I want to start doing live QnA which will happen on Discord once a week.
My thoughts are to do this once a week and post the date here on the forums. The Discord chat will be set up to answer questions submitted here, and a topic I select for the week. The session will be scheduled for one hour per session and my thoughts are to alternate dates and times so that more people can participate. We will then do a summary much like Durnaxe has posted of questions and topics so that others can catchup if they were not able to make it.
The first one will occur this Friday at 9am PST
Please give us your input.
Submit questions below- If we don't get to your question in the QnA we will try and add your answer to the summary.
Topics you are interested in- Assuming you plan on coming to the QnA
Times you would like to see if this week's does not work for you. (we all have lives).
I'll have to miss the live portion but i'll still submit some questions! All of mine are related to powers this time.
Fog Cloud. It doesn't specify any target or anything, how is this intended to work?
Thunderclap. Does it target only a single model, or a full unit? Does it still do damage or only the stun effect on failed save.
Lightning. This one sorta seems to read like lightning bolt similar to dnd 5e, where it is a line across the battlefield, if so how exactly does that work? if not how is it intended to work?
I'll have to miss the live portion but i'll still submit some questions! All of mine are related to powers this time.
Fog Cloud. It doesn't specify any target or anything, how is this intended to work?
Thunderclap. Does it target only a single model, or a full unit? Does it still do damage or only the stun effect on failed save.
Lightning. This one sorta seems to read like lightning bolt similar to dnd 5e, where it is a line across the battlefield, if so how exactly does that work? if not how is it intended to work?
Q1) When I take Forbidden Lore and take a "power" trait from the fey sphere, something like the 2nd tier Chaos Trait "Pandemonium" to take the power "Consuming Chaos" and I have no ability to cast powers normally (no occult, shaman, ect). How do I cast the power? Do I use my willpower? Can I still channel? Q2) How do properties on "buff" powers work? Powers like Rigid Hide and Oversized Carnage Weapon have a different property then their strength. Rigid hide has strength 2 and property 1 so the natural armor is +2, does that mean it also increases the properties of that natural armor by 2? Oversized Carnage weapon has strength 4 and properties 3, so the imbue gives the weapon 4 properties? Q3) Under the Biests Occult Evolutionary branch (page 83) the 2nd tier trait "Occult Powers 2pts: Occult 1st tier powers 1" specifically says 1st tier powers but Occult Powers under the Abilities section (page 171) says that you can only take X 1st tier powers anyway. So what is the point of having a specific trait call out 1st powers only unless occult is supposed to let you have access to 2nd tier powers as well? EDITs: Added more questions.
Great news Gary.
Maybe create a new forum page where you list the Q&A session discussion and have all your official rulings and information in one place.
Q1: Is there a plan to (after things quiet down a bit with the 2nd/3rd age) do a big language clean-up in the existing books? Mostly with an eye on consistency and removing obsolete/contradictory text. Q2: Are there plans to put battlereports on the YouTube channel? I think watching the developer play games with people would be very helpful for grasping the more obscure parts of the game. Q3: Is there a prognosis on the 1st age expansion?
This is a great initiative, Gary!
I'm very interested whether you can already release some information/sneakpeeks for the new domain.
I'd like to link my questions here:
- Rider death during mounted charge?
- Biest Kingdom multiplier?
- Unarmed War Animals/Beasts?
- Mounted Combat Bonus for War Chariots/Wagons
Lastly, a question whether we can have a chat/voice channel on the discord to stream matches to one another.
Questions
Q1) What is the status of second age?
Q2) What is the status of the third age?
Q3) Is there plans to do an updated version of the rule book?
Q4) Are the e-pubs going out at the same time that the new ages are ready?
Example: Confrontations: 2nd Age Faction Pack.
Other than the questions still on Durnaxe's list that is what I can think of for right now. Thank you, looking forward to this.