Crucible Version 0.8.9 - [V13 Beta 18]

Happy weekend everyone, I have another V13 update for Crucible. This is a smaller update that fixes some important bugs.

Coming Next

We are hard at work on the V14 version of Crucible which has progressed rapidly in the last week. I anticipate a further Crucible release coming very soon (probably next week) with a preview release for testing Crucible specifically in Version 14! We already have a bunch of things implemented including new V14 approaches to Active Effects, Scene Regions, Planned Movement, and more!

Contributors

Many thanks to the following contributors who added features or improvements as part of this release!

• @OsiJr
• @Plushtoast
• @roth-michael

Highlights

• Key bugfixes for spell dice rolling and actor size preparation
• New action tags for "vocal" and "auditory" to better model actions that are affected by the Deafened and Silenced conditions.
• Improvements to the mechanics of strikes with ranged and reloaded weapons

New Features

• Add vocal and auditory action tags to properly implement interactions with the Deafened and Silenced conditions. Actions tagged vocal require the actor to be able to speak,
  while actions tagged auditory can only affect targets that are able to hear #638
• Skill check rolls now display pips that visually indicate the proficiency tiers relevant to the rolled skill, helping players quickly assess how their result compares to difficulty
  thresholds #698
• Attempting to add the party to a group check provides an informative warning if there is no defined party or that party is empty #97

Content

• Add the Deft Grip talent which allows a character wielding a two-handed projectile or mechanical weapon to be treated as having one free hand #659

API Changes

• Factor out the shared stylistic framework for pip elements used throughout the system so that the styles are reusable across different UI contexts
  #709

Bug Fixes

• Fix a bug which incorrectly discarded persisted bonuses to creature stride, engagement, and size #713
• Ensure that Active Effect outcomes applied as a result of an action always receive unique IDs to prevent collisions #706
• Ensure composed spell actions always have hasDice set to true, and fix a related issue where spell hooks were double-firing and counterspells cast outside of combat were not
  resolving correctly #687
• Fix an issue where the mainhand Strike action could be incorrectly disallowed when the mainhand weapon costs more actions than the offhand weapon
  #702
• Fix an issue where using an offhand strike with a reloadable ranged weapon did not mark that weapon as unloaded #702
• Fix an issue where actions with the natural tag were automatically failing for Hero actors #702
• Fix an issue where reload actions did not prompt the actor to choose which weapon to reload when two unloaded weapons were equipped #702
• Fix an issue where selecting a different weapon in the action use dialog did not update the ability, enchantment, and skill fields shown in that dialog
  #702
• Fix an issue where composed spells sometimes targeted the defense associated with the previously cast spell rather than the correct defense
  #701
• Fix an issue where Damage over Time applied automatically from a status effect (such as the poisoned condition) was not always being added correctly
  #701
• Fix an issue where generic-tagged actions did not display or contribute their roll result to the outcome unless the total was at least a glancing success
  #701
• Fix an issue where generic-tagged actions did not account for multiplier, base, and bonus values when computing damage #701
• Fix an issue where skill-based attacks erroneously applied the actor's skill bonus to the base damage calculation #701
• Fix an issue where Damage over Time did not respect the Resolute and Invulnerable talents #701
• Fix the implementation of the Strong Grip talent to correctly align with its description