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Were-Sharks: Rulers of the Pacific
g33k:
--- Quote from: whitelaughter on January 31, 2018, 11:17:32 AM ---I don't think an Item of Power rebate is appropriate for an implant. If it can't be lost or taken, what are you getting Refresh for?
Partly because when visible it is a major hassle: it reveals what you are. But also because it can be removed - painfully. Consider the number of people who cannot remove wedding rings etc; such an item is still worth points, as an opponent can take it away..by removing the finger. Similarly a pair of pliers will remove this IoP (and less painfully than from a human mouth, as shark teeth are designed to be shed. This would be no harder than removing shards of broken glass).
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I am unconvinced by this argument.
I would consider a "won't come off" wedding-ring as also unsuitable for a rebate, for one thing. Separating an Item of Power from the wielder/user should IMHO be a relatively-common event. Mostly events don't go pear-shaped and they pick it up again shortly, but occasionally they get in trouble from this. Frodo-Nine-Finger notwithstanding, I do not consider this rebate'able (note fwiw that the One Ring was kind of famous for slipping off (and on) when un-wanted. Isildur's Bane; it abandoned Gollum just hours before Bilbo happened along. Frodo vanished in a crowded bar. Etc) .
Secondly: consider removing this "Item" from the PC. Not only is it (minor) surgery... you have to frigging stick your hands in a shark-mouth to do so!!! And if the were-shark objects to your performing "minor" surgery, they may elect to perform some pretty MAJOR surgery on your hands...
whitelaughter:
this conversation would be easier if there were more +1 IoP in the books to use for comparison...actually, are there any?
Shaft:
The Hexenwulf belt is a 1 point item of power.
I think 2 point Items of Power are larger and more obvious Items like swords or canes, while smaller, more discrete items like rings, belts, boots or hats would be 1 point. As a general guideline, an Item of Power should be something that can be taken away in 1 round of combat (such as by wrestling), or by removing it as easily as an article of clothing (removing a belt or boots).
I would treat implanted items that require surgery or wounds to be 0 point items. They are more like aspects.
whitelaughter:
Thanks for pointing out the Hexenwulf belts.
IoP changed to +0
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