Overview
Project: Valhalla is based on the VALE system. Below are a list of changes we made to expand the system to support Three Pillar design of the game, including an HP system and removal of Archetypes. Important changes are highlighted in bold and red.
Attributes and Universal Abilities
| Name |
VALE |
Project: Valhalla |
| Light Weapon Proficiency |
Max length 36” |
Max length reduced to 24” |
| Recover |
|
No longer regains Attributes or removes Status or Injury Effects. Gain 5 HP. |
| Pick Up |
|
Change “Critical” to “Willing or unable to resist (such as being tied up, unconscious, etc)”, “creature” to “character” |
Effect Deliveries
| Name |
VALE |
Project: Valhalla |
| “Aim” |
|
“Aim” Effects can be delivered via Packet, Packet Effects can be delivered via Melee. See Delivery Downgrade universal ability. |
Effect Elements
See The Elemental Courts for more info.
| VALE |
Project: Valhalla |
| Flame |
Solar |
| Ice |
Lunar |
| Storm |
Spark |
| Earth |
Steel |
| Thorn |
Thorn (Unchanged, included here for the sake of completeness) |
| Rot |
Rust |
Effect Costs
| Name |
VALE |
Project: Valhalla |
| Per Recover |
5 minutes |
Clarify to 10 minutes to match Recover Ability language |
| Perform |
Troubador exclusive |
Available to all characters, see Ability descriptions |
Proficiencies
All weapon and armor proficiencies except Light Weapon Proficiency (see above) are now unlocked via Combat License Levels. See individual descriptions for more details.
Support Effects
| Name |
VALE |
Project: Valhalla |
| “Heal” |
|
“Heal X” restores X HP, does not remove Strike or Subdue effects or restore Vitality. |
| “Recover” |
|
No longer regains Attributes or removes Status or Injury Effects. Gain 5 HP. |
Injury Effects
| Name |
VALE |
Project: Valhalla |
| Strike |
|
Deal 2x weapon damage. |
| Smash |
|
An Effect that cannot be defended with “Crunch!”, a Smash Effect that contacts a melee weapon or shield deals its damage and any Effects additional as if it was unblocked. |
| Subdue |
30s duration |
5s duration |
| Severance |
|
Lose use of affected limb until targeted with a Remedy Effect |
Status Effects
| Name |
VALE |
Project: Valhalla |
| Critical |
|
Removed, not currently in use |
| Demolish |
|
Demolish is no longer affected by Recover Effects, only Fix Effects. |
| Disarm |
Unlimited duration |
30s duration |
Stances