1) Mimics. I had already noted the problem. But as the balseraph RP revolves around chaos, and the pedia for mimic states
I'm not willing to block all unwanted promotions automatically.
I'm thinking of a possibility to remove unwanted promotions, at the risk of losing a positive one too.
Hard way: give a possibility to "forget a random promotion" (getrandom value. If above threshold, forget random good promotion, else, forget random bad promotion)
Soft way:show list of promotions in popup. Choose the one to remove, Percentage risk to forget another one on top of that.
What do you think?
I think that overcomplicates what is at the heart a mechanical issue - mimics were coded long before some promotions, which are less promotions than they are placeholders for effects, existed, and others just never came up in early testing. Mimics can't acquire Bronze Weapons or Divine for exactly the same reason that they SHOULDN'T acquire leashes or lich skeleton duration:
those promotions aren't qualities that can be copied.
Leashes aren't a "detrimental" promotion, for example. They're a lair guardian mechanic. It's not that Bandit Vigils are inherently less able to walk than spawned bandits, it's that they're choosing to guard their location and that's represented mechanically by a leash. Ditto, the quality of "dies in two turns" isn't really a quality, it's just how the game keeps liches from overrunning the world.
Same goes for Fellowship of Leaves. Mimics can't HAVE that promotion (unless they're Fellowship of Leaves already, which is moot) so them copying it is pointless, it's a bugged interaction. Same with stuff like Obscured Vision.
Nothing to do with roleplaying or thematics, these are just cases where a simple script (get promotion, give promotion) runs into problems with promotions that don't follow normative rules. Bugs, not RP.
2) Shoggi, I think, is the original author. I'll take a look at their resurrection script later, it's lazy of me to ask you anyway.
3) 12 strength, flying, and breath weapons? I'd stick them up with Commune with Nature, personally, but at least SOME kind of Tier 4 tech. Having more than one of them is better than phalanxes, and the Mazatl are only hurting for interesting mechanics - not POWER.
4) Hummm. It's probably my fault then, something I changed and forgot about and didn't update properly. I'll try reinstalling.
Ronkhar said:
6) Healer names: Unfortunately, I'm merely a probabilist/coder, not a writer.
What I did:
- I removed all engineer quotes from healers.
- I created a few names and quotes for the first 4 healers, based on players advice.
If you find more names/quotes or have a better text for any of the existing great people, I'll happily read and add them.
Names and quotes: (because I am too lazy to go get a picture list, most of these will be neutral-ish gender)
Amello Raun
"Soak the bandages in this, apply twice daily. It'll heal everything, save regret, which is beyond my power. For the moment, at least."
Lune of the White Knife
"Yes, it hurts. Scream if you have to, curse and rage and hate me - you have as long as you like to do so, because thanks to me, you're going to LIVE."
The Gift of Sucellus
"Hush, sister. It doesn't matter who you were, or are, or going to be. I don't care what paths you tread, save one - the path to recovery. Now, be still."
Nala Plaguestalker
"Where the first Horseman treads, pestilence follows. But it does not depart with him. Lucky for you, neither do I."
Riach Evinan
"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few - did you know that? Unfortunately, your infection is...unique. I'll need to study the symptoms.
I'm so sorry."
Mugati
"Get me hot compresses, six clean needles, a gallon of wine and access to an apothecary, and I will give you long life free of pain. Get me two hours alone in the tomb of the God of Life, and I will give you immortality."
Zil, Flower of Mekara
Iram sent forth his student as an assassin in dire circumstance, and until terrible duress. But Zil had learned too much to betray him - even at his request.
-From "A Flower Blooms in Osterek", a biography
