 Cursed magic items!, hehe it had to happen sometime |
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 Sep 15 2006, 04:23 PM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 76 Joined: 16-August 06 Member No.: 9,131  |
So I went and did it. Running a game and I put in a weapon focus if you want to call it that, that was buried under a cave in down in the old sewer systems of Seattle. The team was on their way to break into an Aztechnology facility when they came to the cave in and saw the shiny glint of steel shining up from the debris reflecting off their flashlights.
Anyway they only saw a small piece of the weapon (a sword). and when they went to touch it they ended up having to battle the ghost (human spirit) of the person who wielded it. The battle was long fought but our mage finally managed to banish it after about 3 combat turns of the spirit really fucking the rest the group up. Well they dug the sword out, and our group adept was like eww ahh ohh, the mage realized it was magical from the start and the group agreed to let the adept take hold of it Here is what i created 2 handed great sword (for a human anyway) damage is str/2+3 acts as a rating 3 weapon focus of sharpness -3 AP (same as rating) The sword is also possessed by a blood spirit that if the wielder is wounded will attempt to possess the wielder and send him into a bloodraged killing spree untill all living beings in his view are dead. the possession is actually mental control. cast from a force rating 3 spirit giving it 6 dice total for the check. Anywho as of yet... our adept has not been wounded.. and the group does not realize that the sword has this ability, right now they are living it up.. he loves the sword it is a wicked looking sword covered with runes. When he wields it, it glows with a strange bluish aura (aura of the spirit within). Anyway i wanted to get away wth the cookie cutter focus's for a change. Has anyone else done anything like this? |
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Sep 15 2006, 04:27 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
You could say that.
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Sep 15 2006, 04:31 PM
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ghostrider Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,196 Joined: 16-May 04 Member No.: 6,333 |
So you used the D&D cutter to make a SR cookie? ;) |
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Sep 15 2006, 04:53 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,408 Joined: 31-January 04 From: Reston VA, USA Member No.: 6,046 |
so, you made Stormbringer? (of the Elric - Michael Moorecock series)
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Sep 15 2006, 04:56 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 749 Joined: 28-July 05 Member No.: 7,526 |
I embedded four anchoring foci into the striking surface of a warhammer (club); the wielder casts touch-range spells into them and can trigger one or all mentally when striking a target.
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Sep 15 2006, 05:51 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 750 Joined: 9-August 06 Member No.: 9,059 |
How many years till all those foci are bonded?
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Sep 15 2006, 06:05 PM
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Shadow Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 3,737 Joined: 2-June 06 From: Secret Tunnels under the UK (South West) Member No.: 8,636 |
Don't know if you have Street Magic, but you could use the actual possession rules for this. Have the evil spirit bound to the weapon. The sword could even be the container for the Hidden Life power! When the adept is possessed he actually becomes stronger which will make it more, ah... fun for the group. Fun... yeah, that's the word I meant. ;) |
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Sep 15 2006, 08:19 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 749 Joined: 28-July 05 Member No.: 7,526 |
<blind eye> unique enchantment discount! </blind eye> Once the PC's get a hold of it, I expect it to be something the shaman 'grows with'. |
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Sep 15 2006, 09:41 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 7,089 Joined: 4-October 05 Member No.: 7,813 |
actually SR3 had this basic concept somewhere already.
they're called imps. |
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Sep 15 2006, 10:14 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 281 Joined: 9-September 06 Member No.: 9,346 |
Threats:2 - Great read. Well. Decent read. I think I'm just overlooking the parts I blocked from my memory. Like Bug spirits mixed with Pitbulls. |
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Sep 15 2006, 11:06 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 749 Joined: 28-July 05 Member No.: 7,526 |
but... but... alien 3!!!
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Sep 16 2006, 02:45 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 984 Joined: 15-June 06 Member No.: 8,717 |
Each of those warhammer enchantments could belong to a different mage. Make them ritual spellcasters and all you need is to call them up after you discharge all the spells. A day or two later you have your badass unique spell hammer back. The idea is worth the cost.
Why would the ritual group lend out their foci? Maybe you work for them? You're their champion! Sounds cool to me, and easily manipualted if it seems too powerful. Me like :D Would a possessed sword add force to the base damage? I think that's something to consider. I don't know if foci can be vessels, however. Am I wrong? |
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Sep 16 2006, 03:56 AM
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Midnight Toker Group: Members Posts: 7,686 Joined: 4-July 04 From: Zombie Drop Bear Santa's Workshop Member No.: 6,456 |
Well, you can make up anything and call it a "unique enchantment". This has been canon from the begining. Bottled Demon set the precident with a Power Focus that didn't even need to be bound but which had some side effects.
Personally, I like cursed weapon foci that are enchanted with healing spells. Your -6 AP +6DV katana may flow through targets like water but you'd be annoyed when they apparently don't take any wounds because the weapon heals the target for exactly the same amount of damage as it causes. |
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Sep 16 2006, 04:08 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
Boy, blood mages must love that. "It's like the Managizer bunny!" Poor mister flop-flop.
There's still a category of unique enchantments that are a bit beyond the pale, but SR4 also details more clearly defined types of unique enchantments. |
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Sep 16 2006, 05:16 AM
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Midnight Toker Group: Members Posts: 7,686 Joined: 4-July 04 From: Zombie Drop Bear Santa's Workshop Member No.: 6,456 |
I wouldn't pontificate on the wisdom of cheating blood rituals with such a weapon, but it doesn't seem like the results would be very pleasant for anyone. |
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Sep 17 2006, 05:01 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,754 Joined: 9-July 04 From: Modesto, CA Member No.: 6,465 |
I admire you thinking outside the RAW rules in making this work for your campaign! I find it harder as I get older as both a player and GM to stray from RAW at times. Thanks for the idea and bravo! :cyber: |
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