 Controlling Mind Control, ...the easy way is always Mind. |
 Jun 8 2010, 08:02 PM
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So, the mage in my group has shut down a number of Big Bads by using Control Thoughts ... and recently started to take packs of minions out of the fight via Mob Mind as well. The high drain on it seems to keep him from using it more then once or twice a run, but the fact that it's on the board at all makes it difficult to have interesting opposition. From a storytelling standpoint, it is brutal - unless I purposefully tweak the important characters to be invulnerable to mind control, which is kind of a dick move to the player counting on it, this guy gets one 'free' KO per game. Inevitably, he waits until the most dramatic point in the fight, and then quietly explains..."I cast Control Thoughts. (rolls) Five to resist with Willpower. (Fail) Okay, he's Mind Controlled."
It's generally an anticlimax. I'd like to find a way to make it more interesting - how do you guys deal with Control Thoughts/Mob Mind? |
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MikeKozar Controlling Mind Control Jun 8 2010, 08:02 PM
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What I l... Jun 8 2010, 08:41 PM
Wandering One QUOTE (Blade @ Jun 8 2010, 01:41 PM) Don... Jun 8 2010, 09:06 PM
TommyTwoToes QUOTE (Wandering One @ Jun 8 2010, 04:06 ... Jun 9 2010, 01:46 PM Drats QUOTE (Blade @ Jun 8 2010, 09:41 PM) What... Jun 8 2010, 09:15 PM Udoshi Hah! Excellent, Blade.
Also easy to work into... Jun 8 2010, 09:09 PM Yerameyahu Heh: Mind Control *addiction*. Jun 8 2010, 09:18 PM Saint Sithney QUOTE (Drats @ Jun 8 2010, 02:15 PM) Does... Jun 8 2010, 09:25 PM Xahn Borealis QUOTE (Saint Sithney @ Jun 8 2010, 10:25 ... Jun 8 2010, 09:50 PM Drats QUOTE (Saint Sithney @ Jun 8 2010, 10:25 ... Jun 8 2010, 10:00 PM MikeKozar QUOTE (Drats @ Jun 8 2010, 02:00 PM) Heh.... Jun 8 2010, 11:19 PM Drats QUOTE (MikeKozar @ Jun 9 2010, 12:19 AM) ... Jun 9 2010, 12:53 AM Warlordtheft QUOTE (MikeKozar @ Jun 8 2010, 07:19 PM) ... Jun 9 2010, 03:27 PM DireRadiant Consequences.
Why do you think objective number o... Jun 8 2010, 09:38 PM Traul Ever tried the offensive Lone Star iBall?
If the ... Jun 8 2010, 11:09 PM Railgun My GM makes our mage resist the drain from these p... Jun 8 2010, 11:34 PM tagz I'd say one of the biggest things you can do i... Jun 9 2010, 12:02 AM IceKatze hi hi
One question that I've always wondered ... Jun 9 2010, 12:08 AM tagz Interesting question.
I'd say that the mage w... Jun 9 2010, 12:15 AM Space Ghost Oh, and don't forget that issuing commands cos... Jun 9 2010, 12:16 AM Saint Sithney I like mind control spells; I really do. The mani... Jun 9 2010, 04:44 AM Orcus Blackweather I am running a mind mage in my current game. The ... Jun 9 2010, 04:56 AM DBSubashi Any decent corp WILL have magic defense. Otherwise... Jun 9 2010, 05:34 AM toturi QUOTE (DBSubashi @ Jun 9 2010, 01:34 PM) ... Jun 9 2010, 07:14 AM imperialus QUOTE (toturi @ Jun 9 2010, 01:14 AM) Do ... Jun 9 2010, 03:48 PM Saint Sithney QUOTE (imperialus @ Jun 9 2010, 08:48 AM)... Jun 9 2010, 04:17 PM sabs QUOTE (Saint Sithney @ Jun 9 2010, 05:17 ... Jun 9 2010, 04:24 PM Saint Sithney QUOTE (sabs @ Jun 9 2010, 09:24 AM) I thi... Jun 9 2010, 04:29 PM imperialus QUOTE (Saint Sithney @ Jun 9 2010, 10:29 ... Jun 9 2010, 05:19 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (toturi @ Jun 9 2010, 12:14 AM) Do ... Jun 10 2010, 02:11 AM toturi QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Jun 10 2010, 10... Jun 10 2010, 03:32 AM HappyDaze QUOTE (DBSubashi @ Jun 9 2010, 12:34 AM) ... Jun 9 2010, 08:34 AM Redcrow One of the things I have done in my own game to cu... Jun 9 2010, 05:49 AM Runner Smurf I've had similar problems with Mind Control in... Jun 9 2010, 01:08 PM Traul QUOTE (Runner Smurf @ Jun 9 2010, 03:08 P... Jun 9 2010, 03:12 PM Mordinvan QUOTE (Runner Smurf @ Jun 9 2010, 07:08 A... Jun 11 2010, 07:45 AM Space Ghost QUOTE (Mordinvan @ Jun 11 2010, 12:45 AM)... Jun 11 2010, 06:00 PM Mordinvan QUOTE (Space Ghost @ Jun 11 2010, 12:00 P... Jun 12 2010, 02:57 PM Triggvi mind control is a crime. A big one on the order of... Jun 9 2010, 01:35 PM sabs Another option is to give the mind controlled pers... Jun 9 2010, 01:45 PM sabs btw if we're saying that 1% of the population ... Jun 9 2010, 04:19 PM Wandering One If it's 20% interested in security, I think my... Jun 9 2010, 05:19 PM Orcus Blackweather Obviously at the end of the day, statistics are ju... Jun 9 2010, 05:23 PM Red-ROM Try Drones. Mages don't like drones. Jun 10 2010, 02:22 AM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Red-ROM @ Jun 9 2010, 07:22 P... Jun 10 2010, 02:25 AM Cube Actually, that "1% Of the Population is Awake... Jun 10 2010, 06:29 AM toturi QUOTE (Cube @ Jun 10 2010, 02:29 PM) Howe... Jun 10 2010, 06:42 AM Emy QUOTE (toturi @ Jun 10 2010, 12:42 AM) We... Jun 10 2010, 06:45 AM Blade "1% of the population is Awakened" doesn... Jun 10 2010, 08:08 AM toturi QUOTE (Blade @ Jun 10 2010, 04:08 PM) ... Jun 10 2010, 09:57 AM Drats Traditionally, people with unique skillsets have g... Jun 10 2010, 03:03 PM DBSubashi How common are mages? And by mages, I mean "A... Jun 10 2010, 04:16 PM sabs it's not 1% mages, it's 1% awakened.
Adept... Jun 10 2010, 04:26 PM Banaticus QUOTE (sabs @ Jun 10 2010, 08:26 AM) It... Jun 10 2010, 07:51 PM Drats QUOTE (sabs @ Jun 10 2010, 04:26 PM) it... Jun 10 2010, 05:39 PM Cube QUOTE (Drats @ Jun 10 2010, 12:39 PM) I h... Jun 10 2010, 06:04 PM Drats QUOTE (Cube' date = 'Jun 10 2010, 06:0... Jun 10 2010, 06:58 PM sabs Actually I was going by karma cost.
it's so m... Jun 10 2010, 07:00 PM Drats I always viewed that as a game balance thing. Mage... Jun 10 2010, 07:15 PM Orcus Blackweather Hmmm I think that the content of the movie or even... Jun 10 2010, 10:11 PM Space Ghost Asamando will skew those numbers a bit too. An ent... Jun 11 2010, 12:36 AM Drats QUOTE (Space Ghost @ Jun 11 2010, 12:36 A... Jun 11 2010, 03:00 AM Shinobi Killfist QUOTE (Drats @ Jun 10 2010, 11:00 PM) As ... Jun 11 2010, 04:11 AM Shinobi Killfist Getting back to original topic. Mind control seem... Jun 11 2010, 04:10 AM Tachi While I can't remember where exactly I got thi... Jun 11 2010, 05:43 AM Orkimedes I think Mind Control and Mob Mind do have the poss... Jun 11 2010, 07:06 AM toturi QUOTE (Orkimedes @ Jun 11 2010, 03:06 PM)... Jun 11 2010, 07:26 AM Orkimedes QUOTE (toturi @ Jun 11 2010, 03:26 AM) Do... Jun 11 2010, 06:15 PM toturi QUOTE (Orkimedes @ Jun 12 2010, 02:15 AM)... Jun 12 2010, 01:37 AM Shinobi Killfist While I probably would not put a random ghoul on t... Jun 11 2010, 09:44 PM Cheops To the OP and BBEGs in Shadowrun:
I think you are... Jun 12 2010, 01:12 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Cheops @ Jun 12 2010, 07:12 AM) To... Jun 12 2010, 03:03 PM Cheops QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Jun 12 2010, 04... Jun 12 2010, 04:18 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Cheops @ Jun 12 2010, 10:18 AM) Yu... Jun 12 2010, 04:40 PM tagz Not all background counts are placed intentionally... Jun 12 2010, 04:55 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (tagz @ Jun 12 2010, 10:55 AM) Not ... Jun 12 2010, 06:15 PM Shinobi Killfist I'm with Tagz and TJ on the point of whether o... Jun 12 2010, 06:32 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Shinobi Killfist @ Jun 12 2010, 12... Jun 12 2010, 06:57 PM Aarakin Something to keep in mind is that Mental Control/M... Jun 13 2010, 11:47 AM IceKatze hi hi
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