Forum Changelog

[Xenia]

This post will be used to detail all updates to the Forum after 2/15/2022.

[Xenia]

2/22/2022 (The Great Twosday)
- Changed error in Rank to clarify Cubs do not get +1 Totem.
- Changed Spartiates Merit to clarify that the bonus can apply to Backgrounds or Influences, but will not exceed Rage Cap.
- Changed Merit: heroic attribute to allow for greater choices of what you can do.

[Lore Keeper]

2/23/2022
- Philodox - Traitor's Bane - Modified to be more Useful in a world without a whole tribe of fallen
- Philodox - Fangs of judgement - Modified to effect those under punishment rites rather than Wyrm Creatures
- Lupus, Ostraka and Ahroun - Gnaw - Has had its damage bonus reduced
- Ahroun - Gnaw - Affinity Now adds bonus Exceptional damage rather than regular damage.
- Warders of Man - Reshape Object - Affinity changed to add damage to Crafted weapons
- NEW - Key Setting Differences - Added reference for changes between canon history/WoD and our game.

[Lore Keeper]

2/28/2022
- Added Garou: Tribal Camps & Cults summary.

3/1/2022
- Totem page finalized (Packs portion of the page still WIP But there will be no mechanical system attached to packs)
- Added Backstory to Questionnare & Backstory. Mentioned XP awards.
- Added deadline to Downtime Actions.
- Updated Experience Points to reflect Starting XP for submitted characters.

3/2/2022
- Kiss of Helios - Damage reduced to 1 bonus rather than 2
- Kiss of Helios - Affinity - Effects changed to extend Gift's effect to weapons
- Ostraka - Rage of the Underdog - Damage bonus damage reduced.
- Ostraka - Rage of the Underdog - Affinity - Damage bonus added
- Child of Gaia: Halo of the Sun Rank 5 - Removed
- Child of Gaia: Umbral Key: Rank 5 - Added
- Night Claw: Pin the Eagles Wing - Damage bonus damage reduced.
- Added note clarifying expiration of Influence.
- Posted Game Premise.
- Added Character Sheet Template.

[Xenia]

3/5/2022
- Clarified that Field of Expertise means not buying an ability multiple times.
- Removed error in Performance ability that gave an incorrect cost of Field of Expertise.
- Gift affinity changed to a 1-5pt merit based on the level of the gift you are buying
- Reworked Gifts & Divine Blessings to clarify patrons and change renown requirements for out-of-tribe Gifts.
- Added note of limits on out-of-tribe Gifts at character creation.
- Posted details on Learning Rites in game.


3/6/2022
- Added a note that you can't take Heroic Attribute as a Totem Gift.
- Clarified phantom Dots gained from Totem.
- Added Totem to viable XP purchases.
- Standardized Clear-Sighted, Iron Will, and Unimpressed to give the same bonus and cost the same.
- Removed Natural Weapons Merit (it's reflected as a fighting style)

3/7/2022
- Removed 'phantom dot' mechanic from Totem and 6+ Abilities.
- Added Blinding Attack notes to the Blind Ostraka Disfigurement/Flaw and standardized mechanics across the two.

3/9/2022
- Changed Profile Template to offer chance for player name, pronouns, and OOC Contact.
- Short-fuse Flaw removed due to its closeness to Moon Mad

3/10/2022
- Added glyphs to Tribes listing

[Xenia]

3/13/2022
- Added Timeline, History, and Sept Listing
- Fixed writing on Totem Background.

3/14/2022
- Added write up on Packs, Pack Types, Pack Structures, and Pack Tactics.
- Added "Callow" and "Patrol" to Lexicon. Tweaked "Pack" definition.
- Altered phrasing in the Rite of Pack's Blood for clarification.
- Shuffled forum layout for ease of navigation based on feedback.
- Fixed Timeline errors.

3/15/2022
- Updated Origins and added a few more.
- Tweaked two Divine Blessings of Artemis to account for animals' standard reaction to Rage.

3/17/2022
- Updated Abilities: Crafts - Repair is now properly a specialty Rather than Focus
- Updated Abilities: Academics - Tactics is now a publicly available Focus

3/21/2022
- Reduced cost of Legendary Lineage Merit to 5.

[Xenia]

3/23/2022
- Added Languages post and updated Linguistics Ability to match.
- Moved 'Sept Positions' from Rules to Setting.
- Updated note on Camp/Cult mechanics.

3/24/2022
- Hispo form no longer grants bonus to melee attacks
- Added Example fetishes and Example Weapon fetishes
- Added Misc Equipment
- Updated Naval Combat

[Muse]

3/29/2022
-Strength of Heracles changed
-Added Battle Scar mechanics
-Updated "Health & Healing" and "Tempers: Rage" to reflect tweak to Rage Healing to fit Battle Scar system

3/31/2022
- Gift - Ahroun - Shared strength - Athletics added

4/1/2022
- Added Merit - Kinfolk - Average
- Added Character creation - Kinfolk - Free-B Cost for Gnosis

[Xenia]

4/1/2022
- Added the Kinfolk 4pt Flaw "Average" to reflect a Kinfolk without Gnosis.
- Fixed typo in Ahroun: Wyld's Undreamt Fury Gift.
- Began posting Umbral Realm info.

4/2/2022
- Fetishes
-- Harmony Flute - Clarified defense
-- Talatia of Hermies - Changed name
-- Moonbangle - Changed Name
-- Cup of the unicorn - Test is now static
-- Chimera Gem - Changed name
-- Spirit Tracer - Added wording about magical stealth
-- Thunder drum - Fixed Typo
-- Rover's Whistle - Shifted some language
-- War Whistle - Added a defense and an additional effect.
-- Phoebe's veil - User must be unobserved to activate
-- Cavern Laurel - Fixed a typo
-- Pilgrim's Staff - Fixed Fluff
-- Laurel of Wisdom - Clarified effect
-- Spear Skin - Added weapon trait explanation
-- Feathered cloak - Fixed some confusing mechanics
-- Spirit Whistle - Changed to make it a contested challenge against the spirit
-- Tricksters Fire - Clarified activation
-- Laurel of the Wolf - Fixed Typo
-- Bramble Branch - Added clarifying system
-- Auroch Shield - Fixed Typo
-- Rager - Fixed Typo
-- Watcher shield - Added effect and clarified system

- Weapon Fetishes
-- Added notes about weapon tags to each of the fetishes
-- Tearer of the Veil - Added System
-- Assassins Klaive - System Added to the effects of the blade

- Gift - Pin the Eagles wing - Now adds the balanced tag to spears being thrown by its effect.
- Gift - Stone of Athleos - now adds the balanced tag to any melee weapon you are using
- Attribute - The Strength of Heracles - Now adds the Balanced tag to items thrown by it.

[Lore Keeper]

4/5/2022
- Public God Profiles updated
- Clarified free language in Linguistics Ability as Greek.

[Muse]

4/11/2022
-Added prerequisites to both Spartaties and Athenian Citizen that the character must be 20 or older; as that is the age of majority.

4/12/2022
- Added Grappling to the list of weapon traits

[Lore Keeper]

4/15/2022
- FInished Nightclaw Gift: Blood of Nymphs"

[Muse]

4/18/2022
-Penalty for not having enough strength to wear armor was added to Armor rules.

[Muse]

4/22/2022
- A correction was made to the Black Fury gift list, the gift Artemis' Eye was erroneously put as a level one for them; it was replaced with the correct gift Archers' Eye.

4/25/2022
- Downtime due date altered to Sunday before game to be consistent with announcements.

4/26/2022
- Gift - Homid - Body Shift - Defined what happens if you body shift away from a 6+ attribute with a heroic attribute.

[Oracle]

4/28/22
-A correction of the Athena Divine Blessing: Sense Potential changed the word "Perception" in the test pool to "Wits".
-A correction of the Demeter Divine Blessing: Sacred Grove added the option to use the Herbalism ability instead of Survival ability.
-Edits were made to the Growth section of the Influence write up to clarify costs and downtime action effects.

4/29/22
-Added new NPC to Dokos post: viewtopic.php?p=958#p958

[Muse]

5/4/22
- New Heroic Attributes added
- Tongue of Hermes changed to Subtly of Hermes

[Lore Keeper]

5/18/22
- Added Workshop Territory tag
- Changed linked Territory tag to benefit pack members
- Heroic Dexterity: The deft hand of Atalanta

[Xenia]

5/19/22
Several Rites Updates!
- Specified that Rite of Heritage only works on the living
- Corrected Baptism of Fire to reference Gift: Sense the Balance (not Scent of the True Form)
- Changed Moot Rite to only grant renown bonus to the one performing the rite each month.

[Lore Keeper]

6/17/2022

Piscine (1 pt Merit) - Added a note clairifying that movement in water with this merit is a simple action rather than standard action

[Lore Keeper]

7/1/2022
Speech of the world updated flavor text to reflect that it doesn't let you read languages.

[Xenia]

7/2/2022

- Updated Downtime Actions upon midseason review
- Tweaked write-up of Seneschal in Abilities, Background Growth in Backgrounds, several Flaws in Merits & Flaws, and Fetish Crafting under Talens & Fetishes to reflect these changes
- Posted Plot Cookies and Shout-Outs post

[Oracle]

7/3/2022

-Changed Umbral Pilots Gift List
---The Level 5 Gift Reach The Umbra was removed.
---The Level 4 Gift Seeking the Void was raised to Level 5.
---The Level 4 Gift The Silken Sail was added.

[Lore Keeper]

7/4/2022
- Changed - Child of Gaia - Mercy Affinity - to only stop rage from being spent on the first turn of the frenzy when this gift is activated reflexively

[Lore Keeper]

4/26/2023
- Changed - Territory - Workshop: Now works for any skill not just crafts and gives an extra mundane downtime