DF metal conductor for lightning spells

Devil_Dante · 01-05-2019, 09:41 AM

ehy guys, i need help to balance an advantage or a perk for one of my player, a wizard (standard magic), who is specialized into lightning spells. He wishes to use conductors (like weapons, for example, or bars, something not too tiny, nor big) to create some combos with his spells.

I thought something funny and usefull, but i wish to know your thoughts about it. Could be a perk, could be an advantage.

Master of Lightnings: Based on the numbers of conductors used, the lightning becomes unpredictable and easier to hit with.
For every conductor he uses, he can ignore one level of distance from the distance table, and imposes a penalty of 1 to the dodge defense.

Now, it should have a limit of course. I wish to base this limit with the skill of the spell he uses, something like 1 conductor if he knows the spell at 15, and 1 additional for every two points above 15. So, if he knows the spell at 19, he can uses 3 conductors, for a -3 on dodge and reducing the penalty from the distance by 3 levels.

I think is balanced if works for one spell. In this case he has to buy this perk for every spell he wishes to use in this way.
Or maybe a lesser effect, but for every "electrical" spells he knows.

Thoughts?

khorboth · 01-05-2019, 09:51 AM

I would model it on Martial Arts. It requires a minimum of 10 points spent in lightning-related spells, and is one perk.

Then, it works like deceptive attack. Each "bounce" gives -2 to attack and -1 to defense.

I'd probably give things a minimum of about the size of a large knife, but no maximum size.

Devil_Dante · 01-05-2019, 10:01 AM

Yes, could work better in this way.
Agree with the size of the conductor too.

What about the numbers of conductors he can use at once? Is it good like I suggest?

khorboth · 01-05-2019, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Devil_Dante

Yes, could work better in this way.
Agree with the size of the conductor too.

What about the numbers of conductors he can use at once? Is it good like I suggest?

With Deceptive Attack, you can't reduce your effective skill below 10. I'd probably just keep that.

Devil_Dante · 01-05-2019, 10:14 AM

Well, thank you! It's very good now!

khorboth · 01-05-2019, 02:32 PM

As I've been mulling, I'd probably explicitly exclude Ball Lightning. It's so wonky anyway, I'd just call it out explicitly as different.

01-05-2019, 09:41 AM	#1
Devil_Dante Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Italy, Rome	DF metal conductor for lightning spells ehy guys, i need help to balance an advantage or a perk for one of my player, a wizard (standard magic), who is specialized into lightning spells. He wishes to use conductors (like weapons, for example, or bars, something not too tiny, nor big) to create some combos with his spells. I thought something funny and usefull, but i wish to know your thoughts about it. Could be a perk, could be an advantage. Master of Lightnings: Based on the numbers of conductors used, the lightning becomes unpredictable and easier to hit with. For every conductor he uses, he can ignore one level of distance from the distance table, and imposes a penalty of 1 to the dodge defense. Now, it should have a limit of course. I wish to base this limit with the skill of the spell he uses, something like 1 conductor if he knows the spell at 15, and 1 additional for every two points above 15. So, if he knows the spell at 19, he can uses 3 conductors, for a -3 on dodge and reducing the penalty from the distance by 3 levels. I think is balanced if works for one spell. In this case he has to buy this perk for every spell he wishes to use in this way. Or maybe a lesser effect, but for every "electrical" spells he knows. Thoughts?

01-05-2019, 09:51 AM	#2
khorboth Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Denver, CO	Re: DF metal conductor for lightning spells I would model it on Martial Arts. It requires a minimum of 10 points spent in lightning-related spells, and is one perk. Then, it works like deceptive attack. Each "bounce" gives -2 to attack and -1 to defense. I'd probably give things a minimum of about the size of a large knife, but no maximum size.

01-05-2019, 10:01 AM	#3
Devil_Dante Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Italy, Rome	Re: DF metal conductor for lightning spells Yes, could work better in this way. Agree with the size of the conductor too. What about the numbers of conductors he can use at once? Is it good like I suggest?

01-05-2019, 10:14 AM	#5
Devil_Dante Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Italy, Rome	Re: DF metal conductor for lightning spells Well, thank you! It's very good now!

01-05-2019, 02:32 PM	#6
khorboth Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Denver, CO	Re: DF metal conductor for lightning spells As I've been mulling, I'd probably explicitly exclude Ball Lightning. It's so wonky anyway, I'd just call it out explicitly as different.