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Ejidoth · 09-21-2020, 12:26 PM

So, to clarify on my original reply:

I'd be inclined to simply allow targeting a specific hex you can't see with the hope that there's a valid target there, at the -5 penalty for Regular spells. No further modifiers to the base ability needed.
If that was unacceptable, I'd say to treat it as a weird variation on Overhead, +30%, in that it lets you bypass barriers. On one hand, unlike Overhead, a ceiling won't protect the target; on the other hand, you've got a -5 to hit them. It (very roughly) balances, probably.
I probably wouldn't just allow blind-targeting by name, e.g. 'Bob, wherever he is' by default, but that does feel like something you could justify with Cosmic, +50%.
I wouldn't charge +80% for both, I'd include the blind hex-targeting option as well as the blind person-targeting option together in the single Cosmic, +50%.

09-21-2020, 12:26 PM	#10
Ejidoth Join Date: Jul 2009	Re: how to make Sorcery Maledictions operate like Regular Spells So, to clarify on my original reply: I'd be inclined to simply allow targeting a specific hex you can't see with the hope that there's a valid target there, at the -5 penalty for Regular spells. No further modifiers to the base ability needed. If that was unacceptable, I'd say to treat it as a weird variation on Overhead, +30%, in that it lets you bypass barriers. On one hand, unlike Overhead, a ceiling won't protect the target; on the other hand, you've got a -5 to hit them. It (very roughly) balances, probably. I probably wouldn't just allow blind-targeting by name, e.g. 'Bob, wherever he is' by default, but that does feel like something you could justify with Cosmic, +50%. I wouldn't charge +80% for both, I'd include the blind hex-targeting option as well as the blind person-targeting option together in the single Cosmic, +50%.