 Random Question about foci, what forms can they take? |
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 Dec 3 2011, 09:55 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 734 Joined: 4-November 09 Member No.: 17,844  |
Usually, its common to see a focus as a specific object/talisman in a game but i was thinking about other forms. After looking at mauri tribal tattoos along with other cultures, is there any reason why i couldnt make a character which has his or her foci done as magically active tattoos?
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Dec 3 2011, 10:02 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
No, Tattoo Foci have been canon since, at least, 3rd Edition.
Hell, you can even have cyber-ware foci . . |
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Dec 3 2011, 10:11 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 734 Joined: 4-November 09 Member No.: 17,844 |
ok thats what i thought but i wanted to make sure it was canon
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Dec 3 2011, 10:19 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
There are rules for tattoo
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Feb 4 2012, 09:50 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 72 Joined: 4-March 10 Member No.: 18,241 |
Sorry for the forum necromancy, but can you point me towards these rules in SR4?
I remember in 3E one of my colleagues enchanted some tattoos to add armor to the non-magical recipient and would like to do something similar in SR4. |
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Feb 4 2012, 09:56 PM
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Advocatus Diaboli Group: Members Posts: 13,994 Joined: 20-November 07 From: USA Member No.: 14,282 |
Tattoos are much harder than merely implanted foci, and no, you can't just give them to random people. The easiest equivalent of that is Quickening a spell on someone. Yeah, I don't know where these 'real tattoo focus' rules are in SR4, myself.
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Feb 4 2012, 10:08 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
it should be in the street magic.
a special form of anchoring, not it's own meta magic anymore i think |
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Feb 4 2012, 10:11 PM
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Advocatus Diaboli Group: Members Posts: 13,994 Joined: 20-November 07 From: USA Member No.: 14,282 |
That's where I was looking. The only mention of tattoos is the next page, under Quickening. Besides, according to how Anchoring Foci seem to work, you'd have to 'give your tattoos back' every time you wanted them re-charged. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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Feb 4 2012, 10:12 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
Hmm, strange . . could have sworn it was under anchoring and had some rules to it soo . .
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Feb 4 2012, 10:14 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,373 Joined: 14-January 10 From: Stuttgart, Germany Member No.: 18,036 |
I want my panties to be my foci. noone will steal them!
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Feb 4 2012, 10:15 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
Only if it's chain mail bikini bottom.
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Feb 4 2012, 10:19 PM
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Advocatus Diaboli Group: Members Posts: 13,994 Joined: 20-November 07 From: USA Member No.: 14,282 |
Let us know if you do find it, anyway. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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