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<blockquote data-quote="Shayuri" data-source="post: 5428231" data-attributes="member: 4936">Reducing someone's Will doesn't really equate to being desirable though, in my view. Consider that reducing someone's Will could mean that he's there and Echo is there. He uses the whammy on, say, Lois Lane and it works.Then Echo tries to persuade her. Even though your power has nothing to do with Echo, Lois still finds it hard to resist her. The reduction in her Will is global, that is...it's not limited just to you. Nor is it limited just to persuasion. A psychic would find the target of your ability easier to affect, even if he commanded the target to attack you.Just comes with too much baggage. Simpler and easier to just say it's a bonus to your persuasion skills, as per RAW. Then the effect is limited in both crucial ways (ie - it affects only your dealings, and only when you try to persuade using the appropriate skills) and it requires no special rules, no additional complexity...and significantly, for your teammates, it gives us a handle on roleplaying.We all know how to RP &quot;he or she is hot.&quot; It's harder to know how to RP something like, &quot;He's average looking, but is constantly trying to control my mind and erode my will in his presence.&quot;(^_^)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shayuri, post: 5428231, member: 4936"] Reducing someone's Will doesn't really equate to being desirable though, in my view. Consider that reducing someone's Will could mean that he's there and Echo is there. He uses the whammy on, say, Lois Lane and it works. Then Echo tries to persuade her. Even though your power has nothing to do with Echo, Lois still finds it hard to resist her. The reduction in her Will is global, that is...it's not limited just to you. Nor is it limited just to persuasion. A psychic would find the target of your ability easier to affect, even if he commanded the target to attack you. Just comes with too much baggage. Simpler and easier to just say it's a bonus to your persuasion skills, as per RAW. Then the effect is limited in both crucial ways (ie - it affects only your dealings, and only when you try to persuade using the appropriate skills) and it requires no special rules, no additional complexity...and significantly, for your teammates, it gives us a handle on roleplaying. We all know how to RP "he or she is hot." It's harder to know how to RP something like, "He's average looking, but is constantly trying to control my mind and erode my will in his presence." (^_^) [/QUOTE]

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