Concentwate! This is not a chawade!

[Cinniuint]

I just thought of a way to simulate concentration while acting.

 

A character who needs to concentrate (on a power with the disad, or on some other thing deemed by the GM to require intense focus) could maintain that concentration and still act by sacrificing some speed.

 

This could be done in a number of ways. 1/2 SPD round up or down, -X SPD where X is a number chosen by the GM, or -(X-Y) Where Y is INT/10 or 5 and if (X-Y) is greater than -1 then (X-Y) equals -1. This last allows smarter characters to act while concentrating with greater ease.

 

Perhaps some variant of this already exists on the boards. I felt it was an interesting and workable idea, so I decided to post it here. Let me know what you think.

 

As I just thought of this, I haven't play tested it at all. Just sayin'.

[Hyper-Man]

Re: Concentwate! This is not a chawade!

 

If the intent is to be able to take other actions while using a constant ability that requires concentration why not just lower the concentration requirement to "only to activate"?

Problem solved.

[Matt the Bruins]

Re: Concentwate! This is not a chawade!

 

Similarly, the Extra Time variant that requires a half-phase action every phase to maintain is a good model for something that restricts actions somewhat while in use but doesn't completely absorb the character's attention.