[OOC] R.A.T.S. - Rapid Assault Tactical Squad - 1 Slot Open

[Shadowman215]

..This is nice music. HOW DARE THESE VILE HARLOTS DISGRACE SUCH ARTISTS!? I SHALL SMITE THEM LIKE THE EMPEROR DOES HERETICS!

Edit: First time having the first post on a new page, for the win.

[Shadowman215]

I think that she may end up killing herself with that first ability ;D

[Genni]

OH CRAP ON A CRACKER!

@knighthawk

You thought the boss fight was going to be easy, perhaps?

But did it have leather seats is the real question.

@General Scales

It had chairs upholstered with leather so smooth it sings lullabies to your buttocks every time you take a seat.

[General Scales]

This pleases me.

[Shadowman215]

<Snipped quote by knighthawk>
You thought the boss fight was going to be easy, perhaps?

<Snipped quote by General Scales>
It had chairs upholstered with leather so smooth it sings lullabies to your buttocks every time you take a seat.

@Genni

Sweet Jesus...

[Genni]

I think that she may end up killing herself with that first ability ;D

@Shadowman215

How? It specifically only targets her enemies.

[Shadowman215]

Oh, so that won't proc Vaerin's Void Burst ability? Damn.

[Genni]

Oh, so that won't proc Vaerin's Void Burst ability? Damn.

@Shadowman215

Since Discord is still causing damage to his Defence, which in turn becomes Health loss, I'd say Void Burst would still trigger when hit with this ability.

[Shadowman215]

Okay good, I can work with that. You scared me at first, so what are the limits on his ability so I know?

[General Scales]

Should make for an interesting fight for us high defense people with such an ability but yay for challenges!

[Shadowman215]

Well Vaerin's one power is based on how much damage he gets to soak up so...YAY Masochism!

[Genni]

Okay good, I can work with that. You scared me at first, so what are the limits on his ability so I know?

@Shadowman215

Basically you're looking at any damage which hits his Defence would either be turned into a healing pulse or a damaging spike, which a strength equal to the amount of damage blocked. Since his Defence is currently 6, if Void was hit by a strength 8 attack he'd take 2 damage and become Charged with 6. In the following turn he could either heal the entire party for 6 Health (for every member of the team) or cause 6 damage to all opponents.

With Discord's attack, since she only causes ¹/₃ Defence damage Void would get Charged for 2 points, but would still take the 2 point Health loss at the same time.

[Genni]

Should make for an interesting fight for us high defense people with such an ability but yay for challenges!

@General Scales

That's kinda what I had planned. So far the defensive players have been racking up a lot of XP and thus should be the opportunity for the damaging characters to make for for lost ground. I expect Rocksmith's gonna be scoring heavily as well, triggering a lot of special abilities.

[Shadowman215]

Ah okay, so something that somehow hops over his defence would NOT count towards his stacks of Charged?

[Genni]

Ah okay, so something that somehow hops over his defence would NOT count towards his stacks of Charged?

@Shadowman215

Correct. Anything like that wouldn't be a direct attack, and would be something like a psychic attack or otherwise affect Void in a way his powers wouldn't be able to protect him against.

Just as a note, if hit with multiple attacks on the turn where Void Burst was activated it's possible for Void to get stacked with even more stored energy. When facing an opponent with a gatling gun, for example, Void might be hit with five strength 4 attacks, none of which would get through his defences but all of which would Charge him, giving a total of 20 stored energy.

The other important thing is when sending the healing pulse Void wouldn't be affected by it himself, since the pulse would be pushing out from his body, not being directed into it.

You could alter the power slightly to give the choice for Void to absorb the energy into himself as a self-heal ability, but the rest of the team wouldn't benefit. Since you went for the Energy cost of 8 for the ability I'd be willing to give a double elf-heal effect if the stored energy was used in this way.

[Shadowman215]

So Vaerin could heal others or himself along with the other choices?

[Genni]

So Vaerin could heal others or himself along with the other choices?

@Shadowman215

If you tweak the ability Void would have three choices as to how to use the stored energy:

• Attack all enemies for the amount of stored energy each,
• Heal all the other allies in play for the amount of stored energy each, but not himself,
• Heal himself for twice the amount of stored energy, but not anyone else.

I'd see this as Void either sending a crashing wave of energy forwards to overcome his enemies, sending a healing wave out around himself to affect his friend, or sucking up the energy into himself and not emitting it at all.

<Action: Stoneskin -3 energy, Armored. If possible, throw grenade for Disoriented 2 direct damage, -2 attack, -2 defense >

@knighthawk

Sorry, only one action per round so Brick can either Stone Skin or use the Flash Bang.

[Shadowman215]

Alrighty will edit, currently ocllabing a history with @General Scales at the moment

[General Scales]

It should end up pretty good by the end of it once we finish.

[Genni]

Alrighty will edit, currently ocllabing a history with @General Scales at the moment

@Shadowman215

Here's some appropriate wording to use to explain the ability on your profile sheet. :)

Void Burst - Energy Cost: 8
^{Any damage which Void manages to block with his Defense charges him ready to redirect the power. When attacked Void becomes Charged for an equal value to the amount of damage blocked, in the following turn he may choose to expel this stored energy as a healing pulse which restores Health equal to the stored energy for all allies, or causes an attack with an Attack rating equal to the stored energy to all enemies, or to heal himself restoring Health equal to double the stored energy. If the stored energy is not used it quickly dissipates at the end of that turn.}

It should end up pretty good by the end of it once we finish.

@General Scales

Should be a good fit, since Psy-Warp creates energy and Void absorbs it. :)