[6th Edition] How to Build: The Touch of Ecstasy

[Ragitsu]

Simply put, the power I have in mind works like this: a character afflicts whomever touches their skin with pleasure that ranges from flirtingly (yes, i'm inventing words like George Lucas) nice to solidly happy (the rush of securing a much desired career or winning over a prospective love interest...only constant) to full-on mind blowing bliss equivalent to a titanic orgasm. This can be a passive defense or an active "attack" that works on a successful touch by the character in question. Any effects linger on for a few minutes after breaking contact. The power can be switched on or off, but stays in it's current state of activation should the character be knocked out.

 

Each stage of intensity would give the character a bonus to persuasion rolls toward those that have experienced their touch and a bonus to the afflicted to resist niggling physiological/psychological ailments (such as pain). The higher levels would stun or outright paralyze anyone as their minds are overloaded with sheer joy.

[Hyper-Man]

A Drain vs. STUN & EGO followed up by a Limited Mind Control (based on CON) with IPE & Trigger should be able to handle this. Otherwise a Transform could always be used as the 'brute force' method.

 

edit - the Drain and Mind Control would need to be consistent vs. Ego OR Con for this to make sense.

[L. Marcus]

Transform, for simplicity.

[Ragitsu]

Hm. How about "NND (Must lack a pleasure center or be incapable of experiencing emotions)"?

[Surrealone]

A Drain vs. STUN & EGO followed up by a Limited Mind Control (based on CON) with IPE & Trigger should be able to handle this. Otherwise a Transform could always be used as the 'brute force' method.

 

This ^^^ but make the limited mind control based on EGO, not CON, as it makes no sense for the power to drain EGO but work against CON.  (It should all be EGO; this isn't a chemical that the character can resist with stamina; it's all in the mind.)

[ghost-angel]

Your stated effects desired are:

+X Persuasion

Stun (Damage or Reduced Stun)

Paralyze (Entangle)

Ignore Pain (Resistance or possibly Defenses if we interpret this as shrugging off minor wounds/attacks/hits)

 

I would start with Skill Levels in Persuasion, using more bonuses with more Limitations based on Power level used (or just define what each 'level' of use grants you and buy those successively), and Requires Touch to Use.

 

Either a Stun Only Blast or Drain Stun

 

An Entangle vs EGO, can't be damaged, etc... until it fits a nice paralyzed effect

 

Resistance or Defenses; either Usable As Attack/By Others (as appropriate, whether they can refuse or if the effect forces them on the target).

 

The Persuasion could be replaced with a Mind Control at any, or just higher, levels of use. But it feels more elegant as just Skill Levels.

[massey]

Yeah, I think a high Persuasion roll and a Stun-only no-range EB would work fine.  If they can't move, it's because they're Stunned or unconscious.

[Ragitsu]

Given that it also works as a passive defense, some type of Damage Shield adjustment (or close appropriate equivalent) seems in order. Now that I think about it, "Invisible Power Effects" also seems necessary, because the person being afflicted has no reason to think the person that makes them feel good is anything other than a really charming individual (and certainly not in possession of a superpower!).

[NuSoardGraphite]

Rush of Endorphins: +3 to Persuasion, Conversation and Charm.

 

Sublime Bliss: Drain to Ego.

 

Touch of Ecstasy: Ego Attack, Damage shield (intense waves of pleasure that makes it difficult to function...a Stun result means the victim is writhing in pleasure...continued contact can render a victim unconscious)

 

Orgasmic Wave: Mental Illusions, Drain to OCV, DCV linked to Mental Illusion (creates such orgasmic pleasure in the target they find it difficult to concentrate on anything else. A successful mental assault will reduce the targets Combat Value making them easy prey. An Ego +30 result puts the victim into such orgasmic bliss that they can no longer acknowledge their surroundings and they can only writhe in pleasure and hope to make their breakout roll)

[Steve]

At the highest level, use of Change Environment (Stunning) seems like it could work, perhaps combined with an Ego Attack as was previously mentioned by another poster. A 3d6 Ego Attack and a linked Change Environment would both stun and weaken a target for 60 Active Points, although it would be much more expensive as a damage shield.

[Ragitsu]

Rush of Endorphins: +3 to Persuasion, Conversation and Charm.

 

Sublime Bliss: Drain to Ego.

 

Touch of Ecstasy: Ego Attack, Damage shield (intense waves of pleasure that makes it difficult to function...a Stun result means the victim is writhing in pleasure...continued contact can render a victim unconscious)

 

Orgasmic Wave: Mental Illusions, Drain to OCV, DCV linked to Mental Illusion (creates such orgasmic pleasure in the target they find it difficult to concentrate on anything else. A successful mental assault will reduce the targets Combat Value making them easy prey. An Ego +30 result puts the victim into such orgasmic bliss that they can no longer acknowledge their surroundings and they can only writhe in pleasure and hope to make their breakout roll)

 

Is the Mental Illusion a necessary component of such a build? What does it bring to the table that a straight up paralyze-themed EGO-based Entangle doesn't?

[NuSoardGraphite]

Is the Mental Illusion a necessary component of such a build? What does it bring to the table that a straight up paralyze-themed EGO-based Entangle doesn't?

Nothing. Its just a different way of doing it. And depending on Ego scores in the game, could be cheaper or could be more expensive. Its a lot more open to interpretation though.

[Doc Democracy]

Just a random thought and I havent looked at legality or costs but the orgasmic bliss, to me, sounds like Suppress STUN. Unable to do anything while blissed out. Not actually damaged when the power is ended...

[Christopher]

A few ideas:

This is plain mind control with the touch+persusaion part being part of the special effects and limitations. Simple build, well known rules.

 

You could also use Mental Illusion to support a Mind Control (see complimentary mental powers). The Illusion is where you "mood up" the enemy. The MC is where you decide the action.

 

Skill Levlels for Persusasion/social skills, must touch the enemy, enemy must have pleasure center

 

Striking Appereance is effectively "Presense, only for Specific Goal". So it quickly boosts Social skill checks and Presence Attacks alike (see below).

What you have sounds like "Every striking appereance, but only one at a time/per target". Or plain limited PRE.
I once had a Concept with "Fearfull Striking Appeareance, 2-pt". The 2 point part was that he had to have caused damage to the foe before at least once.

 

Presence Attacks are all about "weaponising" your PRE in combat, for tangible effect. They can also be used to make your side resistant to enemy presence attacks. Now that I think about it, battlecries like "Avengers Assemble", "Teen Titans: Go!" or just a general giving the order to Charge are forms of protective Presence Attacks. Of corse the requires a GM willing to use Presence Attacks a lot.

[NuSoardGraphite]

Just a random thought and I havent looked at legality or costs but the orgasmic bliss, to me, sounds like Suppress STUN. Unable to do anything while blissed out. Not actually damaged when the power is ended...

Suppress Stun would be another way to do it. As would be Mind Control as mentioned above as well.

[Sean Waters]

I did something like this some while ago.  I used an Ego Attack (it was some while ago) - now Mental Blast - that did no damage for any purpose other than Stunning.

 

Now you could use the Stunning ability in one of the Additional Powers books.

 

There was also a small linked cumulative mental transform (with partial transform so you got levels of it) that was defined as 'addiciton'.  If this was done to you enough, you started to like it, then want it then need it.  

 

The addiction power would be effective even if you were not on full power Orgone Overload.  

 

You could change the >CON to >EGO if you fancy.

[Sean Waters]

Note that you can also now use Change Environment (Advanced Players' Guide 1) to impose complications like a mental transform, so you could do the stunning and the addiction all with one power.  Maybe.  I prefer the mechanics of a Mental Transform, although they also have some quirks.