Dominance/Infectious Attack on non-HP attacks?

Prince Charon · 01-06-2014, 08:13 AM

Didn't find an answer to this when I did a search, nor did I find an existing thread recent enough for this to be a reasonable addition, so here it is:

Can Dominance or Infectious Attack be applied to a Fatigue attack, or other attack that doesn't do HP damage? If so, what enhancement or limitation (and how large an enhancement or limitation) would be involved?

For example, a Psychic Vampire 'race' that infects through the use of Steal Energy (or Steal Dreams, or Steal Power, or...) instead of Steal Life, or a magical pseudo-zombie that infects with a Will-draining curse, instead of a bite.

Nereidalbel · 01-06-2014, 08:19 AM

I suppose it could work for Fatigue Attacks, with the 3d6 roll vs FP lost instead of HP, but the RAW only says HP loss.

Brandy · 01-06-2014, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Prince Charon

Can Dominance or Infectious Attack be applied to a Fatigue attack, or other attack that doesn't do HP damage? If so, what enhancement or limitation (and how large an enhancement or limitation) would be involved?

For example, a Psychic Vampire 'race' that infects through the use of Steal Energy (or Steal Dreams, or Steal Power, or...) instead of Steal Life, or a magical pseudo-zombie that infects with a Will-draining curse, instead of a bite.

I can't see any reason not to allow it. Fatigue attacks are already comparably expensive and don't benefit from injury multipliers. I don't think I would give an enhancement or limitation for it.

Prince Charon · 01-06-2014, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Bookman

I can't see any reason not to allow it. Fatigue attacks are already comparably expensive and don't benefit from injury multipliers. I don't think I would give an enhancement or limitation for it.

So just things like 'Fatigue Attack, -0%' or 'Will Attack, -0%', then?

Nereidalbel · 01-06-2014, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Prince Charon

So just things like 'Fatigue Attack, -0%' or 'Will Attack, -0%', then?

Call it a 0 point switch on the sheet.

Brandy · 01-06-2014, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Prince Charon

So just things like 'Fatigue Attack, -0%' or 'Will Attack, -0%', then?

The first one definitely. IMO doing Dominance with a Fatigue Attack is RAW-legal even though dominance specifically says HP because of the way IA-Fatigue is defined.

Will Attack OTOH I am less certain of.

JCurwen3 · 01-06-2014, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Bookman

I can't see any reason not to allow it. Fatigue attacks are already comparably expensive and don't benefit from injury multipliers. I don't think I would give an enhancement or limitation for it.

I agree. Fatigue Only, +0%; Fatigue Also, +100%.

Jerander · 01-06-2014, 02:54 PM

Take a look at the values under Leech in Powers. That can give you some guidelines for how to price the switch.

Prince Charon · 01-07-2014, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Jerander

Take a look at the values under Leech in Powers. That can give you some guidelines for how to price the switch.

Thank you.

01-06-2014, 08:13 AM	#1
Prince Charon Join Date: Dec 2012	Dominance/Infectious Attack on non-HP attacks? Didn't find an answer to this when I did a search, nor did I find an existing thread recent enough for this to be a reasonable addition, so here it is: Can Dominance or Infectious Attack be applied to a Fatigue attack, or other attack that doesn't do HP damage? If so, what enhancement or limitation (and how large an enhancement or limitation) would be involved? For example, a Psychic Vampire 'race' that infects through the use of Steal Energy (or Steal Dreams, or Steal Power, or...) instead of Steal Life, or a magical pseudo-zombie that infects with a Will-draining curse, instead of a bite. __________________ Warning, I have the Distractible and Imaginative quirks in real life. "The more corrupt a government, the more it legislates." -- Tacitus Five Earths, All in a Row. Updated 12/17/2022: Apocrypha: Bridges out of Time, Part I has been posted.

01-06-2014, 08:19 AM	#2
Nereidalbel Join Date: May 2013 Location: Ellicott City, MD	Re: Dominance/Infectious Attack on non-HP attacks? I suppose it could work for Fatigue Attacks, with the 3d6 roll vs FP lost instead of HP, but the RAW only says HP loss.

01-06-2014, 02:54 PM	#8
Jerander Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Rochester, MN	Re: Dominance/Infectious Attack on non-HP attacks? Take a look at the values under Leech in *Powers*. That can give you some guidelines for how to price the switch.