Anti-Healng Factor

[scorpion]

Anti-Healing Factor: Cost Level = Action Number + 7 levels

Action based on the power of Agent Zero. Works like "Corrosive Touch." Possibly an option for Corrosive Touch. Reverses an individual's Healing Factor for a number of panels equal to the number of stones applied to the action.

For example: Agent Zero successfully touches Wolverine and has 3 stones in his Anti-Healing Factor Action. The action always causes an initial loss of 1 white stone of health if successful. Then Wolverine will loose one white stone every other panel for 3 panels. Then his healing factor will be restored to normal and will begin to heal him again.

RULES:
-Action causes at least one stone of health loss if successful
-During effected panels, victim regenerates only half of normal energy recovery per panel. 50% instead of 150%
-Reverses Healing Factors as follows:
Natural Healing: 1 white stone of damage.
2x Natural Healing: 1 white stone of damage. 1 red stone of energy loss per panel
Healing Factor: 1 white stone of damage every hour. 2 red stones of energy loss per panel
Accelerated Healing Factor: 1 white stone of damage every 2 panels
Enhanced Healing Factor: 1 white stone of damage every panel
Instant Healing Factor: Imidiate loss of all white stones.
-After effected panels, victim begins to heal normally again.

OPTIONS:
- (+1) to Cost Level to combine with an action that does damage. Specify which action.


I will appreciate any comments and input that any of you might have.

[malice]

Thanks for posting this, I love Agent Zero. If I have any suggestions I'll post them seperately, I just wanted to voice my gratitude in this post. Agent Zero is SO cool.

[malice]

Ok so here are some things I noticed early:

Problem: You suffer for as many panels as stones got through your defense, but this means 2x healing rate and normal Healing Factors will never be affected, I recommend making the ability attack their energy as well.

Preference: I think it should be an advantage not an action. So for +7 levels you can reverse Healing Factors with any action you already do damage with. However the way you have it is better for how Zero worked (He could force blast or touch).

I may look more at it later, but right now a storm is rolling in and we're off to dinner and a movie.

[scorpion]

malice, i added some things to it. what do you think now?

[malice]

It's working a little better. So it does damage based on the panels it can do damage rather than panels since the attack? Meaning that if three stones get through you can expect to lose 3 white stones, no matter what rate of recovery you have?

[scorpion]

The way i intended it was to have the stones that get past a victim's defense to equal the number of effected panels. Example: a 5 stone attack against 2 stones of defense for 3 stones of damage on an individual with an Accelerated Healing Factor lasts for 3 panels. First Panel: victim loses 1 white stone. Second Panel: victim is un effected. Third Panel: victim loses 1 white stone. Fourth Panel: victim's Healing Factor returns to normal.

[malice]

Ok, then how is someone with 2x healing or normal Healing Factor ever going to be affected? The first won't heal a stone for 12 hours and the second won't for 1 hour, so won't take any damage for 120 panels. My suggestion would be that the option to hinder energy recovery be included for free in the original action. So for the same +7 to cost level, they regenerate half their normal energy for as many panels as stones got through defense (in the comics when he used it on people they were pretty drained). So a 5 stone attack against 2 defense, then for 3 panels the person will regenerate at 50% rate instead of 150% rate, and lose a white stone every time their healing factor would've healed them one.

[scorpion]

good idea. lets go with that