Eating People

[roguebfl]

Originally Posted by Finalsora811

How would you portray the dead bodies version, then?

See my edit

[kirbwarrior]

Originally Posted by roguebfl

That plus payload would accurately portray "swallow whole"... consuming quantities of dead bodies quickly would be much cheaper.

if it's just consume mass qualties quickly... leave behind the bones the other evidence then I would caqll it just a Perk. but if it lets you dispose of evidence it probably closer to the 5 point range

I'm not so sure. It looks like a part of the downside of the disadvantage is the fact that eating takes up more of your time, since you have to spend more time eating.

[roguebfl]

Originally Posted by kirbwarrior

I'm not so sure. It looks like a part of the downside of the disadvantage is the fact that eating takes up more of your time, since you have to spend more time eating.

Nah the amount of time is a minor part compared to making sure you have enough, especial given your allowed to combine means.

[gjc8]

Slow Eater is a -10 point disadvantage that costs you 4.5 hours per day of time (about 2 points per hour). Less Sleep costs 2 points per hour saved. Doesn't Sleep costs 20 points and gets you 8 more hours (2.5 points per hour). Sleeping 12 hours/day is -8 point Sleepy, 16 hours/day -16 points, 18 hours/day -20 points, 21 hours/day -26 points; all line up with 2/points per hour.

If I were going off that, I'd make "Fast Eater" a leveled perk that lets you "skip" one meal by combining it with another, which also works out to two points per hour saved.

But that doesn't really work with Increased Consumption's exponential rate. Going from Increased Consumption 2 to 3 adds 12 meals, and offsetting that with Fast Eater would be a net advantage of 2 points, and clearly having to eat more twice as much food, even if it doesn't take twice as long, is a disadvantage. To look at it another way, going from Increased Consumption 2 to 3, if you still need to spend 1/2 hour per meal, costs you more time than a normal person adding Slow Eater (in addition to needing more food), but has the same disadvantage value. Therefore, I suspect that the Increased Consumption disadvantage does not include a need to spend more time eating, at least not linearly with the amount of food consumed.

[Bruno]

Originally Posted by roguebfl

B40, its actual Binding (Engulfing +60%) plus Constricting +75% (powers p.43)

No.... it's Constriction (the advantage, Basic Set, under "Constriction") and the Engulfing enhancement, from Powers, under "Constriction". I'm not making this up.

[Finalsora811]

Originally Posted by Bruno

No.... it's Constriction (the advantage, Basic Set, under "Constriction") and the Engulfing enhancement, from Powers, under "Constriction". I'm not making this up.

I... can't find it. The closest thing I can find to "Constriction" is "Constriction Attack", but I'm guessing that's not it. Do you have hidden advantages in your book that only "See Secrets" reveals?

[Anders]

She is Bruno. She has access to sources of information we can only guess at. Her cats have the power of prophecy - loud meowing in the kitchen means that food will be served or there will be hell to pay.

[B9anders]

Originally Posted by Finalsora811

I... can't find it. The closest thing I can find to "Constriction" is "Constriction Attack", but I'm guessing that's not it. Do you have hidden advantages in your book that only "See Secrets" reveals?

You are guessing that is not it?!? What on earth else could it be?

I don't mind saying on behalf of Bruno: Constriction Attack is it. With the engulfing enhancement from Powers.

[Flyndaran]

But not the automatic death sentence it sounds like, even in real life.

[Rasputin]

Originally Posted by Finalsora811

I... can't find it. The closest thing I can find to "Constriction" is "Constriction Attack", but I'm guessing that's not it. Do you have hidden advantages in your book that only "See Secrets" reveals?

It's Constriction Attack, if you want to be anal about it. The enhancement is on Powers, page 45.