Calculating Might Changes

Setting Might to 5 changes the starting value in the trait layer. Increasing Might to 5 supplies an arithmetic increase, if needed. A continuing passive ability recalculates that contribution as other effects change.

Example - Several thresholds A 3 Might unit is affected by an older passive increase to 5 and a newer passive increase to 6. Each changes how much the other would add, so timestamps order the effects by when they began applying: the first adds 2, then the second adds 1, for 6. Remove the second effect and recalculate: the first still brings the unit to 5. Do not preserve the earlier +1 from an ability that stopped applying.

A non-passive increase or decrease with a limit takes a snapshot: it records the amount when it applies. That remembered amount lasts for its stated duration. Use the value on resolution, not merely the value when you chose the target.

Example - Reduce to a minimum A 2 Might unit receives a reduction of 4, to a minimum of 1 this turn. The effect creates only -1. Give that unit +3 afterward: 2 + 3 - 1 = 4. The earlier reduction does not expand to -4. A passive threshold would keep recalculating; this one-time effect remembers its limited contribution.

Doubling adds a fixed amount equal to the current value when the action happens. It does not create a multiplier that continually doubles later effects.

Example - Two expiry times A 3 Might unit has Shield 2 while defending, so it currently has 5. Double its Might this turn: the effect adds +5, for 10. When its unit stops being a defender, Shield’s +2 stops, leaving 3 + 5 = 8. When the doubling effect expires, it returns to 3. The combat bonus and the bonus lasting for the turn end at different times.

For a swap, calculate the difference between current values. Add it to the lower value and subtract it from the higher value for the stated duration. Equal values need no change. Later bonuses still apply normally.

Example - 2 and 5 Swapping these values creates +3 on the first unit and -3 on the second. They become 5 and 2. An additional +1 makes the first 6; the swap does not force it back to 5.

A replacement effect, which changes an event before it happens, can change one of these increases or decreases without recalculating the original difference. The FAQ’s empowered Gangplank, Naval case swaps a 2 Might unit with his 6 Might: the other unit gains the calculated +4 and becomes 6; Gangplank replaces the -4 event with +3 and becomes 9.

Might can be negative. Ordinary references to Might and contributions to combat damage treat a negative value as 0. Arithmetic that changes Might, including swaps, uses the actual negative value.

Example - Swap -2 and 3 The difference is 5, so the first receives +5 and the second -5. They become 3 and -2. If instead you double the -2 unit, doubling cannot add a negative increase: it adds 0. That unit remains at -2 rather than becoming -4 or 0.

A unit is Mighty at 5 or more. It becomes Mighty when its current Might changes from below 5 to at least 5. Going from 5 to 6 maintains the state and does not create another such event.

Example - Across a combat A 4 Might defender gains Shield 1 from an effect, becomes 5 and becomes Mighty. If that Shield ends and it falls to 4, it is no longer Mighty. A later +1 can create a fresh transition to 5. On the board, use current Might; away from the board, such as in the deck or trash, Mighty is checked using printed Might. Do not treat the internal stages of one layer calculation as separate threshold crossings.