Great work, Secrets!
I took a few days off, but planned on getting back to it. I was planning on working on the database side, for getting the basic stats per level, class, proficiency, etc., naming rules, and anything else that's still needed.
A decision that still needs to be made is whether mercs use equipment (and weapons) or max & min hit values. The benefit of using weapons would seem to be less balancing that would need to be done in the database, since there wouldn't be records that would need to be updated per level, class, proficiency, and tier. That's quite a few records to have to change if melee attacks are under or over powered. On the other hand, if weapons are used, it could require more data elements that need to be edited to change the resulting damage.
As you said, much of the AI can be copied from bots and edited where needed. I'm sure the stance code for bots can be improved, but that could provide a start. I'm still working to get all spells used, and I know they differ based on the selected stance, so that data still needs to be captured completely. I think I can currently come up with basic spell sets for all of them, but more data is needed, especially for higher levels.
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