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Phoenix_Dragon · 05-10-2009, 06:53 PM

If you want it to be a group of ravens flying around you and attacking any enemies that get too close, you should drop the Homing and Mobile enhancements, add Selective Area (If desired), and add either Emanation (With Persistant, the ravens stay for 10 seconds after activating the ability, attacking anything that gets too close), or add Melee (C) and Aura and remove Persistant (Which allows you to "toggle" the ability on or off.

Bombardment just gives the ability a chance to attack targets in the area of effect, rather than being an automatic hit, yes. And yes, it's a good way to represent a group of small attackers that may not necessarily hit.

With Emanation (Or Aura with Area Effect), you don't have to use any skill to attack or hit, it automatically goes off and hits (Or potentially hits, with Bombardment) anyone in the area, with no skill roll required to activate it. If you wanted one, though, you could always add the Requires (Attribute) Roll limitation from Powers.

If it were a ranged attack, it would default to using a Innate Attack skill, but the GM can always allow a different skill for a specific power.

05-10-2009, 06:53 PM	#6
Phoenix_Dragon Join Date: Apr 2005	Re: Swarm of ravens If you want it to be a group of ravens flying around you and attacking any enemies that get too close, you should drop the Homing and Mobile enhancements, add Selective Area (If desired), and add either Emanation (With Persistant, the ravens stay for 10 seconds after activating the ability, attacking anything that gets too close), or add Melee (C) and Aura and remove Persistant (Which allows you to "toggle" the ability on or off. Bombardment just gives the ability a chance to attack targets in the area of effect, rather than being an automatic hit, yes. And yes, it's a good way to represent a group of small attackers that may not necessarily hit. With Emanation (Or Aura with Area Effect), you don't have to use any skill to attack or hit, it automatically goes off and hits (Or potentially hits, with Bombardment) anyone in the area, with no skill roll required to activate it. If you wanted one, though, you could always add the Requires (Attribute) Roll limitation from Powers. If it were a ranged attack, it would default to using a Innate Attack skill, but the GM can always allow a different skill for a specific power.