07-31-2014, 11:49 AM | #1 |
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Grand Unified list of phenomenon rarities (for Resistant etc.)
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There are many phenomena to which one can be resistant, immune, or vulnerable, big and small. Many of those include other categories, or are parts of larger categories. We've got many books by now, so some might be less obvious than others. How about an attempt to compile a grand list of all those categories, complete with what-includes-or-intersects-what? (Note: not all traits treat all categories equally; diagrams made for Resistant are not useful for, say, Penetrating Vision, and may still be somewhat dubious for, say, Damage Resistance.) Special markings: VC = Very Common [10/15/30] C = Common [5/7/15] O = Occasional [3/5/10] R = Rare [1/2/5] VR = Very Rare (defined as a Perk for full immunity) * = implied, not explicitly mentioned ~ = category explicitly mentioned, but precise rarity is figured from the already-known examples in the same list [] = shorthand book name and page number So, things I found so far: Metabolic Hazards, VC[B81] { Poisons C { Ingested Poison O *Other Poison Categories O* One Specific Poison - VR [PU2:Perks 11] } Sickness C { Disease O { Known Diseases R [BIO211] Bacterial Infection R [BIO211] Viruses R [BIO211] One Very Specific Disease - VR [BIO211] } *Externally-Caused Sickness O* { Acceleration R Altitude Sickness R Bends R Seasickness R Space Sickness R Nanomachines R Prions R [Zombies 34] Gas Narcosis VR [PU2:Perks 11] Bone Degeneration in 0G VR [BIO211] Pressure R~ [Zombies 54] Radiation R~ [Zombies 54] Temperature R~ [Zombies 54] } *Blood-related Bad Stuff R* } } Fatigue Loss VC [Zombies 67] { [experimental suggestions by Kromm] FP loss to natural processes C { FP loss to deliberate activity O { FP loss to lifting R FP loss to not sleeping R FP loss to sprinting R } FP loss to environment ('incidental environ mental effects') O { FP loss to cold R FP loss to heat R FP loss to thirst R } } FP loss to unnatural processes C { FP lost to Poisons O { FP lost to specific poison ? } FP lost to stunners O FP lost to supernatural drains O } } Mind Control (Any And All) VC [Zombies 54] {} Annunaki Programming (in appropriate campaigns) VC [Madness Dossier 13] Fright Checks C Influence Attempts C { *Groups of Influence Attempts O* { *Individual Influence Skills R* } } I'll add more later, but it would be nice if anyone noticing I missed something specific contributed. Thanks in advance! Last edited by vicky_molokh; 06-22-2018 at 07:17 AM. Reason: removed Mount Doom VR [PU2:Perks 11], Swamp Acid VR [PU2:Perks 11], as they're not covered |
08-20-2014, 03:06 PM | #2 | |
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Re: Grand Unified list of phenomenon rarities (for Resistant etc.)
Adding this experimental stuff:
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09-01-2014, 04:15 PM | #3 |
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Re: Grand Unified list of phenomenon rarities (for Resistant etc.)
Immunity to fatigue damage from one specific poison/disease should not be 5 points. Immunity to one specific Poison/Disease protects entirely, and is one point. The 5 points should be for a Poison/Disease sub-classification/family (ex. all flus).
Although canonical, Prion immunity is also overpriced unless you are in a zombie campaign and it provides immunity to zombification, anywhere else, it should be a perk. |
09-01-2014, 06:42 PM | #4 |
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Re: Grand Unified list of phenomenon rarities (for Resistant etc.)
What's a prion, one of those things that makes cows go mad?
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09-01-2014, 06:59 PM | #5 |
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Re: Grand Unified list of phenomenon rarities (for Resistant etc.)
I tend to call the "Externally-Caused Sickness" by the name "Environmental Syndromes". Seems to flow easier.
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09-01-2014, 07:56 PM | #7 | |
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Immunity to K-Syndrome in the Laundry Files maybe is a Perk if you lack Ritual Adept, but with it becomes Immunity to Spiritual Distortion or Corruption or whatever mechanic is being used for doing ritual magic in your head. |
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09-02-2014, 02:46 AM | #8 | |
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Very Rare occurrence (that is not part of the campaign setting) gets Very Rare Pricing. By Definition. |
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09-02-2014, 08:14 AM | #9 |
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Re: Grand Unified list of phenomenon rarities (for Resistant etc.)
Thank you for doing this. It is very useful!
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Also, there's lots of syndromes that while not infectious are caused by self-replicating misfolded proteins, notably Alzheimers and it's relationship to Aβ and messed up tau proteins. Immunity to Protein Folding Diseases ought to give a significant bonus to Aging rolls or justify Longevity or something. Last edited by sir_pudding; 09-02-2014 at 12:16 PM. |
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