Update 06/16/2024: Database Changes

Update 06/16/2024: Database Changes

Hello all, just another round of changes to Abilities. Reasoning for the changes will be written where applicable.

• Thoughtseize Reworked - this is a change that was announced in a hotfix, so this is already live.
  • Signature
    • The GM tells you the Names and Tiers of the first three Prepared Abilities of a Combatant within Near range.
  • 4th Tier
    • Reduced to 3rd Tier
    • the GM tells you the Names and Tiers of the first [three/five/seven] Prepared Abilities and the current Focus of a Target Combatant within Near.
  • Command
    • You see the Library of a Combatant you see within Far. As a Constant effect until the end of this encounter, You may choose a Combatant you can see within Far at the beginning of each of your turns. Learn their current Focus and Attributes.
• Vengeful Smite (White Tiered Spell) - this is a change that was announced in a hotfix, so this is already live.
  • Corrected to say another Ally so it now works as intended (triggering the additional damage only from )
• Totem Warrior (Green Mastery) - this is a change that was announced in a hotfix, so this is already live.
  • Trigger corrected to be “The first time” instead of “Whenever”
• Spiteful Specter (Tiered Black Skill)
  • Tier Raised to 2 from 1
• Substitution (Tiered Blue Skill)
  • Tier Lowered to 3 from 4
  • This and the change to Spiteful Specter were made with the other in mind. They both did similar things but Substitution did slightly more than Specter (which I may monitor further for rewording or reworking), so their costs were "moved" closer to each other.
• Combative Prayer (White Mastery)
  • Now grants Counters only on successful WIL rolls (To incentivize investment into your WIL)
  • Faith Counter usage is limited to once each turn. (More of a further clarification than an imposed limit.)
• Full-Bodied Charge (RG Mastery) Reworked
  • You cannot gain bonuses to Damage from any other sources. Whenever you Attack, gain +X Forward to Damage, where X is your THP, then your THP is halved, rounded down.
  • (FBC was intended to incentivize more defensive builds, but after allowing it to convert received Damage bonuses into THP anyway, it just became an easy source of survivability for damage-based characters in Red and Green, all for the low price of 2 EXP and one Signature/Mastery slot.)
• Armored Heart (WR Mastery) Reworked
  • You cannot gain bonuses to Attacks from any other sources. Gain +X to Attacks, where X is half your Armor, rounded down.
  •  (Armored Heart isn't as affected by this due to how Armor is acquired, but it's receiving a similar rework to mirror what's been done here.)

ADDENDUM:

• New Artillery Caster (URG Mastery)
  • Damage dealt by Spells you Cast is increased by your personal Damage Die.
• New Arcane Reach (U Mastery)
  • Take -2 to Non-Mageblade Attacks. Sorceries you Cast that Target exactly one Combatant have their range replaced with your Mainhand Weapon's Range Tag.