Tetanus affliction

Aalm

There's a ton of afflictions, but it seems odd to me that the intuitive but extremely damaging real-world effect due to rust is not one of them.

Tetanus can be lethal and comes due to rust -- so a natural thing to have in a game where we stick sharp metal objects into our opponents. To the charge that it's too real-life, we DO use arsenic to induce blindness and we do have epilepsy, etc. I was thinking for the effect temporary paralysis combined with continuous damage, because as I recall tetanus works by making limbs lock up. So, different from ordinary paralysis. If you have better ideas for the effect, I am not exactly a combat master.

To envenom on a weapon, I was thinking keep liquid rusted iron in vials.

Thanks for reading my idea.

Antonius

My character regularly turns into a dragon. There needs to be a more compelling case for adding a new affliction than "it makes sense in real life."

Anedhel

A second form of paralysis, if it carries with it the same implications as the existing one (i.e. what it opens you up to), is never going to fly.

Tesha

Dsling/dstabbing curare/tetanus would be far too powerful, especially if their cures are different. It is a neat idea, but it would come with a lot of combat problems. Don't let that discourage you, though. Ideas are always better shared than kept to oneself!

Aalm

Alright, I fold. Sorry to have bothered you guys. I'll try to come up with something better.

Iocun

There should be a chance of a tetanus affliction any time you're hit by a sharp weapon nearing its decay time. Think of the interesting effects this might have on the weapon market, when suddenly the oldest swords become the most valuable!

Sarapis

@Iocun Hahahha. That's actually kind of an interesting idea.

Tohran

It certainly is something new and different. Decay months never have meant much to anyone except Jewellers and people without stasis bags/scabbards.

Jhaeli

I actually really, really like Iocun's innovation on the idea. Please consider seriously.  

Tesha

I can't tell if you guys are serious or not so I'll just mention that discourages buying artifacts because weapons close to decay have an added affliction benefit and artifacts never decay.

Sarapis

I, at least, am being serious, though the part I like is that something happens to weapons to make them temporarily better when they're at the end of their life. The tetanus part itself could be changed out for any number of things.

Jhaeli

I wish I could like and agree at the same time!

It doesn't have to be significantly powerful, but the idea itself has a lot of potential for creativity and there are enough pluses to artefacts that I doubt it would have a larger impact than, say, the impact high-end rapiers already have on artefact sales.

Blujixapug

lockjaw: cn't pn yr jw bcs t clmps sht, can't eat herbs, can still sip and smoke, vowels are stripped out from all your verbal communication

catnip: cats flock to you, you trip over them, they attack you

rage: compulsively attack players and NPCs around you (not terribly useful in a 1v1 I suppose)

psychedelia: all output colour is changed from its usual colour to rainbow

clenched fists: can't unwield

arthritis: can't wield

Ernam

It would be way too easy to just swap to "tetanus" weapons to afflict with them. They would presumably have a very limited usefulness, and you could simply switch to them at the opportune time, while otherwise sticking to your actual rapiers/weapons. It'd also have a pretty significant impact on herb balance and curing probabilities, if it was an herb cure.

Would be fine if it was a smoking cure though, I guess.

Nim

Blujixapug said:

psychedelia: all output colour is changed from its usual colour to rainbow

i want this

Iocun

Also, there should be an affliction where you see giant smileys.

Sylvance

Whilst we're at it, make Gleam envenomable.

Iocun

And holocaust bombs.

Mithridates

synesthesia

Sylvance

Tourettes

Sylvance

Seriously, though, I'd rather see weapons get worse as they decay than better. Such as either degrading stats, or increased chance of it breaking on a strike or parry. Look after your weapons, and your weapons will look after you.

Synbios

Iocun said:

...when suddenly the oldest swords become the most valuable!

I am greatly reminded of Warhammer 40k's adage that 'older is literally better than new', that is to say - a laspistol crafted ten thousand years ago shoots deadlier laser bursts than, say, a recently-produced laser rifle that is used by Guardsmen in a war-zone.

Iocun

Sylvance said:

Seriously, though, I'd rather see weapons get worse as they decay than better. Such as either degrading stats, or increased chance of it breaking on a strike or parry. Look after your weapons, and your weapons will look after you.

Ew, inventory management is already enough of a hassle, without having to feel compelled to keep everything fresh and shiny all the time.

Arador

Can I leave my Soulpiercers overnight in a tub of sea water and get this same effect, please? Actually no, let's do a Love Potion Number 9 venom. Hit them with it and the moment they speak they get stampeded by every person in the area.

Yeah I am watching very old movies again. Why do you ask?

Daslin

tbh, I think it'd be neat to see something with weapons nearing the end of their life. Think of it like of like how Sylvance said. Break maybe on a guard/parry(probably more parry because blade to blade causes more nicks/chips/cracks on a weapon than "lelicaughtyoursword") but when they break, your opponent AND you are showered with the bits, causing a bleeding akin to the Alchemist glass shards. Honestly, seriously, please like this idea. Because... it would be awesome. And it's got negatives and positives. Negative? Your sword broke earlier than expected! Positive? YOUR ENEMY IS BLEEDING BECAUSE YOU HIT THEIR SWORD SO HARD THAT IT SHATTERED!!! How badass is that?

Synbios

Daslin said:

tbh, I think it'd be neat to see something with weapons nearing the end of their life. Think of it like of like how Sylvance said. Break maybe on a guard/parry(probably more parry because blade to blade causes more nicks/chips/cracks on a weapon than "lelicaughtyoursword") but when they break, your opponent AND you are showered with the bits, causing a bleeding akin to the Alchemist glass shards. Honestly, seriously, please like this idea. Because... it would be awesome. And it's got negatives and positives. Negative? Your sword broke earlier than expected! Positive? YOUR ENEMY IS BLEEDING BECAUSE YOU HIT THEIR SWORD SO HARD THAT IT SHATTERED!!! How badass is that?

Me: "Hail, humans, I have great news after my duel with Iocun. Get this, I broke 54,000 sovereigns' worth of rapiers fighting him!"

Some human, let's say Ada: "What the hell, abomination? You just emptied half of your bank with that duel!"

Me: "Wait wait wait, hold up, I have not got to the best part yet, wait, don't go, hold up, don't walk away, you gotta listen to the best part, wait up."

Ada: "So? What's the 'best part'?"

Me: "Get this, this is 'frigging awesome', to coin a human adage. Listen well: When Iocun parried my weapon and broke it, I caused 150 bleeding! Isn't that great, Ada? Ada? What are you doing with that warhammer?"

Synbios has been bashed into a pulp by Ada.

Accipiter

54k is half your bank?

Iocun

I don't trust banks. All my money is in my pouch.

Synbios

Accipiter said:

54k is half your bank?

I may or may not be falsifying my bank accounts...excuse me for a bit, still in the middle of a shootout with the Targossian Internal Audit Group. Will get back to you later.

Arador

Actually, sudden audits are evidence of the invisible hand of our Lord @Sartan.

Synbios

Arador said:

Actually, sudden audits are evidence of the invisible hand of our Lord @Sartan.

Hence my vigorous defense.