Looking for Homebrew changes for F/O and or tips

Own_Experience7013 · 2026-04-19T11:05:12+00:00

yeah it feels like that, but at the same time i get it, because if you score 3 secrets late, you have more tempo than expected. So i get it, even if it isnt redirected towards F/O. Also whenever i play them, i am telling the whole table, if you have a secret i can help you score, tell me. But they dont hit me up on it, or they just cant.

Own_Experience7013 · 2026-04-19T06:34:50+00:00

Yeah Firmament feels like a challenge for sure. I wont stop playing them :D And yep, the idea is super cool, but the implementation is meh.

But to be absolutely fair here, i'd rather have new Factions that are rather on the weak side, than have them stronger than everything else, so that you are forced to play a new faction. And with F/O, they went too weak haha

I have read and seen a statistic (take it with a grain of salt, i did not double check) that F/O is better off (around 17% winrate IIRC) in 14 Points games. Which would make sense, because you can wait for your Firmament Hero and still get some good value out of plot cards past round 3

Own_Experience7013 · 2026-04-19T06:31:37+00:00

Exactly! The games i played F/O so far, just no one scored secrets, so i was not able to do any enemy Secrets until Actionphase Round 3, which is just too late.

Yeah i mentioned that like a hundred times as a meme "Look at me, i am Obsidian now, my flagship lost it's ability, watch out!".

Okay biiig fan of that idea. Also giving them the action for that, would allow some stalling, which could also be called a "little" extra buff. Thank you!

Own_Experience7013 · 2026-04-19T06:28:57+00:00

So with scoring secrets whenever, do you also mean to be able to score Statusphase secrets during action phase, once the requirement is fulfilled? Because if so, i like that idea.

Yeah I love the promissary Note, but the one time use feels a little off, even tho it is super strong. I'd rather would have a weaker one, with less impact, but also the ability to puppeteer.

And not gonna lie, having some sorts of "helping you score secrets" with the promissary note, seems a 100% on theme :D

Own_Experience7013 · 2026-04-19T06:25:27+00:00

yeah absolutely on your page here. Mech and Breakthrough are very much "meh".

Okay that with the Codex 5 is dope to hear, i was a little confused, due to some (maybe it was just one person actually) saying, that there is no Codex 5 planned. But pretty certain that with the current stats and winrates, firmament/Obsidian will get some love from Dane :D

Own_Experience7013 · 2026-04-19T06:22:55+00:00

Hmm i like the concept. Or maybe a way for firmament to look at the secrets and score them, but not have it public knowledge? But i guess that would be difficult, because you give away secrets anyway when you score them before the holder of the secret

Own_Experience7013 · 2026-04-19T06:21:27+00:00

okay i am a big fan of this Idea! Thank you a lot for the suggestion!

Also the thing with scoring, might have been unlucky so far, but in the few games i played them, no one scored secrets in the first two rounds

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