Level 10 Abilities

Finally got around to adding everyone's level 10 abilities. To think that characters will probably only be hitting level 10 after approximately 7-8 hours of play is crazy! Anyway, here's what you can expect from the core cast when they finally reach the double digit levels.

Hans: Dash
A physical attack deals damage using Hans's speed stat rather than his strength. Also inflicts wind elemental damage.

Vahn: X-Strike
A strong physical attack ability that deals damage twice (since, well, an X-Strike has to sword slashes). Uses the standard physical attack damage formula, just gives Vahn about 1.75x more damage and costs little MP.

Vera: Raise
An ability that will become increasingly desirable to players as they enter the double digits and the game's difficulty (which is much higher than Blackmoon Prophecy's) continues to ramp up. Raise does exactly what you'd think, it revives a party member from KO status.

Oalston already has a good arsenal of spells, so his next ability will likely be level 12. Kassandra, who just joined the party, does not learn anything new right away so that players can get used to the abilities she comes with.

Another new playable character is finally in the game though, and it is none other than... General Braak!

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Braak, like Vahn, uses swords. That is where the similarities end though. While Vahn is a purely offensive fighter, Braak is a bit of a tanky bruiser with debuff/utility skills. Braak starts with the following abilities.

Armor Break: Cripples a target's physical defense for approximately five turns.

Etherstrike: A physical attack ability that ignores defense and is counted as a magic ability.

Power Break: Cripples a target's attack power for approximately five turns.

Sentinel: Braak increases his maximum HP for several turns to make him even more tanky.

Additionally, more testing is kicking off this week with Thomas Stout going through the most recent content added since the last batch of testing occurred. This week may be devoted to tidying up things he finds, but I will also be home all weekend long this week. When I'm not playing Age of Empires IV (releases in two days, baby!), I'll be working on the exciting next chapter of the game that brings Vahn, Hans, Vera, Oalston, Kassandra, and Braak together.