shock -> exhaustion -> relief -> processing other bad shit that occurred to the left of losing an organ -> mild depression -> relief -> BOREDOM BOREDOM BOREDOM
i have a book to read now which is great but i'll be done with it in like another day or two probably. i want to go OUT but i did a very short drive today & that was pretty uncomfortable. things are HAPPENING in the WORLD i want to go to the antique sale on friday i want to see my friends i want to work on my ART AGAIN but unfortunately!! stab wounds!!!!!
…Because of crippling procrastination. Let’s start with introductions. Tess, would you be a dear and come forward?
“No. Not feeling like [One Meeeeleeeon Dollaarrs~] today boss.”
Te- bruh. You’re the mascot just get the fu- sounds of a slight scuffle and some furniture being thrown around
Ta-da! Everybody say hello to our very own Tess Donna! Art supplied on request by the very talented user @torchrandom go give them love and support. Tess! Anything to say to the audience?
“I would [ra-ther die]”
Tess I swear to god just… get in this box we have a demonstration to do. Update details below the cut.
Muffled sounds of complaint
Now that Tess is sporting the beta design of an in-game unit token, let’s get to talking about some of the ailments you can expect to see in Keen Original Fighter Tour
The Slowed ailment
“W-h-y… i-s… e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g… s-o… f-a-s-t-?”
This ailment has been reworked since its debut in KOFTournament. Originally it was a turn-skipping ailment with worse luck for heavier armors. Now, it cuts your speed stat by three points, reducing your overall movement in battle. Slowed will also have a unique mechanic for shaking off where; instead of rolling to remove it, you spend a turn making zero movement and choosing to convert your action into a reaction. Taking this passive approach to your turn will guarantee its removal. However, when AFTERSlowed; you cannot move at all on the first turn of effects, your speed penalty increases from three to four, and the ailment is immune to the normal method of shaking it off (items still work though).
The Confused ailment
“What in the [by boogity] is going on here?! Did you scramble my [trumpet honk] circuits boss?!?!”
Confusion remains largely unchanged from its OG version. The dice rolled has simply changed to a d% instead of a standard d10, but you will still hit yourself while attacking by rolling lower than a 50%. The OVERConfused ailment only changes the standard one by dealing 1d4 damage to yourself when your successful roll is between 50% and 70%.
The Bleeding ailment
“What on god’s green [DIC Productions] are you- OW! You stabbed me like a pincushion! Now I’m [‘tis but a scratch]!”
Bleeding is a new ailment introduced for Keen Original Fighter Tour. Bleeding has you take 1 damage at the start of your turn for each turn you’ve been bleeding (1 on the first, 2 on the second, so-on and so-forth), and will reduce your vigor and endurance stats by 1. When OVERBleeding, any damage type that you would take normally is now considered potent damage, and resisted damage will be taken as standard damage.
The Drenched ailment
Sounds of aggravated struggling and lots of waterboarding
The Drenched ailment is a mix of old and new. Like before, your agility stat is reduced by 2 and you take 2 extra damage from Shock attacks. A new effect is that when you make movement, you are affected by slippery terrain conditions (think ice physics in puzzles, but there is a punishment if you run out of movement before stopping). OVERDrenched is still a rough ailment, because you are so bogged down with moisture that your character’s typing is overridden to only Tidal. Because your elemental balance is so unstable; Shock damage replaces the ailment with Paralysis, Chill damage makes you Frozen, and Light damage causes Blindness.
And that’s the update! Credits for references below.
Tess artwork by user @torchrandom, you can find their art at @torchsartblog
Ailment artwork by user @beef-chuck
Tess pop-culture references in-order
Dr. Evil - Austin Powers
“I Would Rather” - Artist is Jazz Emu
Toadbert - Mario & Luigi rpg series
Doot meme
DIC children’s entertainment company: broadcast logo meme
Composed of a physiological mixture so sound that if he had an earache he thought he was dying, he regarded the occasional ailments of his wife and children as in the nature of personal grievances, special interventions of Providence for the purpose of destroying his peace of mind; but he did not believe at all in the ailments of people outside his own immediate family, affirming them in every case to be due to neglected liver.
Stress didn't just live in my mind.
It took residence throughout my body.
It stayed locked in my shoulders, twisted my stomach, and laid heavy on my chest. It manifested and showed up as inflammation, muscle tension, and a slew of ailments.
For the longest time, I couldn't understand or explain it.
We focus so much on healing the mind and strengthening the spirit, that we ignore the importance of addressing the body - the very place we often store trauma, fear, and stress. Our bodies have a way of holding on to what we thought we let go of or moved past.
