This time around, we have 3 new metas: Supercharged, Overcharged, and Nova. I didn'd feel there was enough progression as far as metas go (and still don't). There should be small meta's for starting characters with a clear progression into more powerful versions. This is something I intend to improve in small increments while I work on other things.
The progression starts with charged, its a simple meta: 5ap, 5mana, 1 more damage. While it is arguable that this meta isnt worth the investment, that extra point works to overcome damage reduction, and could be the difference between a kill and a wounded foe. The next step is Supercharged:
As you progress, this meta levels with you, and is never useless. But when its time to bring out the big guns, look to Overcharged:
Overcharged is all about being a big, scary spell that does big scary numbers (and costs big scary numbers). while the explanation for it is a little lengthy, the simplified math works out something like this. N^2 where N= the number of times you overcharged the spell.
And then somewhere, somehow, I overlooked a mage's staple:
Unleashing large torrents of energy that can shear the flesh from an enemies bones and blow him to hell-- How is that not what mages are all about?
The new stat progression uses set numbers instead of variables. I really felt that there was just too much variation in the old way of paying experience to roll dice and not know exactly what your'e getting. Plus, the natural progression in the dice themselves (d4 to d6 to d8 etc) could yield numbers FAR too high. In addition, this made it possible to reverse engineer a character and figure out how much experience someone spent and where.
Basically, a stat purchase will give one of thee values:
- A +2 represents something a race is sub-average at
- A +3 represents something a race is average at
- A +4 represents something a race excels at
Experience costs are still 50 with a x3 progression, and all modifiers are still calculated the same way.
I made another "I am the evolution" Wallpaper with a more grungy feel this time. And again, thanks to everyone out there for reading, contributing, subscribing, thinking, feeling, or talking about Theory.
I encountered yet another shift of focus again today. For some people this is gradual, their interests change and they move on. For me its like a brick wall in two ways: the old fashoned "it hit me like a brick wall" and that my interests seem as stable as the wall itself. In a way I am not sure i can explain, my interests didnt change at all but my focus did. I suddenly feel driven to make massive amounts of historical detail about the races from their own perspective, I think each might end up with its own chapter in the Lore book but I haven't decided yet.
The Arena book will still happen, and still soon(TM), but I am currently chewing on massive amounts of potential historical lore.
