Powerstone Quirks Suggestions

Whitewings · 05-05-2024, 05:20 PM

I’m drawing up a list of Powerstone quirks, and I’d like to get both commentary on the ones I have and suggestions for more; I want to have at least three for each type and severity.

Recharge Limit
Minor
Must be in a rose silk or rose silk lined bag
Only recharges while on a mage’s person
Only recharges outside or with a clear view of the outside

Moderate
Will not recharge within 3m of a living vertebrate
Will only recharge if it spends the night under (or at least visually exposed to) the dome of the sky.
Only recharges in the presence of orchestral music

Major
Only recharges in an inductive charging cradle.
Only recharges while moving
Only recharges when immersed in salt water

Severe
Only recharges while immersed in boiling water.
Only recharges when below sea level
Only recharges while on a moving creature.

Usage Limit
Minor
Not usable by a virgin
Not usable by non-bottle blondes

Moderate
Only usable by a virgin
Only usable by women
Only usable for Light and Darkness, Protection and Warning, Movement, Making and Breaking, Air and Enchantment colleges
Only usable by athletes (12+ points in DX based skills not involving guns or motorized vehicles)

Major
Only usable during the day
Only usable inside
Only usable outside in the rain

Severe
Only usable by unclothed mages
Only usable by a blonde (bottle blondes don’t qualify)
Only usable by a parahuman

Spell Effect
Minor
Spells must draw FP entirely from the stone.
Spells with no visual effect have one

Moderate
Magic rituals become one level more elaborate
Major
Severe

User Effect
Minor
User is always at least slightly thirsty

Moderate
User becomes Lecherous until the stone recharges fully (12- self control number)
User’s skin, hair or eyes become an unnatural colour for 1d hours

Major
User (superficially) becomes a vampire : pale complexion, fangs, pointed ears, red eyes, disturbing presence, aversion to sunlight (not damaging or impairing) and an appetite for blood (quirk level) for 1d hours
Severe

Misc. Effect or Limit
Minor
Moderate
Major
Severe
Mana Pool
Mana Vortex

05-05-2024, 05:20 PM	#1
Whitewings Join Date: Jul 2005	Powerstone Quirks Suggestions I’m drawing up a list of Powerstone quirks, and I’d like to get both commentary on the ones I have and suggestions for more; I want to have at least three for each type and severity. Recharge Limit Minor Must be in a rose silk or rose silk lined bag Only recharges while on a mage’s person Only recharges outside or with a clear view of the outside Moderate Will not recharge within 3m of a living vertebrate Will only recharge if it spends the night under (or at least visually exposed to) the dome of the sky. Only recharges in the presence of orchestral music Major Only recharges in an inductive charging cradle. Only recharges while moving Only recharges when immersed in salt water Severe Only recharges while immersed in boiling water. Only recharges when below sea level Only recharges while on a moving creature. Usage Limit Minor Not usable by a virgin Not usable by non-bottle blondes Moderate Only usable by a virgin Only usable by women Only usable for Light and Darkness, Protection and Warning, Movement, Making and Breaking, Air and Enchantment colleges Only usable by athletes (12+ points in DX based skills not involving guns or motorized vehicles) Major Only usable during the day Only usable inside Only usable outside in the rain Severe Only usable by unclothed mages Only usable by a blonde (bottle blondes don’t qualify) Only usable by a parahuman Spell Effect Minor Spells must draw FP entirely from the stone. Spells with no visual effect have one Moderate Magic rituals become one level more elaborate Major Severe User Effect Minor User is always at least slightly thirsty Moderate User becomes Lecherous until the stone recharges fully (12- self control number) User’s skin, hair or eyes become an unnatural colour for 1d hours Major User (superficially) becomes a vampire : pale complexion, fangs, pointed ears, red eyes, disturbing presence, aversion to sunlight (not damaging or impairing) and an appetite for blood (quirk level) for 1d hours Severe Misc. Effect or Limit Minor Moderate Major Severe Mana Pool Mana Vortex Last edited by Whitewings; 05-06-2024 at 03:22 PM.