Faction Trait changed - Desert Shadow

[nosig]

the Qadira Faction Character Trait "Desert Shadow" changed in the last release (4.0) - how does this effect characters who already have the trait? [Run it the was it was (this would seem to be a problem), change the character to reflect the way the trait works now (easy, just restrict an ability the character has had until now), or can I just change he trait to another (I think there is an elven racial trait that does much the same thing... if I can just remember it.)]
Has anyone else encountered any character traits that changed with little or no notice? I wouldn't have noticed this, except I was creating another character and re-reading all the campaign traits.

[Mark Moreland]

A number of faction traits changed in the most recent version of the guide, primarily because none of them had ever been vetted by the rules team and some granted more than a trait is meant to grant. If a trait has changed but retains the same name, use the current version of the trait. If a previously available trait has been removed from the game, you may retrain a different trait in its place.

[Dragnmoon]

Mark Moreland wrote:

A number of faction traits changed in the most recent version of the guide, primarily because none of them had ever been vetted by the rules team and some granted more than a trait is meant to grant. If a trait has changed but retains the same name, use the current version of the trait. If a previously available trait has been removed from the game, you may retrain a different trait in its place.

You may want to clear the "Playtests and Errata" section in the 4.0 rules, because as read it makes it seem if there is "Any" change you can change the Feat (Trait)

PFS Guide-Playtests and Errata[b wrote:

]If a feat or trait changes or is removed from the Additional Resources list:[/b] You have two options. You may either switch the old feat for an updated feat of the same name in another legal source (if available),ignoring any prerequisites of the new feat you do not meet. Alternatively, you may replace the feat entirely with another feat that has no prerequisites.

[CyrusC2010]

As an FYI, one of the Taldor traits, Vindictive (I think), also got changed too.

[Deussu]

CyrusC2010 wrote:

As an FYI, one of the Taldor traits, Vindictive (I think), also got changed too.

As did Performance Artist, or maybe it was changed before. Regardless, it no longer grants a ridiculous +5 bonus on day job rolls.

[nosig]

is there another trait that grants some type of bonus to Stealth when moving (like Desert Shadow), but doesn't tie it to "desert terrain" (which is subject to Judge's opinion - "no, this rocky scrub in Qadira is not Desert Terrain - it's just rocky difficult going.")? I thought there was one in the Elven racial traits, but in checking I can't find it.

[waytoomuchcoffee]

Dragnmoon wrote:

You may want to clear the "Playtests and Errata" section in the 4.0 rules, because as read it makes it seem if there is "Any" change you can change the Feat (Trait)

As many people already did with Heirloom Weapon.