User:RewenX

Rewen is a skilled Aracoix Scout in service of the mighty Aracoix Empire.

Interesting Facts about Rewen

• Shadowbane player since 2003
• Rewen's first character was a very gimp Aracoix Rogue Assassin.
• Played on Fear, then Mourning, then the Test Server, then Saedron

Wish List

This is a list of changes I would like to see added to Shadowbane in the format of a patch log!

Suggestions that have been added since making this: 12

General

• Khan 'Ov Srekel has been removed from the world. Consequentially, a new island, complete with a PvP city, has emerged from obscurity and allows players to teleport but not bind. This city also lacks a rune master.
• Implemented contagious effects:
  • Contagious effects will be transferred to any player standing in a very small radius of the affected player
  • Contagious effects perform a hit-roll versus transferee's defense
• Implemented the "Aggressive" status:
  • If a player has attacked or been attacked by a player, he or she will obtain the "Aggressive" status
  • While Aggressive, players may not delete gold, enter travel stance, or have their character logged out of the game
  • Aggressive status is denoted by an effect icon in the effects window
  • Aggressive status will last 30 seconds. The timer will be reset upon further events of player versus player combat
• Fixed an issue that would cause powers to fail after running or flying: If a power is cast and does not complete casting trance due to server-client sync, the power will have it's recast timer reset
• Weapon mastery runes are now available upon character selection and will no longer be found in the world (though the skills themselves do not become available until meeting weapon skill prerequisite)
• Players may now slot three additional NPCs in a R7 or R8 Tree of Life. There is a limit of one Runemaster, but builders, stewards, and bankers will also find their homes here
• When a player has finished casting a power that will render them invisible, if other players can not see their level of stealth, their target will clear immediately
• Stuns have been redesigned:
  • Stunned players can now change stances
  • Stun spells cannot be cast on or affect players who have stun immunity (stun immunity can no longer be refreshed)
  • The mana cost of most stun spells has been increased
  • Stunned players may not change flight tiers
• Flight will no longer pause between tiers
• Several weapons and armor sets have had their damage, speed, resistances, and defense values improved while requiring 100% skill for their use
• Players will no longer continue to attack once a player has stealthed, and will no longer resume attacking as a result of DoT powers
• A senechal NPC has taken refuge in Sea Dog's Rest. This NPC will break and combine stacks of resources for any player
• Stamina recovery is no longer negated by flight or swimming, additional recovery rates will slow the drain of stamina
• Vendors have read up on their class lore and will now only create appropriate focus skill enchantments for weapons
• Effect icons will now display a number value corresponding with the power rank of the power they represent
• Power cost mouse-over will now display accurate information when a player is buffed with a power cost modifier
• Fixed an issue that caused powers to be blocked following a death but after death shroud had expired
• Mana health and stamina will no longer stop regenerating naturally when players are casting a power
• Players are no longer curious of what is at the bottom of the sea and will now swim on top of water
• If a player accepts a summon, this is denoted via an overhead icon until the summon has completed
• Grounding Shot now has a recast timer of 20 seconds and no longer dispells casted flight buffs
• Discipline-based resistance buffs will now overwrite resistance buffs of any rank when re-cast
• Parry chance has been greatly increased when fighting someone using the same type of weapon
• Several glass weapons have had their procs adjusted so that players may find them useful
• An exploit involving initiating attack on a recently translocated target has been fixed
• The weapon enchantment prefix "Glass" as been modified to include -17% attack speed
• Players now have the option to disable the teleportation and death loading messages
• DoT powers will no longer continue to aggro mobs once a player has gone invisible
• The freehold Necromancer trainer has been moved from Oblivion to Aeldereth
• A numeric tally is now recorded within the PVP Death and Kill lists
• Fixed several line-of-sight issues associated with the Tree of Life
• Pet buffs may now only be cast on the pets they are paired with
• Fixed a texture issue with the Vampire Armor light armor vest
• Fear and lull spells will no longer interrupt travel stance
• Fixed an issue where equipped weapons appear to be inside-out
• Flying players may no longer shoot through roofs or walls
• Several mobs have had their loot dropping rates adjusted
• Changing flight tiers is now much quicker
• Travel Stance no longer restricts flight

City/Siege/Guild

• Alchemists can now be ranked to R7, can create all variations of concoction potions, and now provide an automatic stock for all potions (like recall scrolls)
• R7 alchemists may now grant greater concoction buffs to the player for the price of a concoction potion (much in the same way boons are granted)
• Added carbon-copy weapon prefixes and suffixes for "Legendary", "Warlords", "of Alacrity", and "of Slaughter" in order to make weapon random crafting less tedious
• Added yellow, blue, red, and white variations of soft leather gloves, cuffed boots, riding boots, and soft leather shoes
• Guards now understand how to follow a patrol path. Additionally, this data will persist through a server reset
• Vendors can now be asked to automatically set prices for random rolled items using the production feature
• Vampire vendors may now craft a variety of bone weapons previously only seen on Oblivion Isle
• All variations racial stewards are now available as random item drops and are extremely rare!
• Several additional damage-type debuff siege spires have been added to the Builder's stock
• Various NPCs have had their outfits reevaluated to make better use of updated artwork
• Fixed a bug that caused Elven guard captains to appear to lose a rank when defeated
• Aracoix vendors are now available in the world, and can be found on Aracoix mobiles
• Warrants now display the name and guild of the crest they hold on their mouse over
• Fillig's Milk of Mandrake and Essence of Litharge have been removed from the world
• Helmsmiths have been provisioned to repair all items capable of receiving damage
• All wall sets' occupation footprint now match those of Feudal Walls
• Fixed several issues with guards not showing up to their posts
• Elf tailors will create Intelligence enchantments more often
• Siege Effects have been increased to 10% across the board
• Added more variations of "Truewoven" armor enchantments
• Elven walls have had various security exploits repaired
• Archer Towers have been removed

Loreplay

• The Heroes of Sea Dogs rest have migrated to the Acadaemy of Hearalds charter, but have closed their doors to new members. Additionally, all players and guilds sworn to the city will become errant.
• Vendors owned by a Guild Leader which match their charter will craft at R7 speed regardless of the forge's rank. For example, a Nephilim Vendor owned by a Cult of the Scourge guild will craft items in 5 minutes at vendor ranks 1-7.
• Buffs, heals, and summons will now check if the spell is compatible with their target before the power is cast
• Class and discipline-based dispell powers are now flagged as aggressive

Base Class

Mage

• Mages are now granted 10 free points in the Warding focus line
• Mage defensive stance now provides additional mana recovery
• Reflection has been rescaled to last 10 minutes at power rank 40
• Lesser Mage Bolt has been removed

Healer

• Contagion now caps at one train and has had its damage rescaled to 8-20, and is no longer a DoT, but includes a contagious effect that will infect up to two surrounding mobs with the same damage
• Healers are now granted 10 free points in the Benediction focus line
• Healer defensive stance now provides additional mana recovery
• Group buffs are now automatically grand mastered when the single-target versions are
• Succor has had its power description changed: "Single target corpse dispell deathshroud".

Rogue

• Sneak no loner requires prerequisite points in hide
  

Fighter

• Fighters are now granted a power called "Stand Your Ground" at level 10 that prevents player from passing through them while reducing defense by 60 percent and resistance to power damages by 20. This power will be canceled if the player casts a power or attempts to move. Stand Your Ground is considered aggressive (may not be used in peace zones).

Aracoix

• Added a new Aracoix heavy armor set

Elf

• Elves have been given 10 more base maximum constitution

Assassin

• Cloak of Shadows now includes an +5 resistance to all physical damage types
• Shadow Mantle now has a unique effect icon
• Slayer's Focus is now granted at GM
• Slayer's Focus now includes immunity to contagious effects.
• Poison system backstabs now share a recast timer with Backstab
• Counter Venom has been removed
• Summon Darkspawn has been removed
• Assassins have been granted a power called "Grasp of the Pallid". It is a close-range single-target summon mantle, and recall and teleport block available at 115% Shadowmastery
• Assassins have been granted a skill called "Disguise" which will copy the guild crest of the target for a short period of time

Bard

• Bards have been given a new power called "Intonation of Saedron" which is a magic resistance debuff
• Anthem of Avoidance has been updated to dissolve after 1100 points of absorbed damage
• Baleful Battlehym will now stack with priest and potion enchantments and has been rescaled to increase defense by 100 at power rank 40

Channeler

• Healer-based Channelers have had their offensive and precise stances increased to power rank 20
• Flame Blades now have a skill requirement of 20 in the sword focus line
• Stone Maces now have a skill requirement of 20 in the hammer focus line
• Mantle of Stone now includes a +5 resistance to all physical damage types
• Ignite now includes a contagious effect: The target and all players within 10 units of it will be set aflame.
• Flesh of Granite has been updated to dissolve after 1100 points of absorbed damage
• Flesh of Lead has been updated to dissolve after 1100 points of absorbed damage
• Aura of Flame has been rescaled to last for 10 minutes at power rank 40
• Ice Bolt has had it's cast time reduced to 3 seconds
• Hoarfrost now includes a contagious effect: The target and all players within 10 units of it will be snared.
• Divert the Aerial Flow, Divert the Aqueous Flow, and Divert the Pyretic Flow have had their range increased to 120 units
• Defeat Water's Chill, Defeat Fire's Fury, and Defeat the Sky's Vengeance will now be granted at GM if their single target counterpart is GMed
• Weave of the Salamander, Weave of the Gnome, Weave of the Undine, and Weave of the Sylph have been updated to scale from level 21 pet at power rank 1 to a level 55 pet at power rank 40

Confessor

• Steadfast Soul has been updated to dissolve after 1100 points of absorbed damage
• Steadfast Congregation has been updated to dissolve after 1100 points of absorbed damage
• Uvoriel's Judgment now includes a contagious effect: The target and all players within 10 units of it will be set aflame
• Purgation has been modified to include an effect that will spread the poison to anyone that the targets strikes in meele combat
• Confessors have been given the power to dispell poison and disease
• Saint Malorn's Wrath has had it's damage range increased to 30 - 71 at power rank 40
• Flames of Retribution and Sermon of Retribution have been rescaled to last for 10 minutes at power rank 40

Crusader

• Crusaders have been granted a new sword weapon power that causes holy damage over time
• Crusaders have been granted a new hammer weapon power that causes holy damage over time
• Crusader's Holy Mantle now includes a contagious effect: all party members within 30 units of the caster now receive additional resistance to fire, cold, and lightning damage
• All Father's Shield now includes a contagious effect: all party members within 30 units of the caster now receive additional defense

Doomsayer

• Chaos Staves now have a skill requirement of 20 in the staff focus line
• Confusion's Curse now includes an +5 resistance to all physical damage types
• Vengeance of the Pit has had its recast time increased to five minutes (the duration of the spell's effect)
• Corrupt the Flesh has been modified to have a casting time of 0.2 seconds and a recycle time of 10 seconds
• Halgannon's Armor has been updated to dissolve after 1100 points of absorbed damage
• Vel'khev's Kiss's damage has been increased as follows: 13 to 41 (From levels 0 to 40)
• Vel'khev's Kiss's recycle timer has been increased to 8 seconds
• A hood has been added to which matches the Doomsayer's robe
• Doomsayer light armor is now available at any R7 light armorer

Druid

• Druids have been granted the ability to wear medium armor at level 10
• Removed "Oaken Flesh" from available druid powers
• Removed "Rebirth" from available druid powers
• Cloak of Thorns duration has been rescaled to last 10 minutes at power rank 40
• Braialla's Aid has had its cast time reduced to 2 seconds
• Breath of Spring has had its cast time reduced to 4 seconds
• Poison Ward, Flame Ward, and Ice Ward will now be granted at GM if their single target counterpart is trained to 40 (Grandmaster)

Fury

• Removed "Blessing of the Crocodile" from available fury powers
• Ward Against Harm now includes +5 resistance to all physical damage types
• Flesh Ward has been updated to dissolve after 1100 points of absorbed damage

Huntress

• Vashteera's Favor's cast time has been reduced to 2 seconds
• Huntresses are now granted Archery at level 20

Necromancer

• Draw Back the Shadows has has its range increased to 120 units
• Dread Whispers, Gnawing Fear, Spirit Chains, Dread Howl, Oblivion's Touch, Oblivion's Tide, and Phantasmagoria are now granted at 40 (Grandmaster)
• Mantle of Corpseflesh has been updated to dissolve after 1100 points of absorbed damage
• Channel the Void will now auto-GM in the event that Embrace the Void is trained to 40 (Grandmaster)
• Sepulchre's Bounty is now a single pet target power and is no longer an area of effect
• Necromancers have been given 20 free trains in the power Harvest of Bones
• Harvest of Dust now GMs in 10 trains
• Reduced the cost of "Harvest of Bones" from 320 to 100 at power rank 40 (Grandmaster)
• Reduced the cost of "Harvest of Dust" from 160 to 100 at power rank 40 (Grandmaster)

Nightstalker

• Litany of Discretion and Litany of Caution have been placed in line with other debuffs and had their effect icons changed to violet instead of green.

Prelate

• Prelate offensive stance has been rebalanced to power rank 35
• Divine Mantle now includes an +5 resistance to all physical damage types
• Smite the Dead and Invocation of Saint Nemmorane are now granted at power rank 40 (Grandmaster)
• Saint Lorne's Ire's recast timer has been reduced to 10 seconds
• Saint Lorne's Ire's particle effect has been toned down
• Saint Victor's Vigor has been modified to a straight stamina heal which may be recast once every 30 seconds
• Divine Resurrection has been removed
• Saint Alaric's Benediction will will now auto-GM in the event that Saint Alaric's Blessing is trained to 40
• Prelates have been given a new power called Vanquish the Darkness that is a group unholy resistance buff and will auto-GM in the event that Withstand the Darkness is trained to 40
• Prelates have been granted a new power called "Grasp of the All-Father" which is a root, a copy of the Priest power of the same name

Priest

• Priests have been trained in the ways of the stick, and are now granted Staff and Staff Mastery powers at power rank 35
• Additionally, Hammer, Hammer Mastery, and Great Hammer mastery powers have been increased to 25
• A Priest-only staff has been added that uses Theugry as its mastery
• Holy Righteousness now includes an attack speed component
• Work Holy Miracle has been removed
• Sacred Bonds, Calming Touch, Calming Word, and Divine Word are now granted at power rank 40 (Grandmaster)
• Priests have been granted a new power at level 20:

Plague "Single Target Contagious Disease Damage Over Time and Defense Debuff"
requires Theugry Skill ( 50 )

Granted: Level 20
Power Rank: 0 ( Untrained)
Teachers: Master Priest (40))
Focus Skill: Theugry
Flagged As: Spell (Cancels effects which are canceled by spellcasting).
Mana Cost: 40 to 100 (at power ranks 0 to 40)
Casting Time: 5 seconds
Recycle Time: 20 seconds
Generates Hate: High
Power User Requirements: Player must not be moving when he activates this power.
Mode Required: Either Combat or Non-Combat Mode
Requires Hit Roll: Yes
Target and Range: Monsters or Players (120 Units)

• Stackability: Can be stacked with any spell other than itself.
  
• Health Damage: 6- 10 to 12- 20 points (from power rank 0 to 40) points of Health
  
• Flagged as 'Disease' damage
  
• Dispel Tags: Disease
  
• Debuff: Refuces affected targets' defense rating by 20 to 100 (from power ranks 0 to 40)
  
• Duration: 30 seconds
• Contagious Effect: Applies the effects of "Plague" every 5 seconds to enemy targets witin 12 yards of target (requires hit roll)
  
• Duration: 30 seconds
  • Stack Rank: 0
    
• Dispel Tags: Effect
  
  

Ranger

• Charm Beast and Beast Lord's Boon are now granted at level 30 and power rank 40 (Grandmaster)
• Added a new ranger power:

Braialla's Canopy "Group Area of Effect Damage Reduction"
requires Beastcraft Skill ( 61 )

Granted: Level 26
Focus Skill: Beastcraft
Mana Cost: 0
Casting Time: 0.2 Seconds
Recycle Time: 0.0 Seconds
Requires Roll to hit: No
Chant Power: Spell recasts itself every 20 seconds for 60 iterations (unless broken first)
Spell cast cancelled/chant ends if caster casts any other spell.
Target and Range: Group Members (Area of Effect: 50 Units)
Can affect caster and group members
Duration: 30 Seconds
Effects:

• Area of Effect damage reduction: Affected players will receive 25% to 75% less damage from any area of effect spell (at power ranks 1 to 40)
  
• Stackability: Can be stacked with any spell other than itself

Scout

• Detect hidden has had its recast timer increased to 60 seconds to match its duration
• Scout bow and archery powers have been reduced to power rank 30
• Scout dagger and dagger mastery powers have been raised to 30

Sentinel

• Word of Binding has been removed
• Exalted Word of Binding's mana drain component now requires a hit roll versus its targets' defense
• Sentinels have been given a two-handed version of their hammer
• Blessed Word of Binding has been modified, in addition to dexterity, to include a strength debuff of the same value
• Litany of Hedrusiel has been balanced to grant 30 strength and 50% stamina recovery at power rank 40
• Sentinels have been granted a new power called "Faithful Word of Binding" which is an area of effect mana recovery and health recovery debuff chant

Templar

• Saint Malorn's Wrath has had its damage reduced to 15-65 to 20-83 points (from power rank 0 to 40)
• Smite the Dead is now granted at power rank 20
• Blessing of the Sacred Flame is now automatically granted at GM in the event that "Invoke the Sacred Flame" is also trained to 40 points

Thief

• Thieves have been given a new power called "Appraisal" which will identify items
• Peek and Steal have had their success formulas rescaled to 100% at power rank 40
• A bug has been resolved that would cause a player's inventory to not refresh when peeking
• Poison system backstabs now share a recast timer each other as well as with Backstab

Warlock

• A hat has been added to the Psion cloth sets
• Surpass limits will replenish stamina passed the limit of the player's stamina by 100 points

Warrior

• Warriors now receive power rank 40 for all weapon powers across the board
• Hold Fast has had its root component changed to a 30% movement rate debuff and is now granted at power rank 40 (Grandmaster)

Wizard

• New Wizard-only cloth robes have been added
• Cloak of Transparancy is now available at level 40 instead of 50
• Cloak of Transparancy's Wizardry requirement has been reduced to 80

Animator

• Imbue Golem has been modified to only affect the Animator pet
• Imbue Golem is now a pet attack rating, damage, and attack speed buff
• Craft Golem may be trained to 40 trains
• Craft Golem has been modified to scale from a level 30 pet at one train to a level 55 pet at 40 trains

Archer

• Huntresses are now forbidden from using the archer discipline
• Archer buffs will now only fade if another weapon is equipped (not from simply removing)

Archmage

• Litany of Will's cast time has been changed to 0.2 seconds
• Litany of Will has been flagged as a skill and may now be cast in stealth
• Chant of Mastery has been flagged as a skill and may now be cast in stealth

Artillerist

• Batten Down and Leaden Rig now work properly

Blade Weaver

• Tlanarion swords have had their weight reduced to 1

Black Mask

• Poison system backstabs now share a recast timer with Backstab

Blood Horn

• Blood Luck may now be trained to 40 trains but has a 10 second recast timer

Blood Prophet

• Soothe The Flames is now granted at 40 trains and its range has been increased to 120 units

Commander

• Leadership will now grant bonus experience to all party members in range when the commander is the group leader
• Commanders may no longer apply Darksworn
• Commanders have been granted a new power called "Priority Target" which will do nothing but create a visible icon over the head of a selected target viewable only by group members. The power is granted a GM, is instant cast, lasts 5 seconds, and may be re-cast every 5 seconds

Conjurer

• Dark Lord's Boon has been modified to only affect the Conjurer's pets
• Dark Lord's Boon is now a pet attack rating, damage, and attack speed buff
• Call of the Dark Lords may be trained to 40 trains
• Call of the Dark Lords has been modified to scale from a level 30 pet at one train to a level 55 pet at 40 trains

Darksworn

• Those who apply Darksworn may no longer apply Sanctifier or Commander
• Blight of Chaos has been removed
• Corrupt the Body has been rescaled to add 30% healing resistance at power rank 20 and has a recast timer of 30 seconds
• Corrupt the Mind now reduces mana recovery by 90% for its duration
• Darksworn are now granted a power called "Arms of Augrilloth" which is a single target health drain over time, draining base 5 to 10 health (From levels 0 to 20), and lasting 30 seconds (7 ticks)
• Darksworn are now granted a personal buff called "Ekk'linizer's Boon". This power increases power damage by 10%, but adds 15 healing resistance at power rank 20 and lasts one minute on a five-minute recycle.

Enchanter

• Infuse With Power has had its functionality restored (really, this time)
• Infuse With Power will now grant +5 to each stat per enchantment at power rank 20
• Infuse with Power's recast timer has been changed to 30 seconds at power rank 20
• The effects of Infuse with Power will end in the event that the item is placed into a trade window or the caster dies
• Enchanter's have been granted a power called "Mend Trinket" which will repair a jewelry item to full durability

Forge Master

• Forge Masters have been granted a new power called "Mend Weapon" which will repair weapons or shields to full durability.
• Forge Masters have been granted a new power called "Mend Armor" which will repair armor pieces or jewelry to full durability.

Huntsman

• Hunting Hound may be trained to 40 trains
• Hunting Hound has been modified to scale from a level 30 pet at one train to a level 55 pet at 40 trains

Knight

• Noble Inspiration has been rescaled to grant 40 to spirit at power rank 20
• Knights have been granted a new skill called "Reverence of Virtue" which is a personal immunity to blind which lasts 30 seconds and has a recast timer of 2 minutes at 20 trains

Rat Catcher

• Call of the Sewers may be trained to 40 trains
• Call of the Sewers has been modified to scale from a level 30 pet at one train to a level 55 pet at 40 trains
• Slay Rat is now granted at GM and will now affect anyone affected by Rat Shape powers

Sanctifier

• Sanctifiers may no longer apply Darksworn
• Sanctify the Fallen will now check if the target is in group before attempting to cast
• Sanctify the Fallen is now granted at 20 trains

Savant

• Strength of the Many now includes an initial tick
• Application of the Savant rune will grant 10 to maximum intelligence
• The Stare now has a cast time of 0.2 seconds

Shroudborne

• The Ebon Binding is now granted at power rank 40 and its range has been increased to 120 units

Skydancer

• Will of the Sky Dancer and Talon Dance have been flagged as skills and will no longer interrupt stealth or travel stance

Storm Lord

• Storm Lords have been granted a new power called "Touch of Heromund" which is a temporary weapon enchantment (proc) using lightning damage

Strigoi

• A Taste for Dead Flesh now has a proper power cameo
• Feral Fury's effect icon has been brought in-line with other buffs had is now green instead of violet

Summoner

• All Summoner Pets may be trained to 40 trains
• All Summoner Pets have been modified to scale from a level 30 pet at one train to a level 55 pet at 40 trains
• Strengthen Beast has been modified to only affect the Summoner pets
• Strengthen Beast is now a pet attack rating, damage, and attack speed buff
• Summoners have been granted a pet-only single target heal that is granted at power level 1 at level 20

Thrall

• Vok-Maalra has been adjusted to only drain the caster at a value of 1 (will no longer multiply by the number of members in the group)
• Thog-Maalra's recast timer has been reduced to 5 seconds

Undead Hunter

• Cure Death's Touch has had its recast timer reduced to 10 seconds

Valkyr

• Lashava's Frenzy will now stack with other attack speed buffs, however now only lasts 20 seconds and has a recast timer of five minutes

Wyrmslayer

• The Drakesbreath cold DoT will now only last for 30 seconds
• Hunt Wyrm has been removed
• Wyrmslaters are now granted an NPC track

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