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Fixed. =)

If you got time to do that update to a doc... Why don't you also update Wild Abandon?

Because we haven't worked out the final math yet and double checked it. I'll try to make time today to do that.

A follow up to my last question - Do LL characters get an Expert Skill AND 8 racial points, or does the Expert Skill cost 2 racial points like a Cutie Mark?

Costs 2 racial points.

Ramsus wrote:Well, the +1 version of Critfisher only leads to potential insanity in Derpy's Lightning

Ask dan about the story of the never-ending crit a while ago.

It's totally up the DM of course - but I'd certainly allow a cool circumstantial bonus. =)

Stairc -Dan Felder wrote:It's totally up the DM of course - but I'd certainly allow a cool circumstantial bonus. =)

Happy to know you'll do that

Hey question: How do Multipliers interact?

The example I'm thinking of here is Headshot and Assassin's Gambit.

Assassin's Gambit's 10-critical causes you and a target to do double damage to each other.
Headshot deals double damage if you roll a 5 or 6 on the damage die.

So if you attacked the target of your Assassin's Gambit double damage condition with Headshot, and rolled a 6 on damage, would you deal 12 (Overlaps), 18 (added multipliers ala DnD) or 24 damage (2x2 = 4)?

Still waiting for my previous crescendo/interrupt/eternal flame questions to be answered, btw...

Fury of the Tempest wrote:Well, for 1, I think it doesn't matter, as they are all resolved at once, but that's just me.

Yes, but if you have multiple targets of high hp, or if a target is about to be KO'd, or if they got a special reaction of some type, you probably want to be picky and have the strongest attack go first, then see how it goes from there (e.g. if the attack doesn't KO the target, or you want to ensure you KO something in one attack, rather than several weak ones).

For instance, there might be two powerful enemies, one of which may or may not be KO'd by the next hit, depending on the roll. You can use the strongest attack against the low-hp one, and if it barely misses finishing them off, follow it up with the weakest one. That would leave the rest of the attacks to use on the high-hp enemy.

Actually, if they are resolved at the same time, you can't simply try to KO obe guy with your strobgest attack unless you know its exact health.

If you do, I don't think you can choose the order. Cuz its a Crescendo.

Does Alter Ego mean a change in appearance, or a change in racial traits as well? Can you take it multiple times?

Does Alter Ego mean a change in appearance, or a change in racial traits as well? Can you take it multiple times?

Just reading it, I would make the assumption it only changes your characters appearance. I would also guess you can only take it once, like most racial traits unless specified otherwise; but I may be wrong.

According to random Google searches, ponies usually weigh between 250 - 450 pounds, with larger ones weighing up to double that...

With that in mind, can I use Master Ponykinesis to carry a pony? Can I use it to carry myself?

According to random Google searches, ponies usually weigh between 250 - 450 pounds, with larger ones weighing up to double that...

With that in mind, can I use Master Ponykinesis to carry a pony? Can I use it to carry myself?

Well provided google is right(and honestly when is it not?), you would be within the weight limit. You'd probably have to roll something to carry yourself though, cause it would require extra concentration IMO anyway.

The weight of ponies is somewhat subjective. Not only is it a magical realm where ponies are of an indeterminate size - but some ponies like fluttershy seem to be able to land on a cushion of butterflies from a great height while other ponies like applejack can fall only about fifteen feet onto a seesaw and catapult rainbow dash hundreds of feet. Also, as most of them are girls, it's difficult to ask any of them about their weight without being insensitive. So that's rather DM dependent. I tend to allow Advanced Ponykinesis and above to work in moving ponies, but that's just me.

Additionally, you can only take a utility talent, combat talent, combat trait, racial trait or... Just about anything really *once* unless it says otherwise. This is to promote diversity in characters and make it harder to exploit the system if a crack shows up. Of course, you can do some pretty nifty things despite this. By using the Necromancer Destiny's level 4 feature (gives you a 2/session twitchy tail talent), twitchy tail itself, the tenacity virtue (the living legends system has more virtues - which are their versions of elements - than the mane six of ponyland) and spellchild on tenacity - I was able to crank out a wonderful 9 yes/no questions per session. Actually more, since all I needed was a day's rest to recharge the x/session powers twice more with versatility. Tenacity will get changed to only recharging x/day talents soon (because otherwise a time jump can let you ask questions on every one of the days you're skipping - which is way too much hassle for a DM) but the example still stands. =)

Fury of the Tempest wrote:Alter Ego is only appearance. Only Changeling’s Trickery and Metamorphosis allows for the racial points to be shifted around.

Absolutely.

CONTINUING THE STREAM OF CRESCENDO QUESTIONS ZARHORN AND I HAVE BEEN POSTING

If we attack a single enemy that has, for example, a vulnerability of 3 with the full force of Crescendo, that attack will only do 3 extra damage, not 3 per roll of the die (or 15 total), correct? And I suppose the same answer applies to Resistances?

I have the strangest feeling that somewhere in these fifty-five pages, this question has already been answered.

I think it would have to apply every time since it'd apply every time if you hit a different target who had vulnerability with every roll. But, that's just my two cents.

You know, I have a suggestion related to the length of this extremely popular thread. I think this thread is a great idea, but it's become a bit unwieldy of late and might benefit from a separation of the many and multifarious topics considered within it. So...

<question>How's about closing this thread and starting new ones for questions about different aspects of the game?</question>
At the very least, a combat/non-combat split would be nice, and possibly even more granular that that. (Utility Talents/Destinies for non-combat, Combat Talents/Traits for combat, Items, and Miscellaneous perhaps.) That way people looking for answers to previously-asked questions could better narrow down their search.

How does "random targeting" affect in terms of targeting, attacks, and protection from such? In this case:

Ally is protected by a warden, cannot be attacked.

Warden can't be targeted by attacks, thanks to cutscene immunity.

Enemy uses wild lightning on a different ally:

Wild Lightning - Standard Attack
Deal 1d12 damage to target enemy and 1d10 damage to another random enemy.

Would the "random enemy" targeting be able to affect the protected ally, or the warden? Would they be "put out of the loop" for the random targeting situation?