Fourth Edition Errata, Clarifications, and FAQs

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Re: Fourth Edition Errata, Clarifications, and FAQs

Post by Jaracove » Sun Nov 15, 2020 3:09 pm

Ok thank you.

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Re: Fourth Edition Errata, Clarifications, and FAQs

Post by ragbasti » Thu Jan 28, 2021 6:34 pm

One for the Errata:

Mystic Paths p363:
Bark Shield: Living armor. As with bark armor, bard shields were originally created by the Namdroth, woven from hursthen bark. Like fernweave, the armor is living, and provides its Mystic Armor bonus only when watered once every three days. However, bark loses moisture more easily than fernweave and once dried out it cannot be revived.

It should be Mystic Defense, not Mystic Armor.

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Re: Fourth Edition Errata, Clarifications, and FAQs

Post by ragbasti » Thu Mar 04, 2021 10:18 pm

Rapier of Wit, GMG 228.
"Thread Rank Seven
Deed: The owner must publicly show up or humiliate a victor of the tournament
held in Blood Wood.
Effect: The sword now inflicts +3 damage points for each additional success on
the Attack test."

Shouldn't this be +3 Damage Steps?

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Re: Fourth Edition Errata, Clarifications, and FAQs

Post by Belenus » Fri Mar 05, 2021 4:56 pm

Companion p. 337/338 Air Imbued: Each air mask in a lower rank has the Great Leap ability, just this one is missing it. Is this intended?

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Re: Fourth Edition Errata, Clarifications, and FAQs

Post by Panda » Fri Mar 05, 2021 7:12 pm

It has flying instead.

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Re: Fourth Edition Errata, Clarifications, and FAQs

Post by Belenus » Sat Mar 06, 2021 10:20 am

Panda wrote:
Fri Mar 05, 2021 7:12 pm
It has flying instead.
Ah, mentioned at "Move", didn't see that, thanks :oops:

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Re: Fourth Edition Errata, Clarifications, and FAQs

Post by Belenus » Fri Mar 12, 2021 1:59 pm

Don't know if gm's read everything in this forum, so here a direct link to something which seems to need an errata: viewtopic.php?p=17937#p17937

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Re: Fourth Edition Errata, Clarifications, and FAQs

Post by Belenus » Sat Mar 13, 2021 9:43 am

Hello Panda,

a question regarding Characteristics Bonuses came up in the german forum.
Characteristics Bonuses PG p. 86 wrote: As your character advances in Circle, he automatically gains bonuses to some of his characteristics. Descriptions of these bonuses appear under each Circle.
Defense bonuses permanently increase your character’s Physical, Mystic, or Social Defense by the amount listed. Only the highest bonus applies to a given Defense rating.
Initiative bonuses permanently increase your character’s Initiative Step by the number listed.
Recovery bonuses permanently increase the number of Recovery tests per day your character can make.
Mystic Armor bonuses permanently increase the character’s Mystic Defense rating.
and
Characteristics Bonuses PG p. 458 wrote: Bonuses to Defense Ratings do not stack across multiple Disciplines. He only usesthe highest bonus from each Discipline. For example, when a Sixth Circle Archer advances to Second Circle as a Scout, he does not receive the +1 bonus to his Physical Defense granted by the Scout Discipline; he already has a +2 Physical Defense bonus as an Archer. If, instead, that character were a Second Circle Swordmaster, he would receive the +1 bonus to his Social Defense as he does not have any Social Defense bonus as a Sixth Circle Archer.
I know the simplified rule that bonuses of the same source (e.g. Disciplines) don't stack. But here it is highlighted that only the bonus to the Defense Rating doesn't stack. So do the other bonuses available through Disciplines stack? :?

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Re: Fourth Edition Errata, Clarifications, and FAQs

Post by Panda » Sat Mar 13, 2021 4:55 pm

None of them stack.

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Re: Fourth Edition Errata, Clarifications, and FAQs

Post by Belenus » Sat Mar 13, 2021 6:24 pm

Ok, just as thought. But I guess it should be fixed in the book. Just removing "to Defense Ratings" would be enough :-D

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