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[M&M] Buffyverse game? (OOC) [Recruiting CLOSED]
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<blockquote data-quote="jkason" data-source="post: 4830714" data-attributes="member: 2710"><p>Downloaded the PDF, and I think my concept may have legs. Slightly twisted legs, if I'm lucky:</p><p></p><p>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. </p><p></p><p>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). </p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>Also thinking about using Super-Senses to give him a "pain-radar," something his species would have used for finding their next meal.</p><p></p><p>Anyone more familiar with the system see a lot of problems / have any advice?</p><p></p><p>jason</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jkason, post: 4830714, member: 2710"] 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 [/QUOTE]
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