Demon of Thirst and Despair to DF

b-dog · 11-26-2015, 01:47 AM

I was reading about a demon of thirst and despair from Ars Magica and the description says this demon causes thirst to the PCs and then despair and finally it forms a pool of water to drown the PCs. So how would you make this monster viable in DF? Thanks.

Flyndaran · 11-26-2015, 01:52 AM

While I'm not sure how to answer your question, this demon reminds me of a parasite that kills in a disturbingly similar fashion.
It infects an ant, causing dehydration, and then forces a suicide by drowning to continue its life cycle in a body of water.

Flyndaran · 11-26-2015, 01:55 AM

Thirst is basically Fatigue damage enhanced with a Hazard.
Despair is likely an Affliction of Chronic Depression.
Then Create: Water plus Engulfing attack to kill.

Nereidalbel · 11-26-2015, 01:59 AM

Step 1 is Fatigue Attack with Dehydration Hazard.
Step 2 is Affliction: Chronic Depression.
Step 3 is Binding Attack with Engulfing and Elemental: Water.

scc · 11-26-2015, 01:59 AM

Affliction (Hallucinating), Emotion Control and finally Create

Flyndaran · 11-26-2015, 02:03 AM

Unless the Hallucination effect is in the source material, I don't see it suggested from the OP's primary post.

Phantasm · 11-26-2015, 02:07 AM

Step 1: Fatigue attack with Dehydration Hazard.
Step 2: Mind Control, possibly with Emotion Control, to create despair and the compulsion to drink until sated.
Step 3: Illusion to create the illusion of a nearby body of water to drink from.

Since the water in step 3 does not exist... well, work it out. Yeah, I know it won't drown you, but the inability to recover FP from the "water" is probably the next best thing. Slap No Signature on the Fatigue attack, and the thing can keep assaulting you without you knowing it, and once you hit -1xFP, you're taking damage off your HP.

Flyndaran · 11-26-2015, 05:20 PM

While that doesn't sound perfectly suited to how I read OP, it does perfectly fit movie desert insanity and mirage sand eating. :)

11-26-2015, 01:47 AM	#1
b-dog Join Date: Nov 2006	Demon of Thirst and Despair to DF I was reading about a demon of thirst and despair from Ars Magica and the description says this demon causes thirst to the PCs and then despair and finally it forms a pool of water to drown the PCs. So how would you make this monster viable in DF? Thanks.

11-26-2015, 01:52 AM	#2
Flyndaran Untagged Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Forest Grove, Beaverton, Oregon	Re: Demon of Thirst and Despair to DF While I'm not sure how to answer your question, this demon reminds me of a parasite that kills in a disturbingly similar fashion. It infects an ant, causing dehydration, and then forces a suicide by drowning to continue its life cycle in a body of water. __________________ Beware, poor communication skills. No offense intended. If offended, it just means that I failed my writing skill check.

11-26-2015, 01:55 AM	#3
Flyndaran Untagged Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Forest Grove, Beaverton, Oregon	Re: Demon of Thirst and Despair to DF Thirst is basically Fatigue damage enhanced with a Hazard. Despair is likely an Affliction of Chronic Depression. Then Create: Water plus Engulfing attack to kill. __________________ Beware, poor communication skills. No offense intended. If offended, it just means that I failed my writing skill check.

11-26-2015, 01:59 AM	#4
Nereidalbel Join Date: May 2013 Location: Ellicott City, MD	Re: Demon of Thirst and Despair to DF Step 1 is Fatigue Attack with Dehydration Hazard. Step 2 is Affliction: Chronic Depression. Step 3 is Binding Attack with Engulfing and Elemental: Water.

11-26-2015, 01:59 AM	#5
scc Join Date: Mar 2013	Re: Demon of Thirst and Despair to DF Affliction (Hallucinating), Emotion Control and finally Create

11-26-2015, 02:03 AM	#6
Flyndaran Untagged Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Forest Grove, Beaverton, Oregon	Re: Demon of Thirst and Despair to DF Unless the Hallucination effect is in the source material, I don't see it suggested from the OP's primary post. __________________ Beware, poor communication skills. No offense intended. If offended, it just means that I failed my writing skill check.

11-26-2015, 02:07 AM	#7
Phantasm Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: On the road again...	Re: Demon of Thirst and Despair to DF Step 1: Fatigue attack with Dehydration Hazard. Step 2: Mind Control, possibly with Emotion Control, to create despair and the compulsion to drink until sated. Step 3: Illusion to create the illusion of a nearby body of water to drink from. Since the water in step 3 does not exist... well, work it out. Yeah, I know it won't drown you, but the inability to recover FP from the "water" is probably the next best thing. Slap No Signature on the Fatigue attack, and the thing can keep assaulting you without you knowing it, and once you hit -1xFP, you're taking damage off your HP. __________________ "Life ... is an Oreo cookie." - J'onn J'onzz, 1991 "But mom, I don't wanna go back in the dungeon!" The GURPS Marvel Universe Reboot Project A-G, H-R, and S-Z, and its not-a-wiki-really web adaptation. Ranoc, a Muskets-and-Magery Renaissance Fantasy Setting Last edited by Phantasm; 11-26-2015 at 02:16 AM.

11-26-2015, 05:20 PM	#8
Flyndaran Untagged Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Forest Grove, Beaverton, Oregon	Re: Demon of Thirst and Despair to DF While that doesn't sound perfectly suited to how I read OP, it does perfectly fit movie desert insanity and mirage sand eating. :) __________________ Beware, poor communication skills. No offense intended. If offended, it just means that I failed my writing skill check.