Possession: Cumulative Attribute Modifiers, ±??%

vicky_molokh · 06-12-2012, 03:20 AM

Greetings, all!

An idea inspired by the discussion of nullable attributes. How about Possession which makes attribute modifiers cumulative. Such as, a ST15 [+50], DX 9 [-20] spirit possesses a ST8, DX10 person, the end result is ST13, DX9? This neatly avoids attribute dumps (for spirits, anyway).

Opinions?
Pricing?
Thanks in advance!

Bruno · 06-12-2012, 06:33 AM

I'm pretty sure the wendigo in GURPS Horror does that? Definitely that's how spirits worked in 3e GURPS Voodoo and GURPS Spirits.

Langy · 06-12-2012, 07:32 AM

The 'proper' way of doing this is by adding 'Accessibility: Only on Possessed, -30%' or 'Cosmic, On Possessed As Well, +50%' on the attribute modifiers.

If you really want it to be a modifier on Possession, make it a +100% modifier. That'll cover ST15, DX15, and HT15 all at once. But really, you should add it to the attributes.

06-12-2012, 03:20 AM	#1
vicky_molokh GURPS FAQ Keeper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kyïv, Ukraine	Possession: Cumulative Attribute Modifiers, ±??% Greetings, all! An idea inspired by the discussion of nullable attributes. How about Possession which makes attribute modifiers cumulative. Such as, a ST15 [+50], DX 9 [-20] spirit possesses a ST8, DX10 person, the end result is ST13, DX9? This neatly avoids attribute dumps (for spirits, anyway). Opinions? Pricing? Thanks in advance! __________________ Vicky 'Molokh', GURPS FAQ and uFAQ Keeper

06-12-2012, 06:33 AM	#2
Bruno Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada	Re: Possession: Cumulative Attribute Modifiers, ±??% I'm pretty sure the wendigo in GURPS Horror does that? Definitely that's how spirits worked in 3e GURPS Voodoo and GURPS Spirits. __________________ All about Size Modifier; Unified Hit Location Table A Wiki for my F2F Group A neglected GURPS blog

06-12-2012, 07:32 AM	#3
Langy Join Date: May 2008 Location: CA	Re: Possession: Cumulative Attribute Modifiers, ±??% The 'proper' way of doing this is by adding 'Accessibility: Only on Possessed, -30%' or 'Cosmic, On Possessed As Well, +50%' on the attribute modifiers. If you really want it to be a modifier on Possession, make it a +100% modifier. That'll cover ST15, DX15, and HT15 all at once. But really, you should add it to the attributes.