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HeebieJeebie Monsters Captain
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 Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 6:45 pm
Welcome
This thread will go into more detail about what exactly Special Abilities are, and which ones are currently available for Monsters to choose from.
It also details Status Effects and how they will affect your Monsters in battle.
Often times Special Abilities and Status Effects go hand in hand.
Table of Contents
CTRL + F to find the specific topic you need!
Post 1 :: Welcome & TOC
Post 2 :: Introduction to Special Abilities & Status Effects
Post 3 :: Status Effects
Post 4 :: Passive Abilities
Post 5 :: TIER 0 & TIER 1
Post 6 :: TIER 2
Post 7 :: TIER 3
Post 8 :: Reserved
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 12:04 am
INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL ABILITIES & STATUS EFFECTS
Special Abilities and Status Effects often go hand in hand. Why? Because some Special Abilities may cause Status Effects or even make a Monster immune to a certain Status Effect.
ABOUT SPECIAL ABILITIES
Just to quickly recap from the Battle guide ; a Special Ability is an Ability that Monsters can learn once they unlock a certain Tier to use that ability. Tiers are unlocked by increasing a Monster's SPECIAL stat, which starts at 0 at the time of certing (unless stated otherwise). There is a total of three Tiers, and thus Monsters can learn a total of 3 Special Abilities once they've unlocked all 3.
For a breakdown on unlocking Special Ability Tiers, please refer to the [ Complete Guide to Battling ].
Special Abilities and Flash and Boss Battle Monsters
It is not uncommon for Monsters in Flash Battles to have a Special Ability during battle. Usually, however, the Monster will not retain this ability if it is up for taming.
Boss Battles, however, often feature Monsters which will have at least one Special Ability. And, often, they will retain this ability even after being tamed. The host will announce whether or not they have a Special Ability that they will keep upon taming, or not.
Player Monsters and choosing Special Abilities
Once your Monster unlocks a Tier it can choose only ONE Special Ability from that Tier until it unlocks another Tier (see next bullet). The effect is permanent, so choose wisely!
You can, if you desire, choose a Special Ability from the previous Tier rather than one from the newly unlocked Tier if you like. This means you could have three Tier 1 abilities, or two Tier 1 and one Tier 2, or two Tier 1 and one Tier 3. You can only ever have a max of ONE Tier 3 ability.
What happens upon reaching 25+ of the SPECIAL Stat is still a mystery at this point....
Cooldowns and Stacking
All Special Abilities have a cooldown of 2 rounds unless stated otherwise.
Unless stated otherwise, Abilities that do the exact same thing do not stack
For example, Tough Hide/Rock Head/Iron Skin all have the same description of "Reduce total damage by --% (round down) for the next 2 rounds". Therefore they would not stack.
Special Abilities work in addition to any natural stat bonuses.
For Example, "Cry" increases the MISS chance by +1, which is in addition to any natural MISS chance gained from an evasion bonus (so if your DEX stat is 22 you have a +3 evasion bonus, and Cry would raise it to +4 momentarily when used).
ABOUT STATUS EFFECTS
A Status Effect is a condition that the Monster is experiencing, and is not permanent. Status Effects can be beneficial or hazardous to the well-being of your Monsters and are usually caused by a Special Ability, either your own or an opponent's, an Item, or even a Field Condition.
A Status Effect will generally only last a few rounds, but may last the duration of the battle (especially if it is a Field Condition).
For more about Field Conditions please see the entry in the [ Complete Guide to Battling ].
TERMINOLOGY
- "Immune" means that a Monster is unaffected by something.
- "Beneficial" means that it will help your Monster in some way.
- "Hazardous" means that it will harm or hinder your Monster in some way.
- A "Cooldown" is the time you must wait before a Monster can use/do something again.
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HeebieJeebie Monsters Captain
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HeebieJeebie Monsters Captain
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 12:09 am
STATUS EFFECTS
Unless otherwise stated a Status Effect will only last for 2 rounds.
Damage is always rounded up.
Stun
Causes a Monster to be unable to attack.
Poison
Saps x amount of damage each round.
Burn
Saps x% of total current HP. Ice attack damage increases by 1.5x
Frozen
Cannot use items or attack. Fire attack damage increases by 1.5x
Silence
Cannot use Special Abilities.
Confusion
Damage yourself instead of the target. Damage done is 50%.
Strip
Removes any helpful Status Effects or Special Ability effects.
Vulnerable
Increases all damage taken by x%.
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 12:11 am
PASSIVE ABILITIES
Passive Abilities are Special Abilities which remain in effect all the time, automatically.
You do not need to specifically use them and there is no cooldown time.
Special Abilities that are Passive will be marked "PASSIVE ABILITY" next to the name of the ability.
Whatever the description says it does is what it does -- always, every round.
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HeebieJeebie Monsters Captain
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HeebieJeebie Monsters Captain
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 12:11 am
TIERS
To check what Tier your monster is, or how many points you need to reach a new tier, check this post in the [ Complete Guide to Battling ].
TIER 0
Must have at least 5 points in the SPECIAL stat to gain. Because all monsters receive this same basic ability upon reaching 5 points in their Special Skills it is not considered a "special ability".
Double-Attack
Attacks twice in one round ; cooldown of 3 rounds. Roll an additional 2d20 and apply it as you would a regular attack.
TIER 1
Must have at least 10 stat points in the SPECIAL Stat to qualify.
Fog
30% chance to reduce accuracy by 1 for the next 2 rounds; roll an additional 1d20 (1-6 is successful)
Tough Hide
Reduce total damage by 10% (round down) for the next 2 rounds
Quick Step
Increases DEX bonus by +1 for 2 rounds
Fierce Jab
Add +2 damage before Crit Bonus for the next 2 rounds
Ooze
Traps opponent to reduce their DEX bonus by -1 for 2 rounds
Cry
Your Monster is too pitiful to attack. Increase MISS by 1 point for 2 rounds.
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 12:12 am
TIER 2
Must have at least 15 stat points in the SPECIAL Stat to qualify.
Smog
30% chance to reduce accuracy by 2 for the next 2 rounds; roll an additional 1d20 (1-6 is successful)
Rock Head
Reduce total damage by 25% (round down) for the next 2 rounds
Float
Increase DEX bonus by +2 for 2 rounds
Maul
Add +4 damage before Crit Bonus for the next 2 rounds
Constrain
Traps opponent to reduce their DEX bonus by -2 for 2 rounds
Snarl
Your Monster is too scary to attack. Increase MISS by 2 points.
Heal
Heals 10% of total HP
Luck
10% chance to ignore an opponent's Special Ability effect; roll an additional 1d20 (1-2 is successful)
Scary Face : STATUS EFFECT
30% chance to stun an opponent; roll an additional 1d20 (1-6 is successful).
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HeebieJeebie Monsters Captain
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HeebieJeebie Monsters Captain
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 12:12 am
TIER 3
Must have at least 20 stat points in the SPECIAL Stat to qualify.
Thick Smoke
30% chance to reduce accuracy by 3 for the next 2 rounds; roll an additional 1d20 (1-6 is successful)
Iron Skin
Reduce total damage by 50% (round down) for the next 2 rounds
Teleport
Increases DEX bonus by +3 for 2 rounds
Lacerate
Add +6 damage before Crit Bonus for the next 2 rounds
Paralyze
Traps opponent to reduce their DEX bonus by -3 for 2 rounds
Warscream
Your Monster is downright terrifying. Increase MISS by 3 points.
Major Heal
Heals 25% of total HP
Dispel
20% chance to ignore an opponent's Special Ability effect; roll an additional 1d20 (1-4 is successful)
Counter
30% chance to return 50% of damage (round down) taken last turn onto the opponent in addition to your regular attack. Roll an additional 1d20 (1-6 is successful).
Toxic Touch : STATUS EFFECT
30% chance to poison an opponent ; roll an additional 1d20 (1-6 is successful).
Healing Aura
Heals up to 5 allies 10% of their HP next round.
Rough Skin : PASSIVE ABILITY
Returns 10% of damage taken (round up) onto the opponent each time the opponent lands a successful attack.
Immune to Stun : PASSIVE ABILITY
This Monster cannot be Stunned.
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Posted: Sat May 23, 2015 12:13 am
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HeebieJeebie Monsters Captain
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