 Tattoos as foci? |
 Jun 5 2011, 08:28 PM
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Just what it says on the tin. Is it possible to create a foci in the form of a tattoo? I'd imagine this wouldn't be a very popular choice as you couldn't ever sell it off or anything, but given all the mysticism surrounding tattoos (and the fact that you can't drop or misplace them) it might fit some characters very well.
I tried looking for anything about it in the books and couldn't really find anything specific (No surprises, it is kind of left field). The closest I could come up with as an argument against it is that the book mentions creating an object/item as part of the process, which a tattoo may not technically be (though I suppose the ink could be what carries the enchantment). There is however mention of it being able to take any form based on tradition. Anyone else have any thoughts about the RAW or opinions about if it would be too strong or anything? I figure that 99% of the time dropping a focus doesn't come up anyway and in that light the inability to lose it is more than made up for by the inability to trade it up. |
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Ghost_in_the_System Tattoos as foci? Jun 5 2011, 08:28 PM
Halflife Not sure about foci but they could certainly be us... Jun 5 2011, 08:41 PM
TheOOB QUOTE (Halflife @ Jun 5 2011, 04:41 PM) N... Jun 5 2011, 09:31 PM HunterHerne Actually, there is a mention in Vice about Yakuza ... Jun 5 2011, 08:51 PM Makki where are the SR3 cracks? I remember reading tatto... Jun 5 2011, 09:18 PM Stahlseele QUOTE (Makki @ Jun 5 2011, 11:18 PM) wher... Jun 5 2011, 09:59 PM HunterHerne Well, it would have it's own astral form, it w... Jun 5 2011, 09:59 PM Raiki Now this is complete house rule territory, but I w... Jun 5 2011, 10:01 PM Stahlseele Also, remember about foci getting destroyed if the... Jun 5 2011, 10:01 PM Raiki QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Jun 5 2011, 06:01 PM)... Jun 5 2011, 10:03 PM Stahlseele http://ancientfiles.dumpshock.com/Meta.htm#2
QUOTE... Jun 5 2011, 10:09 PM HunterHerne Good to know. Jun 5 2011, 10:19 PM Ghost_in_the_System Shame, I was thinking that it might be very approp... Jun 5 2011, 10:21 PM Stahlseele Now you know. Jun 5 2011, 10:21 PM HunterHerne QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Jun 5 2011, 07:21 PM)... Jun 5 2011, 10:25 PM Stahlseele The other half being glorious carnage in all it... Jun 5 2011, 10:33 PM HunterHerne QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Jun 5 2011, 07:33 PM)... Jun 5 2011, 10:41 PM Stahlseele No, i want to play carnage incarnate Jun 6 2011, 01:38 AM Dez384 There is no reason why a tattoo can't be a foc... Jun 6 2011, 02:52 AM Tyro QUOTE (Dez384 @ Jun 5 2011, 07:52 PM) The... Jun 6 2011, 03:33 AM LurkerOutThere Except for tricksy game balance and mechanics ques... Jun 6 2011, 03:01 AM Yerameyahu Tattoos as Quickened Spells is totally different f... Jun 6 2011, 03:35 AM Halinn QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Jun 6 2011, 05:35 AM)... Jun 6 2011, 12:34 PM kzt There are certain obvious drawbacks. Like you get... Jun 6 2011, 04:29 AM Yerameyahu Heh. And advantages. As long as it's balanced.... Jun 6 2011, 04:34 AM Stahlseele you always could implant foci.
what does it matter... Jun 6 2011, 11:21 AM Stahlseele Yep, an unarmed weapon focus . . Jun 6 2011, 01:10 PM Yerameyahu That seems to be a change, though. Unarmed weapon ... Jun 6 2011, 02:14 PM HunterHerne QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Jun 6 2011, 10:14 AM)... Jun 6 2011, 04:16 PM Ghost_in_the_System Hmm, yeah, I suppose for the argument of balance t... Jun 6 2011, 02:23 PM Yerameyahu No, I'm specifically talking about weapon foci... Jun 6 2011, 04:20 PM Modular Man You could as well enchant a cyberhand as a focus, ... Jun 6 2011, 05:22 PM Yerameyahu I'm not sure you can, strictly speaking. But a... Jun 6 2011, 05:24 PM Stahlseele what is stopping you from having a weapon focus be... Jun 6 2011, 07:27 PM Yerameyahu Technically, the rules are, in both cases. Especia... Jun 6 2011, 07:39 PM Stahlseele Piercings and brandings and insertions of metal sh... Jun 6 2011, 08:16 PM Yerameyahu Right, no one said anything against that. What I s... Jun 6 2011, 08:19 PM Stahlseele Well, what are the limitations for what can be use... Jun 6 2011, 08:22 PM Ghost_in_the_System QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Jun 6 2011, 04:22 PM)... Jun 6 2011, 08:33 PM Yerameyahu Stahlseele, there *are* rules for what can be a we... Jun 6 2011, 08:41 PM Ghost_in_the_System QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Jun 6 2011, 04:41 PM)... Jun 6 2011, 08:42 PM Tyro Makes me think of the Rood Inverse in Vagrant Stor... Jun 6 2011, 08:46 PM HunterHerne Um, there is precedent for an exotic weapon intede... Jun 6 2011, 08:55 PM Ghost_in_the_System Yeah, and it is spesifically designed to be a weap... Jun 6 2011, 08:57 PM Tyro So enchant some hardliners? Jun 6 2011, 09:04 PM Ghost_in_the_System Indeed Jun 6 2011, 09:05 PM LurkerOutThere Personally while i'm aware there is some wonky... Jun 6 2011, 09:07 PM Ghost_in_the_System I wonder if you could make bone replacement a weap... Jun 6 2011, 09:08 PM Stahlseele Frosty has something like that i think . .
And i ... Jun 6 2011, 09:24 PM Ghost_in_the_System Except that they'd be able to use that in addi... Jun 6 2011, 09:29 PM Stahlseele to gain what?
Only force dice as a bonus to their ... Jun 6 2011, 09:32 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Jun 6 2011, 02:32 PM)... Jun 6 2011, 10:28 PM Modular Man On the downside, the focus will be astrally active... Jun 6 2011, 11:31 PM HunterHerne Assuming you mean your own bones, that isn`t p... Jun 6 2011, 11:39 PM Stahlseele QUOTE The section also contains a horribly pervers... Jun 6 2011, 11:41 PM Modular Man Other weapons for "unarmed" use come to ... Jun 7 2011, 01:23 AM Yerameyahu Basically, they'd work because we'd say th... Jun 7 2011, 01:32 AM Modular Man Oh, I just found a disadvantage of this "unar... Jun 7 2011, 01:45 PM Dez384 QUOTE (Modular Man @ Jun 7 2011, 09:45 AM... Jun 7 2011, 02:20 PM Yerameyahu Possibly, but the rules don't really care abou... Jun 7 2011, 01:57 PM The Jopp What about nanotattoos on the inside of your body? Jun 7 2011, 02:01 PM Yerameyahu The Jopp, I think the book mentions that: you... Jun 7 2011, 05:41 PM Stahlseele Ah, right, i forgot about nanotatts having a half ... Jun 7 2011, 06:30 PM Yerameyahu You could probably do that, but it'd be any ki... Jun 7 2011, 07:20 PM Modular Man QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Jun 7 2011, 09:20 PM)... Jun 8 2011, 10:21 PM Stahlseele hmm . . Well . . your knuckles could probably surv... Jun 7 2011, 09:47 PM Yerameyahu And that'd be badass. Walking around with shi... Jun 7 2011, 09:51 PM Stahlseele "Been punching people for so long i wore out ... Jun 7 2011, 09:53 PM LurkerOutThere For the record i'd allow it, but i'd also ... Jun 7 2011, 10:51 PM Stahlseele It's your game of course, but i can't see ... Jun 7 2011, 10:53 PM Tymeaus Jalynsfein And normal Foci don't cost you Essence, even w... Jun 8 2011, 02:16 AM HunterHerne I don't think the extra few dice would really ... Jun 8 2011, 01:11 PM LurkerOutThere I guess the thinking for me is if introducing cybe... Jun 8 2011, 01:29 PM Ghost_in_the_System Prepping a vessel for possession is a ritual that ... Jun 8 2011, 04:49 PM  |
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