[✗] [Naztherak Addition] Curses as a Bane

[TimberBuff 2381]

Bane

Malice (dronak)
The bearer receives a Malice, akin to when one maintains possession of a Cursed Idol for a sufficient amount of time. As time progresses, following the same time frame as a Cursed Idol for the same Curse, the Malice will progress until it is a significant portion of the bearer's life.

Redlines:
- A Naztherak must have Cursing slotted, as well as Boons and Banes, in order to apply this Bane.
- The Malice will progress over time, following the same time frame as a Cursed Idol of the same Malice.
- Follows all redlines of the individual Malice chosen.
- The Naztherak applying the Bane chooses the Malice on application.

 

Purpose
Cursing is one of the least utilized aspects of Naztherak, and I believe this will add a new and fun way to apply Curses that also incentivizes Naztherak to dedicate all the possible slots to the magic.

 

Edit: Double sentence oof

[Unwillingly 18133]

I don't hate it but I feel like it'll just make cursed idols even more neglected. they're already pretty underutilized in lore, which sucks because I think they're pretty cool. if we want to make curses used more I feel like we should try to improve cursed idols instead of adding a mechanic that's effectively the same thing, just without needing an object for it

 

like from what I understand this is just the same effect as what cursed idols and doesn't introduce anything new

[TimberBuff 2381]

Just now, Unwillingly said:

I don't hate it but I feel like it'll just make cursed idols even more neglected. they're already pretty underutilized in lore, which sucks because I think they're pretty cool. if we want to make curses used more I feel like we should try to improve cursed idols instead of adding a mechanic that's effectively the same thing, just without needing an object for it

 

like from what I understand this is just the same effect as what cursed idols already do

Yeah I agree that this is a bandaid fix, but I enjoyed the concept. Unfortunately, I can't really say I have a Set Idea on how to make Cursed Idols more utilized, but I'd love to see a rework of them at some point.

[Turbo_Dog 3585]

Kind of swag

[christman 3559]

Love the idea of expanding boons & banes more but I agree with unwillingly.

 

Cursed idols aren't underused because there's something fundamentally wrong with their mechanics, it's because taking four permanent slots is a relatively big leap for most players. By condensing the curses into boons & banes the fourth slot becomes less and less enticing. Especially when the bane itself also is compared 1:1 to them.

[TimberBuff 2381]

6 hours ago, christman said:

Love the idea of expanding boons & banes more but I agree with unwillingly.

 

Cursed idols aren't underused because there's something fundamentally wrong with their mechanics, it's because taking four permanent slots is a relatively big leap for most players. By condensing the curses into boons & banes the fourth slot becomes less and less enticing. Especially when the bane itself also is compared 1:1 to them.

I would like to point out that you need to have Cursing slotted to use it as a Bane, as is stated in the redlines. 

[Islamadon 9164]

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