Hunter - Revision history

Hordes: de-CBA

2024-01-14T15:27:10Z

de-CBA

Hordes: version bump & CBA

2023-06-28T21:38:29Z

version bump & CBA

Hordes: /* Strategy */

2023-06-28T21:36:10Z

‎Strategy

Hordes: /* Strategy */

2023-06-28T21:35:59Z

‎Strategy

Spudwalt at 06:47, 10 September 2022

2022-09-10T06:47:18Z

Hordes: /* History */

2022-08-23T18:21:39Z

‎History

Hordes: /* Preferred Races */

2022-08-23T18:21:21Z

‎Preferred Races

Hordes at 18:20, 23 August 2022

2022-08-23T18:20:19Z

Hordes at 18:19, 23 August 2022

2022-08-23T18:19:24Z

Hordes: /* Starting Equipment */

2022-03-23T11:17:48Z

‎Starting Equipment

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-{{version030}}
+{{version031}}
-{{flavour|The Hunter is a type of fighter who specialises in missile weapons. A Hunter starts with a shortbow, a scroll of immolation, and a set of leathers.}}
+{{flavour|The Hunter is a type of fighter who specialises in missile weapons. A Hunter starts with a shortbow, a scroll of butterflies, and a set of leathers.}}
 ==Preferred Species==
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 *+0 [[shortbow]]
 *+0 [[leather armour]]
-*[[Scroll of immolation]]
+*[[Scroll of butterflies]]
 ==Starting Skills and Stats==
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 ==History==
-*In [[0.31]], Hunters will start with a [[scroll of butterflies]] instead of immolation.
+*Prior to [[0.31]], Hunters started with a [[scroll of immolation]] instead of butterflies.
 *In [[0.29]], [[Ranged Weapons]] were reworked. Prior to this version:
 **Hunters started with a choice of [[hunting sling]], [[hand crossbow]], shortbow, or [[throwing]] weapons. Launchers were +1 and started with 20 of their respective ammo. Throwing started with 6 [[javelin]]s (adjusted for species) and 2 [[throwing net]]s.
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 {{backgrounds}}
 [[Category:Backgrounds]]

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 {{flavour|The Hunter is a type of fighter who specialises in missile weapons. A Hunter starts with a shortbow, a scroll of immolation, and a set of leathers.}}
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 ==Strategy==
-Hunter is your archetypical ranged combat background. Shortbows are a strong earlygame weapon, essentially a [[trident]] with 7 tiles of reach instead of 2. Fast species, namely [[Spriggan]]s, can continuously retreat and kite with the bow.
+Hunter is your archetypical ranged combat background. Shortbows are a strong earlygame weapon, essentially a [[trident]] with 7 tiles of reach instead of 2. Fast species, namely [[Spriggan]]s, can continuously retreat and [[kiting|kite]] with the bow.
 ==History==
-*Prior to [[0.29]]:
+*In [[0.31]], Hunters will start with a [[scroll of butterflies]] instead of immolation.
-**Hunters started with a choice of [[hunting sling]], [[hand crossbow]], shortbow, or throwing weapons. Launchers were +1 and started with 20 of their respective ammo. Throwing started with 6 [[javelin]]s (adjusted for species) and 2 [[throwing net]]s.
+*In [[0.29]], [[Ranged Weapons]] were reworked. Prior to this version:
 **Hunters had 4 strength / 3 intelligence / 5 dexterity.
 **Hunters started with a [[short blade]].
-**This version gave almost all backgrounds a consumable: hunters now start with a  [[scroll of immolation]].
+**This version gave almost all backgrounds a consumable: hunters now start with a [[scroll of immolation]].
 *Prior to [[0.24]], small hunters started with [[tomahawk]]s instead of boomerangs.
 *Prior to [[0.15]], Hunters that chose javelins started with only 5 and did not have throwing nets.
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 {{backgrounds}}
 [[Category:Backgrounds]]

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 ==Strategy==
-Hunter is your archetypical ranged combat background. Shortbows are a strong earlygame weapon, essentially a [[trident]] with 7 tiles of reach instead of 2. Fast species, namely [[Spriggan]]s, can continously retreat and kite with the bow.
+Hunter is your archetypical ranged combat background. Shortbows are a strong earlygame weapon, essentially a [[trident]] with 7 tiles of reach instead of 2. Fast species, namely [[Spriggan]]s, can continuously retreat and kite with the bow.
 ==History==

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 ==Strategy==
-Hunter is your archetypical ranged combat background. Shortbows are quite the strong earlygame weapon, as strong as [[trident]] with 7 tiles of reach instead of 2. Fast species, namely [[Spriggan]]s, can continously retreat and kite with the bow.
+Hunter is your archetypical ranged combat background. Shortbows are a strong earlygame weapon, essentially a [[trident]] with 7 tiles of reach instead of 2. Fast species, namely [[Spriggan]]s, can continously retreat and kite with the bow.
 ==History==

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 {{flavour|The Hunter is a type of fighter who specialises in missile weapons. A Hunter starts with a shortbow, a scroll of immolation, and a set of leathers.}}
-==Preferred Races==
+==Preferred Species==
 [[Hill Orc]], [[Minotaur]], [[Gnoll]], [[Kobold]], and [[Spriggan]] are the recommended races if you pick a Hunter background.

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 ==Preferred Races==
-[[Hill Orc]], [[Minotaur]], [[Kobold]], [[Ogre]], [[Gnoll]], and [[Troll]] are the recommended races if you pick a Hunter background.
+[[Hill Orc]], [[Minotaur]], [[Gnoll]], [[Kobold]], and [[Spriggan]] are the recommended races if you pick a Hunter background.
 ==Racial Restrictions==

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 {{flavour|The Hunter is a type of fighter who specialises in missile weapons. A Hunter starts with either some throwing weapons or a ranged weapon and some ammunition, as well as a short sword and a set of leathers.}}
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 ==Starting Equipment==
 Some [[species]] may receive different items based on their unique restrictions.
-*+1 ranged weapon ([[shortbow]], [[hand crossbow]], [[hunting sling]], or [[throwing]] weapons) & ammo
+*+0 [[shortbow]]
 *+0 [[leather armour]]
 ==Starting Skills and Stats==
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 *[[Fighting]]: 2
-*Chosen Weapon's Skill: 4
+*[[Ranged Weapons]]: 4
 *[[Dodging]]: 2
 *[[Stealth]]: 1
-Choosing Hunter adds 4 to your starting [[Strength]], 3 to your starting [[Intelligence]] and 5 to your starting [[Dexterity]].
+Choosing Hunter adds 3 to your starting [[Strength]], 1 to your starting [[Intelligence]] and 8 to your starting [[Dexterity]].
 ==Strategy==
-Hunter is your archetypical ranged combat background. Species with great aptitude in any ranged weapon, including the fast [[Spriggan]]s, are great picks. Choosing Hunter also allows melee-centric species immediate access to throwable weapons, which can be used to soften up approaching monsters.
+Hunter is your archetypical ranged combat background. Shortbows are quite the strong earlygame weapon, as strong as [[trident]] with 7 tiles of reach instead of 2. Fast species, namely [[Spriggan]]s, can continously retreat and kite with the bow.
 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.24]], small hunters started with [[tomahawk]]s instead of boomerangs.
 *Prior to [[0.15]], Hunters that chose javelins started with only 5 and did not have throwing nets.

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 *+1 ranged weapon ([[shortbow]], [[hand crossbow]], [[hunting sling]], or [[throwing]] weapons) & ammo
 **Ranged weapons start with 20 of the appropriate ammo
-**Javelin users start with 6 javelins and 2 throwing nets (The javelins are replaced with 4 [[large rock]]s for large races and 10 [[boomerangs]]s for small races.)
+**Javelin users start with 6 javelins and 2 throwing nets (The javelins are replaced with 4 [[large rock]]s for large races and 10 [[boomerang]]s for small races.)
 *+0 [[short sword]]
 *+0 [[leather armour]]