[Soapy]

Rexys' Spirit Trip inexplicably deals less damage while transformed.


PvE

As Tome:
Hellion Hero's turn.
Prinny takes 143 Slash magical damage.
Status Infliction: 188.75 VS Status Resistance: 0

Transformed to Axe:
Hellion Hero's turn.
Prinny takes 107 Slash magical damage.
Status Infliction: 188.75 VS Status Resistance: 0

PvP

As Tome:
Hellion Hero's turn.
Evasion! Pink-haired Picotee takes 76 Slash magical damage.
Status Infliction: 154 VS Status Resistance: 171.28

Transformed to Axe:
Hellion Hero's turn.
Evasion! Pink-haired Picotee takes 55 Slash magical damage.
Status Infliction: 154 VS Status Resistance: 171.28

[Neus]

Is it really inexplicable? Do you have talents or skills that might be affecting it?

[Soapy]

There are, to my knowledge, no talents or skills that increase tome power or decrease axe power.

Battle Objective: Defeat All Enemies - Defeat all enemies on the battlefield.
--- ROUND 0 ---
Hellion Hero's turn.
Hellion Hero's turn.
Hellion Hero's turn.
Jammer takes 106 Slash magical damage.
Status Infliction: 188.75 VS Status Resistance: 0
Jammer was inflicted with Burn!
The battle has ended.
Gained 1 Mura.
Battle Objective: Defeat All Enemies - Defeat all enemies on the battlefield.
--- ROUND 0 ---
Hellion Hero's turn.
Hellion Hero's turn.
Jammer takes 140 Slash magical damage.
Status Infliction: 188.75 VS Status Resistance: 0
Jammer was inflicted with Burn!
The battle has ended.

These numbers are with One-on-One, 59 Fire ATK, and roughly 97 SWA. Basic attack damage doesn't differ at all between Tome and Axe mode.

Based on that, if I had to guess, I'd say the skill isn't taking the 50% Fire ATK scaling into account when used in axe form for some reason.

[Lolzytripd]

Do you have the two hand talent, and an glove item?

[Soapy]

That would make it do more, not less. It would also make the basic attack damage different.

So no.

[Neus]

I added debug messages for this so give it a looksie in 1.88c.

[Soapy]

Debug: 0
Debug: Hanging - /obj/skill/sk_hanging
Debug: attack_pow: wep_pw (22) increases Power to 131
Debug: Total Power for B. B. / B. B. was 139.
Debug: Before Use Skill called. Hellion Hero, Hellion Hero, Weapon Shift (Rexys), 1
Debug: Before Use Skill called. Hellion Hero, Hellion Hero, Weapon Shift (Rexys), 1
Debug: 0
Debug: Hanging - /obj/skill/sk_hanging
Debug: attack_pow: wep_pw (22) increases Power to 131
Debug: Total Power for B. B. / B. B. was 139.

Gonna try when update's up. Just confirming power doesn't change ahead of time.

[Ranylyn]

My first guess was maybe Dualpower, but that wouldn't lead to so drastic a change.

I'll test too, once I unlock the potential on my Rexys.

[Suspicious]

Maybe Spirit Trip counts as a spell, so it's receiving bonus damage from the Tome's Power?

[Snake]

But there's no 'casting tool' flag.