Alternate Form - Improvements?

[Graeme27uk]

Hello,

I have been creating a PC for one of my players who has two alternate forms.

I have noticed that as well as "automatic powers" some powers are not correct. For example:

Energy form has Insubstantial 1 listed when chosen, should this not automatically set as Insubstantial 3?

This is the same for most of the Alternate Form settings.

I don't mean to criticise, just trying to help improve the fantastic system.

[Graeme27uk]

Also, it keeps coming up with the error "powers don't share duration".

For example:

Energy Form has Strike[Aura], and Blast. Both powers have different durations and so create this error.

Is there any way of removing this error?

[Colen]

Graeme27uk wrote:
>
>
> Also, it keeps coming up with the error "powers don't share duration".
>
> For example:
>
> Energy Form has Strike[Aura], and Blast. Both powers have different
> durations and so create this error.
>
> Is there any way of removing this error?


You can apply the duration extra / flaw to make the powers the same
duration.


--
Colen McAlister, colen@wolflair.com
Chief Engineer, Lone Wolf Development

[Colen]

Graeme27uk wrote:
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I have been creating a PC for one of my players who has two alternate forms.
>
> I have noticed that as well as "automatic powers" some powers are not
> correct. For example:
>
> Energy form has Insubstantial 1 listed when chosen, should this not
> automatically set as Insubstantial 3?
>
> This is the same for most of the Alternate Form settings.
>
> I don't mean to criticise, just trying to help improve the fantastic
> system. Smile


No problem - we're always happy for comments on how our stuff works.


There's currently a bug with the pregenerated alternate forms - all
powers should start at rank 0, but they start at rank 1 instead. This
should soon be fixed and have them at rank 0 like they should be.

This is so that you can take 1 or 2 ranks of alternate form and not be
forced to take 3 ranks of Insubstantial - you can leave it off and take
other stuff if you want.

Hope this helps,

--
Colen McAlister, colen@wolflair.com
Chief Engineer, Lone Wolf Development

[Graeme27uk]

This is so that you can take 1 or 2 ranks of alternate form and not be
forced to take 3 ranks of Insubstantial - you can leave it off and take
other stuff if you want.

But if you chose alternate form as energy then you automatically have to take insubstantial 3 to represent the energy form's etherealness. If you take just one or two ranks in alternate form then you are limiting yourself to less powerful forms rather than energy. I can't see how you could be solid light, or solid energy of any other kind. :S

[Graeme27uk]

You can apply the duration extra / flaw to make the powers the same
duration.
--
Colen McAlister, colen@wolflair.com
Chief Engineer, Lone Wolf Development

I tried that. The problem is that something like an aura in this case is a continuous duration effect so that when he changes into say fire form he always has a fiery aura about him, however his blast (fireball) is not a continuous effect.
Both powers are within the "Alternate Form" power but have different durations.

Therefore this generates a "duration error".

[Colen]

Graeme27uk wrote:
>
>
> *Quote:*
> This is so that you can take 1 or 2 ranks of alternate form and not be
> forced to take 3 ranks of Insubstantial - you can leave it off and take
> other stuff if you want.
>
>
>
> But if you chose alternate form as energy then you automatically have to
> take insubstantial 3 to represent the energy form's etherealness. If you
> take just one or two ranks in alternate form then you are limiting
> yourself to less powerful forms rather than energy. I can't see how you
> could be solid light, or solid energy of any other kind. :S


But you don't need to take any points in Insubstantial at all. You could
theoretically put 1 or 2 ranks in Alternate Form - Liquid without
putting any of those points into Insubstantial. You might put them into
other powers that you felt you wanted - Elongation, for example.


--
Colen McAlister, colen@wolflair.com

[Colen]

Graeme27uk wrote:
>
>
> *Quote:*
> You can apply the duration extra / flaw to make the powers the same
> duration.
> --
> Colen McAlister, colen@wolflair.com <mailto:colen@wolflair.com>
> Chief Engineer, Lone Wolf Development
>
>
>
> I tried that. The problem is that something like an aura in this case is
> a continuous duration effect so that when he changes into say fire form
> he always has a fiery aura about him, however his blast (fireball) is
> not a continuous effect.
> Both powers are within the "Alternate Form" power but have different
> durations.
>
> Therefore this generates a "duration error".


You're right, I'm handling this wrong. Thanks for the report - I'll fix
this in the next release.


--
Colen McAlister, colen@wolflair.com