Imbuement

[Neros]

IMBUEMENT
Cost Level = Se below

DESCRIPTION
With this power, the hero (or villain), is able to bestow some of his own power upon an item, making it much more deadly and efficient. Some are even able to imbue other living beings with incredible powers...

What form, style, appearance the effects takes is up to the character... You want the sword to broaden and lightning to run over its surface? Fine, you got it... However, it should always mirror your main power in some way.

COMMENTS
A potent power in almost every situation... Not to mention other people just love being around you, hoping to get a fix and you will also be able to shine up your car.

OPTIONS
• Can imbue Objects (+4 to Cost Level)
• Can imbue people (+4 to Cost Level)
• Can have more than one object/person imbued at a time (+1 to Cost Level), limited by AN.
• The boost is addictive (-1 to Cost Level). Number of Stones spend equal number of days the target is addicted.. This is generally only a bad thing if you are a hero.. Bad guys usually don’t care.
• Can only imbue small objects (-1 to Cost Level). Things like knives, pistols, stuff that generally fits in the palm, or in case of living things, the receivers must be roughly the size of a dog..
• Cannot create new Aspects (-1 to Cost Level). You can only enhance what’s already there.
• Can only imbue "Normal" living things (-1 to Cost Level). Which means you can’t affect none-enhanced things.. Which means: magic, drugs, radiation, etch (at GMs discretion)
• Can only Imbue objects and people with powers you already have (-1 to Cost Level)
• The powers given is random, but never harmful to the receiver (-1 to Cost Level)
• May be bought as a option for Mastery of Element (GM discretion)

Rules for Action Box:
• Enhance one object/person
• Improve/Create Abilities/Actions/ Modifiers
• Cannot Enhance yourself
• Duration = Stones spend on duration row or as long as touching the imbued object/person
• Pay for each aspect that’s being enhanced
• Cannot enhanced learnable actions
(General Knowledge, Close Combat,
Social skills, ect...)
• Pay 3r to increase Durability by 1
• Options cost 1r per Cost Level increase

EXAMPLE:
Firoz has a Imbuement Action Number of 5 and wants to Imbue his Knife. He spends 5 red stones, increasing its Modifier from +1 to +4 and gives it 2xDamage (which is a +2 option), making it jagged and glow with a warm glow.

Latter, he wants to Imbue a car with his Fire. He spends 5 stones, increasing its Manuever modifier by 1 and giving it a flight speed of 4, making its headlights look like devil eyes and its wheels turn into fire...

[Jet]

Nice one, I must say. Works kinda like Power Boost, but it like this one better. I would also throw some possible negative options, like "Can be used only on small objects (like weapons)" or "doesnt work on x" , but overall - cool.

[Brainstem]

Would you have to pay +7 if you could imbue people and objects, or does imbuing people take objects into consideration?

[terramax]

Personally, I think it shouldn't include it.
A person could imbue henchmen
or he could create "magic" items (for lack of a better word)
or he could be the master and do both.
I think that each option has a unique ability that could be kept seperate and have very interesting results.
Of course, this is just my opinion and I don't feel strongly about it.

[Brainstem]

Another question... if a player had Flight as an Action (but no mastery), could this be transferred to a car, for example, or can only powers from masteries be imbued?

[Neros]

Hehe... Yea, its more or less like Power Boost, except the boost can work in a longer time spand and it dosn't just boost the powers themselves...

But yea, i original intended for the two Options to work for themselves, so if you wanted to be able to imbue both objects and living things, it would be Cost Level + 7... Very Expensive, but if you focus on this power, it could be Very useful (kinda like Metamorphis except others benifit from power)...

Reposted the Action and added some more options

[Kaimontfendo]

This is a power one of my NPCs has. I never really figured out what it should cost, but I think it's a tad on the expensive side. Still, overall solid.

[Neros]

Expensive... Its in some way cheap... Its Metamorphis, where you can do it to others AND objects... Increasing the objects modifier (so a +1 knife becomes a +8 dagger instead)...

Which reminds me, it should be 3r to improve Durability by 1...

EDITED:
Just thought about a new rule/option... But not sure which...
• Only Super powers can be given (no learnedable actions like General Knowledge, Close Combat, ect...)

[Kaimontfendo]

Well, my character, Midnight, has it something like this:

Imbuement: 6
+Imbue people (+4)
+Imbue more than one person (+2, I decided she can only imbue a number of people equal to her action number. In fact, I'd consider suggesting that as a limit for all characters)
-Cannot create new aspects (-1)
-Takes time to prepare (-1)

That's still AN+4, and even if she can't use it on herself (which I think she can, but usually doesn't) that would only bring it down another level. I dunno. AN+3 just seems tad expensive for a power that can only enchance attributes of someone else. I'd rather have Force Field, or Shapeshifting for that price. But maybe that's just me. I do tend to prefer powers that don't require allies around to help.

I like the new suggestion, "cannot improve learned actions." I feel like it should be a rule, and that's how I've treated it with Midnight.

[malice]

Why does it cost +4 to imbue people when the "Helps others" advantage is only +3?

[Neros]

Suggestion noted and added... Sounds like fine idea to limit it to the Action Number... As for the allies needed, Who needs allies??? All you need is a good old +1 club and WHAM!!... You have a wooping +5 Siege weapon with Stun option... Now who needs allies
But being able to boost your allies/weapons/you (like power boost), for more than just a panel shouldn't be cheap... *Touches ally* TAADAA!! Ally now have Toughness +4 for the next 10 panels
NOTE: Power Boost is a Cost Level +4 Power, and only lasts for one panel... Which reminds me... Should i add the same effect (or more or less), when enhancing powers thats all ready there (aka stunned or something)...

Because people are smarter than weapons?? Hehe, i just felt like a +4... But if people feel like its to much (or to little...) we can always look at it and change it...

[Thuellai]

This is a pretty awesome power, I've got to admit - I'd use it. Especially with the weapons bit... I had one character who, fluff-wise, is a swordsman who actually works by channeling his soul into his sword, and something like this would be a good way to represent that along with a few other options I'd need to get the full effect. This is very nifty, though.

[Neros]

Hehe... Never thought about imbuing it with the characters soul... Thanks for the feed back thuellai

And i just noticed something... Sorry about that Brainstem, forgot to answer your question...
Sure... If he had flight (or even if he dident), he could transfere it to the car... The powers you give can be anything... More or less.... At GM's discretion as always

HOWEVER, what you wrote gave me and idea that might help balance out Masters... How about when bought with a mastery, you get a discount, however you can only imbue and object/person with aspects of your own power... Masters tend to have force blasts, immunities, create/manipulate, flight and other sorts of nice powers... How about it??

[Kaimontfendo]

I think making the cannot imbue yourself option should maybe be a -2 instead of a -1. It is fairly major, considering you need someone or something else to use your power on.

[Neros]

Ive looked over the suggestion, and i dont see it as something major... Yes, you would need allies, but it dosent remove allot from the power... Just narrows down the number of "targets", and if it was -2, you could then take Imbue Object and people for just +5 (but then again, maybe you don't see imbuing objects as part of the character)...

Remember that even though you can't imbue yourself, the power is still very flexible