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Assorted questions
Mr. Death:
I, too, don't see the need or the point in effectively doubling the price of Inhuman Speed.
For one, I think it's an unwarranted assumption that those aspects of Thomas and Kincaid are specifically attributed to the speed power.
For another, removing the bonus from dodging makes the power more or less useless, or at least, not worth -2 refresh, since in all the games I've played, the vast majority of athletics checks go toward dodging.
And Thomas and most supernatural creatures already have at least one strength power, which does the legwork for the damage bonuses anyway.
nadia.skylark:
Resurrecting this thread because I've come up with yet another random question:
What would be an interesting result of a White Court Virgin sleeping with someone who is in true love with them, but whom they don't feel the same about?
I've decided that if a WCVirgin is in love with the person they sleep with, but that person doesn't feel the same, then the person still dies but the WCVirgin's demon is killed. I had considered using the reverse of that (the person lives, but the WCVirgin becomes a WCVampire) for if the person is in love with the WCVirgin but not the reverse--but that doesn't feel traumatic enough, so I'm looking for suggestions.
Also, to resurrect a couple of old points that I'm still looking for answers about:
Has anyone used the Ordo Torca in their game, and how did that go?
And is there anything interesting and unique about praying mantis theriothropes?
g33k:
--- Quote from: nadia.skylark on January 27, 2020, 09:22:18 PM --- What would be an interesting result of a White Court Virgin sleeping with someone who is in true love with them, but whom they don't feel the same about?
I've decided that if a WCVirgin is in love with the person they sleep with, but that person doesn't feel the same, then the person still dies but the WCVirgin's demon is killed. I had considered using the reverse of that (the person lives, but the WCVirgin becomes a WCVampire) for if the person is in love with the WCVirgin but not the reverse--but that doesn't feel traumatic enough, so I'm looking for suggestions.
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Hmmm.
I think Jim Butcher is rather a romantic. I recall a fair number of topics where he stresses the "mutuality" factor, including that parent/child love doesn't offer protection vs. the Raith's because it the child is so dependent, the parent so protective.
I think it's the WCV's own love for their partner -- that very first time, while still a wcV -- that insulates them from being burned; but maybe it's the actual mutuality; I could see that argument too!
Maybe the WCV just gets burned, and has to stop, like most other cases. That's certainly a traumatic and tragic experience...
I don't think the canon speaks to the specific, so make up the answer you like best!
--- Quote from: nadia.skylark on January 27, 2020, 09:22:18 PM --- And is there anything interesting and unique about praying mantis theriothropes?
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I don't think they exist, as a class. Imariel's battle-form is unique to that Fallen, just like Ursiel's is, etc.
So far as I know, the DF offers no theriomorphs who aren't mammals. The Naagloshii can do more, but that's a (very) special case! There was a Naga, but that's a Naga, not a human shapeshifter.
I think invertebrates are right off the table, except at extreme power levels (like, probably not even the Merlin is strong enough).
But again -- your game, do it if you think it's more fun.
nadia.skylark:
--- Quote ---Maybe the WCV just gets burned, and has to stop, like most other cases. That's certainly a traumatic and tragic experience...
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That might work. It has the right feel to it, but I'm looking for something with longer-lasting consequences, since the first feeding is so significant. Maybe the hunger demon gets burned directly instead of the person? But I'm not sure how to represent that...
--- Quote ---I don't think they exist, as a class. Imariel's battle-form is unique to that Fallen, just like Ursiel's is, etc.
So far as I know, the DF offers no theriomorphs who aren't mammals. The Naagloshii can do more, but that's a (very) special case! There was a Naga, but that's a Naga, not a human shapeshifter.
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I meant something like lycanthropes are, where they have a spirit inside them but don't transform. Sorry if that wasn't clear.
And they don't exist in canon, but I'm trying to find something interesting about one because I'm having my wizard apprentice deal with one (in a fanfic, not in a game, but I'm using game mechanics to keep track of what my characters can and can't do) and I need to give it something besides speed powers or it will take out my wizard apprentice way too easily (she doesn't know combat evocation yet, and isn't supposed to learn it for a while, so I'm trying to avoid her getting into too many direct fights). But the praying mantis needs some combat stuff (and also can't have guns, because this encounter is the first time she uses her shield spell in combat, so she's not going to be fast or good enough to block gunfire). Strength powers don't feel quite right, though, so I'm looking for something that has a "praying mantis"-like feel to it.
Ghostfreak:
How would you build the spear of longinus? The artifact that pierced christs side and was bathed in its blood.
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