Goonhub
05-14-2015, 01:27 PM
To respond to all the ideas that popped up in this thread:
Chemical absorption -- Don't necessarily see the point. Doesn't make sense with fire chems.
Changeling Claw -- Sensible since you already can claw at grilles effortlessly so why not people. 1 point / sec may be a bit too high of a drain.
Harden Skin -- Don't like it, this is basically poor man's abomination.
Adrenaline Rush -- Has merit but I don't think it really fits well with the whole changeling deal.
Paralysis Sting -- The steep cost is the only reason I'm considering this. I'm more leaning towards no but it stays on the able.
Silence sting -- Strongly disagree with this. If paralysis sting becomes a thing, it'd make sense to just merge this into that one. Definitely not going to happen without a cost.
Injection sting -- This has some interesting prospects, I'm leaning towards yes. Cost might be a bit high -- without chem absorption the changeling will suffer the same effects as the victim, but it's a fun "it's either you or both of us" thing.
Monkey sting -- I have some ideas which would deprecate this one. I don't really want specialized genetics stings, only relatively general ones.
Genetic sting -- Pointless, since absorbed identities retain their defects.
Critter limb -- Surprisingly sane idea, I might experiment with this one just for laughs.
Changeling mindslaves -- No.
Chemical absorption -- Don't necessarily see the point. Doesn't make sense with fire chems.
Changeling Claw -- Sensible since you already can claw at grilles effortlessly so why not people. 1 point / sec may be a bit too high of a drain.
Harden Skin -- Don't like it, this is basically poor man's abomination.
Adrenaline Rush -- Has merit but I don't think it really fits well with the whole changeling deal.
Paralysis Sting -- The steep cost is the only reason I'm considering this. I'm more leaning towards no but it stays on the able.
Silence sting -- Strongly disagree with this. If paralysis sting becomes a thing, it'd make sense to just merge this into that one. Definitely not going to happen without a cost.
Injection sting -- This has some interesting prospects, I'm leaning towards yes. Cost might be a bit high -- without chem absorption the changeling will suffer the same effects as the victim, but it's a fun "it's either you or both of us" thing.
Monkey sting -- I have some ideas which would deprecate this one. I don't really want specialized genetics stings, only relatively general ones.
Genetic sting -- Pointless, since absorbed identities retain their defects.
Critter limb -- Surprisingly sane idea, I might experiment with this one just for laughs.
Changeling mindslaves -- No.