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Harry's Stats plus Assorted Other Stat Revisions (Small Favor through Cold Days)
Deadmanwalking:
--- Quote from: Sanctaphrax on January 11, 2013, 04:31:03 AM ---Looking like other people, with a built-in limitation, is a 2 Refresh Power. It's a reasonably big deal.
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That version gives you +4 to Deceit to impersonate them, too. A bonus that big on almost any activity is worth at least one Refresh. This one very likely wouldn't grant any such bonus. Well, it might, but only if you poured more power yet into it, as the shifts of effect would seem likely to replace any such roll.
A 4 shift effect can also conjure a sword, which is possibly Weapon 3 and better than the Claws power, too. And Glamours is pretty much all easily duplicated with pretty low-level rituals...or easily surpassed by higher level ones (and can sub-in for Mimic Form sans +4 bonus as well, now that I think on it). Thaumaturgy being potentially better than particular powers when used properly is nothing new.
EDIT: Another way to think of this is as using Thaumaturgy as a skill replacement for disguise, with shifts equalling out to the difficulty to spot the fakery. Forcing it on someone's harder than that, but that's really all that's meaningfully going on here. It's a bit more permanent than most such effects...but that's as much of a disadvantage as advantage in many ways.
--- Quote from: Sanctaphrax on January 11, 2013, 04:31:03 AM ---And for what it's worth, transformations normally require enough shifts to fill a consequence slot that's roughly equal in magnitude to the effect. This is clearly an Extreme-level effect, so I think you should add 8 to the required take-out margin. More if the victim has other consequences to resist with.
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Or require taking out the people in question. That does explicitly work, too.
--- Quote from: Sanctaphrax on January 11, 2013, 04:31:03 AM ---Sorry, that was poorly explained.
I meant she'd have to pay the ritual shifts that'd be needed to grant permission to buy those Powers permanently. Which is probably quite a lot.
There isn't much in the way of real rules for buying Powers, but it's clear that Grevane or whoever can't just buy 100 Refinements. Even if it wouldn't meaningfully effect his Refresh total.
You need some kind of narrative permission to buy Powers. Like a big ritual that changes your nature fundamentally, or lots of hard training.
I was suggesting that the costs of a "permission to buy Powers" ritual ought to be included in the cost of snatching a Powered body. Not for balance reasons, just because it shapes the setting in a good way.
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Hmmm. That'd probably work...but it's still a little shaky as an in-world justification...
Deadmanwalking:
Name: The Skavis
Aspects:
High Concept: Heir to House Skavis
Trouble: Waging Covert War
Other:
'Priscilla'
Tough Bastard
Skills:
Superb: Deceit,
Great: Fists, Resources, Weapons,
Good: Athletics, Endurance, Lore, Presence, Rapport,
Fair: Alertness, Discipline, Empathy, Investigation, Stealth,
Average: Burglary, Contacts, Conviction, Intimidation, Scholarship,
Stunts:
Makeup Artist (Deceit) (-1)
Takes One to Know One (Deceit) (-1)
No Pain, No Gain (Endurance) (-1)
Powers:
Emotional Vampire [–1]
Human Guise [+0]
Incite Emotion (Despair; At Range, Lasting Emotion) [–3]
Inhuman Strength [-2]
Inhuman Toughness [-2]
Feeding Dependency [+1] affecting the following powers:
Supernatural Strength [–2]
Inhuman Speed [–2]
Inhuman Recovery [–2]
The Catch [+0] is True Hope.
Total: -16 Refresh
Stress:
Mental: OOO
Physical: OOOO(OO)
Social: OOOO
Hunger: OOO
Armor: 1.
My interpretation of the Skavis, fom White Night. A dangerous, very tough to kill, foe. Basically, I thought that the fight scene, and being the heir to House Skavis showed a bit more skill and badassness than the RPG's stats indicated. His Great defenses simply were not sufficient for the attacks he wound up facing. He has Supernatural Strength basically because Inhuman seems insufficient to warrant the verb 'smite' on an unarmed blow. And I saw no evidence of veils, 'Priscilla' was always front-and-center, really, just a skilled actor.
Other White Court from that book probably upcoming, mostly because why not?
Deadmanwalking:
Name: Madrigal Raith
Aspects:
High Concept: White Court Vampire
Trouble: Underestimating His Opponents
Other:
Twin Brother of Madeline Raith;
I Must Have Justine;
Darby Crane;
Greedy;
Fear and Lust;
Skills:
Great: Deceit, Intimidation, Weapons,
Good: Athletics, Endurance, Guns, Presence, Resources,
Fair: Alertness, Contacts, Discipline, Rapport, Stealth,
Average: Burglary, Conviction, Empathy, Fists, Scholarship,
Stunts:
Takes One to Know One (Deceit) (-1)
Sex Appeal (Rapport) (-1)
Lunge (Weapons) (-1)
Powers:
Emotional Vampire [–1]
Human Guise [+0]
Incite Emotion (Lust, Fear; Lasting Emotion) [–3]
Feeding Dependency [+1] affecting the following powers:
Inhuman Strength [–2]
Inhuman Speed [–2]
Inhuman Recovery [–2]
The Catch [+0] is True Hope.
Item of Power [+1] effecting;
Physical Immunity [-8]
The Catch is that it only applies to magic [+5]
Total: -14 Refresh
Stress:
Mental: OOO
Physical: OOOO
Social: OOOO
Hunger: OOO
Armor: 0.
And here's Madrigal. All in all, a much less scary guy, though his Item does help more than a bit. He's really a pretty simple critter to stat, too.
Locnil:
Wasn't it mentioned he didn't usually feed on lust anymore?
Deadmanwalking:
--- Quote from: Locnil on January 11, 2013, 08:23:35 AM ---Wasn't it mentioned he didn't usually feed on lust anymore?
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Sure, but he still can, y'know? He didn't lose the ability, just the inclination.
In other news, Harry's Advancements updated once again (including a correction on what Harry buys after Proven Guilty).
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