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Old 01-22-2022, 02:55 PM   #1
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Default Breaking Oath Causes death

Hi I wanted to make this sorta undead superhero who got resurrected by a good highly powerful spirit but in exchange if he doesn't live by the oath (Help the innocent in need) he dies

How do I do that?
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Old 01-22-2022, 04:09 PM   #2
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Hi I wanted to make this sorta undead superhero who got resurrected by a good highly powerful spirit but in exchange if he doesn't live by the oath (Help the innocent in need) he dies

How do I do that?
Terminally Ill with a 80% mitigator.
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Old 01-22-2022, 05:56 PM   #3
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Terminally Ill with a 80% mitigator.
I'm talking near Instaneously
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Old 01-22-2022, 06:57 PM   #4
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HT -10 [-100]
HT +whatever (Environmental (Godly approval) -?%)
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Old 01-22-2022, 07:20 PM   #5
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HT -10 [-100]
HT +whatever (Environmental (Godly approval) -?%)
I dunno; HT 0 is survivable for a little while.

Here's a different build:
Dependency (Following Your Oath, Constantly) [-25]/[-50] (Anything worse than Common is probably an implausibly difficult oath)

Also consider a maintenance centered build, where the skilled attention is following the oath, and the person who does the maintenance is yourself.
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Old 01-22-2022, 07:44 PM   #6
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Self-Control rolls go:
You resist quite rarely (roll of 6 or less): 2 x listed cost.
You resist fairly often (roll of 9 or less): 1.5 x listed cost.
You resist quite often (roll of 12 or less): listed cost.
You resist almost all the time (roll of 15 or less): 0.5 x listed cost.

So something like:
You resist never (no roll): 2.5 x listed cost.
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Old 01-22-2022, 09:07 PM   #7
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I dunno; HT 0 is survivable for a little while.

Here's a different build:
Dependency (Following Your Oath, Constantly) [-25]/[-50] (Anything worse than Common is probably an implausibly difficult oath)

Also consider a maintenance centered build, where the skilled attention is following the oath, and the person who does the maintenance is yourself.
Oooo this is good
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Old 01-22-2022, 09:07 PM   #8
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Self-Control rolls go:
You resist quite rarely (roll of 6 or less): 2 x listed cost.
You resist fairly often (roll of 9 or less): 1.5 x listed cost.
You resist quite often (roll of 12 or less): listed cost.
You resist almost all the time (roll of 15 or less): 0.5 x listed cost.

So something like:
You resist never (no roll): 2.5 x listed cost.
He can still break it but he'll die, plus I don't think Self Imposed Mental Disadvantages have self control rolls except for honesty
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Old 01-22-2022, 09:26 PM   #9
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I would build it like this:

Weakness can use affliction instead of damage. Not upholding an oath to protect innocents is probably common most of the time so worth -4 points as a base. Instant Death is worth +300% as a modifier. So as a Side Effect it's worth +350%. So -4 x 3.5 = -18 points. Modify based on how fast it sets in. If you die after 30 minutes of not protecting a known innocents that's worth -18 points. if it's 10 minutes that's -36 points. If it's one minute it's -72 points. If you want it FASTER then add Reduced Time a level at a time. For example, if you die instantly the first time you don't help an innocent then that would require 6 levels and give you a value of -158 points. In all cases I would call it a Divine Curse.
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Old 01-22-2022, 09:50 PM   #10
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Or just "Duty (Hazardous)". Duty doesn't specify the consequences of not doing your duty, but there will be consequences.
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