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Originally Posted by Cowrie
First of all, I want it to be stopped by worn armor, or even clothes, but ignore natural DR. I'm pretty sure this would be a limited limitation on Contact Agent, but I'm not sure how much to limit it by. Thoughts?
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Could you define "natural armor" here? Is that any armor that a creature grows naturally (i.e., it's biological)? Or any armor that's on the character sheet as DR (e.g., would someone who could project a forcefield count as having "natural armor")? Quite a lot of biological armor has the Tough Skin limitation, which Contact Agent is already effective against, unmodified. Will that do what you want? If it won't, you're right, you'll need to limit Contact Agent to some degree. I'd say that Works Against any Biological Armor is probably a reasonable -33% limitation on Contact Agent (that is, turns it into a -20% limitation instead of a -30% one), while "works through any non-equipment DR" is more of a -66% limitation on Contact Agent.
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Originally Posted by Cowrie
Second, I want it so it only works by a kiss, though the kiss doesn't need to be mutual, or even on the lips of the person being drained. What would a limitation like that be worth?
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You already have to define what part of your body an attack comes from, so I'd say this is a feature, not a limitation.
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Originally Posted by Cowrie
For that matter, what would be the best way to handle kissing an opponent in combat? Would it be a technique, and if so, what would make the most sense for it to be based on? A grappling skill? Sex Appeal? Erotic Art?
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I'd base it on Brawling if it's supposed to just be a "quick peck", or Wrestling if it's supposed to be a bit more... intense. At -2 either way. I'd also allow Erotic Art at -4. As a special effect for all three skills, I'd say that the face could be targeted at only -2 (or -1, for the grapple), but the torso would be targeted at -3, instead of -0.
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Originally Posted by Cowrie
Finally, what's the best way to handle an individual that has both forms of the Leech advantage this power grants? Alternate attacks?
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Rather than Alternative Attacks, I'd look at the Alternative Enhancements rule (Power-Ups 4: Enhancements, p. 13). If you don't have that available, the way it works, briefly, is you can choose a couple of enhancements that you want to have on an ability, but only one at a time. Take the higher-value one at full value, and divide the other one's value by 5. The rule doesn't explicitly say so, but I think it's reasonable to build a pair of abilities this way by treating all the enhancements and limitations that define each as a "package", totalling up the prices for each set, and dividing the cheaper one by 5.