Fazhoul Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 My group is currently playing a low-magic fantasy game and I came up with the idea of using a sneezing powder (one of the characters is sort of an alchemist) that we could throw at a spellcaster to disrupt the Incantation portion of the spell if we are targeted. The only way that I've been able come up with is a Darkness vs sound with the special effect being that the target is sneezing. I would make it sticky so that the spellcaster can't simply walk out of the area of effect. Does anyone else have any better ideas? Thanks in advance for the help. Fazhoul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 Re: How Do You Build Sneezing Powder? Change Environment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 Re: How Do You Build Sneezing Powder? Method 1: Flash versus Sight and Hearing groups. (Optional) Change Environment to add penalties, linked to the Flash and only effective so long as the Flash is. Method 2: Change Environment. Give it a turn of Long Lasting. Example: Sneezing Powder: Change Environment (-2 to Hearing Group PER Rolls, -2 to Sight Group PER Rolls, -2 Characteristic Roll and all Skill Rolls based on Characteristic (DEX), Long-Lasting 1 Turn) (22 Active Points); 1 Charge (-2), Instant (-1/2), OIF Expendable (Easy to obtain new Focus; -1/2), Range Based On Strength (-1/4), Real Weapon (-1/4), Side Effects (-1/4) Real Cost: 5 Adjust to fit your concept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Waters Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 Re: How Do You Build Sneezing Powder? Flash against Voice seems favourite (you can treat 'voice' as a sense 6.2.10). That lasts as long as your flash lasts and that should be plenty to prevent a spellcaster using a spell when they want to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy_The_Ruthles Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 Re: How Do You Build Sneezing Powder? what effect do you want from sneezing? just to be blind to the smell/taste group? or dehibilitating sneezing fits? or causing them to sneeze so hard their chest hurts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Waters Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 Re: How Do You Build Sneezing Powder? I think Fazhoul is after a way to disrupt a magic spell with incantations by messing up the incantations. Sneezing can do plenty of other stuff, but I think that is all we are after: preventing someone making coherent sounds for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fazhoul Posted November 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 Re: How Do You Build Sneezing Powder? what effect do you want from sneezing? just to be blind to the smell/taste group? or dehibilitating sneezing fits? or causing them to sneeze so hard their chest hurts? What I'm looking for is to stop a spellcaster from speaking the incantation to cast his spell. So it's just speech that I want to affect. I think that the Flash vs. Speech is the best option that's been suggested so far. I don't like the Flash vs. Sight & Hearing coupled with Change Environment. It's a lot of trouble and still doesn't really do what I want the power to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy_The_Ruthles Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 Re: How Do You Build Sneezing Powder? It sounds like this might be some variant of entangle. I know if you grab someone in the head limb you can keep them from using incantations, and incantations doesn't cost any more than restrainable, so I'd be going for an entangle resisted with CON or EGO probably. The only reason I don't like Flash, is it seems like it would be too cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Waters Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 Re: How Do You Build Sneezing Powder? Sneezing powder: Voice Group Flash 6d6, Area Of Effect (2m Line; +1/4) (22 Active Points); Limited Power Power loses about half of its effectiveness (If target makes a CON roll, no effect; -1), OAF (-1), 4 Charges (-1), No Range (-1/2), Gestures (-1/4) 5 Real Points Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torchwolf Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 Re: How Do You Build Sneezing Powder? Another possibility might be NND vs Self-Contained Breathing, Only To Check For Stunned Condition (-1), possibly with Time Limit for a continued effect. With a 4-5d6 NND, this would likely incapacitate an unprotected caster temporarily, with recovering from sneezing being the sfx of Recovering from being Stunned. While temporary incapacitation might not be exactly what was asked for, it would be consistent with most other gas-based attacks in how to defend against it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Waters Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 Re: How Do You Build Sneezing Powder? I'm surprised no one has suggested a UAA EDM to the 'Can't Incant Zone'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 Re: How Do You Build Sneezing Powder? I'm surprised no one has suggested a UAA EDM to the 'Can't Incant Zone'.pleasantly I trust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Waters Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 Re: How Do You Build Sneezing Powder? pleasantly I trust Practically ecstatic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fazhoul Posted December 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Re: How Do You Build Sneezing Powder? I don't want to completely incapacitate the target, just inhibit hie ability to speak. I'm actually trying to create a subtle power that will only inhibit the target's ability to speak effectively. I've always thought that any spells that have the Incantations limitation need to have the Incantation spoken correctly for the spell to work. No mispronunciations, no sneezes, etc. The target could still run away or use items that weren't too complex. An Entangle would do the same but I don't want to disable the target's entire body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prestidigitator Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Re: How Do You Build Sneezing Powder? How about simply a Change Environment that causes someone to have to make an Ego roll or something (at whatever penalty) to incant? It makes it less certain, but it sure makes up for it with simplicity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Goodwin Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Re: How Do You Build Sneezing Powder? I'd say Flash Sight, Smell/Taste, Voice, Constant (so it keeps hitting them), Time Limit (however long you want them to sneeze for), and an Activation Roll. Every Phase during the Time Limit you roll Activation, and if it activates they get Flashed. While they're Flashed they're sneezing the whole time and can't see (try to sneeze with your eyes open), smell, or speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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