Report 376

Report #376
Skillset: Tarot Skill: Dreamer
 Org: Cacophony Status: Completed May 2010
Furies' Decision:
Dreamer now lasts longer and drains slightly more.
Problem: As it stands, this is really just an inferior version of minorsixth and
it's sole purpose was to "help bards." This idea would make it somewhat helpful
in the right situation, but as long as the burst is kept small, it wouldn't be
"too too" powerful.
[A: 0 R: 0] Solution #1: Change Dreamer Tarot to allow 1-3 rubs. It would
 \\-not- REQUIRE/CONSUME equilibrium to fling\\, but
 it \\WOULD REQUIRE/CONSUME balance\\. Once flung, it
 will drain mana and ego in a one shot blast (read: no
 delayed tics). The amount should be low perhaps
 scaled at 2.5% intervals (1 rub=2.5%, 2 rubs=5%, 3
 rubs=7.5%). If necessary, this skill could be 33%
 less effective if the target is deaf (the message
 could justify this by making it an auditory "spook"
 vs. the current visual "spook"). This would allow a
 minor burst offense assuming a Cantor/Cacophone could
 stack manabarbs and egovice.
Player Comments:
---[Estwald on 5/4 @ 03:28 writes]:
It is important to note that this skill when stacked with minorsixth would still
do -significantly- less damage than Harbingers do constantly as a result of
Nightshade Blues (unless the target somehow had massive amounts of ego and low
mana - which isn't common). Therefore, I do not see this as being excessive. The
rub mechanic for Soulless is 3 seconds per rub, which I assume would apply here.
Thus, it would require a 9-10 second investment per target just to charge the
card.
---[Raeri on 5/14 @ 11:59 writes]:
Perhaps it should be made so it would do very minimal drain (less than the 33%
reduction listed) on an undeaf target to minimize the effect this would have on
guardian mana-drain, unless that needs buffing too? Especially if it doesn't
need EQ and only takes balance.
---[Fillin on 5/18 @ 07:04 writes]:
Wtf double slashes. I agree dreamer's current form is of little help to tarot
bards and could use a buff. Just note that if solution 1 is taken, it should be
removed from enigma's possible arsenal.