Report 558

Report #558
Skillset: Druidry Skill: Pollen
 Org: Spiritsingers Status: Rejected Jul 2011
Furies' Decision:
Rejected. We do not like the solution and question that it addresses anything at
all.
Problem: Druid offense has long suffered from outside interference with two of
their most potent attacks, Sap and Thornlash being able to be cured by outside
interference such as the Cleanse Spell and Ignite Spell, often with a simple
call for help reflexed by an ally to cast it on you when you're afflicted. What
this report is designed to do is help negate the call for help, by introducing
the coupling of two abilities to create a single effect.
Solution #1: When a target has been sapped and the druidry demesne spell of
 Pollen is active, the target's communication will become blocked
 due to the build up of pollen sticking to the target. This would
 effect the target much the same as PsychicBlock does however
 limited to the target being sapped/pollen active and inside the
 demesne."
Solution #2: When a target has been sapped and the druidry demesne spell of
 Swarm is active, the target's communication will become blocked
 due to the insects being attracted to the sticky sap and the
 intensity of their humming buzz disrupts communication. This
 would effect the target much the same as PsychicBlock does
 however limited to the target being sapped/swarm active and
 inside the demesne."
Player Comments:
---[Nydekion on 7/10 @ 03:41 writes]:
Eh, this really is wholly unnecessary. You're basically asking for a passive
effect that is superior to the active skill in all ways. That really doesn't
make much sense.
---[Enyalida on 7/11 @ 18:31 writes]:
It would be a passive skill that hinges on use and continuation of sap, a 5p
active skill. It would have no effect on non-sapped people. It would
additionally be restricted to demesne. I like solution one, because if
protection scroll goes up on them (they read it right before being sapped), the
effect would cut out.
---[Nydekion on 7/31 @ 23:39 writes]:
I still disagree that either change is necessary. Communication whilst in sap
already will be delayed and already prevents other curing while it is attempted.
It seems like there would rarely be a time where the person sapped would try to
communicate instead of trying to cure out of the condition. Contrawise, it feels
as if this would be used more as a tactic for harrassment (via cutting off all
communication to others) than any real combat potential.