Healer Talent Idea
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Healer Talent Idea
I like the basic idea, though I came up with two variations of the talent, both of which would have very different uses... If the ability is kept as a free action, it needs to be [-2] so it cannot be PiP neutral with Healing Salve, allowing you to move the buff every time you cast a heal. I lean towards liking the second one better.
The basic idea that I desire for this move to have, is that you realize you will have to heal a certain player several turns in a row, and thus you use this on them to get extra healing on that target. I personally prefer the second version better because it's a Free Action, so the cost of setting it up is extra PiPs for your heal, instead of an entire turn. I feel like if it takes the entire turn, you'll set it up at the start of a fight, and be greatly reduced in your strategic option to move it mid-combat if the situation is dire enough
[+1] Watched Over
Target ally receives +3 healing whenever they are healed. You can only place this on one ally at a time
[-2] Watched Over (Free Action)
Target ally receives +3 healing whenever they are healed. You can only place this on one ally at a time
The basic idea that I desire for this move to have, is that you realize you will have to heal a certain player several turns in a row, and thus you use this on them to get extra healing on that target. I personally prefer the second version better because it's a Free Action, so the cost of setting it up is extra PiPs for your heal, instead of an entire turn. I feel like if it takes the entire turn, you'll set it up at the start of a fight, and be greatly reduced in your strategic option to move it mid-combat if the situation is dire enough
[+1] Watched Over
Target ally receives +3 healing whenever they are healed. You can only place this on one ally at a time
[-2] Watched Over (Free Action)
Target ally receives +3 healing whenever they are healed. You can only place this on one ally at a time
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Re: Healer Talent Idea
Would this work alongside a regeneration effect? Say if I were to give my ally regen and then toss this on them as well, would it heal them 3 more, or is regeneration considered different from healing?
I do like [-3] minor action one, more so than the [+1] one . Minor actions are generally my favourite types of moves to use, and I want more to choose from
I do like [-3] minor action one, more so than the [+1] one . Minor actions are generally my favourite types of moves to use, and I want more to choose from
Re: Healer Talent Idea
It was my intent that it would only work on direct healing, not regeneration effects, but I failed to consider them. I don't feel like it should work on regeneration, that feels incorrect. Maybe it could give +3 to direct healing and +1 to regeneration effects?
And I like minor actions too, they open a lot of strategic options. The only reason I included the non-Free-Action variety was one of the people in the chat was saying they wanted it to be [0] PiP, "Because there's not enough [0] moves in the game yet," though I do think it works better as a Free Action.
If it was [0] PiP, I feel like it would have to be uncomfortably high amount of healing to be desirable, akin to +5 healing, and that would just too powerful. So I went with [+1] and +3 Healing for his version of it, but he's still whining because it's not [0] even though anything over +4 healing would be overpowered. So instead of increasing the healing for the non-Free-Action version, I just gave it an extra PiP.
And I like minor actions too, they open a lot of strategic options. The only reason I included the non-Free-Action variety was one of the people in the chat was saying they wanted it to be [0] PiP, "Because there's not enough [0] moves in the game yet," though I do think it works better as a Free Action.
If it was [0] PiP, I feel like it would have to be uncomfortably high amount of healing to be desirable, akin to +5 healing, and that would just too powerful. So I went with [+1] and +3 Healing for his version of it, but he's still whining because it's not [0] even though anything over +4 healing would be overpowered. So instead of increasing the healing for the non-Free-Action version, I just gave it an extra PiP.
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Re: Healer Talent Idea
Have you considered possibly having two versions? You could have the costly, but fast one for direct healing to aid in your quick, immediate healing needs, and a cheaper one that takes time to use for regen to encourage planning.
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