Category: Systems

Daily Punch 9-4-15 On Target metamagic feat for Pathfinder

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I was reading a Pathfinder Tales novel, and one character summoned creatures on another.  I’d like to make that happen in my games.

On Target(Metamagic)

When you create life or unlife, you can cast it on a a target.

Benefit: When you cast a conjuration or necromancy spell that creates or animates any number of creatures under the effect of this metamagic, you can make a ranged touch attack an a target in range for each creature created at a target within the range of the spell.  If you hit the target with this attack, the creature is created on the target either grappling it or doing melee attack damage on the target as if it hit.  The target may also make any attacks it would normally get its on its turn.

Level Increase: +1 (an On the Target spell uses up a spell slot one level higher than the spell’s actual level.)

Thoughts?

Daily Punch 9-3-15 Hopper program for Shadowrun 5e

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Bull mentioned a program in Data Trails, but it didn’t make an appearance.  Let’s make it happen here!

 

 
Hopper:This program exploits a communication loophole between different grids to give you a superposition in both. You may work on one grid and perform actions on another without any penalties to your dice pool. However, any time your GOD score increases, it increases by 1.5 times as much as several demigods on both grids are working against you.

Daily Punch 9-2-15 Slumming it positive quality for Shadowrun 5e

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I’m catching up on my Shadowrun.  Let’s get some positive qualities out there!

Slumming It
Cost: 3 karma per rank (1 to 3 ranks)
When you were in the cradle you mommy told you stories about how the little girl in red was tricked by the wolf looking like granny?  Well you make your avatar look like crap to be a little more like the big bad wolf and little red….except this wolf gets to eat the little one! You purposefully make your matrix avatar look like a crappy standard avatar to lure matrix security, deckers, and spiders into a false sense of security. For every rank you have in this quality, you gain a +1 bonus to your dice pool for all checks that use the firewall attribute of the device you are using.

Thoughts?

Daily Punch 9-1-15 Your Fu is \/\/34k! Interrupt Action for Shadowrun 5e

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I haven’t seen a ton of the interrupt actions since Run and Gun, but I think there should be more. How about one for the decker?

Your Fu is \/\/34k!
Interrupt Action (-7 Initiative Score)
We’ve all seen a drek head who think he’s nova hot when he gets his first Erika. And sometimes, just sometimes, Mommy needs to step up to the plate and tell this little fart where he ranks in the pecking order. When your deck or an object slaved to your deck is attacked via the matrix, you are aware of the attack, and your willpower + firewall or intuition + firewall beats the attackers dice total, you may immediately respond with your own complex matrix action. You gain a bonus to your dice pool for this matrix action equal to the difference between your defense successes and the attacker’s successes.

Thoughts?

Daily Punch 8-31-15 Cunningham’s Law quality for Shadowrun 5e

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How about a new quality for Shadowrun.  My Deckers pull double duty as the legwork person.  Let’s build on to this using Cunningham’s Law.

Cunningham’s Law

Cost: 5 karma

You know how to make the g33ks fr33k.  Nothing like hitting the spectrum with your faux-knowledge fab bat to really get their blood pumping.  When learn about a subject using only the matrix, you don’t spend edge, and don’t glitch, you get a free reroll of all the dice that rolled a 1.  You only gain knowledge about the subject of your search and may not spend edge to reroll the total result of your search.  This quality can not be used for any other matrix related task.

Thoughts?

Daily Punch 8-28-15 Cartographer trait for Pathfinder

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I’m reading a book now, and the main character maps several rooms to find secret rooms in them.  I think this should happen more often in Pathfinder!

Cartographer

Knowledge (Engineering) and Knowledge(Dungeoneering) are considered class skills for you.  As you explore underground locations or building, you may make a map.  If you do, you may use either Knowledge(Engineering) or Knowledge(Dungeoneering) instead of Perception to find secret doors or rooms.

Thoughts?

Daily Punch 8-27-15 Spell in a Box Wondrous Item for DnD 5e

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I’ve heard this phrase a few times in game desing- “Spell in a Box”.  Might not be a great item to repeat a ton of times, but how about making one one time?

Spell in a Box

Rare

Magical masters often tire of their servants failing them time and time again.  This box is the result.  Any spellcaster may cast any spell into a Spell in a Box paying all costs at the time of the spells casting.  The spell remains active for a number of days equal to the spells level.  At anytime before the spell dissipates, anyone can use the Spell in a Box as an action to cast the spell.  When the spell is cast from the box, the spell uses original casters proficiency, ability modifier, and other bonuses to cast the spell, but the creature using the Spell in a Box may determine the effects, range, targets, and any other choices made when the spell is cast.

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Daily Punch 8-24-15 Lightning Cuff-links magic item for DnD 5e

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How about a magic taser for DnD 5e?

Lightning Cuff Links
Wondrous item, rare (requires attunement)
These silver cuff links are each made in the shape of a lightning bolt. Once per day, when you are struck by a melee attack, you can cause the lightning within to discharge. The attacking creature must make a DC 15 Dexterity saving throw. On a failure, the attacking creature takes 5d8 lightning damage, is pushed 15 feet away, and knocked prone. On a save, the creature takes half damage, is not moved, nor knocked prone. If you take at least 20 points of lightning damage from a single attack, the cuff links recharge. Otherwise, each morning at dawn, you hear distant thunder, and the cuff links recharge.