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GunnerJ
post Aug 25 2004, 08:04 PM
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What I basically wanted was a way to attach adept powers to a focus so that someone who bonds it can access those abilities as if they had the power. This is a very rough idea of how such a thing might work.

Ability Foci

Ability Foci are foci which "store" the powers of an adept into them. Like all foci, they have a force rating. An Ability Focus can "store" (Force/2) Power Points worth of Adept powers in them. (That is, a .5 PP ability would require a Force 1 Ability Focus).

The karma cost to bond an ability focus is (Force*4). The owner of the focus, once it is bonded, can use the powers stored in it as if he/she were an adept with that power, with all the same limitations.

Notes: The Improved Attribute Power costs .5 PP for the purposes of storing it in an Abiltiy Focus.

I'm still sketchy on how to make such a thing (i.e., the enchanting mechanics, how to "put" a power "into" it). Also, I'm aware that for some adept powers, this kind of thing may make Anchoring pointless. IMO, Anchoring is already pretty pointless, and I personally intend to houserule away as much of its lameness as I can, but that is a topic for another thread.
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- GunnerJ   New Focus Type   Aug 25 2004, 08:04 PM
- - BitBasher   Actually anchoring is far from pointless, really. ...   Aug 25 2004, 08:10 PM
- - GunnerJ   Yeah, but there's also a lot of idiocy (I...   Aug 25 2004, 08:11 PM
- - RangerJoe   *activates focus* "I know kung-fu....better....   Aug 25 2004, 09:32 PM
- - Herald of Verjigorm   For 1 karma and whatever object cost, a human mage...   Aug 25 2004, 09:35 PM
- - GunnerJ   Bonding cost is 4*Force, so it'd be 4 karma. ...   Aug 25 2004, 10:22 PM
- - GrinderTheTroll   I like the idea, but how do you "cast" t...   Aug 25 2004, 10:26 PM
- - GunnerJ   QUOTE (GrinderTheTroll @ Aug 25 2004, 10:26 P...   Aug 25 2004, 10:30 PM
- - Jason Farlander   A variant of this idea that would make sense to me...   Aug 25 2004, 11:02 PM
- - GrinderTheTroll   Another thing to consider, is what if an Adept dec...   Aug 25 2004, 11:06 PM
- - tjn   Psst, Grinder, it's Force/2 for power points. ...   Aug 26 2004, 12:09 AM
- - TheScamp   Also note that the adept is still limited to power...   Aug 26 2004, 12:31 AM
- - mfb   this sounds familiar. i prefer the seperate Soma...   Aug 26 2004, 12:42 AM
- - GunnerJ   Wow, lots of good points I totally missed. tjn sum...   Aug 26 2004, 01:15 AM
- - mfb   jesus, anyone with magical ability can use these? ...   Aug 26 2004, 01:21 AM
- - GunnerJ   QUOTE jesus, anyone with magical ability can use ...   Aug 26 2004, 02:17 AM
- - mfb   yes, of course they should. astral combat is an in...   Aug 26 2004, 02:38 AM
- - GunnerJ   QUOTE astral combat is an integral part of pretty ...   Aug 26 2004, 03:25 AM
- - mfb   well, yes, it's true that it's up to the G...   Aug 26 2004, 03:54 AM
- - Digital Heroin   QUOTE (mfb) this sounds familiar. i prefer the s...   Aug 26 2004, 04:08 AM
- - Wireknight   Your focus is far too abusable in its current stat...   Aug 26 2004, 04:16 AM
- - tjn   Wireknight? Those "nitty-gritty" detail...   Aug 26 2004, 12:40 PM
- - GunnerJ   QUOTE Your focus is far too abusable in its curre...   Aug 26 2004, 12:43 PM
- - GunnerJ   QUOTE if i post a Kill Suckers In One Hit focus, i...   Aug 26 2004, 01:07 PM
- - Dashifen   Another way to limit the availability of the item ...   Aug 26 2004, 03:58 PM
- - TheScamp   QUOTE Consider: it gives +ForceD6 to the melee sk...   Aug 26 2004, 04:51 PM
- - Wireknight   QUOTE (tjn @ Aug 26 2004, 12:40 PM) Wireknigh...   Aug 26 2004, 06:28 PM
- - tjn   QUOTE (Wireknight)So, it's invalid when I comp...   Aug 26 2004, 07:59 PM
- - mfb   okay. the nitty-gritty of this argument is that yo...   Aug 26 2004, 08:38 PM
- - Wireknight   QUOTE (tjn @ Aug 26 2004, 07:59 PM) Yet it...   Aug 26 2004, 09:46 PM
- - Cochise   Apart from the discussion about cost and who shoul...   Aug 26 2004, 09:51 PM
- - snowRaven   Cochise hit the button here. The Adept Focus (as ...   Aug 26 2004, 11:00 PM
- - GunnerJ   mfb- by definition, anything you need to give mone...   Aug 27 2004, 01:32 AM
- - GunnerJ   It's happened too many times on this board whe...   Aug 27 2004, 02:02 AM
- - Wireknight   Magical Gear The above link will show you how I a...   Aug 27 2004, 02:11 AM
- - BitBasher   QUOTE I'm not trying to replace adepts, nor do...   Aug 27 2004, 02:31 AM
- - Dashifen   Essentially nothing. Just like you could say that...   Aug 27 2004, 03:41 AM
- - mfb   the adept powers are "free" because you ...   Aug 27 2004, 12:56 PM
- - Smiley   I've seen people trying to give Adepts the sam...   Aug 27 2004, 05:03 PM
- - GunnerJ   QUOTE the adept powers are "free" becau...   Aug 27 2004, 10:22 PM
- - snowRaven   MiTS pg. 46. Unique Enchantments. Granted, it doe...   Aug 27 2004, 11:01 PM
- - GunnerJ   Hell, I didn't even know about that. Still, I ...   Aug 28 2004, 02:40 AM
- - BitBasher   That really, REALLY depends on the adept and the p...   Aug 28 2004, 04:48 AM
- - GunnerJ   QUOTE (BitBasher) That really, REALLY depends on t...   Aug 28 2004, 04:51 PM


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