Achaean News
The firelord is dead
Written by: Makarios, the Meticulous
Date: Wednesday, October 12th, 2022
Addressed to: Everyone
A big batch of changes for you all, including the attempt to bring some sanity to the Occultist class. I expect we will still need to tweak a few things after seeing it out in the wild, but it should be much easier to adjust going forward now that all the power isn't tied up in the terror that was Pyradius. The ENDURE ability is highly experimental, so I'll be monitoring that closely and may remove it if it proves not to work as I'm hoping it will. Anyhow:
Anathema
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* You can no longer EXTINCTION both legs or both arms at once. You must split the limb type.
Apostasy
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* The cost of DEMON BECKON has been reduced (quite considerably).
Charnel
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* STILL now blocks more than one communication every three seconds, rather than one every four.
* STILL now blocks communication into the room from external sources, though not out of it (since this communication is still subject to the primary still effect). Little bit of an oversight in the initial implementation.
Devotion
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* PIETY now has a third person message when it fires (applies to hallowed as well for Excision).
Domination
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* FIRELORD has been repurposed. (Yes, this means no more instant firelord/enlighten frustration.)
* DISLOYALTY no longer hinders command, since this is not really viable for most classes. WEARINESS does instead.
* Nin'Kharsag's command is now gated by asthma only, not asthma and addiction.
* EERION no longer scales to insane speeds off of aff count. Its now a flat equilibrium cost and made a little faster if WHISPERINGMADNESS is on the target.
* WEAKENED MIND can no longer decide to not randomly cure itself on a focus.
Occultism
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* ENLIGHTEN conditions moved from 5 afflictions to 6 normally, and from 4 with whisperingmadness to 5 with whisperingmadness.
* INSTILL now does 3% hp/mana damage. This is raised to 6% if you hold a Glaaki derived truename (corpse ones do not do this).
* WHISPERINGMADNESS no longer gives a focus affliction when you focus. It is just a focus balance extender now.
* BODYWARP has been expanded significantly. See the abfile for details.
* AGUE now freezes twice if a target has more than one restoration broken limb.
* New ability: REGRESS.
* New ability: COMPEL.
* new ability: INTERLINK.
* ENLIGHTEN now credits the occultist with the kill when they die to alternative sources.
Oppression
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* BLOODLUST can now push you above maximum health and mana when it fires, up to a cap of 150% of your max.
Pestilence
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* WEARINESS no longer stops pestilence attacks against a target suffering from a prone state (entangled, paralysed, etc).
Runelore
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* ISAZ has had its balance knock on hindering an escape reduced. Its still a little more than other room hinders due to it being inferior in several ways, but its less stark a difference than it was previously.
Shadowmancy
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* Depthswalkers now inately see in the dark for... obvious reasons.
Spirituality
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* JUDGEMENT now lets you cleanse someone of enlightenment. Naturally, they still die, but the Occultist will not get credit. Judging in this way bypasses situations where you otherwise would be immune to judgement.
Subterfuge
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* When you EVADE from a room, all of your pinshots will be yanked loose of your happless victims.
Survival
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* New ability: ENDURE.
Tarot (all death tarot changes also apply to Jester's)
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* HIEROPHANT is now jester specific.
* HERETIC has been added to Occultist tarot.
* TYRANNY has been reworked.
* DEATH tarot now gives a layer of freeze when you RUB it on someone, though can only chill them up to shivering.
* When you RUB death, you gain an additional rub for each condition you meet from: paralysed, aeon, entangled, stunned.
* DEATH has been added to the list of more nitch instakills that bypass STARBURST.
* CREATOR can now be ruinated.
Tekura
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* CAT stance has had its speed penalty removed.
Weaponmastery
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* Switching specialisation via the artefact insignia has had its times changed. Level 1 is now 12 hours, level 2 is now 1 hour, level 3 is now 1 minute. Still respecting aggression cooldown, naturally.
Misc
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* The TENDERSKIN now does some health damage when applying salves and not under the INQUISITION affliction.
Enjoy!
Penned by My hand on the 7th of Sarapin, in the year 900 AF.
The firelord is dead
Written by: Makarios, the Meticulous
Date: Wednesday, October 12th, 2022
Addressed to: Everyone
A big batch of changes for you all, including the attempt to bring some sanity to the Occultist class. I expect we will still need to tweak a few things after seeing it out in the wild, but it should be much easier to adjust going forward now that all the power isn't tied up in the terror that was Pyradius. The ENDURE ability is highly experimental, so I'll be monitoring that closely and may remove it if it proves not to work as I'm hoping it will. Anyhow:
Anathema
--------
* You can no longer EXTINCTION both legs or both arms at once. You must split the limb type.
Apostasy
--------
* The cost of DEMON BECKON has been reduced (quite considerably).
Charnel
-------
* STILL now blocks more than one communication every three seconds, rather than one every four.
* STILL now blocks communication into the room from external sources, though not out of it (since this communication is still subject to the primary still effect). Little bit of an oversight in the initial implementation.
Devotion
--------
* PIETY now has a third person message when it fires (applies to hallowed as well for Excision).
Domination
----------
* FIRELORD has been repurposed. (Yes, this means no more instant firelord/enlighten frustration.)
* DISLOYALTY no longer hinders command, since this is not really viable for most classes. WEARINESS does instead.
* Nin'Kharsag's command is now gated by asthma only, not asthma and addiction.
* EERION no longer scales to insane speeds off of aff count. Its now a flat equilibrium cost and made a little faster if WHISPERINGMADNESS is on the target.
* WEAKENED MIND can no longer decide to not randomly cure itself on a focus.
Occultism
---------
* ENLIGHTEN conditions moved from 5 afflictions to 6 normally, and from 4 with whisperingmadness to 5 with whisperingmadness.
* INSTILL now does 3% hp/mana damage. This is raised to 6% if you hold a Glaaki derived truename (corpse ones do not do this).
* WHISPERINGMADNESS no longer gives a focus affliction when you focus. It is just a focus balance extender now.
* BODYWARP has been expanded significantly. See the abfile for details.
* AGUE now freezes twice if a target has more than one restoration broken limb.
* New ability: REGRESS.
* New ability: COMPEL.
* new ability: INTERLINK.
* ENLIGHTEN now credits the occultist with the kill when they die to alternative sources.
Oppression
----------
* BLOODLUST can now push you above maximum health and mana when it fires, up to a cap of 150% of your max.
Pestilence
----------
* WEARINESS no longer stops pestilence attacks against a target suffering from a prone state (entangled, paralysed, etc).
Runelore
--------
* ISAZ has had its balance knock on hindering an escape reduced. Its still a little more than other room hinders due to it being inferior in several ways, but its less stark a difference than it was previously.
Shadowmancy
-----------
* Depthswalkers now inately see in the dark for... obvious reasons.
Spirituality
------------
* JUDGEMENT now lets you cleanse someone of enlightenment. Naturally, they still die, but the Occultist will not get credit. Judging in this way bypasses situations where you otherwise would be immune to judgement.
Subterfuge
----------
* When you EVADE from a room, all of your pinshots will be yanked loose of your happless victims.
Survival
--------
* New ability: ENDURE.
Tarot (all death tarot changes also apply to Jester's)
-----
* HIEROPHANT is now jester specific.
* HERETIC has been added to Occultist tarot.
* TYRANNY has been reworked.
* DEATH tarot now gives a layer of freeze when you RUB it on someone, though can only chill them up to shivering.
* When you RUB death, you gain an additional rub for each condition you meet from: paralysed, aeon, entangled, stunned.
* DEATH has been added to the list of more nitch instakills that bypass STARBURST.
* CREATOR can now be ruinated.
Tekura
------
* CAT stance has had its speed penalty removed.
Weaponmastery
-------------
* Switching specialisation via the artefact insignia has had its times changed. Level 1 is now 12 hours, level 2 is now 1 hour, level 3 is now 1 minute. Still respecting aggression cooldown, naturally.
Misc
----
* The TENDERSKIN now does some health damage when applying salves and not under the INQUISITION affliction.
Enjoy!
Penned by My hand on the 7th of Sarapin, in the year 900 AF.