List of changes

An up-to-date list of changes to the rules, the website and the app. Administrators confirm each change once they have seen and tested it; with three confirmations a change is done and accepted.

Total 83 Deployed 19 Accepted 0
N live on the website L not deployed yet Ideas and bugs

Administration

ADM-01 N Item editor /admin/items
Items are in items.json (49 of them), edited by clicking a value and confirming a dialog, with an image preview.
Confirmations 1/3 Thomas
ADM-02 N Admin on its own addresses
Every admin page has a full URL (/admin/items, /admin/weapons, /admin/beasts, /admin/res, /admin/translations…) and a left panel with links.
Confirmations 0/3
ADM-03 N New weapon editor /admin/weapons
Maneuver type, group and S2 can be edited, a weapon can be duplicated and renaming ammunition is carried over. Several editor bugs fixed.
Confirmations 0/3
ADM-04 N Ranged defense on shields
Defense against missiles is now saved for shields.
Confirmations 0/3
ADM-05 N Monster weapon names
Chosen from a list (section BeastWeapons). Monster items use names from the tables.
Confirmations 0/3

Multilingual CZ/EN

ML-01 N English version of the whole website
Translated and reviewed: rules, skills, feats, premiums, abilities, the GM manual, the bestiary, monster weapon and item names and the remaining Czech in the app.
Confirmations 0/3
ML-02 N Texts in res-src.json
All texts are in one file {key: {cz, en}} and are edited in the admin.
Confirmations 0/3
ML-03 N Internal keys from Czech to English
Old characters and old links keep working (converted on load).
Confirmations 0/3
ML-04 N Public addresses
/cz/ and /en/, /rules/…, /gm/…, /bestiary/monster/…, tables. Pages are rendered on the server and have hreflang, a sitemap (986 URLs) and robots.txt. Old #context=… addresses and old Czech addresses redirect.
Confirmations 0/3
ML-05 N Language switch in the footer (CZ | EN).
Confirmations 0/3
ML-06 N Unified glossary
Abbreviations WA, WD, WP, WS, AC, MP, SP, FP, RD, TP…, new rules page Abbreviations. Postřeh is Perception everywhere in English.
Confirmations 0/3
ML-07 N Unified names
Dračí zhouba / Dragonbane, Vlkodlačí zhouba / Werewolf Bane, Spirituální zbraň / Spiritual Weapon, rarach, Vlkouš (Cobold), Lidožravý obr (Man-eating giant), Rokyta.
Confirmations 0/3
ML-08 N Content cleanup
Illiador removed from the menu and the home page, the chapter Appendices and the page t-magical-failure deleted.
Confirmations 0/3

Rules review and combat

PR-01 L Dialogs match the code
About 80 discrepancies between dialog texts and the code and 47 typos fixed. Duplicate dialog headings removed.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-02 L Quick and lightning shot
Fixed the defense surcharge (+1/+2 actions), it also applies with passive defense.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-03 L Wind-up is offered for all throwing weapons.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-04 L Cautious attack (SAFE_ATTACK) removed.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-05 L Berserker
Int -10. The text describes +10 mental resistance, +10 shock, +20 courage and no magic.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-06 L New property Indomitability
Regeneration adds +1 per 2 levels, berserker +3. It moves the death threshold.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-07 L Potion and spell tolerance is 1 hour.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-08 L Dancer's attack only from a run.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-09 L Push back
The attacker gets +2. The texts of knockdown, push back and swing match the code.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-10 L Sharpshooter
A total success always adds +1 to the multiplier. The feat gives +1 Sen.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-11 L Insidious strike only when aiming at the target.
Deception and insidious strike subtract passive defense only once (-5).
Confirmations 0/3
PR-12 L New dialogs
Grab into wrestling, perfect attack, weapon covering, unarmed defense, 8 abbreviation dialogs (WP, AC…).
Confirmations 0/3
PR-13 L Stunning attack
WA -2 and WP -2. Invoke shock renamed to Invoke stun.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-14 L Shield Wall
WA -2 while it is active.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-15 L Luring the Opponent gives +5.
Voluntarily accepting wrestling really starts the wrestling.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-16 L Passive defense
0 actions, -5, cannot be extended.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-17 L Leadership penalty blocks tactics (10 rounds, cumulative).
Confirmations 0/3
PR-18 L Magical strength
Fixed for a weapon in the left hand. The bonus against a monster kind is taken from the better weapon when attacking with two weapons.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-19 L New weapon property Magic Destroyer (2 levels, 1000 gold).
Confirmations 0/3
PR-20 L Armor penalty reduction also applies to encumbrance.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-21 L Magical sharpness gives only +10 to penetration, ammunition included.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-22 L Ability fixes
Protector against Specters, evil essence, Mental Concentration counted twice, resistance to enchantment only against Enchantment.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-23 L Horse riding gives a bonus only to WA and WD.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-24 L Sight
Normal sight has base 10. Plants do not see, jellies and similar creatures have magic sight, all demons and deities have aura sight.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-25 L Hit targets
A head out of reach is grey in the GUI (it can be chosen when shooting), anyone can target an arm.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-26 L Poisons
Apply only where the item has no temporary effect. Added a paragraph on item tolerance and unified the duration of weapon poisons.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-27 L Throw on the move
+5 WP, also from a galloping horse.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-28 L Spiritual Weapon
Only a spirit protector covers attacks of spirits.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-29 L Silk Steel
Skill penalty -2 (previously effectively 0.2).
Confirmations 0/3
PR-30 L Bonuses against the undead also apply when resisting spells from items.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-31 L Assurance (A) applies to all following rolls.
New maneuver Caution (attack, defense or shot, 1 action, A1). The roll log shows A and ¹.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-32 L Paralysis and binding
In the arena you can cast without signs with a -10 penalty. Free casting fixed.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-33 L New Ambush Attack / Ambush Shot (1st round, stealth against perception).
Confirmations 0/3
PR-34 L Obstacles when shooting
-3 for each inanimate obstacle. A creature in the way only gives a warning.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-35 L New leg armor
Leather and padded, drawn as trousers in 2D.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-36 L New enchantments Permanent Changeability and Permanent Teleportability
Checkboxes in the item editor. Tilion items can be teleported for free.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-37 L Texts
Professions, fields, pre-* ability sets, first strike, diseases, blindness, light, loss of breath, panic, stone form.
Confirmations 0/3
PR-38 L Website fixes
Page titles with # and the left navigation in Firefox.
Confirmations 0/3

Arena and bestiary

AR-01 L Choosing monsters
Group and danger are chosen from a list (new ranges), environment has the option “all” and the add-monster dialog is larger.
Confirmations 0/3
AR-02 L New characters are placed on the nearest free field.
Confirmations 0/3
AR-03 L Arena edits are saved immediately.
Confirmations 0/3
AR-04 L The arena log shows rolls for fire, poison and special effects.
Confirmations 0/3
AR-05 L App tile (hf-app.jpg) in CZ and EN.
Confirmations 0/3

Tactical movement (TP)

TB-01 L New TP calculation
TP = 3 + Movement/2 (at least 1). Armor penalty (TZ) and encumbrance are subtracted in full, the armor skill penalty by half.
Confirmations 0/3
TB-02 L Meters per TP
Walk 1 m, run 2 m + extra run, gallop 4 m, lying and kneeling ½ m, swimming 1 m, flying 5 m. Remaining meters stay in the pool.
Confirmations 0/3
TB-03 L New maneuver costs
Lie down 1, kneel 1, stand up 1+1, start running 1, stop 1, fall 6 (cat-like 3), reaction 3. Running stops by itself after more than 2 TP.
Confirmations 0/3
TB-04 L Feat bonuses to TP are halved, Hit and run gives +2.
Monster bonuses are halved on load.
Confirmations 0/3
TB-05 L 0 TP when Standing still, unconscious, asleep, paralyzed, bound or in stone form.
Confirmations 0/3
TB-06 L Run and swim multipliers
Horses ×3/×4, leopard and lion ×6, tiger ×5, wolf and dog ×4, water creatures swim faster (shark ×6…).
Confirmations 0/3
TB-07 L Fixes
A failed change of position does not burn TP, starting to run works from lying too.
Confirmations 0/3
TB-08 L Teleport
The move checks the target (map, passability, occupancy) and the teleportation stone works on a hit.
Confirmations 0/3
TB-09 L TP rule texts rewritten in CZ and EN.
Spectre renamed to Spektra in Czech.
Confirmations 0/3

Feats and premiums

FP-01 N Feats and premiums match the code
All discrepancies between text and code resolved (feats-zbyva, premiums-zbyva).
Confirmations 0/3
FP-02 N Priest feats from Dignity on are marked “Work in progress”.
Confirmations 0/3
FP-03 L Advanced acrobatics costs 3 points.
Confirmations 0/3
FP-04 L New feats
Slip Away (2 pts, wrestling +3, shackles +2) and Dance Among Blades (5 pts, lightning weapon covering).
Confirmations 0/3
FP-05 L Premium fixes
Maintaining Truth +2, Healing Talent lvl 8, Self-Confidence, Narcissist, Time to Defend lvl 8, Born Hard Worker, Calligraphy, Step by Step TP +3, Muscles of Iron, Like an Eel, Reaction to Attacks lvl 14, From All Sides perception +2. 4 names fixed and 7 premiums refer to “see rules”.
Confirmations 0/3
FP-06 L Teleportation page (Extra).
Confirmations 0/3

3D arena

3D-01 L Light and darkness
Real lights (torch, lantern, magic light) and shadows. Light/Extinguish costs 1 action, a lantern and a candlestick from the editor give light.
Confirmations 0/3
3D-02 L Show all spells
A switch also shows spells without a Mark.
Confirmations 0/3
3D-03 L 3D models of all 264 monsters, later reworked after the bestiary pictures.
Confirmations 0/3
3D-04 L New objects and effects
Campfire, smoke, fog, poison, force wall, burning field, explosion, Fireball, Fire Bolt and a casting pose.
Confirmations 0/3
3D-05 L A horse takes 2 fields.
A two-handed weapon is held blade up.
Confirmations 0/3
3D-06 L Clarity
Path and range are shown only on the player's turn, reachable fields only by their border, the field for new GM characters is orange. The Edit and Save buttons have a new style.
Confirmations 0/3
3D-07 L 3D demo ready to deploy at /demo/hof3d.
Confirmations 0/3

Website, design and accounts

WEB-01 N English domain https://www.heroes-of-fantasy.com
Canonical addresses, hreflang and the sitemap point English pages to .com.
Confirmations 0/3
WEB-02 N New home page
Cover with four monsters (half of the demon lord, a vampire, a phoenix, a hydra), “Rules on the web” cards, a section about the app and the “Who waits beyond the gate” strip.
Confirmations 0/3
WEB-03 N New dark top menu
Rules ▾, Game Master, Bestiary, Play.
Confirmations 0/3
WEB-04 N Character without registration
A guest creates and edits one character kept only in memory. It stays with them when they register.
Confirmations 0/3
WEB-06 L Inventory 2.0 is the default, the old look stays behind the “classic look” switch.
Fixed overlapping of the item window and dragging.
Confirmations 0/3