Asperion Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 I would like to have my heroes have some fun with a MordSith. For those not familiar with these nasty beings from the Sword of Truth series, they are women who have the ability to capture someone's magical ability. They require an EGO roll to capture the ability but once captured they can use that ability to always know where the person is and to inflict pain on said person, regardless of the distance or defenses. Other than this they have no innate ability and are normal humans in all senses. The only modification that I will make is to expand their ability to capture any innate power, but not tech-based ability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Re: MordSith Looking at the Series or the books? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Re: MordSith .... they can use that ability to always know where the person is and to inflict pain on said person' date=' regardless of the distance or defenses. [/quote'] SOunds like my last girlfriend. What? Someone had to say it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
薔薇語 Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Re: MordSith I've only read the first book (Wizard's first rule) and only seen a few episodes from the TV show but as I recall, they can only capture magic used against them. Also, there was some limitations on the magic they can capture. For example, IIRC, they can not prevent the use of a confessor's power. Lastly, and this may be because of my limited experience, they can only inflict pain on someone who is trying to use the magic that they 'captured.' I.e., when the Seeker is just standing there (after being affected), the woman (forgot her name) can not just impose pain upon him. But once he tries to use the Sword of Truth's magic, she can redirect it as pain at him. La Rose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
薔薇語 Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Re: MordSith Adding to all of this: Mord-Sith's SoT (Sword of Truth) wiki. La Rose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checkmate Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Re: MordSith I don't have 6th ed so this is how I would do it in 5th: I would give them a NND Energy Blast, does body, BoECV, the defense would be never having had powers "Captured". Sort of cheezy and it wouldn't fly for a PC, but for an NPC, meh go for it. As far as the capturing, I would use a BoECV Missile Deflection. If the Power gets deflected it gets "Captured". You also have decide on STR. Can a Martial Artist with super DEX be captured if they use their super-dex-based martial arts on her? What about a Brick, does Super Strength count? If STR counts, then you'll have to add a BoECV block too. I would also give them non-resistant Damage Reduction to simulate their ability to take pain (as well as a high EGO, and levels in Resistance). For the Agiel, I would make it an AVLD (Mental Defense, or Power Defense maybe?) Killing Attack does body and a AVLD EB (for when they just want to cause pain). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
薔薇語 Posted November 23, 2009 Report Share Posted November 23, 2009 Re: MordSith Some of the design concepts depend on who the power is going to belong to (NPC vs PC) and what point values we are using. One could always build their power as an odd transform that adds on a Side Effect to the power in question: "upon the wish of the Transformer, this power inflicts X damage to its user;" also a custom limitation: "May not work unless the Transformer consents. Benefits of this mechanism: It is 100% consistent. Side Effect damage can not be negated. It puts the control of the side effect in the Tranformer. It also puts the ability for the power to be used in the hands of the Transformer. Bad side: It will be very costly to get a version of this power that can work as quickly as a Mord-Sith's power does. I.e., lots of dice of Transform. La Rose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Re: MordSith The Confessor's power is subtractive in nature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Holck Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Re: MordSith I'm getting regeneration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
薔薇語 Posted November 24, 2009 Report Share Posted November 24, 2009 Re: MordSith The Confessor's power is subtractive in nature? I would have thought it was additive since they are taking the emotion of love and super amplifying it. I also thought that Zed had said it was additive in the first book, but I guess T. Goodkind could have change that. La Rose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Re: MordSith Subtractive. The ability effectively removes their will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Holck Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Re: MordSith they can't bridge the schism to bend a spoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checkmate Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 Re: MordSith I THINK the actual Confession power is a combination of both (I may be mistaken), I don't want to give away too much in case The Rose is going to finish the series, but a Confessor has more than just the Confession power. Edit: According to Wiki it is additive magic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 Re: MordSith ...and Wiki is such an authoritative resource... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
薔薇語 Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 Re: MordSith ...and Wiki is such an authoritative resource... Well, lets be honest here. Wiki, although has its issues, is generally right. I'm not going to be citing it in a term paper mind you, but for casual discussion over items of popular culture (especially popular culture), wiki can and will be cited as an authority. La Rose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checkmate Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 Re: MordSith It's also pretty consistent with what I remember from reading the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 Re: MordSith Well, lets be honest here. Wiki, although has its issues, is generally right. I'm not going to be citing it in a term paper mind you, but for casual discussion over items of popular culture (especially popular culture), wiki can and will be cited as an authority. La Rose. I just got done with a semester of English Comp and going through Business Communications now. Citations up the whazoo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 Re: MordSith It's also pretty consistent with what I remember from reading the series.I'd have to dig it out and re-read it. I recall Zedd explaining it that it was subtractive. It was her Confessor ability that allowed her to ride in the Silph and you have to have the subtractive to ride in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checkmate Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 Re: MordSith Right, it's been awhile for me, but I remember Kahlen not being sure if she could ride in the Sliph. She didn't know about the Con Dar yet, which I believe is the Subtractive part of her magic. Now like I said, it's been awhile so I may be making all that up, but I DO remember the book saying that she has both sides of magic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
薔薇語 Posted November 26, 2009 Report Share Posted November 26, 2009 Re: MordSith Right' date=' it's been awhile for me, but I remember Kahlen not being sure if she could ride in the Sliph. She didn't know about the Con Dar yet, which I believe is the Subtractive part of her magic. Now like I said, it's been awhile so I may be making all that up, but I DO remember the book saying that she has both sides of magic.[/quote'] And wiki agrees with you. La Rose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asperion Posted November 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2009 Re: MordSith According to the original series, the primary ability of the Confessors is additive, but only during the right conditions the Confessor can release the opposite side (subtractive) known as the Con Dar. Kaylan discovered the Con Dar (not positive) in the second book, before the Silph was discovered. Since she had used (activated) the subtractive side, she was able to ride the Silph. She does not gain proper control over it in the fifth book where I have gotten upto. As a side note, if the MordSith is either touched by or captures the Confessor's power, it will within minutes drive the MordSith insane, not kill her outright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incrdbil Posted November 30, 2009 Report Share Posted November 30, 2009 Re: MordSith Don't forget the undeniably hot in leather ability..as I have verified through the TV series. Khalan masquerading as a Mord Sith wasn't bad either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
薔薇語 Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Re: MordSith Quick question about Confessors. Can a confessed be confessed by another confessor? I.e., what was yours is now mine? La Rose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted December 6, 2009 Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 Re: MordSith Well, since Kahlan is the last Confessor, I don't think the situation has come up recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asperion Posted December 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2009 Re: MordSith Quick question about Confessors. Can a confessed be confessed by another confessor? I.e., what was yours is now mine? La Rose. During the Dark Times, several Confessors were touched by the Confessor's power. I see nothing that makes one Confessor immune to the power of another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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