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So, we use the optional rules(in SR4) for cutting down power costs by slapping a Geas on a power. What I've been thinking about are some interesting geas ideas.
I mean, there's the talisman. I admit I'm guilty of using this just because I can't think of something that's both interesting, and not crippling. Geasa should be something that you have to at least worry about somewhat(being a kind of negative quality, after all), but not something utterly ridiculous(some of the Geas examples are vastly different-they range from moderate to outright crippling.) Could some of these geasa made for spellcasting work for adepts? Gesture, for example? (Ie, to activate a power, they might have to do some sort of, well, gesturing of a kind. A kata for Improved Combat Skill or Reflexes, perhaps.) What about something like Condition Geas(Artisan): Must have preformed somehow for at least a (half hour or hour) that day in a certain kind of Artisan skill. This could be practicing/playing an instrument, drawing, sculpting, painting, metalwork, etc. As long as the character does this for an hour, it's good. If he goes 24 hours without it, the geas is broken until he preforms said artisan action for an hour. Time could always work(power only works before or after sunset.) What about Incantation-could an adept power be tied to that? I dunno, I'm just trying to figure something out that can fit my adept(so Fasting is out-it would make no sense for him, for example), that can get me away from the Talisman. (He does play the cello, so that's where I came up with the possible Artisan Geas.) I also considered his power(I geased Reflexes, of course), to be tied to his sight. He's typically at a -3 to sight(Reduced Sense, 5 BP), but perhaps if he's at Full Darkness(ie, blindfolded), the power works. Anyone here use different Geas for adepts before? |
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ElFenrir Geasa Suggestions Mar 8 2009, 06:41 PM
Draco18s Blindfolded, or "fully blind" would be a... Mar 8 2009, 09:03 PM
The Neutronium Alchemist Well the obvious things that spring to mind are ei... Mar 8 2009, 09:10 PM
AllTheNothing Meditation?
Drinking green tea?
Kata?
Praying?
Rec... Mar 8 2009, 10:35 PM
AngelisStorm The problem with the "not doing something... Mar 9 2009, 01:50 AM
Sir_Psycho QUOTE (AngelisStorm @ Mar 8 2009, 08:50 P... Mar 9 2009, 08:32 AM
Draco18s Remember that for both doing and not doing it... Mar 9 2009, 02:22 AM
Kanada Ten The warrior begins every morning by cleaning the m... Mar 9 2009, 02:37 AM
ElFenrir Nice suggestions/descriptions here overall. I thin... Mar 9 2009, 10:19 AM
AngelisStorm Psycho, that leads to the inevitable "I don... Mar 9 2009, 10:53 AM
Sir_Psycho QUOTE (AngelisStorm @ Mar 9 2009, 05:53 A... Mar 9 2009, 01:55 PM
HappyDaze As far as not doing things, there are some that wo... Mar 9 2009, 11:24 AM
Draco18s QUOTE (HappyDaze @ Mar 9 2009, 06:24 AM) ... Mar 9 2009, 01:06 PM
GreyBrother QUOTE (Draco18s @ Mar 9 2009, 02:06 PM) W... Mar 9 2009, 02:00 PM
BIG BAD BEESTE QUOTE (Draco18s @ Mar 9 2009, 01:06 PM) W... Mar 9 2009, 02:35 PM
ElFenrir Now, the ''can't initiate combat'... Mar 9 2009, 03:05 PM
AllTheNothing Geas of the century:
Must be alive, if you die you... Mar 9 2009, 03:25 PM
HappyDaze For mystic adepts of a possession tradition that h... Mar 9 2009, 04:04 PM
Kanada Ten I'm a big fan of the "three unique qualit... Mar 9 2009, 04:09 PM
HappyDaze QUOTE Donating (aka sacrificing) a specific amount... Mar 9 2009, 04:22 PM
ElFenrir I'm a fan of it for Talismans-but for conditio... Mar 9 2009, 04:24 PM
Sir_Psycho Getting sex every day isn't so hard if you hav... Mar 9 2009, 04:29 PM
Draco18s The sacrifice geas makes me go D:
As for the ritu... Mar 9 2009, 04:52 PM
AllTheNothing QUOTE (Draco18s @ Mar 9 2009, 05:52 PM) T... Mar 9 2009, 06:56 PM
TBRMInsanity QUOTE (AllTheNothing @ Mar 9 2009, 12:56 ... Mar 9 2009, 07:21 PM
Draco18s QUOTE (AllTheNothing @ Mar 9 2009, 01:56 ... Mar 9 2009, 10:31 PM
AllTheNothing QUOTE (Draco18s @ Mar 9 2009, 11:31 PM) O... Mar 11 2009, 05:38 PM
TBRMInsanity You could always do the whole Dragonball Z powerup... Mar 9 2009, 05:18 PM
HappyDaze And the grunting and straining...
Condition Geas:... Mar 9 2009, 05:21 PM
Draco18s QUOTE (HappyDaze @ Mar 9 2009, 12:21 PM) ... Mar 9 2009, 05:44 PM
ElFenrir Well, this thread took a rather unexpected turn. Mar 9 2009, 07:24 PM
Jaid QUOTE (ElFenrir @ Mar 9 2009, 02:24 PM) W... Mar 9 2009, 09:03 PM

AllTheNothing QUOTE (Jaid @ Mar 9 2009, 10:03 PM) i... Mar 9 2009, 09:44 PM

Mäx QUOTE (AllTheNothing @ Mar 9 2009, 11:44 ... Mar 9 2009, 09:50 PM
AllTheNothing QUOTE (ElFenrir @ Mar 9 2009, 08:24 PM) W... Mar 9 2009, 09:47 PM
Sir_Psycho Unrelated to this thread, I suddenly had a rush of... Mar 11 2009, 03:23 PM
ElFenrir That could work. He'd be at a disadvantage on ... Mar 11 2009, 03:37 PM
Draco18s Haha, nice. Mar 11 2009, 09:06 PM![]() ![]() |
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