Posted August 02, 2023 by OGRE PIT GAMES
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After the release of the Warrior playbook, the continued playtesting has resulted in some updates on the lifepaths and abilities.
First, the lifepaths have been remade into behavioral descriptors (like brutal) instead of professions (such as mercenary). These prompts will help players bring out styles of play, rather than forcing someone to portray a profession. In short, it informs the player how to interpret the character's way of behaving and still get mechanical benefits from it.
Second, the abilities have been overhauled and restructured so that each playbook will have the same mechanical types of abilities and not just an arbitrary set of cool stuff to choose from. Previously, the abilities were haphazardly created to fit the playbook, but now they are balanced across all of them and are divided into four (in-official) groups:
Check it out here: https://ogre-pit.itch.io/ogreish
Stay safe and game on,
-The OGREISH Team