True(dis)favours?

by Shaddus

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Shaddus2010-08-19 18:05:21
I'm hoping to gain some insight on how these really work. I know that each god's true (dis)favour changes different skills, though I'm not sure if the god sets this themself. These are my current skills under a truedisfavour.

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Common Skills Rank Pool
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Combat Mythical Melee
Resilience Mythical Fitness
Discernment Mythical Intellect
Highmagic Gifted Arcana
Planar Virtuoso Mysticism
Discipline Mythical Willpower
Environment Gifted Communion
Influence Master Magnetism
Dramatics Novice Performance
Arts Adept Finearts
Beastmastery Apprentice Magnetism
Aethercraft Adept Mysticism
Trade Skills Rank Pool
------------- ------------ ------------
Artisan Mythical Finearts
Guild Skills Rank Pool
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Rituals Virtuoso Arcana
Necromancy
Cosmic Mythical Mysticism
Nihilism
Hexes Mythical Willpower


Now, basically anything Mythical is supposed to normally be Trans. However, Terentia's TDF dropps both Necromancy and Planar from Trans to Virtuoso. Is there a particular reason for these skills being lowered? I can see Necromancy being lowered dramatically because of Terentia's obvious dislike of the Taint, but Planar?

Oh, and no this isn't a rant about my TDF, it's like a badge for me IC. I'm just wondering how this is supposed to actually make sense. tongue.gif
Unknown2010-08-19 18:30:49
Different Divine affect different skills more or less, I believe. Don't know the details, though.
Eldanien2010-08-19 18:30:53
I would suspect Necromancy is dropped due to being a spec of Rituals. It would make sense for a Truefavour from Terential to boost Sacraments, but that's probably accomplished by treating it as Rituals+. Hence the TDF does the opposite.

I'm not sure about Planar, other than it seems like one of those general purpose skillsets that every Divine's favours are likely to alter
Shaddus2010-08-19 18:37:03
QUOTE (Eldanien @ Aug 19 2010, 01:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I would suspect Necromancy is dropped due to being a spec of Rituals. It would make sense for a Truefavour from Terential to boost Sacraments, but that's probably accomplished by treating it as Rituals+. Hence the TDF does the opposite.

I'm not sure about Planar, other than it seems like one of those general purpose skillsets that every Divine's favours are likely to alter

Yeah, but if this were true then why wouldn't Nihilism be dropped extra due to being Cosmic+?
Nariah2010-08-19 18:40:27
Because Terentia likes Paladins and thinks Celestines are just fools in skirts.