 Restoring Essence, Should it exist within a game? |
 Jan 17 2004, 05:04 PM
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Ever since encountering Maria Mercurial, my Phoenix shaman PC has had a continuing quest to discover a way of undoing 'ware damage and restoring Essence. (Call it a "cleansing fire", within her Weltanschauung.) As she sees it, this would not be a one-time special thing but a continuing ability, to be invoked as she sees fit. (For what it's worth in our game, she would only ever use it within situations where the person had 'ware installed and/or Essence stolen in situations beyond their control: where they were certainly not willing parties thereto.) It is entirely likely to remain a driving goal for the remainder of the game - however many years that will take.
Some issues which arise include questions of game balance (how does it alter the traditional and continuing 'ware trade-off equation among PCs?) and overturning a core concept of the SR world (how would such knowledge affect the greater SR world?). Should a method to restore Essence ever exist within a game? Is it something feasible and/or reasonable to exist within the SR world? Would it make a difference whether it were a one-time deal or a continuing ability? If you have such a method and have managed to make it work, how? What limitations did you assign? What complications have you encountered? |
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Talia Invierno Restoring Essence Jan 17 2004, 05:04 PM
Tanka If I were to allow it (That's a big if there),... Jan 17 2004, 05:21 PM Prototype A character in one of my games lost a point of ess... Jan 17 2004, 05:25 PM Jason Farlander Many years ago, when I first started playing SR, m... Jan 17 2004, 05:36 PM L.D I have allowed it in my game.
It works like this.... Jan 17 2004, 07:22 PM tete i've allowed it... I just had the guy initiate... Jan 17 2004, 09:53 PM Talia Invierno QUOTE One interesting take that I just thought of ... Jan 17 2004, 10:38 PM Playing Games Well,I do it this way.One whenever cyberware is re... Jan 17 2004, 10:55 PM OurTeam I won't allow lost essence to be recovered. Jan 17 2004, 11:04 PM moosegod I have to agree.
You damage the flow of magic, yo... Jan 18 2004, 12:30 AM toturi I only allow recovery of essense during SURGE. For... Jan 18 2004, 12:59 AM Fortune I've never allowed Essense to be regained in m... Jan 18 2004, 03:14 AM Crusher Bob To come at it from the other side, what difference... Jan 18 2004, 03:37 AM BewilderedGM I havent really considered any other essence loss,... Jan 18 2004, 07:36 AM OurTeam BewilderedGM, the rules cover upgrading cyberware,... Jan 18 2004, 07:38 AM Panzergeist One point per year sounds good. I think essence s... Jan 18 2004, 08:08 AM Tziluthi I think I'd go for the middle-ground: You migh... Jan 18 2004, 04:01 PM MooCow I have allowed the regaining of essence in my game... Jan 18 2004, 05:02 PM Velocity I think it should be a given that Essence can... Jan 18 2004, 06:29 PM Siege I've never objected to the idea of regaining l... Jan 18 2004, 06:36 PM GunnerJ I allow it as follows:
QUOTE In order to recover ... Jan 18 2004, 06:54 PM Velocity QUOTE Siege wrote:
1) Remove the system
2) Upgrade... Jan 18 2004, 07:24 PM Tanka QUOTE (Velocity) QUOTE Siege wrote:
For a characte... Jan 18 2004, 07:26 PM Siege The human body is capable of limited repair, sure.... Jan 18 2004, 07:31 PM Talia Invierno Agreed to the given: that to even consider this, t... Jan 19 2004, 05:26 PM Sphynx As long as the Essence lost wasn't from Cyber ... Jan 19 2004, 05:42 PM Velocity QUOTE Siege wrote:
For a character to regain essen... Jan 19 2004, 06:01 PM sable twilight Just as a side, if one were to fully heal and rest... Jan 19 2004, 07:52 PM Talia Invierno In her case, definitely possible. If it could eve... Jan 19 2004, 08:13 PM moosegod QUOTE (sable twilight) Just as a side, if one were... Jan 19 2004, 08:20 PM Talia Invierno RE: Restoring Essence Jan 19 2004, 09:46 PM Modesitt There's an argument to allow people to simply ... Jan 19 2004, 09:58 PM Talia Invierno Just one question, Modesitt (is that name from the... Jan 19 2004, 10:15 PM Siege QUOTE (sable twilight) Just as a side, if one were... Jan 19 2004, 11:50 PM OurTeam Modesitt, Nice analysis! Good description of t... Jan 19 2004, 11:51 PM Siege QUOTE (Talia Invierno) Just one question, Modesitt... Jan 19 2004, 11:54 PM Siege Talia: (sorry, was late seing your post)
What are... Jan 19 2004, 11:59 PM Modesitt QUOTE Just one question, Modesitt (is that name fr... Jan 20 2004, 01:04 AM Tanka Again, and again, and again, I attempt to point th... Jan 20 2004, 02:52 AM Modesitt QUOTE Again, and again, and again, I attempt to po... Jan 20 2004, 03:47 AM Tanka However, there has to be a balance. I once read t... Jan 20 2004, 03:58 AM toturi Something else to keep in mind in this Sam vs Magi... Jan 20 2004, 04:27 AM Modesitt Did you read my post?
QUOTE ("Myself")
... Jan 20 2004, 04:28 AM Tanka How is limiting via some canoninical reference (Th... Jan 20 2004, 04:37 AM toturi Having good stuff doesn't automatically make y... Jan 20 2004, 05:02 AM Fortune Personally, I think the problem is how Modesitt is... Jan 20 2004, 05:36 AM Tanka Hm... Must be another of those ancient SR2 relics... Jan 20 2004, 05:36 AM toturi That's why I've always advocated being goo... Jan 20 2004, 06:31 AM Solidcobra now, i do it like this....
WHENEVER cyberware is r... Jan 20 2004, 12:03 PM Talia Invierno Thanks for the (skill v. equipment limits based up... Jan 20 2004, 03:58 PM DV8 Semi-related question; how many of you guys play S... Jan 20 2004, 04:52 PM Modesitt QUOTE So what makes one kind of limitation any mor... Jan 20 2004, 05:23 PM Talia Invierno Interesting point, DV8 - and I see its relevance. ... Jan 20 2004, 05:50 PM Siege QUOTE (Talia Invierno)
So what makes one kind of ... Jan 20 2004, 10:13 PM Modesitt QUOTE Modesitt: I'm wondering at how a game wo... Jan 21 2004, 05:11 AM Moon-Hawk The way I handle it in my games:
If whatever has c... Jan 21 2004, 04:45 PM Talia Invierno Modesitt: do you tend to have "standard... Jan 22 2004, 01:58 AM Siege Ah Tal, I can always count on you to carry the arg... Jan 22 2004, 02:25 AM Tanka I think that's the major thing we all missed, ... Jan 22 2004, 03:19 AM
Modesitt QUOTE Modesitt: do you tend to have "standard... Jan 22 2004, 04:57 AM  |
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