Bookbound Classes

Hunter

Hunter was changed to give them an advantage while tracking down game, which they did not have before. They will be able to sneak closer to their prey with ease, and are still a bit faster than average in order to keep up with fleeing animals.

• Focused (+20% ranged damage, +30 ranged accuracy, +20% ranged distance)
• Resourceful (+10% animal loot, +25% animal harvesting speed)
• On The Prowl (+5% walk speed, -25% animal detection range)
• Bowyer (Exclusive bows and arrows)
• Farsighted (-15% melee damage)
• Claustrophobic (-15% ore drop rate, -10% mining speed)

Malefactor

Malefactor having greatly reduced ranged ability whilst having an exclusive ranged weapon felt silly to me. Instead, Malefactors will be able to craft an exclusive backpack that can hold foraging items.

• Forager (+10% loot from foraging, +20% wild crop drop rate)
• Pilferer (+15% drop rate, +10% rusty gear drop rate, 12% chance to collect cracked vessels intact)
• Furtive (-35% animal detection range)
• Fleetfooted (+10% walk speed)
• Hoarder (Exclusive bamboo basketpack)
• Frail (-2.5 health points, -25% ranged distance)
• Nervous (-15% melee damage)

Clockmaker

Clockmakers felt unviable, only really having an advantage when dealing with older tech. This rebalance leans into their past by letting their metalworking skills be of use, as well as being able to keep themselves temporally grounded easier.

• Precise (+25% damage against mechanicals, +10% damage with spears, +50% faster smithing speed, chance of iron or steel shattering during quenching halved)
• Technical (-1 temporal gear cost to repair translocators, +30% rusty gear drop rate)
• Quantum-Locked (-40% stability loss)
• Tinkerer (Exclusive tuning spear to tame locusts) [Note: want to raise the limit of tamed locusts to 3]
• Frail (-2.5 health points, -25% ranged distance)
• Nervous (-15% melee damage)

Blackguard

Blackguards remain largely unchanged, other than increased unarmed damage. If you spend your life swinging a sword, your punch is going to be a bit harder too.

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Miner

Miners are meant for long expeditions underground, best at finding and gathering large amounts of minerals. They don't really like fresh fruits or milk, but love jerky and the like. The Malefactor's sling was given to them instead, as they should have an abundance of ammo in a pinch.

• Prospector (+25% mining speed, +25% ore from mining, -50% prospecting pick durability loss)
• Cave Dweller (-20% stability loss, increased vision in darkness, no penalty for carrying things in offhand)
• Improviser (Exclusive sling)
• Scurvy (+50% nutrition from protein, -30% nutrition from fruits and dairy)
• Nearsighted (-15% ranged damage)

Homemaker (replaces Tailor)

Homemakers are made for a more domestic playstyle without sacrificing too much to make combat impossible if on their own. They are skilled farmers and foragers, though they are not familiar with combat. They do best keeping their distance from danger and letting armor soak the damage for them.

• Farm-to-Table (+30% crop harvest, +50% speed to shoveling soil, -50% durability loss on hoes)
• Homebody (speed of sculpting with clay doubled)
• Forager (+10% loot from foraging, +20% wild crop drop rate)
• Mender (+10% armor durability, speed of healing item use doubled)
• Clothier (Exclusive clothing)
• Weak (-2 health points, -10% mining speed)
• Kind (-10% animal loot, -25% animal harvesting speed)
• Uncoordinated (-25% ranged accuracy, -15% melee damage)

Noble

[This class is heavily WIP] Nobles are glass cannons, best at getting in close to do quick damage before retreating. They may struggle with finding food on their own, but lack the hunger drain that Blackguards have.

• Fencer (+25% melee damage, walk speed penalty for wearing armor reduced by 10%)
• Nobility (+25% rusty gear drop rate, +3 health points)
• TEMPORARY Merciless until their exclusive rapier is finished.
• Prideful Gait (+20% animal detection range, +10% walk speed)
• Too Pretty (-10% loot from foraging, -10% wild crop harvesting, -10% nutrition from fruits)