Lucius
Dec 18th, '08, 06:22 PM
Context: I'm designing a character with "Adaptive Defenses." For example, I'm planning to have Damage Reduction that only applies the THIRD or later time a given attack is used in a given combat.
Among other things, I want to use Change Environment, with the Self Only limitation, to impose a -1 Find Weakness penalty and force any attacker with Find Weakness to roll it again every phase. In other words I don't want Lack of Weakness (heck, the only reason I'm taking the -1 is because it's free with Change Environment) but I want any Weakness Found with the power to only last for a phase, or perhaps just long enough to make one attack. Then the character "adapts" and a new Weakness must be Found.
Just two issues give me pause with this:
a. Change Environment can force a Perception, Characteristic or Skill roll, but Find Weakness is technically a Power not a Skill isn't it?
b. It seems a powerful effect for the points, although it also strikes me that forcing characters to make a DEX roll to remain standing on ice or a STR roll to move in a gravity field is a powerful effect too.
So -
1. is this the legal way to get the effect I want? And if not,
2. what IS the right way to force an attacker with Find Weakness to re-roll the Find Weakness for every attack?
Lucius Alexander
The palindromedary wants to buy Find Strength
Among other things, I want to use Change Environment, with the Self Only limitation, to impose a -1 Find Weakness penalty and force any attacker with Find Weakness to roll it again every phase. In other words I don't want Lack of Weakness (heck, the only reason I'm taking the -1 is because it's free with Change Environment) but I want any Weakness Found with the power to only last for a phase, or perhaps just long enough to make one attack. Then the character "adapts" and a new Weakness must be Found.
Just two issues give me pause with this:
a. Change Environment can force a Perception, Characteristic or Skill roll, but Find Weakness is technically a Power not a Skill isn't it?
b. It seems a powerful effect for the points, although it also strikes me that forcing characters to make a DEX roll to remain standing on ice or a STR roll to move in a gravity field is a powerful effect too.
So -
1. is this the legal way to get the effect I want? And if not,
2. what IS the right way to force an attacker with Find Weakness to re-roll the Find Weakness for every attack?
Lucius Alexander
The palindromedary wants to buy Find Strength