Report 1218

Report #1218
Skillset: Paradigmatics Skill: Butterfly
 Org: Templars Status: Completed Jul 2013
Furies' Decision:
Solution 1.
Problem: Paradigmatics Butterfly is a delayed effect skill which picks a series
of random effects/afflictions from a list. These cost power ranging from 2-10p.
It can also backfire on the caster and cause stoned/blackout or drunkeness. When
you cast the skill it costs 0p, the power is only taken from your prompt once an
effect is chosen. The problem with this skill arises when the effect picked
costs more than the power available in your prompt. For example: You cast
Paradigmatics Butterfly when you have 3p, by the time the effect occurs 8-10s
later you have 6p in your prompt but the effect chosen costs 7p (RIP). When this
happens, ALL of the power is drained from your prompt and the effect does not
occur.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #1: Make Paradigmatics Butterfly not take any power if it
 fails due to lack of power.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #2: Instead of Solution 1, make Paradigmatics Butterfly
 always cause some type of effect (whether positive or
 negative). To make this viable, you would have to
 make Paradigmatics Butterfly take power when it is
 cast, rather than when the effect occurs, and have it
 pick from the list of possible effects which you can
 afford. For example, if you cast it when you have 2p
 on your prompt, 2p will instantly be taken away from
 you and the effect chosen will be drawn from those
 that cost 2p.
Player Comments:
---[Shuyin on 6/20 @ 20:12 writes]:
Solution 1
---[Enyalida on 6/24 @ 08:41 writes]:
Either is fine, 1 preferred for simplicity.
---[Synkarin on 7/5 @ 06:42 writes]:
Solution 1 sounds like a bugfix to me, but I think that's the best route to go,
solution 1
---[Nihta on 7/5 @ 23:42 writes]:
Solution 1
---[Wobou on 7/7 @ 02:07 writes]:
Solution one sounds good.
---[Ioni on 7/11 @ 01:59 writes]:
Solution #1 supported.
---[Xenthos on 7/18 @ 01:04 writes]:
Why does it take power when it fails due to lack of power? Huh.
---[Siam on 7/18 @ 09:29 writes]:
Solution 1.
---[Llandros on 7/22 @ 15:50 writes]:
Solution 1
---[Neos on 7/29 @ 05:48 writes]:
Solution 1.
---[Steingrim on 7/30 @ 23:59 writes]:
Solution 1