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Sanctaphrax:
1. Wow, those are some bizarre weaknesses.
2. I think that Power could use work. Its base effect makes Claws/Natural Weaponry look lame, and I don't see why you couldn't perform a block with it without the Magic Eater upgrade.
3. I'm having some trouble extracting a template from that statblock. Which Powers are Musts? What are the Options and the important skills? What's the blurb like?
Sanctaphrax:
Okay, I went and collected every mention of the Jade Court I could find.
Here are the ones that could be added to this thread:
http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,31276.msg1334285.html#msg1334285
http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,24065.0.html
Here are the ones that do not provide a proper template:
http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,19768.msg872179.html#msg872179
http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,15947.msg737231.html#msg737231
http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,22609.0.html
PS: A quick google search of RPGnet has revealed a bunch of threads with Templates worthy of addition to this thread. Links:
http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?526049-The-Dresden-Files-New-Templates
http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?512169-Dresden-Files-Help-Creating-Templates
http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?525683-Dresden-Files-RPG-New-and-Different-PC-Types-Species
http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?630828-The-Dresden-Files-RPG-cheat-sheets-anyone
http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?551741-Dresden-Files-Playing-around-with-the-werewolf-concept
http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?530397-Dresden-Files-RPG-Fan-created-DFRPG-Vampire-Court-offerings
Hick Jr:
--- Quote from: Sanctaphrax on December 30, 2012, 11:22:39 PM ---1. Wow, those are some bizarre weaknesses.
2. I think that Power could use work. Its base effect makes Claws/Natural Weaponry look lame, and I don't see why you couldn't perform a block with it without the Magic Eater upgrade.
3. I'm having some trouble extracting a template from that statblock. Which Powers are Musts? What are the Options and the important skills? What's the blurb like?
--- End quote ---
Argh. Sorry. I find it easier to write statblocks than templates.Mechanically, The Magic Eater upgrade acts as an Evocation defensive block. Like Reflettum. Flavor-wise, it's similar to Thorned Namshiel's ability to simply swallow spells. The first level of Chi Eater and all the listed powers are Musts.
And I agree, Chi Eater could use a ton of work. The JCV under Fan Created monsters is similar mechanically, but I incorporated the weaknesses, which are indeed incredibly bizarre, but i was having trouble figuring out how to represent them as a Limitation, because it just did not work as a Catch. Chi-Eater could be reduced to Weapon:0?
Sanctaphrax:
Yeah, statblocks are easy and Templates are less so.
Evocation blocks are basically the same as normal blocks, except it costs 2 shifts to protect a zone with them, they can be used to create armour or a zone border, they end when beaten, and they can be extended by spending shifts when making them or by taking another action to renew them.
Is that what you intend for Magic Eater?
Making Chi Eater weapon 0 would probably help.
You might find it easier to represent that Limitation as a number of different Limitations.
Hick Jr:
That was what i had in mind for Magic Eater, yes. It's meant to be one of their scarier abilities and one of the reasons for the Purge. I was also reading the White Wolf tvtropes page and am mildly interested in incorporating some of their kuei-jin mechanics into this. And separating the Limitations would work, but calculating the fractions would start to hurt my brain after a bit. I'm not a math guy. I have to calculate Refresh and Skills with a calculator at least three times before I can be totally comfortable with it.
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