Change burning star to work from inventory

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supermini
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Change burning star to work from inventory

#1 Post by supermini »

Instead of being a +5 source of light make it add +1 or +2 to your light when carried and make its ability usable from inventory. I don't think it really gets used now because constantly switching stuff around is too tedious for an ability that's situational at best.
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ohioastro
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Re: Change burning star to work from inventory

#2 Post by ohioastro »

I like this alot (and would include the early light phial for this as well); the illuminate ability is a convenience and it would be nice to be able to use it without encouraging tedious swapping. I'd prefer that this be reserved for things more directly useful in battle.

SageAcrin
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Re: Change burning star to work from inventory

#3 Post by SageAcrin »

Summertide Phial gives a quite useful Healing Modifier bonus now, though, as well as being a big light source and a light damage/resistance booster.

I mean, it's probably not as good as Wintertide since it lost the neat Celestial/Light cooldown bonuses, but I don't think it needs to be changed into a tool. It's a solid lamp.

I don't have any problem with the Burning Star getting changed in this way, though. +2 Lite would feel right.

Frumple
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Re: Change burning star to work from inventory

#4 Post by Frumple »

Why turn the phial into a tool? Leave it an equippable light, just allow its active to be used while unequipped. It'd be nice.

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