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Custom Powers Master List (Work In Progress)
Sanctaphrax:
Sorry if I'm being thick, here, but how does this differ from Human Form + Item Of Power?
Shiniba:
I forgot about Human Form, I haven't developed an encyclopedic knowledge of this game the way I have some other ones yet. It's a good deal more restrictive than Human Form, since it has stricter effects on your powers and your equipment ties into it as well. There mechanics are pretty similar though, I'll grant you that. Human Form doesn't do everything I was looking for in a Sailor Moon-esque transformation power though. I could add a note that you only get +1 if you have Human Form, that way the benefits don't stack.
Sanctaphrax:
What about Human Form is inappropriate or insufficient?
Given how similar it is, I think that rewriting Human Form might be your best bet here.
Shiniba:
It doesn't change your equipment the way your typical Magical Girl anime transformation does, at least not explicitly. That's pretty much it, though.
Sanctaphrax:
Unimportant cosmetic gear could just be narrated.
Gear that actually matters could maybe be covered with a variant of:
FLESH FORGERY [-1]
Description: The shape(s) that you assume can include equipment.
Musts: You must have the Beast Change power or the True Shapeshifting power in order to take this one.
Skills Affected: Weapons, Craftsmanship
Effects:
Flesh Forgery. Your alternate form(s) include items that are not connected to your main body. You may create a simple item whenever you shapeshift into a an alternate form. These items disappear when you shapeshift back. If you have Beast Change, then you must select the item when you take this power. If you have True Shapeshifting, then you may create whatever you wish. However, anything more complex than a knife or a pair of pants may call for a Craftsmanship roll. Armour, thrown weapons, and one handed melee weapons created with this power are limited to rating 2, while two handed melee weapons are limited to rating 3.
Arsenal Of Flesh [-1]. You are no longer limited to creating a single item. You may a number of items, although large quantities may require a Craftsmanship roll.
Of course, that assumes that you're using Beast Change to represent the magical girl form.
Hm. Flesh Forgery looks less impressive than it did when I first wrote it.
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