07-12-2018, 11:02 AM
(07-12-2018, 10:45 AM)Malon Wrote:(07-10-2018, 11:06 AM)Dane Regan Wrote: Hey, Malon. I think you're taking too many drawbacks here. I don't think either of these need stat decreases or a self debuff. SP should be enough. Shang actually has a similar move you may wish to look at. Just 1sp to permanently shapeshift.
Your T2 option isn't needed. Just get suppression and use the T1. Of course, that will need a high TEC in cases for it to be at max effect. Unless you want to get another move to boost suppressions strength? But that would likely need a max duration.
And Alex even told me that Shang had a move like that... I completely forgot. Thanks for that one, that clears the T1 one up.
For the T2 option, that was the issue I wanted to overcome with the move actually! Suppression should probably be part of the move requirements, but I wanted it to be a "Enhanced Senses cannot detect her true form regardless of the TEC difference, but generally works for other stuff if the ES user has higher TEC than Malon" thing. Super Utilities are a bit difficult to balance in that regard... would the above be too powerful without a time limit, and if so would it become possible if I add another drawback of some kind?
It's meant to be a non-combat move to let Malon pretty much take a different identity without someone being able to tell who she is 'at a glance', though she can still trip up by lacking the memories of who she impersonates or someone with Telepathy/Insight could notice that her thoughts don't correlate with her identity or that there is more to her than meets the eye.
Alternatively a Suppression-boosting T1/T2 Utility could also work though, I'll consider that route if the above can't be worked out. Thank you for that suggestion too!
Honestly, I'd probably have allowed throwing in the "Enhanced Senses can't detect the change" in with the T1 - but insight would still work if they beat your suppression. Since if you did fully change your body, I don't see why ES would pick it up. ES normally only picks up shapeshifting because the shapeshift is "fake". But that's less the case with you super utility. I don't consider it to be Uber strong - you'd still have to spend SP in fights if you wanted to switch form mid battle to mess with someone. I guess I could maybe see the "no ES" thing bumping it up to a T2 - but that shouldn't impact your storyline usage.

