Report 904

Report #904
Skillset: Necroscream Skill: New
 Org: Cacophony Status: Completed Sept 2012
Furies' Decision:
Solution 3.
Problem: So Caco plague building has always been plagued with issues (tee hee).
Plagues are mostly on different cure balances and 3 and sometimes 4 of the 5
give secondary aff messages. To battle that, there are multiple sources of
plague affs and we have an ability with a chance to re-afflict on cure. So there
is kind of an afflict/cure, afflict/cure, afflict/cure, afflict/cure dynamic,
which is helpful but instead of building them up it just keeps people hovering
right around 1 or 2 affs. Building them too fast would be op and we have to
watch for excessive synergy with necromancy. I think a minor tweak might just do
the trick.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #1: PlagueCall Dyscrasia 2p buff that lasts until
 canceled with PlagueCall Eucrasia. It changes
 SickeningPlague to increase the likelihood of it
 giving worms and pox
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #2: PlagueCall Dyscrasia 2p buff that lasts until
 canceled with PlagueCall Eucrasia. It changes
 SickeningPlague to increase the likelihood of it
 giving worms and pox. Removes hunger attrition and
 boost BlackDeath from the current 66% chance to
 afflict an enemied hearing person who cured a plague
 aff in front of the bard through non-magical means
 with a random plague aff to 80% for the duration.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #3: PlagueCall Dyscrasia 2p buff that lasts until
 canceled with PlagueCall Eucrasia. It changes
 SickeningPlague to increase the likelihood of it
 giving worms and pox. Removes hunger attrition and
 adds a 25% chance to give a second plague aff.
Player Comments:
---[Llandros on 8/24 @ 12:45 writes]:
--Dyscrasia, an imbalance in the 4 humors which was believed to be the root of
all diseases treatable by the 4 temperaments (choleric, melancholic, sanguine
and phegmatic). Building up lusternian plagues is rooted in landing worms and
pox (they are the least likely to be detected and insta-cured). CreepingDeath
or any other name would be fine if you dont want more macedonian medical
references. *FYI - Carillonknell has a small base damage and then does 100 h/m/e
per plague aff. WrathfulCanticle gives affs based on how many plague affs a
person has.
---[Xenthos on 8/24 @ 21:30 writes]:
I like solution 3, replacing hunger attrition (a mechanic that really is
frustrating for -everyone- to deal with, both the people using it and their
foes) with a small increase in offense to make up for it. You might even just
make it the permanent effect of SickeningPlague, without needing to add in
Eucrasia / Dyscrasia.
---[Enyalida on 8/25 @ 19:35 writes]:
Explain what Eucrasia is, just a toggle off command? That is, are you asking for
one skill that has the command PLAGUECALL DISCRASIA/EUCRASIA, or two separate
skills? Solution 3 would be preferred, though this could just be an untoggleable
effect or base change to the skill.
---[Llandros on 8/26 @ 03:12 writes]:
Eucrasia is the toggle off, open to changes in the mechanics there. Hunger is
thematic but given options, most would gravitate away from unreliable attempts
to lame someone to death.
---[Shuyin on 8/26 @ 19:26 writes]:
Solution 3 is fine, but I'd rather just remove the hunger attrition completely.
This is a good step however.
---[Celina on 9/1 @ 18:43 writes]:
Solutions 3. I also like Xenthos's suggestion of just making it permanent.
---[Tacita on 9/4 @ 12:19 writes]:
Solution 3.
---[Zynna on 9/4 @ 20:13 writes]:
Solution 3
---[Hiriako on 9/26 @ 22:08 writes]:
Sol 3.