Steal Essence range limit

[Archangel Beth]

Originally Posted by tHEhERETIC

I worked on the idea that the Charm causes the victim to rationalize liking the demon, and a very zealous Malakite, even given my modified dice system, no way he could rationalize sparing them.

But, you see, this demon is CLEARLY a Redemption candidate! Killing him would be counterproductive! Picking him up and carting him to a Tether is much better...

[tHEhERETIC]

Originally Posted by Archangel Beth

But, you see, this demon is CLEARLY a Redemption candidate! Killing him would be counterproductive! Picking him up and carting him to a Tether is much better...

You are more devious than I.

I'll point you to L. Rel pg 112 and the three impudites there, and see if you still think it would have worked.

[Omegonthesane]

Originally Posted by Archangel Beth

But, you see, this demon is CLEARLY a Redemption candidate! Killing him would be counterproductive! Picking him up and carting him to a Tether is much better...

I wouldn't even say you have to be that kind to get the Charm through - "He's pretty for a demon. Nice, too. Almost a shame. But oaths are oaths. He's probably burnt down an orphanage or... oh dear, there goes my Essence."

[JCD]

Originally Posted by Rocket Man

A Charm can work on an angel, yes, but if I remember the core rules correctly, the chances of success on the "average angel" (3 Celestial Forces, Will 6, etc.) were exactly zero.

Yes, but that also assumes an AVERAGE demon.

Curtis, with a Will of 9 (not outrageous) is an Impudite of Belial. If he touches an angel while lighting a cigarette, he's added +5 to his roll (+2 touching, +3 for Corp Forces)...making his chances 8 or less. Yes, they get a Will roll but angels tend to buy up Perception.

I always look at Charm in two ways: First, the Impudite is pushing HIS relationship to the front of the line in the person's mind.

The second is that the Impudites have a trick of pushing the part of the brain which causes a dopamine to be released, hence the 'good feeling' at seeing an Impudite when charmed (if you need a pseudo scientific analogy. But that part of the brain is a darned slippery target...)

[Rocket Man]

Originally Posted by JCD

The second is that the Impudites have a trick of pushing the part of the brain which causes a dopamine to be released, hence the 'good feeling' at seeing an Impudite when charmed (if you need a pseudo scientific analogy. But that part of the brain is a darned slippery target...)

It's such a good feeling, a very good feeling,
The feeling you know that we're friends.
--The Rev. Fred Rogers.

:-)