Persistent Shock Penalty

[Nereidalbel]

Originally Posted by tbone

I'm not sure about HPT adding a bonus to the roll to lose shock. It seems obvious that it should. But my thinking has been that shock was already reduced initially for HPT; also adding HPT to the HT roll to recover from persistent shock means HPT reduces your shock to begin with, and lets you shake off that shock faster. It's a double bonus. And LPT would have the opposite effects: increase your shock to begin with, and make it harder to shake off. Double punch.

That could be a modifier to the traits. Not sure what kind of value to give it, though.

[Vaevictis Asmadi]

Originally Posted by whswhs

Leveled high pain threshold already exists. It's bought as Resistant to Pain +3/Resistant to Pain +8/Immunity to Pain. See p. 23 in GURPS Powers: The Weird for the definition and p. 34 for an ability built with in, Impassivity. I thought it made more sense to fit it into the Resistant/Immunity structure than to make it a leveled trait of the usual sort.

Hm, that seems very similar or identical to Rev. Pee Kitty's unofficial Very High Pain Threshold.

[Plane]

Originally Posted by tbone

I'm not sure about HPT adding a bonus to the roll to lose shock. It seems obvious that it should. But my thinking has been that shock was already reduced initially for HPT; also adding HPT to the HT roll to recover from persistent shock means HPT reduces your shock to begin with, and lets you shake off that shock faster. It's a double bonus.

I was actually thinking of it as a replacement system, apply shock normally but then with their nice bonus they could get rid of more of it right away.

LPT should totally be a double penalty though.