10-16-2020, 03:06 PM | #1 |
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Question about Higher Purpose
Today the group fought the toxifier from I Smell A Rat. It's Diffuse, so normally you can only do 2 HP of damage. Now, that thing is a demon so it triggered the Holy Warrior's Higher Purpose. Can he still only do 2 HP or does Higher Purpose add to this? I decided it did, because it's a holy power, but it would be nice to have an official ruling.
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10-16-2020, 10:17 PM | #2 |
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Re: Question about Higher Purpose
Logically no, since hitting harder doesn't help against a diffuse target and the extra from Higher Purpose is damage, not follow-up.
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10-16-2020, 10:53 PM | #3 |
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Re: Question about Higher Purpose
The Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything!
That’s the best GM advice I’ve run across in a while :)
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10-17-2020, 07:42 AM | #4 |
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Re: Question about Higher Purpose
At least in GURPS, Higher Purpose is not a theological or mystical advantage like Blessed or True Faith, but a psychological or narrative one like Daredevil. So I wouldn't treat assume that it overcomes supernatural advantages, or even simply physical ones like Diffuse.
On the other hand, I can't deny that Balor Patch's comment is fitting to certain styles of campaign and play.
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10-18-2020, 04:24 PM | #5 |
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Re: Question about Higher Purpose
Diffuse is terrible and you should welcome any excuse to mitigate its effect. Add Higher Purpose after the cap; Have Flaming Weapon count as a separate source for another +2, anything to make the players feel like their ideas matter rather than a long slog to -5xHP.
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10-18-2020, 04:27 PM | #6 | |
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Re: Question about Higher Purpose
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10-18-2020, 05:53 PM | #7 | |
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Re: Question about Higher Purpose
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Flaming Weapon does injury rather than damage so the RAW has this baked in. Likewise Icy Weapon, Lightning Weapon, Deathtouch, Dehydrate, Frostbite, Explosive <anything>, and whatever I've forgotten. Icy Weapon is even a Magery 0 spell that any elf can learn. |
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10-21-2020, 04:41 AM | #8 |
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Location: Montréal, Québec
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Re: Question about Higher Purpose
Unfortunately, no, unless there was errata:
“ Other attacks never inflict more than 2 HP of injury. Area effects, cones, and explosions cause normal injury.” Striking with a flaming sword is an attack, and the attack as a whole is limited to 2 injury total. It’s still a highly recommended house rule.
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10-21-2020, 07:27 AM | #9 |
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Re: Question about Higher Purpose
Great Haste someone with lots of Extra Attack and slowly whittle it down
I'd let Higher Purpose add, Holy Warriors need be fabulous |
10-22-2020, 04:22 AM | #10 | |
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Here's what they did: Surround creature, All-Out Attack (Double) with all they have - the toxifier doesn't attack per se so defenses are pointless, and they can't do more than 2 points per attack, so making as many attacks as possible is the way to go
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