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Old 09-06-2019, 01:36 AM   #2
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Join Date: Aug 2018
Default Re: [Sorcery] Afflicting someone with Duplication?

The value of Duplication is normally fixed because it effectively creates an Ally based on your own stats, should that perhaps mean that if the Afflicter is in control (as opposed to a Beneficial Affliction where the target would be in control) that ought to be a "lesser copy" reduced to the Afflicter's point value?

B36 is where Allies conveniently follows Affliction, for this example....

For comparison's sake: if it were possibly to Afflict something like "Allies" (it isn't: it has to be physical or mental, not social) then the value of the point cost should probably be % of target if beneficial and % of user if normal.

100% point total allies (ie could be a clone) are base [5], Constantlyx4 brings this up to [20], if you add +150% in enhancements (minion+50% and summonable +100%) that brings it up to [50] which is more costly than B50's Duplication [35]. Probably because of how they average out HP during merging which is sort of like the Sympathy limitation to some degree.

Maybe it would be more balanced to adjust the dupe's point value down (or up?) to match the user's point value?
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