10-15-2017, 09:19 PM | #1 |
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[Powers] Stealing Attributes
I have a player who wants to build a character that can steal attributes. The power was described to me as being from a god of balance, so whatever is taken must be given away. The player originally does not want to gain these attributes. What's the best way to do this?
Also, let me know if option 3's homebrew enhancement sounds fair. Option 1: I could build the "draining" part as Leech with Steal (Other Score) for various Attributes and pair with an Energy Reserve (Special Recharge: Leech -70%). And build the buffing part as Modular Abilities with (Physical/Mental +100%; Only Afflictions that give Attributes -50%; Trigger: Leeched ER -30%; Accessibility: only similar attributes -35%) that gives Afflictions built as Affliction (Attribute +X%; variable Costs ER -y%). The problem with this build is that it doesn't do variable drains very well. If the player steals 5 ST from a guard and gives it away we go calculate the points, but if he then steals 3 ST and gives it away, we calculate all other again, ad naseum. That will kill play time. Option 2: Same draining as option 1, but the buffing would be Affliction (Attribute +X%; Cumulative +400%; Costs 1 ER -5%; Trigger: Leeched ER -30%; Accessibility: only similar attributes -35%). Then increase affliction level and ER cost to the level of what the player wants. This option is cleaner and can add layers over time, but is sssllllloooowwww for buffing. Option 3: Neutralize does Power Theft +200%. High Attributes are kind of like powers, why not make a homebrew enhancement that allows Attribute Theft at +200%? This enhancement would let Leech take an attribute from a target, at the leeched rate, and let the player leeching the attribute score keep it. If they went to get another target's attribute, it would not stack but instead use the highest drained. Leeched attributes would drain away at the rate of FP recovery. I could build as Leech (Steal (Other Score) +X%; Cosmic: Allow keeping of Attributes stolen +50%; Attribute Theft +200%. This has the benefit of being simple at play and has it's own built in limiter based on two canonical abilities merged together. Is it fair? (To give to other players, as the player requesting the power indicated, I would use the Wishing +0% enhancement from Serendipity to give to others but not to the leecher.) Option 4: I build as Affliction (Attribute Penalty +x%) for the draining and Affliction (Attribute +Y%; trigger: only after draining an attribute -30%; accessibility: like attributes only -35%). This build is straight forward and simple. However, it only does static amounts (I could ad Variable, but what is the incentive of taking a smaller amount at a time?) Option 5: Similar to option 4 but allow Cumulative on both builds. |
10-16-2017, 11:35 AM | #2 |
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Re: [Powers] Stealing Attributes
I don't understand your complaint about Option 1. What are you recalculating every time? You know you bought enough Modular Abilities for an Affliction up to X IQ or DX, 2X ST or HP, and 4X Per or Will. What needs recalculating?
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02-20-2018, 03:02 PM | #3 |
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Re: [Powers] Stealing Attributes
i'm interested in this way to build leech for my PC.
How should i build it? I was thinking about stealing only strenght from my opponent with a leech attack, so leech 3 (accelerated healing, +25%; steal ST, +100%; malediction 2,+150%; ranged, +40%; reliable 4,+20%) (+295%) [148] in this way we drain ST from my oppomemt as a malediction attack but to convert HP into ST?? how should i do?? |
02-20-2018, 03:14 PM | #4 | |
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Re: [Powers] Stealing Attributes
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Or skip that and put Accessibility on ST
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02-20-2018, 03:31 PM | #5 |
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Re: [Powers] Stealing Attributes
Option 1 seems like the straightforward way to do it. Though I have to repeat Bruno's question: what recalculation? You do the math once at build time, and know that you paid to be able to drain X points. You can always choose to do less than X. You don't have to recalculate for that during play -- anything under the max is good, anything over the max is impossible.
For Option 1, I'd suggest that you build the "give away" part as a single Affliction that has a Link to the Leech. If you're Leeching ST, then you have a Linked Affliction (ST). (I'm assuming you can't give away other attributes powered by stealing one, just transfer the one you stole.) This will be cheaper than a Modular Ability, not to mention simpler since you don't have to invent an "attributes only" Limitation and worry about the proper value. You can stack four Leech+Affliction abilities with the Alternative Abilities rule, which for so few abilities will also likely come out to be cheaper. (A reconfigurable Cosmic MA only pays off when you need a lot of flexibility.) The Link means both abilities activate with a single Maneuver. If you want to be able to "hold" the attribute for a while and give it away later, perhaps to someone that wasn't around during the initial theft, then the Energy Reserve is a better way to go. In that case, I'd build 4 Leeches (one for each attribute) as an AA group and 4 Afflictions as another AA group, with the ER (Special Recharge (Leech)) as the "holding tank". |
02-20-2018, 03:33 PM | #6 |
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Re: [Powers] Stealing Attributes
Ignore the initial poster, its a thread Necro,
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02-20-2018, 03:58 PM | #7 | |
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Re: [Powers] Stealing Attributes
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What i am aiming for is very simple: inflict ST (or, HT/IQ/DX) penalty to my opponent and buffing my score of the same value (for 1 minute/10 secs/1 hour.....) But i am missing something edit: reading more carefully, you were suggesting to link an affliction to improve attributes (i imagine as an advantage). In this way is possible to heal HP and improve attributes Last edited by Devil_Dante; 02-20-2018 at 04:06 PM. |
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02-20-2018, 04:11 PM | #8 | |
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There is no attack advantage that lets you boost your attributes but you can buy up your attributes on a limitation that requires you drain them. You dont need Affliction though, that was because the op wanted to give bonuses to others. There are cheaper builds then the proposed Modular Abilities to create different Afflictions though.
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02-20-2018, 04:39 PM | #9 | |
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Re: [Powers] Stealing Attributes
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so, i buy leech [148] using my example above, then i buy attribute with limitations: ST 10 (accessiblity, only rechargeable with leech, -70%; ) [30] and is it all, right?? In this way i heal HP as normal per leech, and ST for accessibility. But in this way how much time the ST buff lenghts?? I supposed i shall use "maximum duration" for Power Well, leech is very expansive, point wise.. the effect is good, but is not affordable.. anyway, do you mind explain me what the modular ability used for?? Thank you |
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02-20-2018, 04:56 PM | #10 |
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