[Feat] Luck of Heroes

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Olvidia
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[Feat] Luck of Heroes

Post by Olvidia » Mon Nov 19, 2012 9:23 pm

As a low level warrior I took the feat luck of heroes which is said to:
Your land is known for producing heroes. Through pluck, determination,
and resiliance, your people survive when no one expects them to come through.

You have an overall increased success rate when relying on your reflexes,
fortitude, or will; additionally you are harder to hit.
I noticed after taking this feat both my hp, and my stamina were seemingly quickly depleted. In medium armour with 20(18) con, I had trouble fighting rats in rat hill. Trouble being near deaths constantly.

Come level 10, I ventured to Malagan's tower, the two kobolds at the entry nearly killed me immediately. I then moved to Berdusk sewers to try to kill snakes, spiders and rats. I died quickly in my first room.
Ability Scores | Armour Class
STR 16/16 Bonus: +3 | head 23 (heavy) (max dex: 1) Shield: +2
DEX 13/12 Bonus: +1 | body 19 (medium) (max dex: 2) Size: +0
CON 20/18 Bonus: +5 | arms 19 (medium) (max dex: 2) Natural: +0
INT 14/14 Bonus: +2 | hands 19 (medium) (max dex: 2) Deflection: +0
WIS 10/10 Bonus: +0 | waist 19 (medium) (max dex: 2)
CHA 10/10 Bonus: +0 | legs 19 (medium) (max dex: 2) Spell Failure: 55%
| feet 19 (medium) (max dex: 2) Armour Penalty: -1
Level 10, fighter. Normally I would assume I had bad luck, but I seem to be getting destroyed by everything I fight. Having had previous fighters without the feat, I have never come across these problems with these mobs before.

Is luck of heroes functioning properly? Or is there an unmentioned negative affect missing from the helpfile?
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Re: [Feat] Luck of Heroes

Post by Nylo » Tue Nov 20, 2012 12:01 pm

This feat functions as outlined in the helpfile - +1 to all saves, and +1 AC. There are no negative effects from it. I think part of your trouble is where you're trying to train - there aren't level guidelines in the area helpfiles, but those areas aren't meant to be easily soloable by a level 10. And with the new combat changes, you'll find fighting a group of enemies will damage you a lot more than taking each one by themselves.
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Re: [Feat] Luck of Heroes

Post by Harroghty » Tue Nov 20, 2012 12:17 pm

Yes, I can confirm that the feat is functioning correctly. Specifically, my fortitude, reflex, and will saves each increased by one; my AC also went up by one point. I saw no negative effect from this feat.
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