Costs of spells and talents - requirements.

[Rick_Smith]

Originally Posted by zot

Some other costs:

• Attack drawbacks
  • Minus to an attribute when using the talent (like kick for lower UC talents)
  • Cannot attack this turn
• Defense drawbacks (Using this cool ability creates an opening)
  • Increases damage taken
  • Increases chance to be hit (+ to attacker's DX or increase rear / side hexes)
  • Cannot defend or dodge next turn

Hi Zot,
I had a hard time at first following what you were suggesting. If I understand you correctly, we might make a talent like this.

IQ 11 .. Attack of Awesome Damage (0) Requires 1 year training at a suitable academy and 300 XP. You may declare a SMASH attack doing +2 damage with a one handed weapon or +5 damage with a two handed weapon. For the rest of the turn Melee attacks from adjacent figures get +3 DX to hit you.

Is this the sort of thing you were thinking of? The cost of the talent is baked into how it is used.

Warm regards, Rick.