Re: When the stars are right.
Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 8:31 pm
In this case, Infamous is less about how widely know they are, but how big of a threat they are revealed to be when people start finding out about them.
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Okay. This is going to be a really in depth, technical answer. It may take some time to digest all of this valuable info, so you may want to set aside a few hours.Roswynn d'Cannith wrote: That would be awesomesauce! And yeah, if you elaborated a little on your Uniques to specify how to use them and how not to they'd be more palatable even for little ol' moi
XOXO
Rosie-
This is something Rosie and I are discussing over, and when the appropriate use of the Monstrous Abilities would be.Clay wrote:Okay. This is going to be a really in depth, technical answer. It may take some time to digest all of this valuable info, so you may want to set aside a few hours.Roswynn d'Cannith wrote: That would be awesomesauce! And yeah, if you elaborated a little on your Uniques to specify how to use them and how not to they'd be more palatable even for little ol' moi
XOXO
Rosie-
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…You should use Unique Ability when you want to.
So some (most) times, the Monstrous abilities are not plausible. And in those cases, it should be be not used.Clay wrote:1) There is a hidden cost in OVA, and that’s “plausibility.” It’s reasonable to give a lumbering beast Combat Expert, but giving it Agile implies a very different creature altogether. The “best" Ability is not always the most appropriate one.
4) Building on point 1, OVA is a narrative game. Objectively there are A LOT of Abilities that are notably “worse” than others. Stuff like Cute! and Heightened Sense certainly have their place, but if we’re being honest will probably never be used as often as Agile. But that’s not the point. Sometimes you just want a character to be cute!
I have been tinkering with some SW:TFA ideas in OVA, and I actually have been using Magic renamed as the Force.Clay wrote:Magic can be all kind of things, from element-bending a la Avatar to THE FORCE.
Well, that should be enough of a contrast between the two philosophies. So then, how far off was I now?Elderich Abomination – Lovecraftian-Type
An ancient, unfathomable being beyond the scope of mortal understanding; to the point that the mere sight of them is enough to induce madness into the minds of all but the strongest of souls. Even then it would not last long under prolong exposure. To battle them is an exercise in futility and to go against them is to go against the very forces of nature itself, though there is nothing natural to these beings within the realm of the corporeal or ethereal. They are nigh timeless, infinite, and have the patience that equals their near immortal lifespan. Even in defeat, it is not certain that it will end their monitions, but rather a pause in the greater scheme of a cosmos onto which they are the apex species in the same scale as a human is as apex onto worms.
They cannot speak the tongues of mortal languages, but with their psionic abilities, there is no need. Their psycho-manipulative touch is able to reach what they need into the depths of any mortals soul, though often enough at the cost of the poor victims sanity if they are not made into thralls of these elderich abominations. Thralls that are easily made legion to further their alien stratagems, heedless of the casualties it would cause the “lower” species. They see themselves as above the petty concerns of mortals, and they would be justified in that they are the closest a being could get to become divine in their own grotesque, impossible visage. This breeds arrogance and overconfidence, but it is not without warrant for they existed before mortal species and will more than likely continue to exist long after the last have returned to the dust from whence they came.
(-5 Points)
HEALTH: 1000
ENDURANCE: 1000
TV: 40 (45 Scaled)
DX[END] - AttackLevel - Ability
- 25[0] - “Touch of Madness” (Continued Effect; No Gesture; Stunning; Will Attack. No Damage; Requirement, Psychic)
Level - Weakness
- +2 - Armored *
- +2 - Intimidating*
- +3 - Minions
- +3 - Monstrous Durability
- +3 - Monstrous Vigor
- +3 - Monstrous Yield
- +2 - Psychic*
- +3 - Smart*
* Indicates that Character Ability/ies are of higher value than human norm, thus applicable for Scaled Advantage
- -3 - Arrogant
- -3 - Awkward Size (Large)
- -3 - Bizarre Appearance “Elderich Abomination”
- -3 - Emotionless “Elderich Abomination”
- -3 - Infamous “Elderich Abomination”
- -2 - Mute
- -3 - Overconfident
- -3 - Rude
- -3 - Stubborn
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(0 Points)
HEALTH: 100
ENDURANCE: 100
TV: 25 (30 Scaled)
DX[END] - AttackLevel - Ability
- 2[0] - “Touch of Madness” (Continued Effect; No Gesture; Stunning; Will Attack. No Damage; Requirement, Psychic)
Level - Weakness
- +5 - Armored*
- +1 - Attack*
- +2 - Intimidating*
- +3 - Minions
- +2 - Psychic*
- +3 - Smart*
- +5 - Tough
- +5 - Vigorous
* Indicates that Character Ability/ies are of higher value than human norm, thus applicable for Scaled Advantage
- -3 - Arrogant
- -3 - Awkward Size (Large)
- -3 - Bizarre Appearance “Elderich Abomination”
- -3 - Emotionless “Elderich Abomination”
- -3 - Infamous “Elderich Abomination”
- -2 - Mute
- -3 - Overconfident
- -3 - Rude
- -3 - Stubborn
Level 5 of Tough/Vigorous adds 60 to Health/Endurance.Sabersonic wrote:As for 140 for both Health and Endurance, well characters have a default value on both to be 40 with Tough/Frail and Vigorous/Languid altering that value and since +5 in those categories is a 100, it was a simple matter of adding a hundred to forty.
Oh? So one CAN give the Scale Advantage to Attack. Makes sense since size difference can actually deliver more damage compared to same sized opponents on occasion.Clay wrote:While you can apply Scale to both Strong and Attack, I would probably stick to one scale bonus per roll.