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<blockquote data-quote="nijineko" data-source="post: 6141963" data-attributes="member: 52240"><p>well, in my opinion, the "social cost" cannot be made to balance the "combat advantages" in an equivalent fashion. in a game where overall balance is an a primary concern, this would be an absolute no-way item. (having said that, please note that such an "overall balance" style of game play is NOT how i play.) so my prior comment depends solely on the gameplay style of whomever is the DM/GM/ST for your game. </p><p></p><p>in one of my games, unless such an item were embedded inside the body, they are going to notice it. depending on the exact rp circumstances (which would have to be detailed enough to justify distracting them sufficiently) they may be prevented from attaching any importance to it. however, my style of gameplay does not support intimate social interaction of detailed nature. </p><p></p><p>hmmm, if you target the AoO and/or CdG, i still thing it is going to be expensive. the cheapest way i can think of accomplishing this idea is to give your target the status of helpless. that would prevent the AoO and allow the CdG, without resorting to magical enhancement on those things, which would be expensive. </p><p></p><p></p><p>i have thought of a simple and fairly inexpensive way of accomplishing this... but i'm not sure i like it. you do realize that this would more or less be the d&d equivalent of a date rape power/item/drug/effect, right? i don't like the player or character who would use such a thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nijineko, post: 6141963, member: 52240"] well, in my opinion, the "social cost" cannot be made to balance the "combat advantages" in an equivalent fashion. in a game where overall balance is an a primary concern, this would be an absolute no-way item. (having said that, please note that such an "overall balance" style of game play is NOT how i play.) so my prior comment depends solely on the gameplay style of whomever is the DM/GM/ST for your game. in one of my games, unless such an item were embedded inside the body, they are going to notice it. depending on the exact rp circumstances (which would have to be detailed enough to justify distracting them sufficiently) they may be prevented from attaching any importance to it. however, my style of gameplay does not support intimate social interaction of detailed nature. hmmm, if you target the AoO and/or CdG, i still thing it is going to be expensive. the cheapest way i can think of accomplishing this idea is to give your target the status of helpless. that would prevent the AoO and allow the CdG, without resorting to magical enhancement on those things, which would be expensive. i have thought of a simple and fairly inexpensive way of accomplishing this... but i'm not sure i like it. you do realize that this would more or less be the d&d equivalent of a date rape power/item/drug/effect, right? i don't like the player or character who would use such a thing. [/QUOTE]
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