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Old 08-05-2006, 02:40 PM   #1
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Default [4E] Thoughts on this Psychic Vampirism power?

I have a player who is playing a psionic healer with a certain disadvantage. When he falls unconscious from being wounded, it triggers an automatic, unconscious "psychic vampirism," which affects everyone in the area around him, taking HP from them until he's healed the damage that he took.

So here's what I came up with:

Leech 10 (61), Area Effect 8 yds. (+150%), Accelerated Healing (+25%), Unconscious Only (-20%), Uncontrollable (-30%), Emanation (-20%)

I'm asking for advice because according to the rules, Leech requires Ranged and Malediction to work at range, rather than Area Effect, but this seemed like a better route.

Any thoughts? Ideas on how to more efficiently build this ability? Thanks.

Edit: Oops, I forgot it should also be Psionic (-10%).
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Old 08-05-2006, 09:14 PM   #2
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Old 08-05-2006, 10:13 PM   #3
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Default Re: [4E] Thoughts on this Psychic Vampirism power?

That should work fine, except that you'll also need to add Malediction. The concept behind Leech is that you are limited by (A) having to make contact with a person and hold onto them tightly or (B) having to win a Quick Contest against them. Since you have given your ability range (via AE instead of Ranged, which I think is certainly fair), you'll need to also add Malediction.

That will create an ability which steals from everyone around him simultaneously, at a penalty to the roll equal to the number of subjects minus 1 (e.g., if there are four people around, the Malediction Leech roll would be his Will-3 versus their Wills.) Add Independent, +70%, if you want to avoid this penalty.

Or, just skip Area Effect and go with Ranged if you want it to leech from the nearest person instead of everyone nearby.

PS: Bumping your own post is generally against board etiquette.
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Old 08-06-2006, 12:25 AM   #4
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Sorry.

Thank you for your feedback, it's much appreciated. What you're proposing is exactly what I had in mind.
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