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nadia.skylark:
Also, what do you think about this?:
Oathbroken [+1/+2?]
Available only to spellcasters. You broke an oath made upon your power. As a result:
-you suffer a -1 penalty to all discipline rolls made for spellcasting.
-you suffer a -1 penalty to any action that opposes the person you broke your oath to when they're in the same area as you.
-every time you try to work against them (when they're in the area, as above) and succeed, you must roll discipline (with the -1 penalty) against the result as if you were defending against an attack. Failure results in mental stress.
-increase all penalties by 1 for every additional time you break a promise to the person you broke your original oath to (subsequent promises need not be sworn on your power) (increase refresh rebate for this?)
Taran:
I thought that if you break an oath on your power it makes you unable to use your power at all.
I’d treat it as a compel or make it a block on all spellcasting. The block, depending on its strength, would prevent spellcasting all together or reduce its efficiency. It wouldn’t be a power you buy but an aspect attached to the wizards high concept or a new aspect put on the scene/campaign.
narphoenix:
--- Quote from: Taran on June 14, 2019, 05:46:08 PM ---I thought that if you break an oath on your power it makes you unable to use your power at all.
I’d treat it as a compel or make it a block on all spellcasting. The block, depending on its strength, would prevent spellcasting all together or reduce its efficiency. It wouldn’t be a power you buy but an aspect attached to the wizards high concept or a new aspect put on the scene/campaign.
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It gives you a slight drop to your power, but do it enough and you drop to power zero.
Compels are the easiest way to model this, though I understand why a separate rebate might be considered necessary. I think the flat penalties may not be the best idea though: Sanctaphrax has a limitation power on the wiki that might be your best bet.
nadia.skylark:
--- Quote ---I think the flat penalties may not be the best idea though: Sanctaphrax has a limitation power on the wiki that might be your best bet.
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Would the limitation power allow for things like mental attacks if a character resists doing what the person they'd sworn an oath to wants? I'm trying to model Harry's reactions to Lea in Grave Peril.
Mr. Death:
--- Quote from: nadia.skylark on June 14, 2019, 07:51:38 PM ---Would the limitation power allow for things like mental attacks if a character resists doing what the person they'd sworn an oath to wants? I'm trying to model Harry's reactions to Lea in Grave Peril.
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Compels. What you're looking for is compels on an aspect.
Compels allow for pretty much anything, and not everything is suited to be represented by a power.
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