 Is Possesion for real?, How do I fight an invincible houngan? |
 May 19 2008, 11:59 PM
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Being a huge SR fan since second edition, last year I bought 4th and got my friends to play (though sadly, we almost never RP any more). One of the players wanted a magician, but not a "regular, boring ol' mage," so he got his hands on Street Magic and made a voodun. I glanced over the rules and said, "Go with it."
The problem is, it seems Possesion is incredibly powerful. By conjuring up a Force 5 or 6 spirit, then letting it posses him, his character basically becomes invincible: the spirit gives him Immunity to Normal Weapons, so even machine guns bounce off of him while he's possesed. According to the rules as I read them, you don't even have to bind the spirit, so he doesn't even have to spend nuyen! So, what do I do? I hate telling someone they can't use a rule (because I love as much variety as I can get), but how do you challenge someone like that? Other than putting a couple of mages with Panthers in every group of bad guys, do you guys have any ideas how to put a damper on Possesed vooduns? |
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evil_bacteria Is Possesion for real? May 19 2008, 11:59 PM
Kyoto Kid ...FAE? Orbital Bovine Strike? Thor Shot? May 20 2008, 12:26 AM DocTaotsu Won't manastatic still totally ruin his day? May 20 2008, 12:37 AM Jackstand Banishing certainly would. May 20 2008, 12:38 AM Jaid the only difference between your possessed magicia... May 20 2008, 12:49 AM hyzmarca I prefer the low-tech and low-magic approach. Ele... May 20 2008, 12:51 AM Fortune As Jaid said, keep in mind that with normal posses... May 20 2008, 12:57 AM kanislatrans How do you beat a Hogan? Well ,first, I'd rake... May 20 2008, 01:34 AM evil_bacteria Jaid: Yes, the possesing spirit uses its own skill... May 20 2008, 02:34 AM
Johnny Jacks QUOTE (evil_bacteria @ May 19 2008, 07:34... May 20 2008, 02:46 AM RunnerPaul QUOTE (evil_bacteria @ May 19 2008, 10:34... May 20 2008, 03:03 AM
hyzmarca QUOTE (evil_bacteria @ May 19 2008, 09:34... May 20 2008, 04:05 AM Muspellsheimr It looks like your problem is that you do not unde... May 20 2008, 03:06 AM WearzManySkins A high charisma Elf Mage/Adept with Tai Chi martia... May 20 2008, 03:35 AM evil_bacteria Muspellsheimr and hyzmarca, thank you so much. Obv... May 20 2008, 04:41 AM Cthulhudreams Yeah, as you've discovered guys with APDS in r... May 20 2008, 07:49 AM weblife Just a quick addition, regarding the use of Channe... May 20 2008, 08:49 AM Ryu QUOTE (weblife @ May 20 2008, 10:49 AM) I... May 20 2008, 09:36 AM Blade The problem with possession is that the mage is...... May 20 2008, 09:10 AM weblife QUOTE (Blade @ May 20 2008, 11:10 AM) The... May 20 2008, 01:08 PM Blade QUOTE (weblife @ May 20 2008, 03:08 PM) E... May 20 2008, 01:38 PM Metatron Don't forget that the mage when possessed is d... May 20 2008, 09:53 AM FrankTrollman QUOTE (Ryu)A use of Guard (or Conceal or whatever)... May 20 2008, 09:53 AM Ryu QUOTE (FrankTrollman @ May 20 2008, 11:53... May 20 2008, 05:31 PM FrankTrollman QUOTE (Ryu @ May 20 2008, 12:31 PM) Conce... May 20 2008, 06:52 PM Drogos Blade most definately has the right of it. The lo... May 20 2008, 11:23 AM Sir_Psycho Spirits in general are powerful. But remember that... May 20 2008, 01:01 PM Apathy In my view of things, a corp's magical securit... May 20 2008, 01:34 PM Fortune The point about the Spirit having its own agenda i... May 20 2008, 02:06 PM Moon-Hawk QUOTE (Fortune @ May 20 2008, 10:06 AM) T... May 20 2008, 04:32 PM Nightwalker450 Number of Services is actually very loose. It all... May 20 2008, 06:37 PM evil_bacteria While the target of the conversation has shifted, ... May 20 2008, 06:42 PM fool the same way you'd deal with any other spirit.... May 20 2008, 06:49 PM hyzmarca One of my favored antagonists types is the Witchhu... May 20 2008, 07:22 PM Jaid QUOTE (weblife @ May 20 2008, 03:49 AM) J... May 20 2008, 09:08 PM evil_bacteria Fool: When a spirit posseses someone, physical dam... May 20 2008, 09:19 PM Apathy The point is still valid, though. Possession makes... May 20 2008, 09:40 PM weblife "Control is still shared, however, and the ma... May 20 2008, 09:40 PM Jaid weblife, asking a spirit to explicitly manifest or... May 20 2008, 09:54 PM weblife QUOTE (Jaid @ May 20 2008, 11:54 PM) webl... May 21 2008, 07:13 AM Fortune QUOTE (weblife @ May 21 2008, 05:13 PM) T... May 21 2008, 08:15 AM FrankTrollman A good rule of thumb is that asking a spirit to po... May 21 2008, 07:38 AM Muspellsheimr Going to try and state this clearly, just in case ... May 21 2008, 09:06 AM weblife If your interpretation is true and gospel, then a ... May 21 2008, 01:14 PM Fortune With either Materialization or Possession Spirits,... May 21 2008, 02:01 PM evil_bacteria QUOTE (Fortune @ May 21 2008, 09:01 AM) W... May 21 2008, 02:55 PM CircuitBoyBlue I play a possession shaman. As a player, the big p... May 21 2008, 05:03 PM Jaid just a note, weblife read the errata. or maybe it... May 21 2008, 05:55 PM FrankTrollman QUOTE (Jaid @ May 21 2008, 12:55 PM) just... May 21 2008, 07:56 PM Jaid QUOTE (FrankTrollman @ May 21 2008, 03:56... May 21 2008, 08:03 PM weblife QUOTE (Jaid @ May 21 2008, 10:03 PM) righ... May 21 2008, 10:09 PM Fortune QUOTE (weblife @ May 22 2008, 08:09 AM) S... May 21 2008, 10:37 PM Muspellsheimr Which brings up a question of mine. One unbound s... May 21 2008, 10:01 PM Fortune QUOTE (SR4 pg. 180)A magician may have a number of... May 21 2008, 10:26 PM  |
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