Afflictions that give both Advantages and Disadvantages

Lord Dalmer The Terrible · 06-20-2009, 04:55 PM

I was trying to build my character for a game I'm joining, but I ran into a couple of problems. One of his abilities involves biting a person's head off in order to heal them (yeah...).

I had it down as granting No Head, No Eyes, and Regeneration (Very Fast), while at the same time giving the disadvantages Blindness, Cannot Speak (Mute), and Quadriplegic, with the added modifiers of Overhead and Melee Attack (1-4 Reach, Cannot Parry).

My first problem is that the cost of the ability ends up being way out of line with its actual power level, since it grants both advantages and disadvantages, making it less usefull as either but a lot more expensive. Is there any better way to build this ability?

Secondly, would there be a way to mke it so that the ability wears off as soon as the target reaches full health (at which point their head grows back)?

RyanW · 06-20-2009, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Lord Dalmer The Terrible

My first problem is that the cost of the ability ends up being way out of line with its actual power level, since it grants both advantages and disadvantages, making it less usefull as either but a lot more expensive. Is there any better way to build this ability?

Affliction (Alternate Form: Fast Healing Headless Person) ?

Lord Dalmer The Terrible · 06-20-2009, 05:03 PM

Never would have thought of that, thanks.

aesir23 · 06-20-2009, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by RyanW

Affliction (Alternate Form: Fast Healing Headless Person) ?

That's how I'd do it.

Der Wanderer · 06-21-2009, 02:40 AM

or Affliction (Regeneration (Temporary Disadvantage: No Head and all its problems)* + Extended Duration** + Ends When Victim is fully healed***)

* Like this the Disadvantage make the power cheaper
** Take enough Extended duration that Regeneration last long enough to heal completely
*** I would call this a +0% feature.

Blood Legend · 06-21-2009, 08:13 AM

No one has asked the OP how or what this skill is intended to emulate?

My god! You've all become dead inside! ;3

On that note, what in the seven gods is this for?!

<O< my leg! Its wounded!
>O> I got that for yah, *HEAD CHOMP*

capnq · 06-21-2009, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Lord Dalmer The Terrible

I was trying to build my character for a game I'm joining, but I ran into a couple of problems. One of his abilities involves biting a person's head off in order to heal them (yeah...)
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Secondly, would there be a way to mke it so that the ability wears off as soon as the target reaches full health (at which point their head grows back)?

Can the character spit out the head after biting it off? If the "attack" leaves the head generally intact, it could just reattach rather than have to "grow back".

The Decapitation spell (Magic p.42) reworked as a Power would be ideal for this; biting it off would just be a special effect.

transmetahuman · 06-21-2009, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by printrobin

Guys... What about this one??? any solution???

The Terminal Condition limitation in Powers.

06-20-2009, 04:55 PM	#1
Lord Dalmer The Terrible Join Date: Jun 2009	Afflictions that give both Advantages and Disadvantages I was trying to build my character for a game I'm joining, but I ran into a couple of problems. One of his abilities involves biting a person's head off in order to heal them (yeah...). I had it down as granting No Head, No Eyes, and Regeneration (Very Fast), while at the same time giving the disadvantages Blindness, Cannot Speak (Mute), and Quadriplegic, with the added modifiers of Overhead and Melee Attack (1-4 Reach, Cannot Parry). My first problem is that the cost of the ability ends up being way out of line with its actual power level, since it grants both advantages and disadvantages, making it less usefull as either but a lot more expensive. Is there any better way to build this ability? Secondly, would there be a way to mke it so that the ability wears off as soon as the target reaches full health (at which point their head grows back)?

06-20-2009, 05:03 PM	#3
Lord Dalmer The Terrible Join Date: Jun 2009	Re: Afflictions that give both Advantages and Disadvantages Never would have thought of that, thanks.

06-21-2009, 02:40 AM	#5
Der Wanderer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Switzerland	Re: Afflictions that give both Advantages and Disadvantages or Affliction (Regeneration (Temporary Disadvantage: No Head and all its problems)* + Extended Duration + Ends When Victim is fully healed) Like this the Disadvantage make the power cheaper Take enough Extended duration that Regeneration last long enough to heal completely * I would call this a +0% feature. __________________ I'm not a Munchkin, I'm the Munchkin's Advocate

06-21-2009, 08:13 AM	#6
Blood Legend Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Fine Line Between Black and White	Re: Afflictions that give both Advantages and Disadvantages No one has asked the OP how or what this skill is intended to emulate? My god! You've all become dead inside! ;3 On that note, what in the seven gods is this for?! <O< my leg! Its wounded! >O> I got that for yah, HEAD CHOMP __________________ . ( )( ) -This is The Overlord Bunny o(O.o)o -Master of Bunnies O('')('') -And Destroyer of the Hasenpfeffer "This is the sort of relatively small error that destroys planetary probes." ~Bruno