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#91
Player Announcements / Re: Quick Absence
Last post by ADM Walking Carpet - Jul 21, 2024, 10:47 AMBe fun have safe
#92
Updates and Roadmap / Re: CD Module Changelog v2
Last post by SpacePope - Jul 19, 2024, 12:58 PMCD Module v4.11f3
Areas/Monsters/Items
- Two T6 belts with wrongly set ablity bonuses have been fixed (this is a buff!)
- Increased spell level of Longstrider on the Elixyr of Travelling sold near Yulash
- Fixed the Gallery dungeon level lock script
- NEW: There are rumblings and whispers of illegal smuggling activity in the Southern Canals of Marsember. Can you find where the notorious smugglers are conducting their illegal operations? (New T4 dungeon is now live. Thank you, Ladybug!)(Ray)
- Updates to Pirate and Hag dungeons (Ladybug)
- Drow and other ne'er-do-wells can now rest in The Veiled Secrets before getting stabbed by other Drow and ne'er-do-wells. (Ray)
- Player house added: Aramon (Ray)
Scripts
- Heroic alliance: Fixed a visual bug
- Tenser's Transformation: Fixed a bug where damage was wrongly set to Divine
- Tenser's Transformation: Fixed a bug with item use
- Mordenkainen's Sword: summon can now die. Stats have been rebalanced.
- Divine Power: Fixed a bug with item use
- Implosion: Damage type changed to Force.
- (Green Knight) Fixed Take Their Heads and Cut the Corruption not working
- Fixed Demonic Servitors receiving monk's level 17 feat, no relevel needed
- Updated the animation list in the Help menu
- Melf's Acid Arrow: Fixed the lingering damage not applying the scaling damage
- Melf's Acid Arrow (Greater Shadow Conjuration): Fixed the lingering damage not applying
- Metric height is now reported by the OOC mindflayer and the alter-self dialogue when adjusting character scaling
- A big chunk of the the accessory VFX system has been rewritten. Rotation should now work, and ~50 obsolete scripts have been removed.
- Monks and ECLs eye glow added to the Accessory VFX system. These can now be scaled/moved/rotated.
- Fixed several issues with traps not respawning properly (Ray)
AI Changes
- Tweaks have been made to how the AI decides who to attack
- Turn Undead has been removed from the AI functions
- Summons should now be able to (mostly) hold aggro. Monsters will still swap target at times or have preferences
- AI now has a cooldown on Curse Song use
Areas/Monsters/Items
- Two T6 belts with wrongly set ablity bonuses have been fixed (this is a buff!)
- Increased spell level of Longstrider on the Elixyr of Travelling sold near Yulash
- Fixed the Gallery dungeon level lock script
- NEW: There are rumblings and whispers of illegal smuggling activity in the Southern Canals of Marsember. Can you find where the notorious smugglers are conducting their illegal operations? (New T4 dungeon is now live. Thank you, Ladybug!)(Ray)
- Updates to Pirate and Hag dungeons (Ladybug)
- Drow and other ne'er-do-wells can now rest in The Veiled Secrets before getting stabbed by other Drow and ne'er-do-wells. (Ray)
- Player house added: Aramon (Ray)
Scripts
- Heroic alliance: Fixed a visual bug
- Tenser's Transformation: Fixed a bug where damage was wrongly set to Divine
- Tenser's Transformation: Fixed a bug with item use
- Mordenkainen's Sword: summon can now die. Stats have been rebalanced.
- Divine Power: Fixed a bug with item use
- Implosion: Damage type changed to Force.
- (Green Knight) Fixed Take Their Heads and Cut the Corruption not working
- Fixed Demonic Servitors receiving monk's level 17 feat, no relevel needed
- Updated the animation list in the Help menu
- Melf's Acid Arrow: Fixed the lingering damage not applying the scaling damage
- Melf's Acid Arrow (Greater Shadow Conjuration): Fixed the lingering damage not applying
- Metric height is now reported by the OOC mindflayer and the alter-self dialogue when adjusting character scaling
- A big chunk of the the accessory VFX system has been rewritten. Rotation should now work, and ~50 obsolete scripts have been removed.
- Monks and ECLs eye glow added to the Accessory VFX system. These can now be scaled/moved/rotated.
- Fixed several issues with traps not respawning properly (Ray)
AI Changes
- Tweaks have been made to how the AI decides who to attack
- Turn Undead has been removed from the AI functions
- Summons should now be able to (mostly) hold aggro. Monsters will still swap target at times or have preferences
- AI now has a cooldown on Curse Song use
#93
Updates and Roadmap / Re: CD Hak Changelog
Last post by SpacePope - Jul 19, 2024, 12:58 PMCD4 Hak Update v4.03b3
.2da and class changes
- Champion's Valor icon changed
- Blackguard's Magic Weapon fixed to the correct spell
- Improved Invisibility added to assassin spellbook
- Fixed wrong feat number for Telepathic Gaze
- Fixed Diabolic Disciple abilities not being treated as hostile
.tlk
- Mercurial Longsword description updated
- Elven Chainmail description updated
- Improved Invisibility description updated
- Divine Wrath description updated
.hak
- Tweaked the animation of one of the tiefling tails
- Compiled VFX models that were uncompiled, this should help with FPS drops when a model has to be loaded in
.2da and class changes
- Champion's Valor icon changed
- Blackguard's Magic Weapon fixed to the correct spell
- Improved Invisibility added to assassin spellbook
- Fixed wrong feat number for Telepathic Gaze
- Fixed Diabolic Disciple abilities not being treated as hostile
.tlk
- Mercurial Longsword description updated
- Elven Chainmail description updated
- Improved Invisibility description updated
- Divine Wrath description updated
.hak
- Tweaked the animation of one of the tiefling tails
- Compiled VFX models that were uncompiled, this should help with FPS drops when a model has to be loaded in
#94
Player Announcements / Re: Quick Absence
Last post by lackofimagination - Jul 15, 2024, 09:37 PMHave good vacations, you two!
#95
Player Announcements / Quick Absence
Last post by platinum01 - Jul 15, 2024, 08:28 PMHello CD,
Turtle and I are taking a mini vacation for family stuff. We'll be back the 20th.
Cheers,
Plat
Turtle and I are taking a mini vacation for family stuff. We'll be back the 20th.
Cheers,
Plat
#96
Player Announcements / Back in the saddle
Last post by The Graveman - Jul 15, 2024, 12:41 PMJust posting here to say hello and to make sure this new forum account of mine was going to work. I'm mostly more active on the Discord nowadays.
Most of the old players would know me as Morticia Locard or my old main, Kevran the Tempus cleric.
Most of the old players would know me as Morticia Locard or my old main, Kevran the Tempus cleric.
#97
Updates and Roadmap / Re: CD Module Changelog v2
Last post by SpacePope - Jul 15, 2024, 08:36 AMCD Module v4.11f2
Areas/Monsters/Items
- NEW: The Brass Lamp (player business) has opened up in Sschindylryn - Central Markets. Check it out! (Eidolon, Rykka)
- UPDATE: The ATAE story arc continues to affect the world, and more areas have been updated to reflect that. Be on the look out... (Ray)
- Hag lair dungeon has been updated (Lady)
- Pirate dungeon has been updated (Lady)
- Boss of the Gallery dungeon has been updated (Lady)
- Asylum dungeon has been updated (Misty)
- Removal of the Adamantine Breastplate (T4) drop
- Mercurial Longsword now has a base damage dice of d8
- Added a check to the Subrace checker NPC (FireWraith)
- Fixed guards and purple dragon NPCs armors showing a belt (Vince)
- Bindpoint added to: Eilistrean Enclave, Harper base, The Veiled Secrets
- Lock removed from the Storm Horns' Duergar dungeon entrance
- The sword Moonblade of Eilistraee has been renamed to Lunar Blade of Eilistraee to prevent confusion
Scripts
- (Blackguard) Edits made to certain scripts to enable Blackguard spellbook and remove the SLAs from active characters
- (Assassin) Edits made to certain scripts to enable Assassin spellbook and remove the SLAs from active characters
- (Fighter) Now gains a bonus dodge AC. 1 at level 6, 2 at level 8, 3 at level 10, 4 at level 12. No relevel needed
- (Monk) Added a fix so that monk AC bonus gets automatically added at level 1 without the need for a rebuild
- (Green Knight) Cut the corruption: useable on gauntlets and now uses the same targeting as Keen Edge
- (Green Knight) Take Their Heads: useable on gauntlets and now uses the same targeting as Keen Edge
- (Demonic Servitor) DC to Enchantment and Conjuration now scales by +1 at level 12, 15 and 18
- (Demonic Servitor) AC changed to Shield and script changed so they keep the AC if using an offhand, as long as it isn't a shield
- DMs adding an epic spell to player characters will now add the feat at level 1 to prevent relevels from wiping the spells
- Added Hold Undead immunity to Bosses
- Fixes to deity/alignment checks for certain fringe combinations (Ray)
- /reportxp now shows how much XP you have earned in the current level. Good for knowing if you have enough for epic spells (Ray)
Epic Feats, Spells, and Epic Spells
Devastating Critical
As was said when the feat was first changed, the damage was always an initial test and subject to further tweaking. After careful consideration and some math behind the scene, the damage bonus provided by the feat has been adjusted and will now vary depending on the weapon being two-handed or not as well as its base critical threat range. This is to bring the overall damage curve of these weapons into a closer average proximity with one another, rather than having any one be a clear outlier or 'better' than the others by a significant margin. Damage is as follows:
One-handed weapon:
18-20: 15
19-20: 25
20: 35
Two-handed weapon:
18-20: 25
19-20: 40
20: 50
Epic Mage Armor
The spell has been changed to take into account base casting ability modifier on top of the type of armor, to reward investment in a character's casting ability modifier, with a cap on the AC amount. This will slightly reduce the AC gain for hybrid fighting-casting or 'gish' characters, bringing the average AC closer in line to other martial classes, while keeping the same AC gain for pure casters and DC casters, smoothing the curve across those build types. The numbers are as follow:
Base Armor AC Epic Mage Armor AC Bonus
0 +9 + Base Casting Stat Modifier (max of 7)
1 +8 + Base Casting Stat Modifier (max of 7)
2 +7 + Base Casting Stat Modifier (max of 7)
3 +6 + Base Casting Stat Modifier (max of 7)
4 +5 + Base Casting Stat Modifier (max of 7)
5 +4 + Base Casting Stat Modifier (max of 7)
6 +4 + Base Casting Stat Modifier (max of 7)
7 +4 + Base Casting Stat Modifier (max of 7)
8 +4 + Base Casting Stat Modifier (max of 7)
11 +4 + Base Casting Stat Modifier (max of 7)
NOTE: Mystic theurge level 10+ always gets the max AC for their armor type, as they're already forced into splitting stats.
Heroic Alliance
Attack bonus has been reduced to +3. Damage bonus has been changed to physical and reduced to +3.
Heroic Empowerment
Because most of this spell wound up not stacking with Heroic Alliance, the bonuses and benefits from this spell have been rolled into the Tenser's Transformation and Divine Power spells, respectively, to keep the average benefit the same and remove a 'necessary' epic spell choice/spent slot. The spell has been removed. The benefits were not translated 1:1 with the old spell, but the overall increase of both spells has been improved.
Characters who had the spell researched are eligible for a one time free replacement with an epic spell of their choice, or a gold and combat xp reimbursement. The feat will be automatically removed from characters at a later date.
Divine Power
Now provides a divine damage bonus equal to your base number of attacks per round once level 21+. Added to Druid spellbook as a 5th level spell. Epic casters of the appropriate class will benefit from that damage bonus even if they use the spell through an item.
Tenser's Transformation
Now provides a magic damage bonus equal to your base number of attacks per round once level 21+. Also provides a Dodge AC bonus equals to half your base number of attacks per round once level 21+, rounded down. Epic casters of the appropriate class will benefit from that damage and AC bonus even if they use the spell through an item.
Storm of Vengeance
Spell Damage scaling fixed so it doesn't benefit from double the scaling received by other spells
Blizzard
Spell Damage scaling fixed so it doesn't benefit from double the scaling received by other spells
Creeping Doom
Damage cap increased to 2000.
Flare
Light descriptor removed.
Improved Invisibility
Concealment bonus reduced to 10%. Now reapplies invisibility every 3 rounds until the spell expires or is dispelled.
Implosion
Now removes any temporary HP from a creature and deals 95% of its max HP in untyped damage on a failed save.
Death effect removed.
Spell damage scaling has been added/fixed for certain spells:
- Magic Missile
- Shadow Conjuration - Magic Missile
- Force Missile
- Isaac's Lesser Missile Storm
- Firebrand
- Ball Lightning
- Flame Arrow
- Combust's initial hit
- Melf's Acid Arrow's lingering damage
Damage added to missile spells is divided by the number of missiles.
Areas/Monsters/Items
- NEW: The Brass Lamp (player business) has opened up in Sschindylryn - Central Markets. Check it out! (Eidolon, Rykka)
- UPDATE: The ATAE story arc continues to affect the world, and more areas have been updated to reflect that. Be on the look out... (Ray)
- Hag lair dungeon has been updated (Lady)
- Pirate dungeon has been updated (Lady)
- Boss of the Gallery dungeon has been updated (Lady)
- Asylum dungeon has been updated (Misty)
- Removal of the Adamantine Breastplate (T4) drop
- Mercurial Longsword now has a base damage dice of d8
- Added a check to the Subrace checker NPC (FireWraith)
- Fixed guards and purple dragon NPCs armors showing a belt (Vince)
- Bindpoint added to: Eilistrean Enclave, Harper base, The Veiled Secrets
- Lock removed from the Storm Horns' Duergar dungeon entrance
- The sword Moonblade of Eilistraee has been renamed to Lunar Blade of Eilistraee to prevent confusion
Scripts
- (Blackguard) Edits made to certain scripts to enable Blackguard spellbook and remove the SLAs from active characters
- (Assassin) Edits made to certain scripts to enable Assassin spellbook and remove the SLAs from active characters
- (Fighter) Now gains a bonus dodge AC. 1 at level 6, 2 at level 8, 3 at level 10, 4 at level 12. No relevel needed
- (Monk) Added a fix so that monk AC bonus gets automatically added at level 1 without the need for a rebuild
- (Green Knight) Cut the corruption: useable on gauntlets and now uses the same targeting as Keen Edge
- (Green Knight) Take Their Heads: useable on gauntlets and now uses the same targeting as Keen Edge
- (Demonic Servitor) DC to Enchantment and Conjuration now scales by +1 at level 12, 15 and 18
- (Demonic Servitor) AC changed to Shield and script changed so they keep the AC if using an offhand, as long as it isn't a shield
- DMs adding an epic spell to player characters will now add the feat at level 1 to prevent relevels from wiping the spells
- Added Hold Undead immunity to Bosses
- Fixes to deity/alignment checks for certain fringe combinations (Ray)
- /reportxp now shows how much XP you have earned in the current level. Good for knowing if you have enough for epic spells (Ray)
Epic Feats, Spells, and Epic Spells
Devastating Critical
As was said when the feat was first changed, the damage was always an initial test and subject to further tweaking. After careful consideration and some math behind the scene, the damage bonus provided by the feat has been adjusted and will now vary depending on the weapon being two-handed or not as well as its base critical threat range. This is to bring the overall damage curve of these weapons into a closer average proximity with one another, rather than having any one be a clear outlier or 'better' than the others by a significant margin. Damage is as follows:
One-handed weapon:
18-20: 15
19-20: 25
20: 35
Two-handed weapon:
18-20: 25
19-20: 40
20: 50
Epic Mage Armor
The spell has been changed to take into account base casting ability modifier on top of the type of armor, to reward investment in a character's casting ability modifier, with a cap on the AC amount. This will slightly reduce the AC gain for hybrid fighting-casting or 'gish' characters, bringing the average AC closer in line to other martial classes, while keeping the same AC gain for pure casters and DC casters, smoothing the curve across those build types. The numbers are as follow:
Base Armor AC Epic Mage Armor AC Bonus
0 +9 + Base Casting Stat Modifier (max of 7)
1 +8 + Base Casting Stat Modifier (max of 7)
2 +7 + Base Casting Stat Modifier (max of 7)
3 +6 + Base Casting Stat Modifier (max of 7)
4 +5 + Base Casting Stat Modifier (max of 7)
5 +4 + Base Casting Stat Modifier (max of 7)
6 +4 + Base Casting Stat Modifier (max of 7)
7 +4 + Base Casting Stat Modifier (max of 7)
8 +4 + Base Casting Stat Modifier (max of 7)
11 +4 + Base Casting Stat Modifier (max of 7)
NOTE: Mystic theurge level 10+ always gets the max AC for their armor type, as they're already forced into splitting stats.
Heroic Alliance
Attack bonus has been reduced to +3. Damage bonus has been changed to physical and reduced to +3.
Heroic Empowerment
Because most of this spell wound up not stacking with Heroic Alliance, the bonuses and benefits from this spell have been rolled into the Tenser's Transformation and Divine Power spells, respectively, to keep the average benefit the same and remove a 'necessary' epic spell choice/spent slot. The spell has been removed. The benefits were not translated 1:1 with the old spell, but the overall increase of both spells has been improved.
Characters who had the spell researched are eligible for a one time free replacement with an epic spell of their choice, or a gold and combat xp reimbursement. The feat will be automatically removed from characters at a later date.
Divine Power
Now provides a divine damage bonus equal to your base number of attacks per round once level 21+. Added to Druid spellbook as a 5th level spell. Epic casters of the appropriate class will benefit from that damage bonus even if they use the spell through an item.
Tenser's Transformation
Now provides a magic damage bonus equal to your base number of attacks per round once level 21+. Also provides a Dodge AC bonus equals to half your base number of attacks per round once level 21+, rounded down. Epic casters of the appropriate class will benefit from that damage and AC bonus even if they use the spell through an item.
Storm of Vengeance
Spell Damage scaling fixed so it doesn't benefit from double the scaling received by other spells
Blizzard
Spell Damage scaling fixed so it doesn't benefit from double the scaling received by other spells
Creeping Doom
Damage cap increased to 2000.
Flare
Light descriptor removed.
Improved Invisibility
Concealment bonus reduced to 10%. Now reapplies invisibility every 3 rounds until the spell expires or is dispelled.
Implosion
Now removes any temporary HP from a creature and deals 95% of its max HP in untyped damage on a failed save.
Death effect removed.
Spell damage scaling has been added/fixed for certain spells:
- Magic Missile
- Shadow Conjuration - Magic Missile
- Force Missile
- Isaac's Lesser Missile Storm
- Firebrand
- Ball Lightning
- Flame Arrow
- Combust's initial hit
- Melf's Acid Arrow's lingering damage
Damage added to missile spells is divided by the number of missiles.
#98
Updates and Roadmap / Re: CD Hak Changelog
Last post by SpacePope - Jul 15, 2024, 08:35 AMCD4 Hak Update v4.03b2
.2da and class changes
Arcane Trickster:
- Added Great Intelligence, Great Charisma, and Epic Spell Penetration to the bonus feat list.
Assassin:
- Now has a spellbook. Assassin is an Int based spontaneous caster. __Assassin characters should request a relevel__ in order to be able to pick and choose their spells.
NOTE: DO NOT TAKE ASSASSIN ALONGSIDE WIZARD TO QUALIFY FOR ARCANE TRICKSTER. BAD THINGS WILL HAPPEN.
Blackguard:
- Now has a spellbook. Blackguard is a Charisma based caster. Blackguards do not need to relevel to get their spells.
Demonic Servitor:
- Great Charisma feat removed. The stat gain is now innate. Demonic Servitors with more than 4 levels in the class are required to relevel
- Added Telepathic Gaze feat at level 8. This is an RP ability allowing the use of telepathy with creatures if they make eye contact with the DeS
Eldritch Knight:
- Added Knowledge (History, Planar, Cormyr)
Paladin:
- Added cantrips:
Cure Minor Wounds
Light
Resistance
Virtue
Ranger:
- Added cantrips:
Cure Minor Wounds
Light
Resistance
Virtue
Sorcerer:
- Added Spell Penetration and Greater Spell Penetration as valid bonus feats
Domains:
- Drow Domain now correctly gives Elemental Weapon at level 2, not Darkfire.
Spells:
- Timestop targeting fixed for AI
- Relevant entries edited to add in spells to Assassin and Blackguard's spellbooks (Vince)
- Survival skill set to untrained.
Feats:
- Shape Mastery: 9th Circle spells requirement removed to prevent a bug preventing Sorcerer / PRCs from taking the feat
- Automatic Metamagic (All): 9th Circle spells requirement removed to prevent a bug preventing Sorcerer / PRCs from taking the feat
- Epic Spell Focus (All): 9th Circle spells requirement removed to prevent a bug preventing Sorcerer / PRCs from taking the feat
- Telepathic Gaze feat added
Armor:
- Elven Chain dex cap has been increased to 5.
.tlk
- Assassin, Blackguard, Paladin and Ranger class and spell level added to the relevant spell descriptions
- Assassin description updated
- Blackguard description updated
- Fighter description updated
- Epic Mage Armor description updated
- Divine Power description updated
- Heroic Alliance description updated
- Tenser's Transformation description updated
- Shape Mastery description updated
- Demonic Servitor description updated
- Eldritch Knight descriptin updated
- Creeping Doom description updated
- Flare description updated
- Telepathic Gaze description added
- Improved Invisibility description updated
- Shape Mastery, Epic Spell Focus, and Automatic Metamagic feat descriptions updated
.2da and class changes
Arcane Trickster:
- Added Great Intelligence, Great Charisma, and Epic Spell Penetration to the bonus feat list.
Assassin:
- Now has a spellbook. Assassin is an Int based spontaneous caster. __Assassin characters should request a relevel__ in order to be able to pick and choose their spells.
NOTE: DO NOT TAKE ASSASSIN ALONGSIDE WIZARD TO QUALIFY FOR ARCANE TRICKSTER. BAD THINGS WILL HAPPEN.
Blackguard:
- Now has a spellbook. Blackguard is a Charisma based caster. Blackguards do not need to relevel to get their spells.
Demonic Servitor:
- Great Charisma feat removed. The stat gain is now innate. Demonic Servitors with more than 4 levels in the class are required to relevel
- Added Telepathic Gaze feat at level 8. This is an RP ability allowing the use of telepathy with creatures if they make eye contact with the DeS
Eldritch Knight:
- Added Knowledge (History, Planar, Cormyr)
Paladin:
- Added cantrips:
Cure Minor Wounds
Light
Resistance
Virtue
Ranger:
- Added cantrips:
Cure Minor Wounds
Light
Resistance
Virtue
Sorcerer:
- Added Spell Penetration and Greater Spell Penetration as valid bonus feats
Domains:
- Drow Domain now correctly gives Elemental Weapon at level 2, not Darkfire.
Spells:
- Timestop targeting fixed for AI
- Relevant entries edited to add in spells to Assassin and Blackguard's spellbooks (Vince)
- Survival skill set to untrained.
Feats:
- Shape Mastery: 9th Circle spells requirement removed to prevent a bug preventing Sorcerer / PRCs from taking the feat
- Automatic Metamagic (All): 9th Circle spells requirement removed to prevent a bug preventing Sorcerer / PRCs from taking the feat
- Epic Spell Focus (All): 9th Circle spells requirement removed to prevent a bug preventing Sorcerer / PRCs from taking the feat
- Telepathic Gaze feat added
Armor:
- Elven Chain dex cap has been increased to 5.
.tlk
- Assassin, Blackguard, Paladin and Ranger class and spell level added to the relevant spell descriptions
- Assassin description updated
- Blackguard description updated
- Fighter description updated
- Epic Mage Armor description updated
- Divine Power description updated
- Heroic Alliance description updated
- Tenser's Transformation description updated
- Shape Mastery description updated
- Demonic Servitor description updated
- Eldritch Knight descriptin updated
- Creeping Doom description updated
- Flare description updated
- Telepathic Gaze description added
- Improved Invisibility description updated
- Shape Mastery, Epic Spell Focus, and Automatic Metamagic feat descriptions updated
#99
Player Announcements / Re: Blackheart Update - 2024
Last post by Blackheart - Jul 13, 2024, 07:45 PMBlackheart Update - 2024 - Part 2
I'll go ahead and get the bad news out of the way: due to a change at my command, I'll no longer be able to run ToaFK as a server plot.
Bad news. I know. There's no easy way to say it. This has been a change that has been a few weeks in the making, and I'd hoped that the wind would blow a different way. Unfortunately, I'm not in control of my fate at my rank. The position I'm being switched to will be far more demanding of my time, and in a way that's difficult to predict. It'll make running a server plot impossible, even if I had 3x the volunteers.
For those that did volunteer to help me, I really do appreciate it. For those that were looking forward to the plot, I'm sorry.
As long as I hold this new position (which will likely be for the next year and a half) I'll be unable to run anything that's intricate or large-scale.
I may still do something what what I had approved in the future, be it as an actual server plot (when my schedule allows) or a couple of slow-burn smaller-scale adventures that eventually build into something bigger.
I will still be running the Storyteller to its completion to the best of my ability.
Thank you for understanding. I hope to still be able to see y'all in game on a decently frequent basis.
- Blackheart
I'll go ahead and get the bad news out of the way: due to a change at my command, I'll no longer be able to run ToaFK as a server plot.
Bad news. I know. There's no easy way to say it. This has been a change that has been a few weeks in the making, and I'd hoped that the wind would blow a different way. Unfortunately, I'm not in control of my fate at my rank. The position I'm being switched to will be far more demanding of my time, and in a way that's difficult to predict. It'll make running a server plot impossible, even if I had 3x the volunteers.
For those that did volunteer to help me, I really do appreciate it. For those that were looking forward to the plot, I'm sorry.
As long as I hold this new position (which will likely be for the next year and a half) I'll be unable to run anything that's intricate or large-scale.
I may still do something what what I had approved in the future, be it as an actual server plot (when my schedule allows) or a couple of slow-burn smaller-scale adventures that eventually build into something bigger.
I will still be running the Storyteller to its completion to the best of my ability.
Thank you for understanding. I hope to still be able to see y'all in game on a decently frequent basis.
- Blackheart
#100
Updates and Roadmap / Re: CD Hak Changelog
Last post by SpacePope - Jul 06, 2024, 12:42 PMCD4 Hak Update v4.03b1
.2da and class changes
- Six new skills added to skills.2da
Knowledge (Dalelands)
Knowledge (Dalelands) is a subset of the Knowledge Local skill, and represents study/knowledge of the Dalelands region, including the forests of the Cormanthor/Semberholme. Examples of topics related to this skill would be legends, personalities, inhabitants, laws and customs, traditions, and so forth.
This is purely a roleplaying skill, with no game mechanics benefits, though it may be used in the course of character interactions and quests at DM request or approval.
Knowledge (Underdark)
Knowledge (Underdark) is a subset of the Knowledge Local skill, and represents study/knowledge of the Underdark region, in particular the Underdark regions in the vicinity of Maerimydra and Sschindylryn, as well as those two cities. Examples of topics related to this skill would be legends, personalities, inhabitants, laws and customs, traditions, and so forth.
This is purely a roleplaying skill, with no game mechanics benefits, though it may be used in the course of character interactions and quests at DM request or approval.
Knowledge (History - Elves)
Knowledge (History - Elves) is a specific subset of the Knowledge History skill, and represents study of elven history and culture, from the earliest days of elven arrival on Faerun, through the early elven kingdoms, the Crown Wars, and such, as well as later kingdoms such as Cormanthyr, the Fall of Myth Drannor, and so forth.
This is purely a roleplaying skill, with no game mechanics benefits, though it may be used in the course of character interactions and quests at DM request or approval.
Knowledge (Engineering)
Knowledge (Engineering) includes a study of architecture and engineering, including buildings, bridges, fortifications, and such, as well as aspects of Dungeons and Dungeoneering.
This is purely a roleplaying skill, with no game mechanics benefits, though it may be used in the course of character interactions and quests at DM request or approval.
Profession
The Profession skill represents training in a livelihood or professional role, such as apothecary, cook, farmer, fisher, herbalist sailor, scribe, teamster, and so forth. When taking this skill, you must select a profession (which doesn't need to be among the examples, ask the staff if unsure about what you have in mind), which should be noted in your posted character biography and/or as an OOC note in your description.
This is purely a roleplaying skill, with no game mechanics benefits, though it may be used in the course of character interactions and quests at DM request or approval.
Note that This skill cannot be used to in place of, or to replace, an existing skill, e.g. you cannot take Profession Sage and use that to make a roll in a Knowledge skill you don't have.
Survival
The Survival skill is used to do things like follow tracks, hunt wild game, guide a group safely through various wilderness and wastelands, identify signs of wildlife and/or monsters living in an area, predict the weather, or avoid natural hazards (such as quicksand).
This is purely a roleplaying skill, with no game mechanics benefits, though it may be used in the course of character interactions and quests at DM request or approval.
- 12 new skill focus/epic skill focus feats added to feats.2da
Base Classes
Barbarian
- Added skills: Knowledge (Nature), Profession, Survival
Bard
- Added skills: Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, History - Elves, Engineering), Profession
- Lasting Inspiration is now available at Bard level 16. It still requires 24 Perform.
Cleric
- Added skills: Knowledge (History - Elves), Profession
Druid
- Added skills: Profession, Survival
Favored Soul
- Added skills: Knowledge (History - Elves), Profession
Fighter
- Added skills: Taunt, Knowledge (Engineering), Profession
Green Knight
- Added skills: Profession, Survival
Monk
- Added skills: Profession
Paladin
- Added skills: Knowledge (Engineering), Profession
- Now uses Charisma as its primary casting stat.
- Bonus feat at level 11 and 19
- Extra Turning, Spell Focus feats, Divine Might, and Divine Shield added to Bonus Feat list
Ranger
- Added skills: Profession, Survival
- Banes of Enemies is now available at ranger level 16. It still requires to be an epic character.
Rogue
- Added skills: Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, History - Elves, Engineering), Profession
Sorcerer
- Added skills: Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, History - Elves), Profession
- Now uses the same Spell Known progression table as Favored Soul, except for cantrips (7 known at level 20)
- Bonus feat progression changed as such: 5-10-15-20-23-25-29
- Bonus feat list updated accordingly (spell focuses, metamagic feats, etc)
Swordmage
- Added skills: Knowledge (History - Elves), Profession
Wizard
- Added skills: Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, History - Elves, Engineering), Profession
- Bonus feat progression changed as such: 5-10-13-16-19-21-23-25-29
Prestige Classes
Arcane Archer
- Added skills: Concentration, Discipline, Spellcraft, Knowledge (Arcana), Profession, Survival
Arcane Trickster
- Added skills: Parry, Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, History - Elves, Engineering), Profession
Arcane Warrior
- Added skills: Parry, Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, History - Elves, Engineering), Profession
Archmage
- Added skills: Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, History - Elves, Engineering), Profession
Assassin
- Added skills: Concentration, Parry, Knowledge (Underdark), Profession
Battlerager
- Added skills: Knowledge (Nature), Profession, Survival
Bladesinger
- Added skills: Knowledge (Nobles, Dales, History - Elves), Profession
Blackguard
- Added skills: Profession
Demonic Servitor (Formerly Thrall of Graz'zt/Demonic Thrall)
- Added skills: Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, Engineering), Profession
Diabolic Disciple (Formerly Disciple of Mephistopheles)
- Added skills: Parry, Bluff, Knowledge (Planes), Profession
Divine Champion
- Added skills: Concentration, Persuade, Taunt, Sense Motive, Knowledge (Engineering), Profession
Divine Disciple
- Added skills: Knowledge (History - Elves), Profession
Divine Seeker
- Added skills: Heal, Knowledge (Cormyr, Dales, Underdark, The Planes), Profession
- Now uses the 4/5 atk progression table
Divine Trickster
- Added skills: Parry, Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, History - Elves, Engineering), Profession
Doomguide
- Added skills: Lore, Parry, Profession
- Removal of the Great Fortitude feat prerequisite
Dragon Disciple
- Added skills: Profession
Dragonsong Lyricist
- Added skills: Parry, Spellcraft, Knowledge (History, History - Elves), Profession
Duelist
- Added skills: Concentration, Knowledge (Nobles), Profession
Eldritch Knight
- Added skills: Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, History - Elves, Engineering), Profession
- Devastating Critical removed from Epic Bonus Feat list
- Overhwelming Critical removed from Epic Bonus Feat list
Harper Agent
- Added skills: Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, History - Elves, Engineering), Profession, Survival
- Removal of the Iron Will feat prerequisite
- Skill requirement now: Knowledge (Dales), Knowledge (Underdark), or Knowledge (Cormyr) 4 ranks, Persuade 8 ranks, Sense Motive 2 ranks, Survival 2 ranks
- Now uses the 4/5 atk progression table
Harper Mage
- Added skills: Intimidate, Ride, Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, History - Elves, Engineering), Profession, Survival
- Removal of the Extend Spell feat prerequisite
- Skill requirement now: Concentration 4 ranks, Knowledge (Arcana) 8 ranks, Spellcraft 8 ranks, Sense Motive 2 ranks
Harper Priest(ess)
- Added skills: Disable Trap, Parry, Taunt, Intimidate, Ride, Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, History - Elves, Engineering), Profession, Survival
- Removal of the Iron Will feat prerequisite
- Skill requirement now: Persuade 4 ranks, Knowledge (Religion) or Knowledge (Nature) 8 ranks, Spellcraft 8 ranks
Heartwarder
- Added skills: Profession
Heirophant
- Added skills: Sense Motive, Knowledge (History - Elves), Profession
Hospitaler
- Added skills: Parry, Profession
- Now only gets a bonus feat at level 5. Epic bonus feats remain unchanged.
Invisible Blade
- Added skills: Concentration, Discipline, Profession
Knight Errant (Formerly Purple Dragon Knight)
- Added skills: Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, Engineering), Profession
Mystic Theurge
- Added skills: Craft Weapon, Craft Armor, Knowledge (History, Planes, History - Elves), Profession
Palemaster
- Added skills: Profession
Red Wizard of Thay
- Added skills: Heal, Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, Engineering), Profession
Shadow Adept
- Added skills: Bluff, Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, History - Elves, Engineering), Profession
Shadowdancer
- Added skills: Disable Trap, Open Lock, Parry, Set Trap, Craft Trap, Perform, Profession, Use Magic Device
Shifter
- Added skills: Parry, Knowledge (Religion, Planes), Profession, Survival
Silverstar of Selune
- Added skills: Knowledge (Dales, Underdark), Profession
Tempest
- Added skills: Profession
Unyielding Defender
- Added skills: Knowledge (Engineering), Taunt, Intimidate, Profession
War Wizard
- Added skills: Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, History - Elves, Engineering), Profession
Weaponmaster
- Added skills: Concentration, Craft Armor, Craft Weapon, Profession
Windwalker
- Added skills: Craft Armor, Craft Weapon, Knowledge (Cormyr, Planes, Dales, Underdark), Profession
- Removal of the Alertness feat prerequisite (that one never existed, but the .tlk, wiki, and forum have been updated)
.tlk
- .tlk entries added for the new skills and their respective skill focus feats
- .tlk entries for each classes updated with their new skills and feat or prerequisite changes
.2da and class changes
- Six new skills added to skills.2da
Knowledge (Dalelands)
Knowledge (Dalelands) is a subset of the Knowledge Local skill, and represents study/knowledge of the Dalelands region, including the forests of the Cormanthor/Semberholme. Examples of topics related to this skill would be legends, personalities, inhabitants, laws and customs, traditions, and so forth.
This is purely a roleplaying skill, with no game mechanics benefits, though it may be used in the course of character interactions and quests at DM request or approval.
Knowledge (Underdark)
Knowledge (Underdark) is a subset of the Knowledge Local skill, and represents study/knowledge of the Underdark region, in particular the Underdark regions in the vicinity of Maerimydra and Sschindylryn, as well as those two cities. Examples of topics related to this skill would be legends, personalities, inhabitants, laws and customs, traditions, and so forth.
This is purely a roleplaying skill, with no game mechanics benefits, though it may be used in the course of character interactions and quests at DM request or approval.
Knowledge (History - Elves)
Knowledge (History - Elves) is a specific subset of the Knowledge History skill, and represents study of elven history and culture, from the earliest days of elven arrival on Faerun, through the early elven kingdoms, the Crown Wars, and such, as well as later kingdoms such as Cormanthyr, the Fall of Myth Drannor, and so forth.
This is purely a roleplaying skill, with no game mechanics benefits, though it may be used in the course of character interactions and quests at DM request or approval.
Knowledge (Engineering)
Knowledge (Engineering) includes a study of architecture and engineering, including buildings, bridges, fortifications, and such, as well as aspects of Dungeons and Dungeoneering.
This is purely a roleplaying skill, with no game mechanics benefits, though it may be used in the course of character interactions and quests at DM request or approval.
Profession
The Profession skill represents training in a livelihood or professional role, such as apothecary, cook, farmer, fisher, herbalist sailor, scribe, teamster, and so forth. When taking this skill, you must select a profession (which doesn't need to be among the examples, ask the staff if unsure about what you have in mind), which should be noted in your posted character biography and/or as an OOC note in your description.
This is purely a roleplaying skill, with no game mechanics benefits, though it may be used in the course of character interactions and quests at DM request or approval.
Note that This skill cannot be used to in place of, or to replace, an existing skill, e.g. you cannot take Profession Sage and use that to make a roll in a Knowledge skill you don't have.
Survival
The Survival skill is used to do things like follow tracks, hunt wild game, guide a group safely through various wilderness and wastelands, identify signs of wildlife and/or monsters living in an area, predict the weather, or avoid natural hazards (such as quicksand).
This is purely a roleplaying skill, with no game mechanics benefits, though it may be used in the course of character interactions and quests at DM request or approval.
- 12 new skill focus/epic skill focus feats added to feats.2da
Base Classes
Barbarian
- Added skills: Knowledge (Nature), Profession, Survival
Bard
- Added skills: Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, History - Elves, Engineering), Profession
- Lasting Inspiration is now available at Bard level 16. It still requires 24 Perform.
Cleric
- Added skills: Knowledge (History - Elves), Profession
Druid
- Added skills: Profession, Survival
Favored Soul
- Added skills: Knowledge (History - Elves), Profession
Fighter
- Added skills: Taunt, Knowledge (Engineering), Profession
Green Knight
- Added skills: Profession, Survival
Monk
- Added skills: Profession
Paladin
- Added skills: Knowledge (Engineering), Profession
- Now uses Charisma as its primary casting stat.
- Bonus feat at level 11 and 19
- Extra Turning, Spell Focus feats, Divine Might, and Divine Shield added to Bonus Feat list
Ranger
- Added skills: Profession, Survival
- Banes of Enemies is now available at ranger level 16. It still requires to be an epic character.
Rogue
- Added skills: Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, History - Elves, Engineering), Profession
Sorcerer
- Added skills: Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, History - Elves), Profession
- Now uses the same Spell Known progression table as Favored Soul, except for cantrips (7 known at level 20)
- Bonus feat progression changed as such: 5-10-15-20-23-25-29
- Bonus feat list updated accordingly (spell focuses, metamagic feats, etc)
Swordmage
- Added skills: Knowledge (History - Elves), Profession
Wizard
- Added skills: Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, History - Elves, Engineering), Profession
- Bonus feat progression changed as such: 5-10-13-16-19-21-23-25-29
Prestige Classes
Arcane Archer
- Added skills: Concentration, Discipline, Spellcraft, Knowledge (Arcana), Profession, Survival
Arcane Trickster
- Added skills: Parry, Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, History - Elves, Engineering), Profession
Arcane Warrior
- Added skills: Parry, Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, History - Elves, Engineering), Profession
Archmage
- Added skills: Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, History - Elves, Engineering), Profession
Assassin
- Added skills: Concentration, Parry, Knowledge (Underdark), Profession
Battlerager
- Added skills: Knowledge (Nature), Profession, Survival
Bladesinger
- Added skills: Knowledge (Nobles, Dales, History - Elves), Profession
Blackguard
- Added skills: Profession
Demonic Servitor (Formerly Thrall of Graz'zt/Demonic Thrall)
- Added skills: Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, Engineering), Profession
Diabolic Disciple (Formerly Disciple of Mephistopheles)
- Added skills: Parry, Bluff, Knowledge (Planes), Profession
Divine Champion
- Added skills: Concentration, Persuade, Taunt, Sense Motive, Knowledge (Engineering), Profession
Divine Disciple
- Added skills: Knowledge (History - Elves), Profession
Divine Seeker
- Added skills: Heal, Knowledge (Cormyr, Dales, Underdark, The Planes), Profession
- Now uses the 4/5 atk progression table
Divine Trickster
- Added skills: Parry, Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, History - Elves, Engineering), Profession
Doomguide
- Added skills: Lore, Parry, Profession
- Removal of the Great Fortitude feat prerequisite
Dragon Disciple
- Added skills: Profession
Dragonsong Lyricist
- Added skills: Parry, Spellcraft, Knowledge (History, History - Elves), Profession
Duelist
- Added skills: Concentration, Knowledge (Nobles), Profession
Eldritch Knight
- Added skills: Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, History - Elves, Engineering), Profession
- Devastating Critical removed from Epic Bonus Feat list
- Overhwelming Critical removed from Epic Bonus Feat list
Harper Agent
- Added skills: Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, History - Elves, Engineering), Profession, Survival
- Removal of the Iron Will feat prerequisite
- Skill requirement now: Knowledge (Dales), Knowledge (Underdark), or Knowledge (Cormyr) 4 ranks, Persuade 8 ranks, Sense Motive 2 ranks, Survival 2 ranks
- Now uses the 4/5 atk progression table
Harper Mage
- Added skills: Intimidate, Ride, Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, History - Elves, Engineering), Profession, Survival
- Removal of the Extend Spell feat prerequisite
- Skill requirement now: Concentration 4 ranks, Knowledge (Arcana) 8 ranks, Spellcraft 8 ranks, Sense Motive 2 ranks
Harper Priest(ess)
- Added skills: Disable Trap, Parry, Taunt, Intimidate, Ride, Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, History - Elves, Engineering), Profession, Survival
- Removal of the Iron Will feat prerequisite
- Skill requirement now: Persuade 4 ranks, Knowledge (Religion) or Knowledge (Nature) 8 ranks, Spellcraft 8 ranks
Heartwarder
- Added skills: Profession
Heirophant
- Added skills: Sense Motive, Knowledge (History - Elves), Profession
Hospitaler
- Added skills: Parry, Profession
- Now only gets a bonus feat at level 5. Epic bonus feats remain unchanged.
Invisible Blade
- Added skills: Concentration, Discipline, Profession
Knight Errant (Formerly Purple Dragon Knight)
- Added skills: Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, Engineering), Profession
Mystic Theurge
- Added skills: Craft Weapon, Craft Armor, Knowledge (History, Planes, History - Elves), Profession
Palemaster
- Added skills: Profession
Red Wizard of Thay
- Added skills: Heal, Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, Engineering), Profession
Shadow Adept
- Added skills: Bluff, Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, History - Elves, Engineering), Profession
Shadowdancer
- Added skills: Disable Trap, Open Lock, Parry, Set Trap, Craft Trap, Perform, Profession, Use Magic Device
Shifter
- Added skills: Parry, Knowledge (Religion, Planes), Profession, Survival
Silverstar of Selune
- Added skills: Knowledge (Dales, Underdark), Profession
Tempest
- Added skills: Profession
Unyielding Defender
- Added skills: Knowledge (Engineering), Taunt, Intimidate, Profession
War Wizard
- Added skills: Knowledge (Dales, Underdark, History - Elves, Engineering), Profession
Weaponmaster
- Added skills: Concentration, Craft Armor, Craft Weapon, Profession
Windwalker
- Added skills: Craft Armor, Craft Weapon, Knowledge (Cormyr, Planes, Dales, Underdark), Profession
- Removal of the Alertness feat prerequisite (that one never existed, but the .tlk, wiki, and forum have been updated)
.tlk
- .tlk entries added for the new skills and their respective skill focus feats
- .tlk entries for each classes updated with their new skills and feat or prerequisite changes