Report 107

Report #107
Skillset: Crow Skill: Carrionstench
 Org: Blacktalon Status: Completed Dec 2008
Furies' Decision:
We will lower balance time and make it not fade on elevation change.
Problem: Carrionstench is activated with CROW BELCH. This takes a 4-4.5 second
balance to activate and becomes a passive bleeding effect that consumes carrion.
The problem with this is that it fades upon moving. A bigger problem is that it
fades even on elevation change. This is important to druids as they constantly
are moving from ground elevation to tree. This would mean that the druid will
require spending another 4-4.5 seconds reactivating this skill if they want to
make use of it
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #1: Reduce the balance cost of CROW BELCH dramatically.
 Even a zero balance cost with it fading on elevation
 change wouldn't be bad in my mind. Of course, if this
 were to have zero balance cost, there would have to
 be no effect upon activating CROW BELCH. The first
 bleeding would come on the first tic.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #2: Make it so that carrionstench does not fade upon
 elevation change and movement. Add in a new syntax
 command. CROW BELCH <ON/OFF>, so that the druid can
 turn the effect off.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #3: P.s. I like option 2.
Player Comments:
---[Shuyin on 12/24 @ 04:50 writes]:
I'd prefer 2, so long as turning it on/off consumes balance
---[Krellan on 12/24 @ 05:21 writes]:
I was thinking it would consume balance to turn on as it does currently, but it
would not consume balance to turn it off. Mostly because the only reason to turn
it off is to conserve carrion and really turning it off has no harmful effects
to the user or the one it is being used against.
---[Xiel on 12/24 @ 22:35 writes]:
Solution 2 sounds good, though I forget - would this mean that if a Crow-user
belched and moved out of the room, other people will be able to gust the stench
away much as we can with Contagion now? Or is this already the case?
---[Krellan on 12/25 @ 02:15 writes]:
Stench stays with the Druid, Xiel. it requires carrion from the belly every tic.
So no need to gust anything away, if the druid leaves, stench goes with him/her.
---[Ceren on 12/25 @ 04:45 writes]:
Either one would work, Solution 2 is probably a little better
---[Xiel on 12/25 @ 21:39 writes]:
Aiie, confusing, but sounds good. Go solution 2 go.
---[Xenthos on 12/25 @ 21:47 writes]:
Being able to turn it off in the room without having to move would be very nice.