What would you suggest, then? A straight bonus to maneuvers with the weapon, maybe?
Maybe a bonus to close-combat use of the gun?
Fair point. I wouldn't want it to be Mythic toughness, since this is one of the items I expect one of the PCs to actually want.
What's wrong with a bulletproof PC? They'll still be completely vulnerable to most attacks.
Hm. I'm stuck here, because I wanted it to be something similar to the Sword of the Cross's power, but not as strong. I was trying to find a half-way point between that and something like Mouse's power.
Maybe make it The Catch, but only for a designated target? I'm taking this, in part, from the movie Tombstone, where Wyatt Earp goes on a revenge hunt against the gang that killed his brother
Sure, that could work. Wouldn't even have to cost Refresh, things can just...be Catches.
Also, an intimidation bonus is a good idea. Maybe reflavor Marked by Power?
Sure, that could work.
I'm a little confused -- I was taking the pricing and effect more or less straight from Incite Emotion -- -1 for the base power (cause this one effect), -1 for the second effect, and -1 for doing so at range.
The whole point of Incite Emotion is that it lets you do something you couldn't normally do. Enticing people to follow you, or driving them away, is normal Performance stuff. I guess the idea is that this is a stronger control? It's not really clear.
Also, both those effects together seems narrower than a solid single effect like "fear".
Also also, Incite Emotion is usable for blocks. The +2 is actually really useful for that.
With all that in mind, how about...
[-2] Pied Piper, Eat Your Heart Out: By playing Culein’s Flute, you can force people to go where you want them to go. Use Performance + 2 for maneuvers and blocks that reflect this control.