[Amendment] Blisterbark .50 Cal

[ScreamingDingo 20568]

Spoiler

I believe the spirit of the lore wanted to ensure that people could not be insta-gibbed via staking with a crossbow bolt through armor as a "stake". To counter-balance this being a useful munition, this would be granting it the ability to be fired from Heavy Crossbows / Longbows at the expense of it being irrecoverable and only being able to do the "basic" effects of such. I believe the redlines already allow for a heavy crossbow variant but I want it ruled via the ST.

 

((also to "nerf" it, making 1 unit drop of Genus if the crossbow can pierce armor would be nice))

OLD

Stripped Blisterbark bears a unique interaction with fresh blood. Much like its Blisterthorn relative, the material will sprout myriad barbs when thrust into flesh as if tiny fangs were clenching onto a wound.  Attempting to remove the Blisterbark from a wound without first soaking it in saltwater will, no doubt, tear away chunks of flesh and incur greater hemorrhaging.  This said, the inherent brittleness of the wood necessitates that the Blisterbark be fashioned into munition tips or sharpened stakes rather than standard melee weapon,s given the high amounts of force required to pierce into flesh.

 

Upon Vampires of any type, however, the barbs would incur a few secondary effects. First, the Vampire would begin to feel great amounts of non-debilitating unease as if they were being stalked by a looming presence. Secondly, their sense of smell would begin to recognize the musk of something foul. Thirdly, the Vampire would find themselves drained of [2] units of Genus as blood is sapped away from their reserves. Lastly, if staked through the heart of a Moroi, an immolation-like effect would occur whereby the Moroi would erupt violently across a [2x2x2] space in a spray of gore, necessitating that they be restored by the Rite of Revival due to Blisterbark's nefarious origin.

 

REDLINES [REFINED]

 

1. Stripped Blisterbark possesses the endurance of brittle plywood and will shatter following physical impact. This is to say that it can only be used to strike once before degrading, and any attempts to block with the material will fail as its form suffers critical failure.

2. Stripped Blisterbark stakes can only be shot from hand-crossbows, given that the full force of a crank-crossbow would cause a stake to explode. Alternatively, a Blisterbark stake may be manually aligned and struck with a hammer.

3. Stripped Blisterbark, if sharpened in any way, cannot be used by Oscillits. However, if the Blisterbark is dull, it cannot render a combative advantage lest inserted into an already open wound.

4. Stripped Blisterbark retains a weight comparable to that of standard wood.

5. Though an open material, Blisterbark’s effects on vampires cannot be “inferred” and must be adequately discovered through roleplay. While it may be reasonable to assume a blood-leeching wood might harm Vampires, it is a leap of logic to then say “if I stake a Moroi through the heart it will Soft-PK them”. Further, blisterbark ARROWS or BOLTS rather than STAKES will not render this effect due to their reduced surface area.

6. Stripped Blisterbark does NOT require an ST Signature.

7. The stench wrought by Stripped Blisterbark, while present to Vampires, can not overwrite their sense of smell, nor be used as a means for Vampiric testing.


 

 

 

NEW

 

Stripped Blisterbark bears a unique interaction with fresh blood. Much like its Blisterthorn relative, the material will sprout myriad barbs when thrust into flesh as if tiny fangs were clenching onto a wound.  Attempting to remove the Blisterbark from a wound without first soaking it in saltwater will, no doubt, tear away chunks of flesh and incur greater hemorrhaging.  This said, the inherent brittleness of the wood necessitates that the Blisterbark be fashioned into munition tips or sharpened stakes rather than standard melee weapon,s given the high amounts of force required to pierce into flesh.

 

Upon Vampires of any type, however, the barbs would incur a few secondary effects. First, the Vampire would begin to feel great amounts of non-debilitating unease as if they were being stalked by a looming presence. Secondly, their sense of smell would begin to recognize the musk of something foul. Thirdly, the Vampire would find themselves drained of [1] unit of Genus as blood is sapped away from their reserves. Lastly, if staked through the heart of a Moroi, an immolation-like effect would occur whereby the Moroi would erupt violently across a [2x2x2] space in a spray of gore, necessitating that they be restored by the Rite of Revival due to Blisterbark's nefarious origin.

 

REDLINES [REFINED]

 

1. Stripped Blisterbark possesses the endurance of brittle plywood and will shatter following physical impact. This is to say that it can only be used to strike once before degrading, and any attempts to block with the material will fail as its form suffers critical failure.

2. Stripped Blisterbark stakes can only be shot from hand-crossbows, given that the full force of a crank-crossbow would cause a stake to explode. Alternatively, a Blisterbark stake may be manually aligned and struck with a hammer.

3. Stripped Blisterbark Bolts/Arrows can be fired from heavy crossbows/longbows. The ammunition would be unable to be recovered and would not cause the stake effect.

3. Stripped Blisterbark, if sharpened in any way, cannot be used by Oscillits. However, if the Blisterbark is dull, it cannot render a combative advantage lest inserted into an already open wound.

4. Stripped Blisterbark retains a weight comparable to that of standard wood.

5. Though an open material, Blisterbark’s effects on vampires cannot be “inferred” and must be adequately discovered through roleplay. While it may be reasonable to assume a blood-leeching wood might harm Vampires, it is a leap of logic to then say “if I stake a Moroi through the heart it will Soft-PK them”. Further, blisterbark ARROWS or BOLTS rather than STAKES will not render this effect due to their reduced surface area.

6. Stripped Blisterbark does NOT require an ST Signature.

7. The stench wrought by Stripped Blisterbark, while present to Vampires, can not overwrite their sense of smell, nor be used as a means for Vampiric testing.

 

 

[StingyParrot 1595]

Neat

[Ardory 2978]

[Zarsies 6795]

You can stake me anytime!

[KeiaTypeBeat 3277]

1 hour ago, Zarsies said:

You can stake me anytime!

Okay - how do you like it cooked 😝😁🥴

[Turbo_Dog 3569]

Firing stakes out of a blowgun (filets) 

[femurlord 3751]

Make it effect all Greater Vampires, i.e. event vampires

[Tentoa 3160]

My fellow red-blooded Almaricans will not fear the armored moroi. +1

[Pallodium 3776]

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