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More Backgrounds Balanced Edition

This is a mod that adds 14 backgrounds. It also enables Spellblade characters to access the three special Mystic Backgrounds (Corvus' Apprentice, Desmond's Apprentice, Domina's Apprentice) as suggested over at the Discord server.

I plan on increasing the number of backgrounds in this mod. But it's a bit hard to come up with new ones while I'm also busy with other larger mods.

So suggestions are more than welcome!

This is a more balanced version of my other mod "More Backgrounds". Since some players didn't like the unbalanced backgrounds from that mod, I decided to make a more balanced version of the mod.
I couldn't find a way of balancing the "Polyhistor" background from the other mod, so I removed it entirely (how can you balance something that allows all expertises to be learned from the get-go?).

Below are the differences between the "More Backgrounds" mod and this one.

Chosen one:

• Reduced Handsize bonus from +2 to +1.
  
• Reduced PP bonus from +100 to +5.
  
• Reduced LP bonus from +10 to +2.
  
• Added +5 HP.
  
• Added +2 AP.

Manimal:

• Reduced all the free shapeshifting form cards from 3 to 1 (it went from 15 to 5).
  
• Removed all the free Ally cards (there were 5 in total).
  
• Removed all the Ripple Effects from summoning "Were" allies.
  
• Werebat form Ripple effect changed from allies gaining +4 Lifespan to +1 Lifespan.
  
• Werebear Form Ripple effect changed from gaining +20 Defense to +5 Defense.
  
• Werecat Form Ripple effect changed from gaining +10 Retribution to +3 Retribution.
  
• Wererat Form Ripple effect changed from casting a "Blight" card to casting a "Ravenous Bite" card.
  
• Werewolf Form Ripple effect changed from allies gaining +8 Power to +1 Power.

Summoning Prodigy:

• Removed all the Ripple Effects
  
• Increased the Summon Limit from +1 to +2.
  
• Added +2 Concentration.

Super Soldier:

• Reduced Attribute Bonuses from Strength +4 to +2, Agility +4 to +2, Resilience +4 to +1, Willpower +2 to -2, Intellect +2 to -2 and Charisma +2 to -2.
  
• Reduced Expertise Bonuses from Combat +2 to +1, Unarmed +2 to +1 and removed Leadership Expertise completely.
  
• Reduced Affinity Bonuses from Bludgeoning +3, Slashing +2 and piercing +2 to +1 for all of them.
  
• Reduced all resistance Bonuses from +2 to +1.

Polyhistor:

• Completely removed the "Polyhistor" Background, since I have no idea how to balance that.

Do not use with the "More Backgrounds" mod, since they will both conflict.

If there is something still unbalanced in this mod, please leave a comment about it and if possible some suggestions on how to balance it out.


Credits:

• Thanks Godwin (Oldest Profession)
  
• Thanks Djent Djester (Sweet-Talker & War Drummer)
  
• Thanks Wieland for suggesting a Summon Limit Background, this led me to think of the craziness that is the (Summoning Prodigy)
  
• Thanks blaque_czar (Manimal)
  
• Thanks AzJusticiar (Blacksmith & Poacher & Raider)
  
• Thanks Elfy (Ayahuasca Infused)
  
• Thanks Prustan (Chosen One & Super Soldier)
  
• Thanks Kazeck (Polyhistor)
  
• Thanks Raven for making the awesome Erannorth games, implementing a few modding mechanics I asked for and consistently putting up with my (many) modding questions.
  
• Thanks to my wife for being supportive of my modding hobby.