. | Resist Type – None | Duration – Instant | Range – Area of Effect | Casting Time – 1 min. | Uses – 1

Lore: Planes – Caster can Identify what plane something or someone comes from. Caster may also use this ability to make others unable to tell which plane they come from or have been to. All Generic Lore Functions apply to this ability. | Resist Type – None | Duration – Instant | Range – Area of Effect | Casting Time – 1 min. | Uses – 1

Lore: Resource – Caster create 1 spawn point at a time for 15 Common materials of your choice. It takes 2 mins of roleplay to collect 1 resource. (Does not include Magic or Tech Materials). May place the new spawn point after the previous has been exhausted. All Generic Lore Functions apply to this ability. | Resist Type – None | Duration – Instant | Range – Area of Effect | Casting Time – 1 min. | Uses – 1

Lore: Tech – Caster can take two materials of the same quality to make a Tech resource of the same quality. All Generic Lore Functions apply to this ability. This can not be selected as a starting ability. | Resist Type – None | Duration – Instant | Range – Area of Effect | Casting Time – 1 min. | Uses – 1

Mimic – When an ability is used on the caster, they may recast it as is including any upgrades, but can choose new targets. | Resist Type – None | Duration – Instant | Range – Self | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 2

Magitech – Caster may craft Apprentice Magitech recipes. There is no limit to uses. | Resist Type – None | Duration – Instant | Range – Self | Casting Time – 1 min | Uses – NA

Magitech Savant – Caster can duplicate the effect of a magitech item or artifact that targets a single target. | Resist Type – None | Duration – Instant | Range – Touch | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 3

Maim Limb – Target’s Named Limb becomes “Broken” and cannot be used effectively, but causes no damage to health. Can be fixed by any healing. | Resist Type – Physical | Duration – Instant | Range – Point | Casting Time – 10 sec | Uses – 2

Pickpocket – If the caster can sneak up on another character, they can tap a pouch on the target person and name a type of item (i.e. copper, silver, rare plant materials). If the target has that item in that pouch, they must hand it over to the caster. For 10 seconds, the target does not know they were pickpocketed. | Resist Type – Physical | Duration – Instant | Range – Touch | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 2

Pierce – Precision hit allows one melee weapon hit to bypass target’s armor. | Resist Type – Physical | Duration – Instant | Range – Touch | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 2

Pull – Forces the target to move ten feet closer to the user. | Resist Type – Physical | Duration – Instant | Range – Spell ball | Casting Time – 5 sec | Uses – 2

Push – Target creatures in line of sight are knocked backwards 10 feet. It does not fall to the ground. | Resist Type – Physical | Duration – Instant | Range – Touch | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 3

Rage – For 10 seconds, the target goes into a frenzy. They ignore any damage, then becomes unconscious for 10 seconds unless woken up or attacked after the frenzy. | Resist Type – Mental | Duration – 10 sec | Range – Self | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 2

Redirect – Forces target to choose a different opponent to focus on. Stops working if you attack them or there are no other viable opponents. | Resist Type – Mental | Duration – 30 sec | Range – Spell ball | Casting Time – 5 Sec | Uses – 2

Resistance: Ailment – Allows the caster to ignore 1 Ailment effect on you. Cannot Upgrade Range. | Resist Type – None | Duration – Instant | Range – Self | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 2

Resistance: Mental – Allows the caster to ignore 1 ability that affects your mind. Cannot Upgrade Range. | Resist Type – None | Duration – Instant | Range – Self | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 2

Resistance: Physical – Allows the caster to ignore 1 ability that affects your body. Cannot Upgrade Range. | Resist Type – None | Duration – Instant | Range – Self | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 2

Resistance: Mystical – Allows the caster to ignore 1 ability or ritual that affects you in some sort of metaphysical way. Cannot Upgrade Range | Resist Type – None | Duration – Instant | Range – Self | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 2

Rig – Caster Rigs a shield or weapon to work the duration, but it takes twice as many materials to fix when broken again. | Resist Type – None | Duration – 10 Min | Range – Touch | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 3

Ritual – Caster may lead rituals. There is no limit to uses. | Resist Type – None | Duration – Instant | Range – Self | Casting Time – 1 min | Uses – 5

Sacrifice – User’s health becomes 1 for 1 hour, Target’s health and limbs are restored to full. User cannot heal beyond 1 for that hour. Cannot cast again until effect ends. | Resist Type – Mystical | Duration – Instant | Range – Touch | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 1

Silence – Target cannot speak or make vocal sounds. Prevents abilities with cast times, but does not stop in game ability calls. | Resist Type – Mystical | Duration – 1 min | Range – Touch | Casting Time – 5 sec | Uses – 2

Slow – Target doubles all cast times of abilities.Does not affect craft times. | Resist Type – Mystical | Duration – 30 sec | Range – Spell ball | Casting Time – 5 sec | Uses – 2

Speak With Dead – Allows the target to speak with a dead character for 1 minute. No other characters can hear the dead’s half of the interaction. Denote with “other language” gesture. | Resist Type – Mystical | Duration – 1 min | Range – Touch | Casting Time – 30 sec | Uses – 5

Spirit Link – Affected players must stay within 10 feet of each other or else the ability ends. If the caster or target is targeted by any ability, it also affects the others. | Resist Type – Mystical | Duration – 1 min | Range – Touch | Casting Time – 30 sec | Uses – 3

Stealth – Target becomes hidden. Must put elbow over face as a shroud. You cannot come out of stealth within 5 feet of another player. This ability is countered by Tracking. If ability ends early, must recast in order to go back into stealth. | Resist Type – Physical | Duration – 1 hr | Range – Self | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 3

Stun – Target is unable to move locations, attack or use abilities for the duration, but may defend themselves. | Resist Type – Physical | Duration – 30 sec | Range – Touch | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 2

Suggestion – User gives a target a 1 word comand. Target interprets and follows command to the best of their ability. Target can not be compelled to hurt themselves. | Resist Type – Mental | Duration – 1 hr | Range – Touch | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 2

Sunder – Caster breaks 1 piece of equipment, either a shield or weapon. Multiple Sunders can damage structures. | Resist Type – Physical | Duration – Instant | Range – Touch | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 2

Taunt – Target character is forced to fight the caster. | Resist Type – Mental | Duration – Instant | Range – Point | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 2

Tracking – Caster Calls out “Tracking.” All targets within 10 feet of the caster must respond with “Tracked”, and come out of stealth if they are in stealth. | Resist Type – None | Duration – Instant | Range – Area of Effect | Casting Time – 30 sec | Uses – 2

Trip – Target is knocked to the ground or optional 3 seconds of roleplay. | Resist Type – Physical | Duration – Instant | Range – Touch | Casting Time – Instant | Uses – 2

Truth – Target must answer truthfully Y/N questions but does not have to give details. | Resist Type – Mental | Duration – 1 min | Range – Touch | Casting Time – 30 sec | Uses – 3

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2022-2023 Off Season Updates Part 1