Report 930

Report #930
Skillset: Nihilism Skill: Baalphegar
 Org: Nihilists Status: Completed Aug 2012
Furies' Decision:
Solution 2.
Problem: Currently, Baalphegar's pacts include: Paranoia, stupidity, confusion,
epilepsy, dementia, which are all disorders of the mind. When a demon attacks
with a Baalphegar pact, you can focus mind and/or eat kombu and have cured
everything. The pact does not allow the Nihilist to double up on any cures. This
report is aimed at making use of Baalphegar's pacts and providing more variety
for a Nihilist strategy.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #1: Change dementia into Narcolepsy and Confusion into
 Daydreaming. Keeps the pact consistent with being a
 Disorder, also assists with Nihilist strategies.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #2: Change confusion into a new investment called
 Darkfate. Knocks opponent off herb/focus mind balance
 for a brief time (1.5-2.5 seconds random, ~2.0
 average). A person can't be hit with two darkfates at
 once.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #3: New: For any Baalphegar investment used, whether by
 demon or symbol evokation, the sign of Baalphegar has
 a chance to hit(66% chance) with the Web of Despair,
 which provides a charybdon like poison, with chance
 to resist dependent on resilience.
Player Comments:
---[Celina on 8/4 @ 18:02 writes]:
Issue 1) Solution two, which would allow a demon hit with "darkfate" for 2
second focus balance loss, and paralysis. With paralysis at a one second cure,
the person would be paralyzed for 3 seconds, being hit with the combination
every 8. Issue 2) Solution one seems to be gearing Nihilists towards sleep
locks, and in fact makes them better at them than guilds that are reliant on
sleeplocks by giving Nihilists access to narcolepsy and daydreaming which are
typically dreamweaver afflictions. I don't agree with that. Solution 3 seems
fine!
---[Silvanus on 8/5 @ 17:55 writes]:
Celina: solution 2 meant to say focus mind balance, not focus balance, my bad.
As a dreamweaver for years, the only reason why I used narcolepsy was so you had
to eat kafe to cure narcolepsy before putting kafe/alertness back up, which is
the only reason why it was included within this report. Narcolepsy the
affliction isn't that helpful, the main point is the kafe stacking cures, and
because the two afflictions are a disorder thats not cured by focus mind.
---[Celina on 8/6 @ 16:09 writes]:
Solution 2 or 3, then. Thanks for clarifying the darkfate thing. I don't know if
they'll be able to divorce focus balances, but if they can it's cool with me.
---[Hiriako on 8/8 @ 23:42 writes]:
Solution 2 or 3 would be nice. Wouldn't much mind seeing 3. It's an interesting
little boost.
---[Llandros on 8/25 @ 03:36 writes]:
Like 3, ok with 2 not sure about 1.
---[Shuyin on 8/26 @ 19:25 writes]:
Solution 3 is fine, and that only.
---[Tacita on 8/28 @ 09:49 writes]:
I like solution 3.
---[Viynain on 8/29 @ 21:34 writes]:
I don't support the first or second solutions, and am wary about the third
solution when paired with a Scourged demon potentially hitting with 4
afflictions a go. Taking into account the other passive or other-balance means
of afflicting a Nihilist has (sting, beast, contagion, coldaura, etc.), on top
of active afflicting, I think this might be too.
---[Viynain on 8/29 @ 21:35 writes]:
Oops. Too *much.
---[Rivius on 8/31 @ 15:53 writes]:
People are far more likely to attempt to cure a baalphegar hit with pennyroyal
than they would with focus mind. It's considerably more specific and therefore
reliable. I honestly doubt focus balances can be divorced, and this would be too
complicated a change to established game mechanics for such little benefit. The
effect could be replicated by making a time-fading affliction that prevents
focus mind. Though being able to actively use this with a symbol attack sounds
too powerful for me to support. Solutions 1 and 3 I am wary of, though I'll
support solution 3 -only-.