The Scriven One
March 26th, 2015, 08:10
This is a long shot, but I figured I'd ask.
I also hope this isn't confusing. It's really late, but I had the idea and I wanted to see if it worked. So far, no.
My setting has places of power. Each place of power has a signature of promoted energy types/effects ranked 1-5, with an equal and opposite negated type of energy/effect. So in one area, necrotic effects are enhanced, while, say, fire effects are hindered.
Characters have a personal signature and countersignature, based on level, that has the same range, but applies somewhat differently. For anything that is signature for a character, I'd like them to add their Rank to checks related to those attacks. I'd also like to let them add their Rank to Saves versus anything that they negate- their countersignature. I'd like a character with say a fire Countersignature of 3 to give a penalty to various actions taken against them by any creature with a fire Signature.
The only thing I can think of, which I've been playing around with, was to create conditions called "FireSig" or "NecroticCount" and another condition named SigRank, along with a CountRank condition.
This is the part I'm clueless about- is it possible to put a variable number into SigRank and CountRank, and then use it in the FireSig Effect? So for example, if a creature's CountRank was 3, and they had the FireCount Effect defining an interaction with FireSig, could I then place a variable penalty to attacks equal to CountRank and vice versa?
If so, how? If not, it was a long shot anyway.
If somehow this is possible, I'd also like to reduce or increase SigRank and CountRank relative to a Place of power's Signature or Countersignature as signified by a condition I place on characters when they enter an area.
Thank you very much in advance.
I also hope this isn't confusing. It's really late, but I had the idea and I wanted to see if it worked. So far, no.
My setting has places of power. Each place of power has a signature of promoted energy types/effects ranked 1-5, with an equal and opposite negated type of energy/effect. So in one area, necrotic effects are enhanced, while, say, fire effects are hindered.
Characters have a personal signature and countersignature, based on level, that has the same range, but applies somewhat differently. For anything that is signature for a character, I'd like them to add their Rank to checks related to those attacks. I'd also like to let them add their Rank to Saves versus anything that they negate- their countersignature. I'd like a character with say a fire Countersignature of 3 to give a penalty to various actions taken against them by any creature with a fire Signature.
The only thing I can think of, which I've been playing around with, was to create conditions called "FireSig" or "NecroticCount" and another condition named SigRank, along with a CountRank condition.
This is the part I'm clueless about- is it possible to put a variable number into SigRank and CountRank, and then use it in the FireSig Effect? So for example, if a creature's CountRank was 3, and they had the FireCount Effect defining an interaction with FireSig, could I then place a variable penalty to attacks equal to CountRank and vice versa?
If so, how? If not, it was a long shot anyway.
If somehow this is possible, I'd also like to reduce or increase SigRank and CountRank relative to a Place of power's Signature or Countersignature as signified by a condition I place on characters when they enter an area.
Thank you very much in advance.