Report 1537

Report #1537
Skillset: Stealth Skill: Mislead
 Org: Nekotai Status: Completed Oct 2016
Furies' Decision:
Soution 1.
Problem: Mislead is a fairly underused, but theoretically powerful ability in
Stealth. Currently, it is an ability that costs 0.5s eq, and the next time the
user walks out of the room, it changes the direction in which the user would
appear to have moved. On paper, and in theory, it is a very powerful ability
that can buy you time in combat if you can show other people you are going in
one direction when you actually move in another. Unfortunately, in the times
when you need to mislead someone, you're likely not able to walk out of the
room, and if you can, evade is a far better choice than a mislead, as it
completely hides the movement, which buys a lot more time. This report aims to
give mislead more viability to be used in combat for its titular purpose, but
with more significant costs as a drawback (wherein it currently has negligible
costs).
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #1: Make mislead a persistent defense that costs 5p and
 4s neutral eq to put up. Requires user be
 sneaking/hidden. While it is up, it will hide the
 direction in which the user tumbles/somersaults/rolls
 ("Lerad begins to tumble/somersault/roll towards a
 direction you cannot discern."), and this will affect
 both the starting and successful messages. In return,
 it will only last for 3 tumbles/somersaults/rolls
 before the defense expires (Charges will be consumed
 when the tumble/somersault/roll starts, regardless of
 whether it is stopped or if it goes through.)
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #2: Make mislead be a persistent defense that lasts for
 9s. Requires and costs no eq/bal to put up, and can
 be done in all conditions excepting
 unconscious/sleep/stun. Should have a 5p power cost.
 When it is activated, and every 3s thereafter, it
 will send a random room-message that is either the
 stealth user starting a tumble, walking out, or
 successfully tumbling out in a random direction (a
 total of 4 activations). User doesn't actually move
 anywhere.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #3:
Player Comments:
---[Wobou on 10/4 @ 13:47 writes]:
I support either of these solutions, I think given the current state of
GMCP.Players that solution 1 is going to be more practically useful because in
solution 2 people will know if you're still in the room unless you use another
stealth ability to hide that. As a suggestion for a third, similar to sol. 1:
What if mislead had 3 ticks every half second where you either a) truly start a
somersault or tumble towards your intended direction with a room message
indicating such or b) a room wide message would go out making it look like you
were tumbling/somersaulting in some other random direction (this should also
fire x seconds later with the message that you successfully tumbled). Basically
the room would see 3 tumble messages in short succession to 3 different rooms
and they would not know which one was the real one but the price you pay is that
your tumble could be delayed randomly up to 1.5s (and there should be a power
cost too).
---[Salome on 10/10 @ 19:12 writes]:
I feel like either of these solutions would be pretty neat to put in. I like the
idea of having mislead have a power cost, plus the extra defense.
---[Shedrin on 10/10 @ 20:52 writes]:
Solution 2 seems a bit too 'magic-y' flavourwise, though maybe that's just me.
Solution 1 seems alright, though maybe 3 charges instead of 5, but don't add the
power cost per tumble/somersault. Also, apply it to furrikin roll.
---[Raeri on 10/11 @ 10:04 writes]:
Support for either.
---[Aeldra on 10/13 @ 09:15 writes]:
My main gripe with solution #2, as wobou already suggested, is that you'll
likely have problems to really fool someone. May work in the heat of battle, but
only till people's system catch up to it. I would prefer and support solution
#1, though I think one time 5p would be enough for it, given the charge
reduction Shedrin suggested.
---[Lerad on 10/15 @ 03:49 writes]:
Solution 1 has been updated to Shedrin's suggestions in the comments
---[Dahlla on 10/15 @ 03:51 writes]:
Either is fine
---[Shuyin on 10/22 @ 17:48 writes]:
1 is fine