Costs Damage +?%

[kirbwarrior]

There was a race in something I was reading that had a very neat idea for an attack; Any scars on their body can be converted into a wrapping attack similar to spider webbing. They wouldn't even bother dodging in fights because they could takes their wounds off and shoot them at people.

Of course, I had to figure out how to make that in gurps. Binding Attack with Costs Damage is simple enough (it's implied the strength is some combination of user's strength and the severity of the wounds). Except that I haven't the slightest clue how to price "Costs Damage" other than making the assumption it would be an enhancement of some sort. Any thoughts?

Thank you ahead of time.

[RyanW]

You might be able to whip something up with an Energy Reserve recharged by taking damage.

[Anaraxes]

Could Link Binding with Healing so they both activate together. Not an Enhancement, but a linked Advantage.

If you want to dice for the amount healed, a range symmetrically distributed around the average is usually considered to cost the same as the average.

[Dalillama]

If the damage goes away when they use the power, that's DR+Absorption+ER+Binding. If they actually suffer damage that has to be healed normally, that's Binding with Costs HT and a fairly minor Accesibility: must be injured by external source. Probably -5%, no more than -10%. If they get injured, heal, and then can use Binding, that's a rather extreme sort of Preparation Required.

[kirbwarrior]

Originally Posted by Anaraxes

Could Link Binding with Healing so they both activate together. Not an Enhancement, but a linked Advantage.

That's probably the closest option I feel. Can Link be used to attack one person while healing another (yourself)?

[Gnomasz]

Originally Posted by RyanW

You might be able to whip something up with an Energy Reserve recharged by taking damage.

I wouldn't bother with ER. Going the DR route, it would be just Absorption (one trait, Binding) – and that with PK's pricing of absorption.

[Gnomasz]

Originally Posted by RyanW

You might be able to whip something up with an Energy Reserve recharged by taking damage.

I wouldn't bother with ER. Going the DR route, it would be just Absorption (one trait, Binding) – and that with PK's pricing of absorption.

Without DR, it would be Healing (Self Only, Link, permanent, and Trigger, very common, dangerous) + Binding (Link, Trigger)

[kirbwarrior]

Originally Posted by Gnomasz

Without DR, it would be Healing (Self Only, Link, permanent, and Trigger, very common, dangerous) + Binding (Link, Trigger)

What is the permanent on Healing for?

[Gnomasz]

Originally Posted by kirbwarrior

What is the permanent on Healing for?

I meant the permanent version of Link, for 10%.

[kirbwarrior]

Originally Posted by Dalillama

If the damage goes away when they use the power, that's DR+Absorption+ER+Binding.

Just reread this, how does this build heal HP damage at the time of use?

Originally Posted by Gnomasz

I meant the permanent version of Link, for 10%.

Oh, the 'must use' version, gotcha. What would be a good limitation on this for having the same targeting list for Healing? I know "Living only" is +20%, would this be -30%?