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David.moore at 10:04, 17 July 2025

2025-07-17T10:04:32Z

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			One small correction as of the '''17th July 2025'''.

			:* Removed ether sphere costs for the '''''[[Leyline Magic]]''''' rite.

			==1st July 2025==

	One small tweak as of the '''1st July 2025'''.		One small tweak as of the '''1st July 2025'''.

David.moore at 09:11, 1 July 2025

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			One small tweak as of the '''1st July 2025'''.

			:* Added a new section on '''[[Crafting Designs#Tinderboxes\|tinderboxes]]'''.

			==3rd June 2025==

	Since our last update on 3rd April, just a few tweaks have been called for. These changes are current as of '''3rd June 2025'''.		Since our last update on 3rd April, just a few tweaks have been called for. These changes are current as of '''3rd June 2025'''.

David.moore: /* 3rd April 2025 */

2025-06-19T18:49:34Z

3rd April 2025

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	:* [[Gift of Air]] and [[Gift of Earth]] now 6 points, and [[Gift of Water]] now 4 points.		:* [[Gift of Air]] and [[Gift of Earth]] now 6 points, and [[Gift of Water]] now 4 points.
	:* Added [[Ironmonger]] skill to cover blacksmithing tasks other than armour and weapons		:* Added [[Ironmonger]] skill to cover blacksmithing tasks other than armour and weapons
	:* ~~Mechanician~~ merged with [[~~Locksmith~~]], reduced to 6 points.		:* Locksmith merged with [[Mechanician]], reduced to 6 points.

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David.moore at 20:45, 3 June 2025

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	Since our last update on 3rd April, just a few tweaks have been called for. These changes are current as of '''3rd June 2025'''.		Since our last update on 3rd April, just a few tweaks have been called for. These changes are current as of '''3rd June 2025'''.

	:* Added [[Alchemy#Raw Ingredients\|alchemy ingredients]] unique to the new ~~Desert~~ and ~~Jungle~~ climates (e.g. Blue rock lichen and Prophet’s poppy).		:* Added [[Alchemy#Raw Ingredients\|alchemy ingredients]] unique to the new '''desert''' and '''jungle''' climates (e.g. Blue rock lichen and Prophet’s poppy).
	:* Added a new page, [[Alchemy Ingredients by Climate]], showing which ingredients can be foraged in any given climate.		:* Added a new page, '''[[Alchemy Ingredients by Climate]]''', showing which ingredients can be foraged in any given climate.
	:* Added '''recipe codes''' to the [[Alchemy Recipes]] lists and to every recipe description.		:* Added '''recipe codes''' to the [[Alchemy Recipes]] lists and to every recipe description.
	:* Added a new Invocation rite, ''[[Capture Ether]]'', and a crafting design for the [[Crafting Designs#Ether Spheres\|glass spheres]] required for the rite.		:* Added a new Invocation rite, '''''[[Capture Ether]]''''', and a crafting design for the '''[[Crafting Designs#Ether Spheres\|glass spheres]]''' required for the rite.
	:* Clarified that [[Invest Scroll\|lesser scrolls]] require [[Crafting Designs#Charms\|scroll paper]] and greater scrolls require scroll vellum.		:* Clarified that '''[[Invest Scroll\|lesser scrolls]]''' require '''[[Crafting Designs#Charms\|scroll paper]]''' and '''greater scrolls''' require '''scroll vellum'''.

	==3rd April 2025==		==3rd April 2025==

David.moore at 20:37, 3 June 2025

2025-06-03T20:37:09Z

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	Since our last update on 3rd April, just a few tweaks have been called for.		Since our last update on 3rd April, just a few tweaks have been called for. These changes are current as of '''3rd June 2025'''.

	:* Added [[Alchemy#Raw Ingredients\|alchemy ingredients]] unique to the new Desert and Jungle climates (e.g. Blue rock lichen and Prophet’s poppy).		:* Added [[Alchemy#Raw Ingredients\|alchemy ingredients]] unique to the new Desert and Jungle climates (e.g. Blue rock lichen and Prophet’s poppy).

David.moore at 20:36, 3 June 2025

2025-06-03T20:36:05Z

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			Since our last update on 3rd April, just a few tweaks have been called for.

			:* Added [[Alchemy#Raw Ingredients\|alchemy ingredients]] unique to the new Desert and Jungle climates (e.g. Blue rock lichen and Prophet’s poppy).
			:* Added a new page, [[Alchemy Ingredients by Climate]], showing which ingredients can be foraged in any given climate.
			:* Added '''recipe codes''' to the [[Alchemy Recipes]] lists and to every recipe description.
			:* Added a new Invocation rite, ''[[Capture Ether]]'', and a crafting design for the [[Crafting Designs#Ether Spheres\|glass spheres]] required for the rite.
			:* Clarified that [[Invest Scroll\|lesser scrolls]] require [[Crafting Designs#Charms\|scroll paper]] and greater scrolls require scroll vellum.

			==3rd April 2025==

			Since our last update on 1st January, two main things have happened:

			:* Most of the factions have run their spring events, along with the “Prelude” event hosted by Bastion, giving us an ideal opportunity to test the new rules.
			:* Many of you have started to properly delve into the rules, and have found many of the wrinkles, bugs, typos and inconsistencies we’d missed in development.

			We’ve captured reams of notes, comments and feedback already. And though we’ve decided that most of what’s been turned up can wait, at least until after we’ve had a mainline event or two (we can’t go changing the rules again and again!), there have been some things that have either been straight-up typos/errors and needed fixing, urgent problems that we thought should be addressed before we went into a major event, or new pages we were always intending to include but ran out of time last year.

			So this is the second “Updates to the Wiki” post, capturing changes made to the rules this spring. We’re not listing every little typo, but the substantial changes and clarifications as of '''3rd April 2025''' are below.

			With the new PDF rulebook just published, the rules are now fixed until the next review. There will be no more changes! See you in the field.

			New pages:

			:* [[General Rules]]
			:* [[LARP Weapon Construction]]
			:* [[Off-Season Events]]
			:* [[Theft, Assassination and Interrogation]]
			:* [[Young Players at Curious Pastimes]]

			Skill changes:

			:* [[Gem Cleansing]] reduced to 8 points, no longer a “pinnacle” skill.
			:* [[Gift of Air]] and [[Gift of Earth]] now 6 points, and [[Gift of Water]] now 4 points.
			:* Added [[Ironmonger]] skill to cover blacksmithing tasks other than armour and weapons
			:* Mechanician merged with [[Locksmith]], reduced to 6 points.

			Changes to research:

			:* In [[Research]], clarified the language on study paths, complexity and skill level. Can only progress to Adept+ in own archetype. Creators can have a second Adept path.
			:* Reduced number of sub-paths in all Creator paths.

			Rites:

			:* Rites cannot be cast in medium or heavy armour, cannot be cast on the performer themselves unless the rite specifies otherwise.
			:* [[Deflection]], [[Fortitude]], [[Regeneration]] and [[Resilience]] only work on one subject.
			:* [[Invest Trinket]] can only invest multiple tattoos on one person.
			:* [[Leyline Magic]] has a one in three chance of failure with backlash, and a one in three chance of success with backlash.

			Rules changes and clarifications:

			:* ''[[Aura of Defence]]'' and ''[[Deflection]]'' protect against arrows and bolts, don’t protect against ''Fatal''.
			:* [[Blacksmith]] skill allows (slow, two-minute) repair on all armour, even if you don’t have the skill to wear it.
			:* Magical [[Calls]] cannot be “stacked.”
			:* On [[Calls]] added to weapon blows, we’ve clarified that saying a call expends the magic points/charge/use etc. even if e.g. the blow fails to land, and that parrying a call that targets an object (e.g. Shatter, Heat Object) means that the parrying weapon is affected.
			:* Clarification on the meaning of “voluntary” for ''[[Command]]'' and ''[[Suggestion]]'' (as meaning “deliberate/conscious” rather than “willing” per se).
			:* [[Gift of Fire]] only works while the caster is holding the weapon (i.e. cannot be used to charge other people’s weapons, or thrown weapons), and relaxed the effect from “next two calls” to “two calls in one minute.”
			:* [[Income]] and [[Resources]] provide income at the four main events, and half the listed income at up to two off-season events.
			:* Using [[Invocation]] items always entails spell vocals – it’s not a route to “snap-casting.”
			:* Default size limits for [[Spellcasting]] tweaked so they don’t apply to large round shields (they were never intended to, sorry!).

			Creation skills and resources:

			:* The lists of gemstones and metals have been updated in the [[Crafting]] page; note that jewellery metals are now just listed by type and rarity, with no more mention of “(O)” and “(H)” quality.
			:* Gem cleansing and cutting (and now etching) substantially overhauled in [[Crafting Designs]] page.
			:* Resource and WU costs for many [[Alchemy Recipes]], [[Crafting Designs]] and [[Surgery Procedures]] have been tweaked.

			==1st January 2025==

	Since opening this rules wiki to the playing public in September, we on the Rules Review Team have made a number of amendments, for various reasons, including ongoing reviewing and rebalancing, feedback from behind-the-scenes development, feedback from players and staff and just plain errors we (or some of you!) have found since posting it all.		Since opening this rules wiki to the playing public in September, we on the Rules Review Team have made a number of amendments, for various reasons, including ongoing reviewing and rebalancing, feedback from behind-the-scenes development, feedback from players and staff and just plain errors we (or some of you!) have found since posting it all.

David.moore at 23:09, 4 January 2025

2025-01-04T23:09:24Z

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	:* '''[[Research]] and [[Training]]:''' The ''[[Research]]'' and ''[[Training]]'' pages have been generally revised to clarify planned rules.		:* '''[[Research]] and [[Training]]:''' The ''[[Research]]'' and ''[[Training]]'' pages have been generally revised to clarify planned rules.
	:* '''[[Research#Study Paths\|Study Paths]]:''' We've updated all archetype pages to include the current study paths. For ease of reference, archetype skills are also grouped by study path (note that this means some skills are repeated).		:* '''[[Research#Study Paths\|Study Paths]]:''' We've updated all archetype pages to include the current study paths. For ease of reference, archetype skills are also grouped by study path (note that this means some skills are repeated).
	:* '''[[Wardbreaker]] ~~skill~~:''' This skill now includes an ability to sense the qualities of magical locks and traps, like a narrower version of the ''[[Analysis]]'' rite.		:* '''[[Wardbreaker]]:''' This skill now includes an ability to sense the qualities of magical locks and traps, like a narrower version of the ''[[Analysis]]'' rite.

David.moore at 23:07, 4 January 2025

2025-01-04T23:07:46Z

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	:* '''[[Locks and Traps]]:''' We’ve added a new page on locks and traps, including field traps.		:* '''[[Locks and Traps]]:''' We’ve added a new page on locks and traps, including field traps.
	:* '''[[Character Creation#Magic Points and Work Units\|Magic Points and Work Units]]:''' Now, the first skill grants you 5 magic points/work units rather than 10. You can still get up to 20 points per day for knowing up to ''four'' relevant skills.		:* '''[[Character Creation#Magic Points and Work Units\|Magic Points and Work Units]]:''' Now, the first skill grants you 5 magic points/work units rather than 10. You can still get up to 20 points per day for knowing up to ''four'' relevant skills.
	:* '''[[Research]] and [[Training]]:''' The ''[[Research]]'' and ''[[Training]]'' pages have been generally revised to clarify planned rules.:* '''[[Research#Study Paths\|Study Paths]]:''' We've updated all archetype pages to include the current study paths. For ease of reference, archetype skills are also grouped by study path (note that this means some skills are repeated).		:* '''[[Research]] and [[Training]]:''' The ''[[Research]]'' and ''[[Training]]'' pages have been generally revised to clarify planned rules.
			:* '''[[Research#Study Paths\|Study Paths]]:''' We've updated all archetype pages to include the current study paths. For ease of reference, archetype skills are also grouped by study path (note that this means some skills are repeated).
	:* '''[[Wardbreaker]] skill:''' This skill now includes an ability to sense the qualities of magical locks and traps, like a narrower version of the ''[[Analysis]]'' rite.		:* '''[[Wardbreaker]] skill:''' This skill now includes an ability to sense the qualities of magical locks and traps, like a narrower version of the ''[[Analysis]]'' rite.

David.moore at 23:07, 4 January 2025

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	:* '''Archetype-Only Skills:''' Many “higher” archetype skills (i.e. archetype skills that have other archetype skills as prerequisites) are now restricted to specific archetypes. We know this change was noticed and caused some concerns, and have now specifically excluded [[Heavy Armour]], [[Mechanician]] and [[Siege Engineer]].		:* '''Archetype-Only Skills:''' Many “higher” archetype skills (i.e. archetype skills that have other archetype skills as prerequisites) are now restricted to specific archetypes. We know this change was noticed and caused some concerns, and have now specifically excluded [[Heavy Armour]], [[Mechanician]] and [[Siege Engineer]].
	:* '''~~The~~ ''[[Bind Path Focus]]'' ~~rite~~:''' We’ve clarified that you can have multiple focuses, albeit only one per [[Research#Study Paths\|study path]]. We’ve also noted that the bonus magic granted by the focus can only be used on researched abilities (i.e. not on spells or rites automatically granted by your skills).		:* '''''[[Bind Path Focus]]'':''' We’ve clarified that you can have multiple focuses, albeit only one per [[Research#Study Paths\|study path]]. We’ve also noted that the bonus magic granted by the focus can only be used on researched abilities (i.e. not on spells or rites automatically granted by your skills).
	:* '''[[Calls#Ranged Damage Indicator\|''Bolt'' and ''Blast'']]:''' It was pointed out that these calls were too similar (both starting B and ending in T), so we’ve renamed them to ''Missile'' and ''Bolt''.		:* '''[[Calls#Ranged Damage Indicator\|''Bolt'' and ''Blast'']]:''' It was pointed out that these calls were too similar (both starting B and ending in T), so we’ve renamed them to ''Missile'' and ''Bolt''.
	:* '''[[Charm Invocation]]:''' This is now a [[Magician#Skills\|magician archetype skill]] rather than a [[Character Creation#General Skills\|general skill]].		:* '''[[Charm Invocation]]:''' This is now a [[Magician#Skills\|magician archetype skill]] rather than a [[Character Creation#General Skills\|general skill]].
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	:* '''[[Character Creation#Cross-Archetype Skills\|Cross-Archetype Skills]]:''' We’ve kept the 2:1 ratio, but the “2” side of the ratio now includes all general skills ''and'' your primary archetype skills (i.e. if you have 40 points worth of general skills ''and'' primary archetype skills ''combined'', you can have 20 points worth of cross-archetype skills).		:* '''[[Character Creation#Cross-Archetype Skills\|Cross-Archetype Skills]]:''' We’ve kept the 2:1 ratio, but the “2” side of the ratio now includes all general skills ''and'' your primary archetype skills (i.e. if you have 40 points worth of general skills ''and'' primary archetype skills ''combined'', you can have 20 points worth of cross-archetype skills).
	:* '''[[Scout#Politician\|Diplomacy Skills]]:''' The skills [[Friendly Face]] and [[Silver Tongue]] are now based on [[Intuition]], not [[Evaluate]].		:* '''[[Scout#Politician\|Diplomacy Skills]]:''' The skills [[Friendly Face]] and [[Silver Tongue]] are now based on [[Intuition]], not [[Evaluate]].
	:* '''~~The~~ Hardening and Metallurgy ~~skills~~:''' On reflection, we decided the techniques provided by these skills are best kept as researchable projects rather than skills (since they don’t necessarily map neatly onto armourer and weaponsmith skills, respectively) and just removed them entirely.		:* '''Hardening and Metallurgy:''' On reflection, we decided the techniques provided by these skills are best kept as researchable projects rather than skills (since they don’t necessarily map neatly onto armourer and weaponsmith skills, respectively) and just removed them entirely.
	:* '''[[Crafting Designs#Locks and Keys\|Keys and Locks]]:''' We’ve added a section detailing the cost of producing extra keys, or copying existing keys, on the ''[[Crafting Designs]]'' page.		:* '''[[Crafting Designs#Locks and Keys\|Keys and Locks]]:''' We’ve added a section detailing the cost of producing extra keys, or copying existing keys, on the ''[[Crafting Designs]]'' page.
	:* '''[[Locks and Traps]]:''' We’ve added a new page on locks and traps, including field traps.		:* '''[[Locks and Traps]]:''' We’ve added a new page on locks and traps, including field traps.

David.moore at 22:46, 4 January 2025

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	Since opening this rules wiki to the playing public in September, we on the Rules Review Team have made a number of amendments, for various reasons, including ongoing reviewing and rebalancing, feedback from behind-the-scenes development, feedback from players and staff and just plain errors we (or some of you!) have found since posting it all.		Since opening this rules wiki to the playing public in September, we on the Rules Review Team have made a number of amendments, for various reasons, including ongoing reviewing and rebalancing, feedback from behind-the-scenes development, feedback from players and staff and just plain errors we (or some of you!) have found since posting it all.

	There have been many changes large and small. Most of them have been tweaks to layout or small edits for clarity, but inevitably some of them have been actual changes to the rules, with practical effects on character creation or gameplay. Rather than requiring everyone to go over the amended wiki with a finetooth comb to capture every change, we’ve noted most of the main changes as per '''1st January ~~2024~~''' here:		There have been many changes large and small. Most of them have been tweaks to layout or small edits for clarity, but inevitably some of them have been actual changes to the rules, with practical effects on character creation or gameplay. Rather than requiring everyone to go over the amended wiki with a finetooth comb to capture every change, we’ve noted most of the main changes as per '''1st January 2025''' here:

	:* '''Archetype-Only Skills:''' Many “higher” archetype skills (i.e. archetype skills that have other archetype skills as prerequisites) are now restricted to specific archetypes. We know this change was noticed and caused some concerns, and have now specifically excluded [[Heavy Armour]], [[Mechanician]] and [[Siege Engineer]].		:* '''Archetype-Only Skills:''' Many “higher” archetype skills (i.e. archetype skills that have other archetype skills as prerequisites) are now restricted to specific archetypes. We know this change was noticed and caused some concerns, and have now specifically excluded [[Heavy Armour]], [[Mechanician]] and [[Siege Engineer]].
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	:* '''[[Character Creation#Cross-Archetype Skills\|Cross-Archetype Skills]]:''' We’ve kept the 2:1 ratio, but the “2” side of the ratio now includes all general skills ''and'' your primary archetype skills (i.e. if you have 40 points worth of general skills ''and'' primary archetype skills ''combined'', you can have 20 points worth of cross-archetype skills).		:* '''[[Character Creation#Cross-Archetype Skills\|Cross-Archetype Skills]]:''' We’ve kept the 2:1 ratio, but the “2” side of the ratio now includes all general skills ''and'' your primary archetype skills (i.e. if you have 40 points worth of general skills ''and'' primary archetype skills ''combined'', you can have 20 points worth of cross-archetype skills).
	:* '''[[Scout#Politician\|Diplomacy Skills]]:''' The skills [[Friendly Face]] and [[Silver Tongue]] are now based on [[Intuition]], not [[Evaluate]].		:* '''[[Scout#Politician\|Diplomacy Skills]]:''' The skills [[Friendly Face]] and [[Silver Tongue]] are now based on [[Intuition]], not [[Evaluate]].
	:* '''The Hardening and Metallurgy skills:''' On reflection, we decided the techniques provided by these skills are best kept as researchable projects rather than skills (since they don’t necessarily map neatly ~~only~~ ~~armour~~ and ~~weapons~~, respectively) and just removed them entirely.		:* '''The Hardening and Metallurgy skills:''' On reflection, we decided the techniques provided by these skills are best kept as researchable projects rather than skills (since they don’t necessarily map neatly onto armourer and weaponsmith skills, respectively) and just removed them entirely.
	:* '''[[Crafting Designs#Locks and Keys\|Keys and Locks]]:''' We’ve added a section detailing the cost of producing extra keys, or copying existing keys, on the ''[[Crafting Designs]]'' page.		:* '''[[Crafting Designs#Locks and Keys\|Keys and Locks]]:''' We’ve added a section detailing the cost of producing extra keys, or copying existing keys, on the ''[[Crafting Designs]]'' page.
	:* '''[[Locks and Traps]]:''' We’ve added a new page on locks and traps, including field traps.		:* '''[[Locks and Traps]]:''' We’ve added a new page on locks and traps, including field traps.