Update 1.2: Bullets, Blackpowder and Balance


New Bellum Inter Barbatos update, biiiiiiig new changelog! This one is massive, incorporating very nearly a year's worth of brainstorming, community suggestions, balance changes, tweaks, additions, removals, polishing, and general "hey it would be really cool if..."

  • Added the Charioteer and Gendarmes regiment types
  • Adjusted gear and talents for the Buccaneers, Men-at-Arms, Peasant Levy, Men-at-Arms, Heavy Mounted Archers, and Pike and Shot regiment types
  • Added the Military Police and Thorough Indoctrination training doctrines and the Crew-Served Weapons equipment doctrine.
  • Expanded the options for the Rituals training doctrine
  • Added the Hodgepodge drawback, based on a suggestion from Ablative_Meatshield.
  • Further expanded the Alternate Takes section
  • Added the Provost Guardsman Specialty, based on suggestions by Moxy
  • Added the Sergeant-Major Advanced Specialty
  • Added new Talents: Brace, Footwork, Handloading Guru, Polearm Expertise, Polearm Familiarity, Precision Munitions, Wildcatter, some based on suggestions by Tomb
  • Rebalanced the Arbalist, Hoplite, Merry Man (formerly Yeoman), Pickaroon, Rodelero and Trick Archery Talents, and renamed the Caracole talent to Parthian Shot, based on suggestions by Patrick Lowe.
  • Added the Delicate, Lopping and Phalanx Weapon Qualities
  • Re-balanced the damage of several solid-projectile weapons to better fit the damage ranges in the Core Book, based on suggestions by Grigsbot, and made some Special Quality tweaks to make them more diverse
  • Added the AM Rifle, Bolt-Action Pistol, Over-Under Revolver, Double-Barrel Revolver, Caniculus and Heavy MG
  • Added the Boarding Pike, Dagger, Cutlass, Machete/Billhook, Rapier, Sacred Knife and Small Sword
  • Rebalanced the Parrying Shield, Polearm and Sword Club (thanks to Grigsbot and Tomb for the concepts)
  • Added the Flintlock Repeater, Breechloading Wheellock, Matchlock Revolver, Wheellock Dragon, Blackpowder Repeater, Flintlock Levergun, Flintlock Leverpistol and Wheellock Repeater Pistol
  • Added Beanbag Shells, Blackpowder Rounds, Cross-Cut Bullets, Improved Ammo, Reduced Charge Rounds, Pot of Pitch, Reversed Bullets, and Square Bullets
  • Slightly tweaked the effects of the Bolt Bundle, Insect Hive and Pot of Dung ammo
  • Added expanded options for Envenomed Ammunition
  • Added rules for converting standard ammunition into certain types of Exotic Ammunition
  • Added rules for manufacturing ammunition
  • Added the Expanded Cooling Jacket, Improved Action, Reinforced Stock, Sword-Pistol and Version Upgrade Kit upgrades
  • Added Scale Barding and the Caparison, and fixed incorrect availabilities for the other bardings.
  • Added the Bullet Mould, Grapnel Arrow, Line Thrower and Loading Kit wargear
  • Added the Heavy Chariot, Light Chariot and War Wagon, and the Carriage vehicle trait
  • Expanded several of the vehicle weapon loadouts, and added more artillery-related options to the Light Tank and Truck
  • Updated price appendix

...told you it was a doozy! Enjoy.

Files

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