CAH for Slayers?

[Michael Hopcroft]

You know, if I ever get my book back I just may write up these characters! I know it can be done, it's just a question of spending enough CPs and getting big enough Spell Clusters.

The biggest problem may not be Lina, who is relatively straightforward. It's Gaurry, who has this massively powerful magic "sword" (although it cats more like a lightsaber) and has to be the most skillful swordsman on the planet even without it, even while showing the introspective and social abilities of a jellyfish.

I'm looking forward to it. It'll be fun.

[Wulf]

The problem with CAH (in the pdf version at least - due to my FLGS' supplier not knowing Z-Man Games existed I haven't seen the book yet...) is that the die roll total never gets high enough to smash down buildings - if you CAN smash down buildings, you can do it too easily with too weak an attack (and a good roll). No-one can roll higher than 12 (I understand there are alternative methods of calculating totals in the book, but I haven't seen them to compare).

Wulf

[Michael Hopcroft]

Here is my first attempt at writing up Lina Inverse. Note no attempt was made to balance the character! This is pure modeling.

Lina Inverse
"Hot-Tempered Young-looking Sorcery Genius"

Series: Slayers

Oomph: 5      Stunt Points: 4
Hurt Points: 32   Size: Medium

Story Hooks:
Has a temper – Moderate
Over-Sensitive About Her Looks – Moderate
Phobias of slugs and her sister Luna – Minor (they don't show up very often)
Reputation as person not to be messed with – Moderate
Frequent target of the Mazoku – Major

Traits:
Armed Combat 1, Body 1, Coordination 3, Ranged Combat 4, Stealth 1, Unarmed Combat  2, Detective 2, Knowledge (Magic) 4(2), Knowledge (The World) 4, Perception 3, Survival 3, Willpower 4(2), Appearance 3, Performer (Oratory) 1,  Persuasion 2, Psychology 1, Wealth 2

Special Abilities:

Giga Slave (Power Level: high)
A rarely used spell that does massive damage to its target but risks total destruction if miscast
   DR: 20 (65 CP)
   Ignore Magical Protections, Ignore Armor (+12 CP)
   Double Damage vs. Magical Entities (+3 CP)
   Special Restriction: When miscast, user becomes the living avatar of the Lord of Nightmares, who controls the enormous magical energies released by the spell at her whim. LON may also choose to subsume or destroy the user's identity permanently. (-10 CP)
   Self-Damaging, Major (-8 CP)
   Fickle (-4 CP)
   Total: 64 CP

Dragon Slave (Power Level: medium)
A more common offensive spell, still capable of causing massive damage
   DR: 16 (45 CP)
   Disturbance, Major (leaves impact crater and causes massive property damage for 1km radius) (-5 CP)
   Total: 44 CP

Offensive Spell Cluster (Power level: High)
   Cluster Pool: 14
   Total: 64 CP

Defensive Spell Cluster (Power Level: Medium)
   Cluster Pool: 10
   Total: 48 CP

Movement Spell Cluster (Power Level: Medium)
   Cluster Pool: 10
   Total: 48 CP

Miscellaneous Spell Cluster (Power Level: medium)
   Cluster Pool: 10
   Total: 48 CP

Transformation Spell Cluster (Power Level: medium)
   Cluster Pool: 8
   Total: 42 CP

Total CP value: 468

[Eddy Fate]

Total CP value: 468

Wow!  She could give Nekrottus a run for his money!  ;-)

[Michael Hopcroft]

Total CP value: 468

Wow!  She could give Nekrottus a run for his money!  ;-)

Well, she has slain the Dark Lord Shabranigdo, destroyed numerous mazoku (high-grade demons), saved the world on several occasions, and nearly destroyed it twice.

[Wulf]

Well, she has slain the Dark Lord Shabranigdo, destroyed numerous mazoku (high-grade demons), saved the world on several occasions, and nearly destroyed it twice.

...but still needs to roll maximum to knock herself out with her own most powerful spell? Don't get me wrong, this is a good CAH Lina, as good as it gets (I'd have used Area Effect, but, oooh that would be expensive...). Even if her spells do double damage to architecture it just doesn't sound enough (stray thought... are damage values for walls and buildings detailed anywhere?).

CAH just doesn't go up to 11, despite using a D12.

Wulf

[Michael Hopcroft]

I haven't had anyone I could actually test Lina out on. Could someone run Lina Inverse through a solo adventure and tell me if she's underpowered?

[Derek Devlin]

Well, Nekrottus' name has popped up in this discussion so why not have someone run a Lina vs. Nekrottus match and see how it turns out. That should tell you if this first draft of Lina is over or under-powered.

Derek Devlin

[Michael Hopcroft]

Has anyone played out the Lina Inverse vs. Nekrottus match? How did it turn out? I haven't had much of a chance to play much of anything (been really busy with licneces, conventions, and writing new games for my own company....)

By the way, has anyone thought about writing up any of the other characters (Gourry, Zelgadis, Amelia, Slyphiel, Pihionel, Xellos, Martina, Naga, Filia)?