02-13-2014, 02:35 AM | #1 |
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Involuntary no-benefit Leech?
So, how would you design a power like Leech that drained health (possibly permanently!) but that was involuntary and gave no benefit to the user? Kind of like what Rogue in Marvel has, only not beneficial like it is for her?
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02-13-2014, 02:52 AM | #2 |
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Re: Involuntary no-benefit Leech?
Surely that's just an attack, probably with Aura, Always On, Area Effect and Malediction.
I think some on the forums suggested that Leech was very much like an Innate Attack with Absorption (from DR) to convert the damage to Healing or similar. Edit: Yes here, not necessarily a good idea, but I think it demonstrates the principle. Last edited by SCAR; 02-13-2014 at 02:57 AM. |
02-13-2014, 02:59 AM | #3 |
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Re: Involuntary no-benefit Leech?
Well, more contact agent is what I was thinking... avoid hurting anyone by avoiding touching them. So like a damaging touch attack with uncontrollable and always on? In this case, would it be disad version of always on or advantage?
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02-13-2014, 03:16 AM | #4 | |
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Re: Involuntary no-benefit Leech?
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See also Aura and the Body of Fire meta-trait (B262) which has an Always On, Aura, Burning Attack! I don't think Uncontrollable would be appropriate though. |
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02-13-2014, 03:42 AM | #5 | |
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Basically, I don't want the species to have to avoid all contact, just be careful how LONG they maintain contact... Also was looking at Steal Youth might be interesting (and it has the permanent option built in if you takes the higher value), but again a month per second is a bit extreme if it's an "always on, contact agent" type ability. Part of the reason that would be interesting is that they are unaging... so maybe they aren't REALLY unaging after all, but they sap a few months here a few months there and live forever... kind of like a succubus :O
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Cleopatra: Whenever she assigned me to the switch, was that Voice, or was Raina influencing her thinking? Because, I mean, if it was Raina, she got inside my head and decided that I would screw it up. |
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02-13-2014, 04:13 AM | #6 |
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Re: Involuntary no-benefit Leech?
Toxic Attack 1; Melee C, Aura, Only Does 1 Point, Exposure Time (duration), Always On, Contact Agent.
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02-13-2014, 04:26 AM | #7 |
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Re: Involuntary no-benefit Leech?
Hmm thanks actually I ended up thinking it would be better/easier just give them a Steal Youth leech ability with uncontrollable (sort of, it does hurt people, so it fits as destructive i think)... since they are unaging they get no benefit from it, but... :P Points for concept haha
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Cleopatra: Whenever she assigned me to the switch, was that Voice, or was Raina influencing her thinking? Because, I mean, if it was Raina, she got inside my head and decided that I would screw it up. Last edited by Ragabash Moon; 02-13-2014 at 04:54 AM. |
02-13-2014, 06:08 AM | #8 | |
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02-13-2014, 12:07 PM | #9 |
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Re: Involuntary no-benefit Leech?
Isn't that affliction with permanent?
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02-13-2014, 12:14 PM | #10 |
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