04-05-2015, 02:03 PM | #1 |
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Uses Will as HP
A special type of undead are gastar, who consist entirely of psychic energy. This means that their HP = Will, and each time they get damaged they lose Will as well. And when they reach 0 they are destroyed. The second part is easily covered, but what about them losing Will when they lose HP? How do I model that?
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04-05-2015, 02:12 PM | #2 | |
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Sell Will down to 1 then buy up Will = to HP with a limitation on Will, "can't exceed HP". |
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04-05-2015, 02:14 PM | #3 |
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Re: Uses Will as HP
HP=0 as a special feature.
Intangibility(+50% cosmic; intangible to all forms of damage)+reflexive+no die roll required -costs CPx5 (will) -duration (instant). Every time they are hit they become intangible to all forms of damage and loose 1 point of will (regardless of the amount of damage), and when they hit zero will they can't loose any more so they die. |
04-05-2015, 02:37 PM | #4 |
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Re: Uses Will as HP
Unless a PC wants to play one, there's no need to put a point value on it.
If you have a PC that wants to play one and you need a point value, it's a judgement call, as there is no explicit RAW way to do it. I can think of some options... the first one to come to mind would be to take "Taboo Trait: HP must match Will [-1]" and sell back Will to 0, with the Mitigator, HP total, -70%. and each time they lose HP, have their effective Will go down. |
04-05-2015, 06:52 PM | #5 | |
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04-06-2015, 12:25 AM | #6 | |
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The mechanic is that his Will is lowered every time he takes HP damage. The fact that his Will and his HP start at the same value is pretty much immaterial; even if they started at different values, the value of 'lose 1 Will for every 1 HP lost' should be about the same. Limited Will sounds like the best option; -70 sounds 'roughly' correct, so that'd be -3.5 points per point of Will the character has. |
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04-06-2015, 01:58 AM | #7 | |
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Will 10 (Based on ST, HP Variant, +20%) [10] HP 0 [-20] For a total cost of -10 points. It also means the spectre can effectively increase HP for 1 point for every level of Will. Incidentally, I love the idea of a race that uses Will instead of HP. I may have to steal this for my games. |
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04-06-2015, 02:29 AM | #8 | ||
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Thanks. I'll think about this. What I'd prefer is some kind of Fragile disadvantage. Since Will is unlikely to vary hugely... -10? -20?
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04-06-2015, 12:22 PM | #9 | ||
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-10 seems about right. You know, this gives me an idea for a blog post (you really need "Muse of Ravens" underneath your name, Anders!). Hmmm.
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04-06-2015, 12:27 PM | #10 |
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Re: Uses Will as HP
I might use this as the HP mechanic if I ever play out dream scenarios.
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