Report 94

Report #94
Skillset: Moon Skill: Light
 Org: Moondancers Status: Completed Dec 2008
Furies' Decision:
We will slightly increase ego regeneration.
Problem: At current, Light provides such little use that most anyone uses it for
is just the line in the room desc.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #1: Add another effect to Light for Moon users. They will
 be able to BASK MOONLIGHT after it is cast. When a
 user basks in moonlight, the ego regeneration will
 follow them for a period of time. The user will also
 get a buff to their influence and debating strength.
 The strength and duration of the basking will be
 determined by Lunar phase, so it will last longest
 and be strongest during the full moon and have no
 effect except the ego regeneration during the New
 Moon. Stag users will not be able to bask in the
 moonlight, but will still receive the ego
 regeneration when in a room with Light cast.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #2: Increase the ego regeneration given to a point where
 it's actually noticeable, as well as give a way to
 spread light across an area without needing to have 3
 people run around together.
Player Comments:
---[Xenthos on 12/7 @ 03:03 writes]:
Isn't this a pretty large list of benefits? Passive regeneration without being
in the coven (does Light have a power cost?), PLUS an influence bonus, PLUS a
debate bonus? It kind of looks like a Moon-version of Penumbra, just time-
limited, without the cosmetic change in age, and with significant other bonuses.
Might it not be better to keep the general Moon-theme of the skill... something
where your Coven does Light, and then as long as the Coven still exists with 3+
people in it in the same area (the circle can break, but the Coven needs to make
sure at least two people remain in the same area as the leader at all times).
While this is in effect, whenever the Coven leader moves, Light is generated in
the room (with the same duration it currently has). This means you don't need
to keep casting it, and you can just have the Coven leader run around blanketing
the area with beneficial silvery light with each step. Not sure how plausible
that is, but another alternative would be to make it so that a 3-person coven is
required to make the first Silvery Light in an area, and after that the Coven
leader can just keep casting it in other rooms without requiring reforming the
circle (justification is that the ritual was done the first time, and the leader
was imbued with the power to keep on calling it).
---[Synl on 12/7 @ 05:07 writes]:
I agree that Light should be changed, but this is essentially a copy of
Penumbra. Instead of a huge comment like Xenthos', how about just making Light
act like faeriefire on everyone in the room? Or... well, just increase the ego
regeneration to a noticeably useful level. Seems like the obvious change, heh.
---[Shuyin on 12/9 @ 23:50 writes]:
All that's needed is to increase the tick as well as the amount of ego regenned
by said tick. Also, like Xenthos said, a way to blanket a room and adjacent ones
with it without needing people. I don't mind this solution, though, seems like
asking a bit too much.
---[Sarrasri on 12/19 @ 22:23 writes]:
I wouldn't mind if a power cost was given to basking if the suggested change
went through since it'd actually be worth it. I don't say to Light since the
base effect still wouldn't be worth power.
---[Synl on 12/20 @ 20:27 writes]:
I'm just going to go ahead and say I agree with Shuyin's comment there. Just
increase the tick/amount of ego regenned to a useful level.
---[Ceren on 12/25 @ 04:15 writes]:
Another one for just increase the ego regen
---[Xiel on 12/25 @ 20:45 writes]:
As above, could always bump the ego regen to something noticeable (perhaps ala
NatureRhythm in summer?). That's quite a substantial amount of ego boosting
regularly especially if bumped up to go past the max which the song does.