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White Court Vampires and True Love
lordphrofet:
I have a character in my upcoming game who is unquestionably "protected by true love". In the books the mere touch hurts the White Court vampires but I do not understand how it is supposed to work mechanically in the RPG. Can someone explain it in detail for me?
Taran:
It would work as a compel on the vampire's high concept. The player could use a fp to invoke his/her aspect 'Protected by True Love', to compel the vampire. The vampire gets a FP and gets compelled.
Could also be used as the vampire's catch...maybe? If they can somehow...weaponize their love?
Mr. Death:
It's not just the touch -- it's attempts to feed that specifically hurt the vampires.
So in this case, if a vampire uses Incite Emotion to try and feed on them, they'd get blow-back in the form of a compel, possibly resulting in damage.
vultur:
--- Quote from: Mr. Death on July 23, 2018, 06:02:54 PM ---It's not just the touch -- it's attempts to feed that specifically hurt the vampires.
--- End quote ---
Correct. The only White Court that get burned just by touching are those completely out of control like Madeline Raith, who try to feed instinctively/habitually whenever they touch a mortal. (Thomas gets burned when he touches Justine for a similar reason, but in his case it only applies to her; in BR/DB/PG/WN when Harry is under True Love protection, Thomas can touch him just fine without getting burned, since he's not trying to feed on Harry.)
--- Quote ---So in this case, if a vampire uses Incite Emotion to try and feed on them, they'd get blow-back in the form of a compel, possibly resulting in damage.
--- End quote ---
I think it would actually require use of Emotional Vampire to feed, not just Incite Emotion - in BR and WN Harry gets hit with the lust-waves without burning the Raiths, it's only direct feeding that burns them.
EDIT: And True Love only protects against lust-feeding White Court, like the Raiths; if you meet a Malvora or Skavis, you need True Courage or True Hope.
Sanctaphrax:
Also, if your attacks are somehow infused with true love/courage/hope, you can inflict wounds that ignore the Recovery Powers WCVs have. Unarmed attacks from such a protected character ought to qualify.
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