Post by Gatlink in Fomorii jam comments

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I like the concept of insect people for Draw Steel, I think it fits the world perfectly, even on Orden. I noted some feedback I wanted to give you:

"You can use the Claw Dirt maneuver on solid stone to erode the stone": this is a bit confusing, because it used a very specific gameplay vocabulary ("you can use the Claw Dirt maneuver") for an effect that is purely flavor. I think you should describe in game terms what "eroding the stone" means
"Flash Shaper" is it a pun or a typo (flesh shaper)? x)
Tunnel-Canny is a bit weird I think, I don't see were it can be applied
You have a lot of 2-points ancestry trait for only two 1-point traits, usually it's the other way around. I think Eusocial could be just 1 point, and maybe Flash Shaper too (Remember Your Oath from the Dragonknight is just 1 point)

Thanks for the feedback!

The intention was to allow you to Claw Dirt even through stone, which generally it does not allow (soft dirt only) but I probably could have made the intention more clear.
It is meant to be flash shaping! You shape it in a flash! But it is a silly term.
Tunnel Canny is one of those situational abilities like Undead Influence; basically you are just good at underground stuff! It's definitely a weaker option in terms of regular flow.
Flash Shaper is a strictly better Remember Your Oath because it can be applied to allies, but maybe it's not *twice as good"; I thought it warranted the point bump due to the flexibility and greater opportunity to use. Same with Eusocial, I figured as a parallel to double Knockback/Grab it should be 2 but maybe the Aid is less valuable.
Very good feedback on the spread of 1s and 2s, I think you could make a character where you want both the 1 point buys and be stuck without a third option, which is a big oversight on my part.

Thanks for taking the time to take a look!