06-29-2017, 01:16 PM | #31 |
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Re: [Basic] Advantage of the Week (#45): Duplication
Duplication is a hefty power and multiple duplicates far more expensive than just as powerful allies. A percentage based cost would be too self limiting for some concepts in my view.
I actually would like it to have a sliding scale for multiple duplicates. Like Super Effort but easier.
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06-29-2017, 01:26 PM | #32 | |
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Re: [Basic] Advantage of the Week (#45): Duplication
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07-14-2017, 12:56 AM | #34 |
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Re: [Basic] Advantage of the Week (#45): Duplication
Has anyone priced up an enhancement (or ability) that allowed Duplicates to communicate with each other? When rereading the ability it occurred to me that just because you have a Duplicate, it doesn't know what happened to your character after the Duplicate split off, and vice versa, until you recombine. The only thing you know is that your Duplicate is still alive (in the case of the unmodified advantage where you take 2d damage if a Duplicate dies).
My attempt to implement the suggestion on B51 to use Telesend to allow constant communication is Telesend (Duplicates Only, -80%; Sensie, +80%) [30] + Mindlink [5], but if anyone has better suggestions, that would be great - I'm not sure if Sensie is actually necessary? |
07-14-2017, 02:06 AM | #35 |
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Re: [Basic] Advantage of the Week (#45): Duplication
Special Rapport (B88) is another possibility, depending on the mechanics of your Duplication.
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07-14-2017, 02:56 AM | #36 |
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Re: [Basic] Advantage of the Week (#45): Duplication
What about casting ritually together with your Dupes?
If you use the standard version of Duplication, each of them has the FP that you had before splitting. Then each of them uses all FP for casting, and when you re-unite, you have the average (in this case: 0 FP). Even worse: Have one character with Duplication I (let's call her "2") and one without (his name being "1"), both spellcasters with "lend energy". 1 uses all his FP on a spell - let's say: 10 FP. At the same time, 2 splits. One of 2's duplicates uses all her 10 FP to restore 1's FP. 2 reunites, so she averages at 5 FP. 1 fully restores those lost 5 FP. So they gain 5 FP in 4 seconds, and they could immediately start over. |
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