01-21-2021, 03:57 PM | #1 | |
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[RPM] Invisibility to Only Certain Things
Ok, using the following as a starting point:
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Spell Effects: Greater Destroy Energy Inherent Modifiers: None Greater Effects: 1 (x3) This ritual turns the subject invisible and all that he is carrying at the time of the casting, as long as the total weight is less than 300 lbs., for 10 minutes. Typical Casting: Greater Destroy Energy [5] + Subject Weight: 300 lbs. [3] + Duration: 10 minutes [1] Cost: 27 energy (9x3) How would someone go about limiting this to specific targets? An Accessibility modifier? In Basic, p. 63 for Invisibility under Special Enhancements it suggests a +50% for Affects Machines. Would you apply this enhancement to the cost of the whole ritual. What if you wanted to make the target invisible to the Undead (any being with the Unliving Trait)? What about animals (any being with an IQ less than 6)? Any ideas? |
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01-21-2021, 04:53 PM | #2 |
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Re: [RPM] Invisibility to Only Certain Things
I do not believe that would work, as you would need Altered Trait (Invisibility), which would be either a Greater Transform Body or Greater Transform Mind, so the cost would be 120 energy higher (you really do need to pay for bonuses provided by RPM, either through Altered Trait or through Bestow Bonus, and Invisibility gives a +9 bonus to Stealth). You could add Accessibility to reduce the cost of the Altered Trait though.
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01-21-2021, 05:50 PM | #3 |
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Re: [RPM] Invisibility to Only Certain Things
Altered Traits is only required if the subject is gaining the ability to turn invisible at will for the duration, nut not if the caster is simply rendering the subject invisible and the subject has no power over it.
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01-21-2021, 06:30 PM | #4 | |
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Re: [RPM] Invisibility to Only Certain Things
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^This.
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01-21-2021, 09:05 PM | #5 |
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Re: [RPM] Invisibility to Only Certain Things
You normally cannot turn off Invisibility though.
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01-22-2021, 12:46 AM | #6 |
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Re: [RPM] Invisibility to Only Certain Things
That's only for using the advantage-based version. A spell can be canceled by simply willing it so.
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01-22-2021, 05:28 AM | #7 |
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Re: [RPM] Invisibility to Only Certain Things
I'm guessing the "destroy energy" as applied to a machine might be to delete whatever electronic data it is picking up? Perhaps the machine equivalent of charm based "don't notice me" invisibility on people so that you may be seen but not detected or noticed?
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01-29-2021, 12:03 PM | #8 |
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Re: [RPM] Invisibility to Only Certain Things
So, a tangential question: What would be the RAW way of casting Invisibility on multiple targets? Just add enough Subject Weight to account for everybody?
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01-29-2021, 12:07 PM | #9 |
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Re: [RPM] Invisibility to Only Certain Things
You'll need Area of Effect and Subject Weight for the heaviest target you want to affect.
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01-29-2021, 12:13 PM | #10 |
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Re: [RPM] Invisibility to Only Certain Things
Wow! Thanks for the fast reply. So just the heaviest target and not the sum total weight? That could make the ritual much more powerful than I thought. I better spring it on my players before they spring it on me.
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