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Saracen:
--- Quote from: Sanctaphrax on June 29, 2015, 02:39:07 AM ---I had a reply plotted out in my head, but then I realized that we've been trending towards a non-skill-based arms Haki implementation anyway. So it's all a bit pointless to argue.
I really dislike the concept of agreeing to disagree, so I won't ask you to do that. But I'm abandoning the field here, so to speak.
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Actually I was just about ready to post the infamous "let's agree to disagree", but then I thought about enchanted items and went "one more try!".
--- Quote from: Sanctaphrax on June 29, 2015, 02:39:07 AM ---I don't think so. Enchanted items are very versatile, Haki seems pretty narrow. I guess it's a decent way to handle the cost of Haki, though.
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Not only the cost (I'm assuming you meant the refresh?), imo, also the way you can run out of uses, the way you can go beyond them but you have to take stress for it, and the way the effect strength is based on a skill (which is what I would prefer, obviously). Haki is certainly more limited, but, unlike items, it's also something you can't take away from the user, which I believe balances it somewhat. Basically something like this custom power:
(click to show/hide)[-3] Spell-like Abilities
You have 2 spell-like abilities you can use twice per day each – or you may use one by taking a 1-point mental stress hit. You aim SLAs with Discipline or an other thematically appropriate skill. Their power is equal to your Conviction or your Lore, whichever is higher, and you can have any Evocation or Thaumaturgy effect as an SLA. However, once chosen those abilities are fixed and cannot be changed. You may lower the Power of an ability when initially chosen by a number to increase its number of uses by the same number – though it still costs 1 point of mental stress to use.
[-1] Improved Innate Magic
You have more varied spell-like abilities available than normal. Each time you take this ability, you get four new SLAs, each one following the same rules as your original SLAs. Instead of new SLAs, you may take an existing SLA more than once, adding up the total number of uses.
[-1] Potent Innate Magic
Your innate magic is stronger than normal. Each time you take this ability add 1 to the Power and number of uses of each SLA you have. You may take this ability a number of times equal to your Lore or Conviction.
Sanctaphrax:
By cost, I meant the cost to use it. Stress, slots, whatever.
Anyway, I'm not very keen on the enchanted item approach. I don't like its incompatibility with other abilities, I don't like how much versatility you have to cut out to make it work, and I don't like the build incentives it creates. Items are generally at their best when you focus on them primarily, but haki is generally used alongside a well-developed set of other abilities.
Saracen:
Let's agree to disagree.
(click to show/hide) ;)
jberger990:
An artificial angel. One of ten created angels created by increasing the amount of one of the 10 Sephirot in the souls of infant children. This particular one has an abundance of Keter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_life_(Kabbalah)
Herlaking:
If people are still doing requests than I would like to see the mythological version of Cu Chulainn, and more specifically I want to see how the Warp Spasm would impact the character. Use whatever Refresh level you think is necessary.
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