03-26-2018, 09:33 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-26-2018, 11:32 AM by Dane Regan.)
(03-26-2018, 09:14 AM)Taloc Wrote: I wasn't anticipating telepathy... Since I can't afford that I should probably just put this on hold then. However to answer your questions...
It activates at the start of a fight, Taloc has no control over that as it revolves around killing intent. The hesitation does revolve around fear, but it would feel more like a nameless sensation, a tickling doubt if you will. I meant it to be a small thing though to allow for the long time frame. As for the draw backs, the biggest that would come to mind is that the intent can't be hidden... Which is bad for the character, but I can see why it wouldn't seem like much...
Telepathy is required to influence how someone thinks. Instead, perhaps just have his gaze paralyse them for a split second (or longer?), so instead of them actually hesitating, they literally can't move or act for a brief moment (it will not force them to feel scared, however). As in, focus only on how you want to manipulate their body and it won't need telepathy.
Also, you'll need homing if it activates on anyone he looks at (since he wouldn't need to aim it and it can't be dodged). If you don't want to get homing proficiency, an alternative is requiring eye contact (both ways, so they need to look at his eyes and he needs to look at theirs) or something like that. Naturally, that could add some weight to the move's strength as it would then be harder to use - homing moves will typically be weaker.
Furthermore, as Gilg said, you'll need some drawbacks. How long does it take to activate? How long does the hesitation (paralysis) last? Passive moves in the Omniverse aren't really a thing (there are exceptions but those are really weak and not worth going into). So you're better off having this be something that needs to be activated for each use.
You can still make it obvious you want to kill someone without telepathy or any moves, just with normal character actions. But telepathy will be needed to make someone feel those thoughts or act a certain way. After all, why would a professional fighter hesitate about the fact someone wants to kill them without something tweaking their mind or something forcing their body to not act? You could add "some people are likely to feel afraid after realising his murderous intent" but you can't force them to without telepathy.
Lastly, you will need Ranged Proficiency if you want this to use this on people further than 12ft away. If you're fine with them having to be closer than 12ft, this would need physical instead.