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[Ross Vernal]

How were our stars in comparison to this?

Zoah: 23 HP -> 40 HP
Myrln: 10 HP -> 21 HP
Tarana: 21 HP -> 34 HP
Morgred: 11 HP -> 21 HP
Neun: 22 HP -> 36 HP

MP relied on my whim. So I can't tell you whether or not it's an increase.

[Xanmyral]

Will weapons do more damage as a response to the possibly changed health and mana system?

[Ross Vernal]

The base damage will remain the same. The modifiers for damage will increase, so be descriptive in your attacks for greater damage.

EDIT for examples:

"I stab at him with my sword!" = d6 damage.
"I advance and make a thrust to his midsection!" = d6 damage +
"I set my hand on the ricasso, then lunge forward to drive the blade into his sternum, ready to twist the blade on the way out!" = d6 ++

There's a limit; purple prose isn't going to make you hit harder.

[Chink]

I'll take all of my trait and feat boosts as cost-decreasing, then.

[Ross Vernal]

[3:25:04 PM] Xero: Hell yes to the changes.
[3:25:15 PM] Xero: Oh, I should note. My internet will probably be off for a day or two, because I get paid after the bill comes due and they wont change the date. =/
[3:25:43 PM] dazegoneby: Does this mean I am authorized to post on your behalf as needed to keep Zoah in-character?
[3:26:22 PM] dazegoneby: I will try to keep it to a minimum.
[3:26:30 PM] Xero: Yes, post on my behalf. The damn site is in eternal "loading" state. =/
[3:27:04 PM] dazegoneby: Yeah, I get 504 errors a lot.
[3:30:51 PM] Xero: Site is fun, but unstable at best.

There we go, then.

[Xantalos]

Allllrightythen.
...
I might have to take some time to decide what to specialize my feats and stuff in. If I apply all of them to cost-reducing, I might end up spending no mana ever.

[Ross Vernal]

I'll take all of my trait and feat boosts as cost-decreasing, then.

Duly noted. Fire spells are 1/4 of the original cost; Earth spells are 1/2.

Morgrod and Myrln still need to pick between more damage or less cost, as does everyone else who has specialties.

I might have to take some time to decide what to specialize my feats and stuff in. If I apply all of them to cost-reducing, I might end up spending no mana ever.

If you can get a spell cost down below 1 mana, then it's still going to cost at least 1. Like I said, it always rounds up.

[Remuthra]

I don't think I have any relevant stats, unless Concentration counts.

[Xanmyral]

Don't think I got any feats or virtues that apply for that.

So Ross, I'm curious, is there different damage dice for weapons, and if so how is it based? Is it based upon weapon size (such as one handed, two handed, small, etc), or the actual kind of weapon? Also, I think I remember that when you laid out the types of damage, there were three different kinds of physical damage, them being Slashing, Bludgeoning, and Piercing. They have any different effects on stuff?

[Xantalos]

Hmm...
Y'know what, I'll take all of my feats/abilities/whatever as cost-reducing. I'm dealing plenty of 'damage' as it is, so why not totally spam my spells?

[Remuthra]

Do you count measures of success Ross?

[Ross Vernal]

A very rough guide, going with the primary damage type, is:

Dagger - d3
Short spear - d4
Sword/shortbow - d6
Longbow/mace/hammer/halberd/spear - d8
Axe/heavy crossbow/flintlock - d10
Musket/rifle/pepperbox - d12

Again, this is pretty variable; if you sneak up behind someone and slit their throat, it sure ain't gonna be d3 damage. If you ram your sword into someone's lungs, it's gonna hurt more than d6.

The existing damage types are: Slash, Pierce, Bludgeon, Ballistic, Fire, Cold, Electrical, Acid, Holy, Unholy, Death, Magical, Auric/Psychic, and Unblockable. Obviously, Unblockable damage can't be prevented.

* Bludgeon (usually) doesn’t penetrate the skin, but it can break bones or noses. In real life, head hits frequently cause concussion, brain damage, or death. In cinematic stories, they’re a great way to render someone unconscious. Examples include clubs or fists, and concussive damage (explosions) are also lumped in this category in general.

* Slashing cuts tissue and can sever blood vessels or nerves. Examples include knives, swords, and saws. Rule of thumb here is that cuts bleed. Even if they have partly healed, cuts can re-open under stress. Bleeding wounds provide you with a terrific dramatic device to increase tension, as they add that “clock-is-ticking” element to the Scene. Can the character succeed before he bleeds to death?

* Piercing comes from wounds that penetrate body tissue deeply. Punctures are hard to heal. Further, if they occur on the torso or the head, can damage internal organs as well. Examples of puncturing attacks include, arrows, knife/sword thrusts, and axes. Ballistic is a subtype of this, and is usually more dramatic.

* Burns results from exposure to extreme heat, cold, some electrical damage, acid. Burns are extremely painful and take a long time to heal. Scars can be incredibly disfiguring.

* Special damage is stuff that doesn’t fall into the other categories. Effects are highly variable, from harmless to fatal. Examples include tranquilizer drugs, poison, nerve gas, electrical damage, drowning, and radiation.

In general, armors defend against a few types of damage, and protect against some better than others. A breastplate is good against slashing and piercing (4 damage absorbed/soaked), of less use against bludgeoning and ballistic (2 soak), and does fuck-all against anything else. A Bracelet of the Elements provides 4 soak against Fire/Cold/Electric, and stops nothing of physical damage. So on, so forth.

Define "measures of success."

[Remuthra]

Some systems give bonuses for beating a check by an amount. This means bonuses to things like hit roll are more useful, because there's more of an advantage to upping them than just being able to hit nimbler things.

[Ross Vernal]

The crit ranges are hidden values. Natural 20's automatically deal maximum damage and have a chance to deal additional damage/special effects upon their victims.

When a natural 20 attack is met with a natural 20 dodge, both are re-rolled. If it happens again, then it's just max damage without the special effects.

[Xanmyral]

Good to know, specially with Jewel's virtue. I'm going to wager the damage halving probably takes place after armor has ran its course, since the virtue represents his earthen body and any damage past the armor is what actually hits him.

Another question I suppose is this: Are there actually penalties to movement/agility with armor? I imagine only the heavy stuff incurs anything noticeable, unless its rather poorly made or inflexible/not very moveable by purpose for some reason.

Thanks for all the answers, sorry for burying you in questions.