Project Resurgence - Kickstarter Update

Farflame spotted Kickstarter update #9 and #10 for Project Resurgence. The game is close to 75% funded with 11 days to go:

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Here’s a quick summary on some of stuff that we elaborated on in the video above. Most of this deals with the choices you’ll be presented with during character creation, as well as how you can advance your character by leveling up.

Tribes - Refer to Update 6 for more details. 

• Ragnar: ++STR, +FOC, -INT 
• Baric: ++INT, +DEX, -STR 
• Selysian: ++FOC, +CLT, -VIT 
• Dresdi: ++VIT, +INT, -CLT 
• Ashurad: ++Any

Backgrounds 

• Guardian: +Psyche, +Persuade 
• Wanderer: +Fortitude, +Awareness 
• Criminal: +Reflex, +Thievery

Attributes 

• Strength (STR): Melee Accuracy & Damage, Ranged Damage (archery & thrown), Health, Encumbrance, Throwing Distance, Strength Skills 
• Dexterity (DEX): Action Points (AP), Ranged Accuracy, Reflex, Stamina, Initiative, Dexterity Skills 
• Vitality (VIT): Health, Fortitude, Stamina, Damage Resistances, Vitality Skills 
• Intellect (INT): Weaving (Spell Power), Ambrosial Damage, Clarity, Intellect Skills, Dialog Options 
• Focus (FOC): AP, Accuracy Falloff Reduction, Crit Chance, Psyche, Clarity, Vision Distance, Focus Skills, Dialog Options 
• Clout (CLT): Max Companions, Weaving, Influence Radius, Dialog Options

Derived Stats 

• Health: How much damage Player can withstand (VIT + STR) 
• Stamina: Resource to activate physical abilities (melee) (VIT + DEX) 
• Clarity: Resource to activate mental abilities (spells) (FOC + INT) 
• Armor: Reduces damage from all attacks by flat value (Armor) 
• Deflection: Chance to totally avoid attacks (Reflex + Shield) 
• Reflex: Instinctive dodging, increases the chance to avoid damage from AoE attacks and traps (10 + DEX - Armor Penalty) 
• Fortitude: Hardiness, chance to recover from poison and sickness (10 + VIT) 
• Psyche: Willpower, chance to avoid fear and mental attacks (10 + FOC) 
• Damage Resistances: Reduces damage of certain types by percentage (Slash, Bash, Pierce, Fire, Cold, Electric, Nature, Spirit) 
• Reaction: Modifier applied to interactions with NPCs (social skills, buy/sell) 
• Action Points (AP): Speed, number of actions Player can perform in one round (4 + Dex + Foc) 
• Grit: Heroic luck/determination points that can be spent to surpass limitations 
• Melee Accuracy: Chance to hit with a melee attack/spell (STR) 
• Ranged Accuracy: Chance to hit with a ranged attack/spell (DEX) 
• Falloff Reduction: Reduces penalty of long distance ranged attacks (FOC) 
• Melee Damage Bonus: Increases damage for melee attacks (STR) 
• Range Damage Bonus: Increases damage for ranged attacks (archery & thrown) (STR) 
• Ambrosia Damage Bonus: Increases damage for ambrosial attacks (wand & staff) (INT) 
• Crit Chance: Chance an attack hits a vital spot, dealing extra Crit Damage (FOC + Weapon) 
• Crit Damage: Extra damage dealt from a Critical Hit (Weapon) 
• Max Throw Distance: Range to throw weapons (STR) 
• Weaving: Increases effectiveness of spells (INT) 
• Health Regen: Rate of Health recovery (VIT) 
• Stamina Regen: Rate of Stamina recovery (VIT + DEX) 
• Clarity Regen: Rate of Focus recovery (FOC) 
• Deathclock: How long before Player bleeds out at 0 Health (5 + (VIT / 5) rounds) 
• Initiative: Priority to act first in Turn-Based mode (0-20 + DEX) 
• Move Speed: Number of meters player can move for 1AP 
• Vision Distance: Range to reveal Fog of War and spot enemies (FOC - Light) 
• Encumbrance: Maximum weight/bulk character can hold in inventory (STR) 
• Influence Radius: Size of radius around Player aura abilities affect (CLT) 
• Max Companions: Maximum number of companions in party (CLT)

Leveling Up 

• Every level: +Health, +Damage Resistances, +all Skills 
• Every 2 levels: +1 to two different Attributes 
• Every10 levels: +1 to all Attributes 
• Player’s Stamina and Clarity do not increase just by leveling up. 
• Player does not distribute additional points at character creation. Level 1 characters all start with similar values with slight variation based on their tribe.