Blinding Attack

[Anders]

How do I build this:

Blinding Attack: Anyone looking directly at a Luminal must make a HT roll or be blinded for one second per point he failed his roll by.

Can it be built for under 80-ish points?

[Clockwork_Virus]

Let me try my hand at it:

To create the blinding effect: Affliction 1 (HT; Disadvantage: Blindness, +50%; Always On, -40%; Area Effect, 32 yards, +250%; Aura, +80%; Melee Attack, Reach C, -30%; Reduced Duration, 1/60, -35%; Sense-Based: Vision, +150%) [53]. I use a 32 yd effect here, but that can be increased or decreased as preferred. Likewise, the value of Always On is my own judgment, but reducing it won't change the point cost by much.

Since light intensity is something that drops off with distance squared, having an effect that impedes vision without causing blindness might also be appropriate. Dissipation on the Aura would make it too weak, so I would instead use Obscure (Vision) (Always On, -50%; Defensive, +50%; Extended, Infravision and Ultravision, +40%) [2.8 points/level].

[Anders]

Can you put the LOS enhancement on an Aura?

[Clockwork_Virus]

I don't think it's verboten. Sense-Based only forbids other penetration modifiers, which Aura is not.

[Anders]

Looked at Aura again. Probably not kosher. I'll go with yon build.

[evileeyore]

Maybe I'm missing something... but why not just drop the "Melee Attack, Reach C, -30%" part of the Aura build. It's never felt 'integral' (being that's it's a separate limiter).


Or for that matter why not some form of Area Effect + Emanation without the Aura? The light is only blinding out so far.

[Appletoe]

Originally Posted by Clockwork_Virus

Let me try my hand at it:

To create the blinding effect: Affliction 1 (HT; Disadvantage: Blindness, +50%; Always On, -40%; Area Effect, 32 yards, +250%; Aura, +80%; Melee Attack, Reach C, -30%; Reduced Duration, 1/60, -35%; Sense-Based: Vision, +150%) [53]. I use a 32 yd effect here, but that can be increased or decreased as preferred. Likewise, the value of Always On is my own judgment, but reducing it won't change the point cost by much.

Since light intensity is something that drops off with distance squared, having an effect that impedes vision without causing blindness might also be appropriate. Dissipation on the Aura would make it too weak, so I would instead use Obscure (Vision) (Always On, -50%; Defensive, +50%; Extended, Infravision and Ultravision, +40%) [2.8 points/level].

What's reduced duration for?

EDIT: Also, here's an alternative build: Use affliction (blinding) with area effect, persistent, emanation, extended duration (permanent) and sense-based (vision).

[Anders]

Normally it lasts for 1 minute per point you fail the resistance roll by.

[Appletoe]

Originally Posted by Anders

Normally it lasts for 1 minute per point you fail the resistance roll by.

So what happens if you make the roll exactly? Also, I updated my original post with an alternative build for you.

[Anders]

Then you don't fail the resistance roll, so nothing happens.