[M&M] Buffyverse game? (OOC) [Recruiting CLOSED]
Really, Angel notwithstanding, a Buffyverse game without a slayer seems a bit weird.
I should be able to download the M&M rules PDF tomorrow, then I'll start crunching.
If Shayuri does go with a Slayer, I might lean toward a half-demon rather than the robot/cyborg. I'm kind of liking this 'pain-eater' concept I'm toying with. Basically, a demon race who manipulate / feed off pain and adreneline and that sort of thing. The side-effect would be something like a buffer, I guess, but I want to see how the rules actually work before I commit to something.
jason
If Shayuri does go with a Slayer, I might lean toward a half-demon rather than the robot/cyborg. I'm kind of liking this 'pain-eater' concept I'm toying with. Basically, a demon race who manipulate / feed off pain and adreneline and that sort of thing. The side-effect would be something like a buffer, I guess, but I want to see how the rules actually work before I commit to something.
jason
Walking Dad
First Post
Character concept fine?
(I had to look up Gladstone Gander; didn't catch the reference right away)
I'm not sure; someone that's both a reluctant hero and has little in the way of knowledge/powers doesn't seem like a great fighter of the forces of evil.
Downloaded the PDF, and I think my concept may have legs. Slightly twisted legs, if I'm lucky:
A half-demon whose mother was a Pain-Eater Demon (common name, obviously. I'd have to come up with something else for the actual species name), creatures who 'feed' on organically-generated pain. The side effect is actually healing, though the species in general isn't necessarily benign. Some certainly serve as demon medics (like his mother, I would think), but the more bloodthirsty of them will kidnap victims, torturing them in order to feed on them, which heals the victim up so they can feed over and over again on the same individual.
The same species has the ability to also project pain. While they're known to use this ability as self-defense, its traditional purpose has been to feed their young (I kind of love the Ew factor of that bit).
In practice, I think the Life Control power would be his primary ability (probably handicapped with Touch range), with an Alternate power array of things like Healing, Fatigue, Stun, maybe Drain (so he can hurt someone or heal someone, but only to the exclusion of the other abilities). I'm still figuring out how Alternate powers affect power point cost, so I'm not sure. I was toying with some sort of Fade mechanic, but since 'charging' the pain power would be through healing his allies, it seems a little too beneficial to be a full-fledged Flaw.
Also thinking about using Super-Senses to give him a "pain-radar," something his species would have used for finding their next meal.
Anyone more familiar with the system see a lot of problems / have any advice?
jason
A half-demon whose mother was a Pain-Eater Demon (common name, obviously. I'd have to come up with something else for the actual species name), creatures who 'feed' on organically-generated pain. The side effect is actually healing, though the species in general isn't necessarily benign. Some certainly serve as demon medics (like his mother, I would think), but the more bloodthirsty of them will kidnap victims, torturing them in order to feed on them, which heals the victim up so they can feed over and over again on the same individual.
The same species has the ability to also project pain. While they're known to use this ability as self-defense, its traditional purpose has been to feed their young (I kind of love the Ew factor of that bit).
In practice, I think the Life Control power would be his primary ability (probably handicapped with Touch range), with an Alternate power array of things like Healing, Fatigue, Stun, maybe Drain (so he can hurt someone or heal someone, but only to the exclusion of the other abilities). I'm still figuring out how Alternate powers affect power point cost, so I'm not sure. I was toying with some sort of Fade mechanic, but since 'charging' the pain power would be through healing his allies, it seems a little too beneficial to be a full-fledged Flaw.
Also thinking about using Super-Senses to give him a "pain-radar," something his species would have used for finding their next meal.
Anyone more familiar with the system see a lot of problems / have any advice?
jason
Jemal
Adventurer
hmm, here's an idea.. assuming Shayuri decides to go the slayer route.
My watcher had just discovered a potential (Shayuri's character) when I got news of the council's destruction and the attacks on potentials. We went on the road, moving from place to place to stay ahead of them and help out where we could, only recently figuring out what exactly had happened, and managing to get ahold of Giles and what's becoming the new council.
My watcher had just discovered a potential (Shayuri's character) when I got news of the council's destruction and the attacks on potentials. We went on the road, moving from place to place to stay ahead of them and help out where we could, only recently figuring out what exactly had happened, and managing to get ahold of Giles and what's becoming the new council.
Velmont
First Post
Pretty simple.
Let's say you have blast 10 with area extra, that would cost 30 PP. You take 2 alternate power. Each alternate power can be build with the same amount of PP than the primary, excluding the Alternate power PF itself. In this casse, it would be 30 PP.
So you could decide to have Teleportation 14 in alternate power with 2 power feat for 30 PP and (Flight at 10, ForceField at 10) for the other AP. Yeah, more than one power can be part of one alternate power. Now, if you teleport, you cannot blast of fly. If you blast, you cannot use your forcefield or teleport. If you use your forcefiel, you could fly, but not blast and teleport.
Now, if you spend 2 PP on each Alternate power, you can distribute your PP among all the power, so you could Blast at 5 (for 15 PP) while have a Forcefield at 10 (10 PP) and slowly flying over your enemy (Flight 2, for 4 PP).
I think it should work.
Sounds good, though five years or so is a bit of long time to be out of the loop.
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