07-05-2018, 10:48 PM
Moves that DO more should probably be more expensive. Right now, if I want a sword that can light people on fire, one or the other effect is going to be nerfed in the interest of balance. And I understand why. It's just awkward and clunky.
Right now we CAN get more powerful Moves already, by including drawbacks. A charge attack does more damage than a regular one. And as Sans pointed out, time is kinda arbitrary in a written roleplaying game. Fatigue is subjective to the judge as well. Drawbacks just aren't the balancing tool they should be.
The fact is that the current system is convoluted and even when it all goes according to plan, it can leave people with but a shadow of what they actually wanted. What I'm trying to suggest is paying more OM for Moves that move further away from the "simple". Even in an IC sense, a simple sword should cost a Prime less to summon than a magical crystal that slows time in a certain area, but because they both do only one thing, they cost the same.
I'm trying to reconcile "usefulness" with how much something costs to buy. Whether you equate that to power or anything else, I can't say. I would suggest, however, that each option you would purchase be clear in what is included within it, to keep things balanced.
Right now we CAN get more powerful Moves already, by including drawbacks. A charge attack does more damage than a regular one. And as Sans pointed out, time is kinda arbitrary in a written roleplaying game. Fatigue is subjective to the judge as well. Drawbacks just aren't the balancing tool they should be.
The fact is that the current system is convoluted and even when it all goes according to plan, it can leave people with but a shadow of what they actually wanted. What I'm trying to suggest is paying more OM for Moves that move further away from the "simple". Even in an IC sense, a simple sword should cost a Prime less to summon than a magical crystal that slows time in a certain area, but because they both do only one thing, they cost the same.
I'm trying to reconcile "usefulness" with how much something costs to buy. Whether you equate that to power or anything else, I can't say. I would suggest, however, that each option you would purchase be clear in what is included within it, to keep things balanced.
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