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Message: <blockquote data-quote="erik_the_guy" data-source="post: 4373096" data-attributes="member: 70483">Thanks, yeah I wrestled with the idea of making it encounter, I think I will. In this case I think I will make an encounter utility.Minor? Hmm... identify the targets lowest defense and then attack it in one turn... I think that might be a little powerful. I'm going to change it to an encounter but keep it as standard. You give up one attack to gain a decent bonus on the remainder of your attacks against that creature for the rest of the encounter (and for all eternity I guess). Thanks for the comment.I think making an arcana check against the target is a little overkill for the attack roll, that's about +8 or more to hit at level 1, and against their lowest defense, but I really like the idea of making an arcana check. I'm going to add the ability to make an arcana check to gain monster knowledge, since this really fits with the idea of scanning them.Maybe I won't let them re-roll the attack each turn now that its an encounter, but I'm going to add in a sustain power to gain monster knowledge.I think I will go with the standard encounter route.Not quite, the monster knowledge checks often reveal some weaknesses, but many don't tell you which defenses to target. The astral stalkers description for example, tells you almost nothing about how to fight them, while Libra would reveal that you want to target its will or fortitude defenses (which are 6 points lower than the other two).I really like the idea of granting a monster knowledge check with a bonus, it fits the spell's original purpose so closely. It is also balanced since monster knowledge checks rarely reveal game-breaking information.Good question. Libra is a name of a spell in the final fantasy series, which tells you an enemie's HP, MP, weaknesses, strengths, and sometimes other information. It has also been called "scan" in some translations. I'm not sure where the word comes from, maybe the latin libra, a unit of measure. The french word for book, livre, also comes from libra.</blockquote>

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