Feedback on Those Sweet (and Bitter)Skills --Act 2

[fabulaparva]

Is it possible to make some friendly actions not available on the caster themselves? It is currently possible to use Riley's Energy Transfer on himself (happened by accident a couple of times...) which of course does not make any sense but also will not benefit anyone but the enemies by having him waste his turn and paying 5SP + 12 delay for it.

[jack1974]

Hm it's just that skill? If so I'll probably just do a hack unless there are other skills that would be useless if used on yourself by mistake?

[fabulaparva]

I haven't come across another skill like that. (not yet, anyway)
.... Although, Jariel's Chant of Resurrection can be used on any character as a heal -- including himself (the tooltip is off as it talks about resurrecting KO characters). If this is intentional, then the skill itself is fine (but maybe not the tooltip?). If not, then the skill should not be available for "alive" characters and certainly not for himself.

[renke_]

I think the description is fine - the Chant works like Tree of Life (healing and [if needed] resurrection)

[fabulaparva]

It must've changed since 8th of Aug. then. I don't have Jariel in my v.0.8.24.8 game yet, so I opened a 8th of 8th save in v0.8.24.6.
Tooltip:
Chant of Resurrection:
Resurrects a knocked out character and restores 25% of total HPs.
Only one buffing/healing song can be active at time.

If it has been changed, then forget about my comment. If it hasn't, then the last line isn't needed because it's not like the buff 'stays' and the first sentence is off.


EDIT:
Tree of Life
Heals single target 50% of total HP. If the target is KO, resurrects him/her.
Maybe something like that for Resurrection, too?

[jack1974]

Yes the text is wrong, the behavior is the same as tree of life
Though the second part is right, in practice when you use it, any other buff songs are dispelled.

[fabulaparva]

Oh, from the whole team? o.O Or from only that character? I thought the buffs died anyway if a character was KO? Or if you use it on an alive character for heal they'll lose their buffs?

It's a TRAP!

EDIT: Anyway, gotta run.

[jack1974]

No all party members: I wanted to simulate the fact that Jariel is a bard so his "spells" are songs. Until he sings a song, the effects stay, but when he changes the song, all buffs are removed and changed to the new one. He's still quite powerful since can do melee/ranged, or use offensive songs though

[renke_]

the song idea would work better if the resurrect chant has at least some long(ish)-term effects (I have problems to imagine an instantious song performed in less than 3 seconds :)) - the main function is ressurection of one char, but what about a party-wide +1HPR for 2 rounds to simulate Jariel's performance?

[yayswords]

Actually resurrection isn't really instant. Firstly the long delay of the skill (all rez skills), secondly a resurrected character has to wait a number of forevers before it can act. It's instant in the sense that the character can be targeted again though. That side effect you suggested is infinitesimal at any rate. Master Yoda holds you in such high esteem. Surely you can do better.