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Exploring new Paradigms

Hey guys, just wanted to go over some of the new Paradigms I've added in over the last few days for different characters. Some of them are pretty awesome! Keep in mind, Paradigms are still being worked out, and there will most likely be about six to nine Paradigms per character. I'm just listing off some of the new ones here.

Parker
1. Jackpot: Restores a small percentage of HP when dealing critical hits.

Some of you may remember this as Parker's Passive Ability, when those were still a part of the game. Most of the party's Passive Abilities return as Paradigms this time around.

2. All In: While using this Paradigm, Parker has a chance to cheat Death once per battle and automatically revive herself with 10% of her max HP.

This one is pretty cool. I was trying to think of special effects that relied on luck, and this came to mind.

3. Double Down: While using this Paradigm, Parker gains a random chance to act twice per turn.

Sidebar, Lyra's Quickening Limit Break is most likely going to be changed to something else, as extra actions are a little buggy when they aren't targeting only the user. Of course, that's not a problem for this Paradigm.

4. Naturally Fortuitous: Tips the odds in Parker's favor to receive more favorable outcomes when using Slots.

Speaking in terms of how this functions, the Slots ability relies on a random number generator to determine the outcome. Lower numbers supply the lower-tier abilities associated with using Slots, like Mystic Healing or Chocobo Stampede. This Paradigm forces the number generated to be increased by a certain amount, which can possibly change the result to something more desirable, like To The Limit! or Needle Rain, for example.

Ellie
1. Magically Attuned: Randomly applies Refresh (MP Regen) at the start of a battle.

Ellie starts out equipped with this Paradigm.

2. Elemental Wall: Ellie is provided immunity to status conditions which increase elemental damage received, like Ignited, Frostbite, etc.

Using this Paradigm is the only way to gain immunity to the status conditions it nullifies. You'll find that some magically inclined enemies LOVE to use these status conditions, followed by an elemental spell associated with it.

3. Octopus Royalty: Increases the damage of Ultros' Splashdown attack by 50%.

Ultros is Ellie's best good friend in Final Fantasy Discovery, so it was only natural that I come up with a Paradigm that benefited their partnership.

4. Phoenix Force: Expends all remaining MP to revive fallen party members upon death.

This is my favorite new Paradigm! While using this Paradigm, Ellie is completely immune to dying. However, if her HP reaches 0, she will sacrifice all of her remaining MP to revive any fallen allies, and then she will die herself, and cannot be revived until the next battle.

I may write up another blog for some of Dajh and Beclem's new Paradigms tomorrow. I'd like to continue now, but I have to get ready for the night shift at work... aaaaand I should have left 20 minutes ago. Argh.

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janussenpre
愛・おぼえていますか
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I have a feeling that the Ultros/Ellie banter is going to be nothing short of hilarious.

Also, if you're still coming up with a replacement limit break for Lyra... I've always liked Terra's Riot Blade and Edgar's Royal Shock. :)
I was really hoping to give her Dualcast, but I'd need to request a script for it. I'll see what I can do about that. Dualcast would be fitting, since it's commonly a Red Mage ability.

I'm gonna do my best to make Ultros' interactions with other characters satisfying.
author=WCouillard
I was really hoping to give her Dualcast, but I'd need to request a script for it. I'll see what I can do about that. Dualcast would be fitting, since it's commonly a Red Mage ability.

I'm gonna do my best to make Ultros' interactions with other characters satisfying.

There's http://www.rpgmakervxace.net/topic/7313-double-cast/ , but it doesn't do exactly what you want.

EDIT: And then there's this thread, which may be more useful.

http://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?/topic/9817-limit-multi-turn-actions/
author=jedahxii
author=WCouillard
I was really hoping to give her Dualcast, but I'd need to request a script for it. I'll see what I can do about that. Dualcast would be fitting, since it's commonly a Red Mage ability.

I'm gonna do my best to make Ultros' interactions with other characters satisfying.
There's http://www.rpgmakervxace.net/topic/7313-double-cast/ , but it doesn't do exactly what you want.

EDIT: And then there's this thread, which may be more useful.

http://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?/topic/9817-limit-multi-turn-actions/


I put in a request for a classic Dualcast script. Hopefully someone takes it on.

Here's some more of Parker's Paradigms (I really like hers):

Snake Eyes
Has a chance to apply Blind on attacking enemies.

Business Acumen
Slightly increases the effectiveness of Gil Toss, without increasing the cost.

Obvious Tell
Has a chance to anticipate and evade magical attacks.

Parker has two other Paradigms in addition to the seven revealed here, but I'l leave those to the players to discover.
author=angelzee1
loving the game


I'm glad you're enjoying it!
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