Sociotard Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 "Concentration" is a popular limitation. Is there a good way to force an opponent to break concentration? I'm not sure if it's better to do this as some kind of action that anybody can do ("I slap him in the face." "Okay, he has to make an ego roll or lose concentration") or if it would be better to make a power specifically for that purpose. Say for example a bard song meant to be really annoying (change environment) or even get stuck in an opponents head for days, preventing concentration (transform, see Nodwick for the inspiration). Would transforming a person into someone who can't concentrate be Minor or Major? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Re: Break Concentration Disruptable Limitations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Impudite Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Re: Break Concentration That's easy, just attack him. Really. Since Concentration means he's at 1/2 DCV or 0 DCV, he's a sitting duck unless he actually had the foresight to have his allies guard him during the duration of concentration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodstone Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Re: Break Concentration This should do it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidume Posted April 30, 2008 Report Share Posted April 30, 2008 Re: Break Concentration Is there a good way to force an opponent to break concentration? I've found that loud noises and waterballoons are great at breaking concentration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Waters Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 Re: Break Concentration "Concentration" is a popular limitation. Is there a good way to force an opponent to break concentration? I'm not sure if it's better to do this as some kind of action that anybody can do ("I slap him in the face." "Okay, he has to make an ego roll or lose concentration") or if it would be better to make a power specifically for that purpose. Say for example a bard song meant to be really annoying (change environment) or even get stuck in an opponents head for days, preventing concentration (transform, see Nodwick for the inspiration). Would transforming a person into someone who can't concentrate be Minor or Major? The concentration limitation does not really work that way - it assumes that you can always concentrate when you need to but that has certain negative consequences. If the effect you are after is that the power requires you to devote mental energy to it and a distraction might well prevent you from doing so, and so prevent you from using the power, consider RSR (Ego roll) and allow situational modifiers - it is harder to 'concentrate' when someone is deliberately trying to distract you, but easier if it is quiet and peaceful, for example. Rather than using transform to simulate a 'can't concentrate' effect I'd be inclined to use mind control; it would probably only need to overcome EGO. That would be a personal preference though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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