Monk and Momentum Changes
Written by: Charune, Lord of the Hunt
Date: Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
Addressed to: Everyone
The major changes to monks and momentum have now been completed!
=== Kata ===
o Momentum will drop 2 when targets are switched.
o Pinchnerve's momentum cost has been removed.
o Pinchnerve has been raised to 150 ka.
o All specs now have their razing mod (skive, etc) changed into a
modifier that can be used to lunge, both razing and boosting damage and
wounds in exchange for a power cost.
o KATA TEACH has been added (see AB KATA FORMS) to make transferring
forms a breeze.
o A cap on kata forms has been made, set at 75. This means you cannot
have more than 75 forms.
o Multiple momentum loss abilities used in one form will add collective
loss (so -2 for two abilities of -1) instead of a previous -1 for the
both.
o Steelgrip has been raised from 75 to 150 ka.
o The bonus for auto kata has been reduced.
o Damage for choke has been reduced.
=== Shofangi ===
o Buck's ka cost has been raised to 400ka.
o Buck will drop 2 momentum instead of 1 if it mangles.
o Headbutt's success rate has been slightly increased.
o Butojo has been raised to 400 ka.
=== Tahtetso ===
o Swiftstrike has been removed.
o Rakti'sho and Raktiah'sho have been changed to actions.
o Bomolah'sho will not shatter ankles out of form.
o Rakti'ini's equilibrium loss has been halved.
o Raktiah'sho to chest now gives collapsed lungs instead of asthma.
o Raktiah'sho will not give the regular afflictions if out of form.
o Raktiah'sho will lose 2 momentum instead of 1 if it causes severed
spine.
o Gahtirak'sho's prone requirement has been changed to a sprawled
requirement.
=== Ninjakari ===
o Akogh will break limbs instead of numbing them. When targetting chest,
will break chest.
o Ninini's DMP has been raised from 15 to 20.
o Illgathoru to chest now causes severed phrenic.
o Twisted limbs' damage has been reduced.
o Illgathoru's cost is now 300ka.
o Ninombhi, ninthugi, ashlamkh have been changed from modifiers to
actions.
o Ashlamkh will not give the regular afflictions if out of form.
=== Nekotai ===
o Damage for oothai has been lowered.
o Oothai's cost changed to 350ka.
o Amihai has been lowered to 400ka.
o Amihai will mask poisons it delivers.
o Sprongma will now drop 2 momentum instead of 1 if it delivers severed
spine.
o Angkhai now costs 550ka instead of 500.
o Oriama gives momentum loss when it mangles.
o Oriama will give messages corresponding to it mangling or breaking
things.
o Absorbing venom for Spit will only work when on spit balance.
As always, please report any irregularities or issues with the BUG
command.
Penned by My hand on the 23rd of Roarkian, in the year 243 CE.