Could the rain be made a little more transparent, like 50% transparent or have the same animation effect that shifts it from being transparent and visible like Setting Sun? 

It's kind of hard to see some effects once it is up, such as Explosion's marker.

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Traps seem to have a couple of oddities that are inconsistent with most other skills in the game, the first one I think you are aware of so I am unsure of if its a bug, it is an inconsistency so I'll state it, but the 2nd one almost assuredly seems like a bug to me as well.

1) Traps appear to inflict targets regardless of if the attack hits or not, through Body of Isesip/Glancing/Full Dodge

2) Traps appear to be able to roll infliction checks against corpses:



It seems like traps just don't have infliction tied to the actual hit itself, which is perfectly understandable but I figured I'd throw this up anyway in case this isn't intended.

Hells Beating is currently giving 2x the bonus that it states for Crit Damage Modifier, at all ranks.

The Dood attacks Prinny with Electric Axe!
Critical Hit! Prinny takes 105 Lightning physical damage.
System: * Initial Damage: 74 Lightning Physical, flags: , sk: null, wep: Electric Axe / /obj/items/equip/weapon/axes/electric_axe * play_atk_anim was 1. * 0 Evade VS 209 Hit. (Damage Hit Mod was 0) *2 Roll(s) Remaining. This one was a hit. GLANCE_CHECK_FIRST was enabled and the first hit roll was successful, so no glancing. * Critical check: 105 Critical VS 0 Critical Evade. (74) * Critical hit multi was 142. Flat critical damage bonus was 0. (105.08) * spec_flat_reduc was 0. (105.08) * amp_multi was 1. (105.08) * reduc_multi was 100. (105.08); MAG DEF, 0 PHYS DEF, 100 REDUC * elem_reduc was 0. (105.08) * armor was allowed. armor_reduc was 0. (105.08) * Damage caps applied. (105.08) * Damage shields applied. (105.08) * Final damage was: 105.



The Dood attacks Prinny with Electric Axe!
Critical Hit! Prinny takes 169 Lightning physical damage.
System: * Initial Damage: 73 Lightning Physical, flags: , sk: null, wep: Electric Axe / /obj/items/equip/weapon/axes/electric_axe * play_atk_anim was 1. * 0 Evade VS 209 Hit. (Damage Hit Mod was 0) *2 Roll(s) Remaining. This one was a hit. GLANCE_CHECK_FIRST was enabled and the first hit roll was successful, so no glancing. * Critical check: 105 Critical VS 0 Critical Evade. (73) * Critical hit multi was 232. Flat critical damage bonus was 0. (169.36) * spec_flat_reduc was 0. (169.36) * amp_multi was 1. (169.36) * reduc_multi was 100. (169.36); MAG DEF, 0 PHYS DEF, 100 REDUC * elem_reduc was 0. (169.36) * armor was allowed. armor_reduc was 0. (169.36) * Damage caps applied. (169.36) * Damage shields applied. (169.36) * Final damage was: 169.

Of all the people to make a thread on monster spine, I betcha weren't expecting the axe gamer herself.

Monster spine is an incredibly fun weapon, it has so many fun things attached to it that it's quickly become one of my favorite weapons. (And Visceral Strike is just so damn satisfying)

However, it existing alongside bodyguard can become utterly silly, people are able to keep themselves in bodyguard range for multiple turns, making the weapon borderline oppressive on tank builds.

Maybe it's just me, but I think that the healing aspect of the weapon should be changed to be On Crit, rather than just hit, that way getting access to it's healing potential is reserved for builds that have to invest in to it, and it would make harder to invest in to being a tank.

It would also incentivize wearing something like Berserker Shell, (or Sarasha for all you wackos :>) rather than what's arguably the strongest chest piece in the game.

I think the fantasy of this weapon is that of a Barbarian or a Berserker, eschewing defense for a constant fury of attacks, and I feel like in it's current iteration, it is far more abusable as a tank.

Let's face it. People are only taking those for the mechanical advantages, and demanding others to omit the fact they don't have a hand.

There's no solution to this problem, unless there are notable drawbacks for using them, even when they're being optimally used. For example.

One-Hand in particular could fully disable your gloves slot, make it be forcefully unequipped once combat starts. We have the system for that now. People pick that when they're using weapons that don't benefit from Two-Hand Talent, which are for the most part, Tomes, Guns and Bows. This thing could be made into an actual drawback with no benefits and you'd see more sensitive use of that.

Either that, or just... I don't know. Change this trait into "One-Hand Mastery", which doesn't goddamn cut off your hand but lets you still have your boons to Hit. Whichever is more agreeable at this point, because ultimately, I don't think this is being used in good faith by people, from the amount of mages I tend to see, once clicking their profiles, that they're 'missing one hand'.

Instead of a Trait, this should be a thing in the Profile where you can write your injuries there, like an extra tab or button for 'Health'.

Add a:

4) Meme suggestions and inside jokes only a minuscule portion of the playerbase would understand should be kept to Fruity Rumpus General 


I almost died of cringe and I'mma sue all of you.

Goddamn whippersnappers!

Ducknecks should be added to the Sea of Clouds because it'd be funny even if it was a temporary thing. We've got so many things like insects and birdies, but not enough flying ducks. We need more quack, quack, quack. More quacking.

I want to see the world burn for a week.

So the sea of clouds has a lot of different birds. We got fire birds, wind birds, dead birds, uh... Snakes? But there's one portion of the spectrum that is woefully missing. That's right, aquatic birds. We don't even have any sort of penguins. I would say ducks fit in perfectly.

Did you know that all ducks have highly waterproof feathers? A duck's feathers are so waterproof that even when the duck dives underwater, the downy underlayer of feathers right next to the skin will stay completely dry.
In addition, Ducks are also called ‘waterfowl’ because they are normally found in places where there is water like ponds, streams, and rivers.

Furthermore, ducks have been domesticated as pets and farm animals for more than 500 years, and all domestic ducks are descended from either the mallard or the Muscovy duck. Mallards, especially, are easy to crossbreed with other types of ducks, and mallards often hybridise with all types of ducks at local ponds.

Ducks are filter feeders. Perhaps the most common, recognizable feeding mode is tipping up or dabbling. Ducks from the tribe Anatini are collectively known as dabbling ducks, but swans and geese will also tip up to feed. Pochards, stifftails, and sea ducks are commonly referred to as divers because they seek out food below the water's surface.



Also check out this duckling.

Pretty cool right?

Ducks generally only have one partner at a time, although the partnership usually only lasts one year.

Here's my suggestion: we add a duck with a really long neck. Here's concept art I made:


Their abilities revolve around duck-related skills such as waddling and pecking. They have an ability called "the great filter" that kills you instantly if you have less than 200 total hit and no evade ignoring abilities in your skill pool. Apart from that they can fly and shoot water beams. They're also resistant to water. Pretty self-explanatory I think.

Ducks have many predators. Ducklings are particularly vulnerable, since their inability to fly makes them easy prey not only for predatory birds but also for large fish like pike, crocodilians, predatory testudines such as the alligator snapping turtle, and other aquatic hunters, including fish-eating birds such as herons. Ducks' nests are raided by land-based predators, and brooding females may be caught unaware on the nest by mammals, such as foxes, or large birds, such as hawks or owls. For this reason, they should take 15% more damage from redtail and corbie enemies.

Ducks eat food sources such as grasses, aquatic plants, fish, insects, small amphibians, worms, and small molluscs. For this reason, they should deal 50% more damage to doriads, theno, and shaitans.

Ducks have many economic uses, being farmed for their meat, eggs, and feathers (particularly their down). Approximately 3 billion ducks are slaughtered each year for meat worldwide. For this reason, they should drop poultry wraps as well as bird feathers and eggs.

They should also drop a weapon called the Duck's Neck which makes a quacking noise whenever you attack with it. It's a whip that also has the duck subtype. It allows you to call a duckneck monster to battle but only if you type "Quack!" in chat at the same time you perform a crit. If you enchant the whip with bloodhunt and you have "detective" in your alias you can also say "Let's quack this case" and it's gonna summon a ducktective who wields a knife and has an alcohol problem.


Here's a picture of a duck wearing sunglasses


By the way, the domestic duck (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus) is a subspecies of mallard that has been domesticated and raised for meat and eggs. A few are kept for show, as pets, or for their ornamental value. Almost all varieties of domesticated ducks, apart from the domestic Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata), are descended from the mallard, which was domesticated in China around 2000 BC. Crazy to think that it's such a specific species of duck that we consume, when so many other types exist.


Anyway check out this duck. Doesn't he look quackin' crazy? It's a muscovy duck, they produce a richly-flavoured meat, and are kept as pets.


But for real, put duckneck in the game, it's gonna be a great addition to the Sigrogana ecosystem. I think adding that monster is gonna fix the game balance overall. Definitely gonna fix my marriage at the very least.

So I've been thinking and I think I've realized that the Sea of Clouds is lacking a specific something. A majestic creature, regal in frame, standing tall and proud. Something that can truly reach into a sea of clouds and be right at home, frolicking in the heavens with grace and refined dignity that would make a nobleman take a knee. You're correct, my fine fellow, I mean ducknecks! Gaze upon their splendor and recognize what a fine addition it would be, delightful game of the highest quality to hunt. But only if you could bring yourself to do so. You may choose to simply admire their beauty from afar, and not a soul could judge you for it. Ah, the splendor... Please, forgive my reverie and consider my plea, add these beautiful incarnations of divinity into the Sea of Clouds so that they may take their rightful place.