- Mikael Raaterova <mikael.raaterova_at_...>
wrote:
> If it's a Destor power that the hero has heroquested
> for, it is both
> incarnated within the hero and part of the identity
> of Destor. I'd say
> that the hero might use it in a limited way, even
> though Destor is dead,
> because the hero himself "stands-in" for Destor. A
> hero that tries to use
> a heroquested Destor power when Destor is dead goes
> against mythical
> reality and must prove that Destor is not *quite*
> Dead. If that succeeds
> completely, he can use that particular power with no
> penalties. With a
> marginal success he can use it but with severe
> penalties (perhaps a 90%
> penalty?). It might not be much in terms of actual
> effects but it might
> serve as a moral booster of no mean strength.
> Does this make sense?
IMOHO, this is brilliant. I suppose it needs to be
tested but instinctivtely I like it a lot. Please let
us know, whether you use it, the players' reaction
(are they able to perceive such a subtlety and do they
bother to need it, I wonder when I think to _my_
players).
Gian
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