Well this is pretty worrying. This moves Alpha Psykers basically to the level of power that would previously be expected of Alpha+ psykers. Previously the baseline powerlevel for a new Alpha+ psyker was exactly 7x that of a new Alpha psyker.
I'm unsure we can deal with all the rogue Alphas we get causing Alpha+ level damage. It's a good thing we were building up new defenses though.
The terrifying part is that Alpha+ psykers were probably increased by an even greater % and we already struggled to keep them from taking out entire Hives.
I do wonder how this interacts with Ridicully though given he started as a Delta but his Archetype has pushed him up to strong Alpha level.
I know some are ascribing the power increase here to the ritual benefit, but it's in line with how much the multiplier was increasing for previous steps, at least when you consider this is two steps at once.
The extra re-roll will really help keep our characters alive, in addition to succeeding on our projects. The +35 to project rerolls will be hugely useful as well.
It's interesting that as you get over the halfway in an archetype you define it more and it defines you less, so I would have expected the diplomacy malus to start to decline. Sadly that doesn't seem to be the case.
That bonus vs Nurgle is going to come in handy real soon I think. I wonder whether it will apply to scrying Nurgle given we probably want all the info we can get on the coming attack.
That diplomacy bonus with the Eldar is so large we might want to make use of it at some point.
Him now being a grandmaster healer is very interesting. With that, he now meets all of the requirements originally listed for a psyker being able to de-age other people.
I don't understand what 'fateweaving' would apply to. Would that apply to reroll bonuses? Also super weird that he's now at 60 control pre equipment without transcending.
Honestly Isha transcending is almost certainly better for the galaxy than Ridicully doing so. I didn't even previously think of her transcending because I remembered warp entities have a major malus to it. That really takes the sting out of Ridicully failing.
Do we have any idea what her transcendence trait does? Aren't they usually basically equivalent to a minor god worth of power by themselves?
@Durin
1. Is Ridicully benefiting from the psyker boost as his original Delta level would, or his new Alpha level?
2. Does the trait chance boost from archetypes affect gaining transcendence?
3. Can Ridicully now de-age our other top characters? He meets all of the original criterion for that now.
4. What does +25 to fateweaving rolls cover?
