TINKER NOTES ANTI

10:17:48 PM <•[ATM]> Antioch [10]: Back in highschool, you were a drinker, and looking back, you know you were an alcoholic.  Your 'rock bottom' was when you got blackout drunk and got in a fight with your friends, hospitalizing one.  You went to court, got community service, and had to attend meetings.  It was the talk of your high school for a long while.
10:17:53 PM <•[ATM]> Now with a six year chip in your pocket, you still want to drink every day, but you hold off.  Someone out there, however, doesn't want you to put the past behind you.  A package arrived on your doorstep.  You opened it, and found a bottle of whiskey, your favorite.  It took willpower, but you emptied it into the garden, then discarded the bottle in the recycling bin.
10:17:58 PM <•[ATM]> A strange situation, but not a problem.  Until you got home from work and found the second package, this one with a note.  'Every day you come home, you'll have a drink waiting for you.'  This isn't an isolated incident - it's a campaign, and you know it's one that's going to break you, or catch you on a bad day and ruin you.  You trigger.
10:18:26 PM <•ColdGold> Tinker
10:18:29 PM <Fulvus> ^
10:18:29 PM <Vulstag> . . .
10:18:30 PM <Lid|Bryan> I swear I've seen this already...
10:18:30 PM <•ColdGold> Straight up
10:18:31 PM <Vulstag> brutal
10:18:34 PM <SsendamM> most likely things i get from that - tinker, stranger, thinker
10:18:37 PM — •Antioch rubs his filthy little hands together.
10:18:41 PM <•ColdGold> Straight up Tinker
10:18:44 PM <•ColdGold> Like no arguments
10:18:44 PM <Fulvus> Pretty cut and dry.
10:18:51 PM <•ColdGold> Blaster sub
10:19:07 PM <•Antioch> Shame I can't design a table for this, I did one for this trigger as a mental exercise a while back.
10:19:21 PM <Lid|Bryan> This isn't familiar to anyone else?
10:19:25 PM <•ColdGold> Nah
10:19:30 PM <•ColdGold> It's kind of like the one from Cleveland
10:19:31 PM Lid|Bryan → Lid
10:19:39 PM <•ColdGold> But not the same
10:19:40 PM <Fulvus> I've seen it before. Definitely.
10:19:44 PM <Nick> I've seen it but it might have been just reading the list
10:19:51 PM <Fulvus> ^
10:19:51 PM <SsendamM> yeah, it's on the list
10:19:56 PM <•ColdGold> I'm thinking Gentlman with a focus on a nerv rifle
10:19:57 PM <Nick> They all are
10:20:02 PM <•Antioch> I'm gonna step away and get some rest -- gotta wake up in 7 hours.
10:20:02 PM <Lid> 85% I saw it in chat though
10:20:05 PM <•ColdGold> Shoots darts with intoxicating and stat draining effects
10:20:18 PM <•Antioch> Cogo, would you do me the favor of rolling luck by proxy?
10:20:21 PM <Nick> lid I'll check logs
10:20:24 PM <•ColdGold> Got you Anti
10:20:27 PM <•ColdGold> Have a good night
10:20:29 PM <Lid> Kk
10:20:34 PM <SsendamM> tinker with a focus on debilitating effects?
10:20:44 PM <•Antioch> With your luck spent on double power perks, I hold out hope for Ruin x4.
10:20:47 PM <•ColdGold> What do you all think of my idea?
10:20:57 PM <•ColdGold> Ha, I'll try to get you some tasty flaws
10:21:03 PM <SsendamM> i like this intoxicating and stat draining
10:21:13 PM <SsendamM> maybe not just the darts is what i feel
10:21:29 PM <•ColdGold> I'm really pushing for a blaster delivery system here
10:21:30 PM <Quagger> Maybe more "siren" intoxicating than "dive bar" intoxicating
10:21:41 PM <•ColdGold> Give the guy a rifle that fires these things off
10:21:47 PM <•ColdGold> He can alter the rifle heavy
10:21:50 PM <•ColdGold> And switch the ammo
10:21:51 PM <Nick> can't find it in logs
10:22:00 PM <Lid> Huh.
10:22:01 PM <•ColdGold> Nick what do you think of mine?
10:22:03 PM <SsendamM> the feelings i get from the campaign is just quiet desperation
10:22:13 PM <Nick> let me read
10:22:23 PM <Quagger> that's the feelings I get from worm in general
10:22:33 PM <Nick> What does he fire?
10:22:46 PM <•ColdGold> I was saying Darts, but they can be modular energy pulses
10:22:52 PM <SsendamM> darts that impart intoxicating effects
10:22:57 PM <•ColdGold> ^
10:23:07 PM <•ColdGold> Intoxicating or stat drains
10:23:13 PM <•ColdGold> Depending on ammo type
10:23:17 PM <•ColdGold> Very versatile
10:23:21 PM <SsendamM> but i'd push that to a focus on effects that can do more
10:23:26 PM <Nick> Sounds interesting
10:23:27 PM <•ColdGold> But huge focus on the rifle
10:23:27 PM <Quagger> Force the subject hit to want something?
10:23:33 PM <SsendamM> the thing with alcohol is, it can provoke a variety of responses
10:23:37 PM <•ColdGold> Limited body armor options
10:23:46 PM <SsendamM> depression, anger, bipolar swings, sadness
10:23:53 PM <•ColdGold> All of those can be options
10:23:56 PM <Quagger> Mania even
10:23:56 PM <SsendamM> some happiness, tiredness as well
10:23:58 PM <•ColdGold> Especially since they're a Tinker
10:24:10 PM <•ColdGold> And I'd push for some physical effects as well
10:24:15 PM <SsendamM> i think, functionally he could be a bit like ana from overwatch
10:24:24 PM <SsendamM> buffing allies and drugging enemies
10:24:33 PM <•ColdGold> I like that, yeah
10:24:49 PM <Quagger> idea
10:24:49 PM <SsendamM> kit: modular sniper rifle
10:25:00 PM <Quagger> ... He has to drink to work on his tinker stuff
10:25:10 PM <Nick> Tinker with a focus on dart-gun delivered poisons. Poisons provide a variety of emotional and stat-draining effects, or can even buff allies.
10:25:17 PM <ExecuteDumbo> A drug tinker?
10:25:21 PM <Nick> what about non-dart tinkerings?
10:25:40 PM <SsendamM> sniper rifle is air-compressed, fires darts filled with a variety of concoctions
10:25:41 PM <Quagger> And the stuff he creates has effects similar to the emotions he goes through when creating them
10:25:44 PM <•ColdGold> Can create a body suit that he can use to apply some of the beneficial effects to himself
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10:25:49 PM <•ColdGold> But it's very light on defense
10:25:53 PM <•ColdGold> Raw defense anyway
10:25:58 PM <•ColdGold> Also doubles as a costume
10:26:00 PM <SsendamM> dart varieties:
10:26:22 PM <Nick> Could use the poisons from my Madison Tinker and and some emotional ones
10:26:40 PM <SsendamM> anger - inspires feelings of anger in target, temp. will and knowledge penalty but brawn and guts boost
10:26:50 PM <•ColdGold> I also want to give him some straight damage options
10:26:58 PM <•ColdGold> Hangover blast being the most on the nose one
10:27:07 PM <•ColdGold> Exhaustion/Dehydration being another
10:27:08 PM <Nick> headache, dehydration
10:27:13 PM <•ColdGold> Exactly
10:27:38 PM <Nick> Have you ever done a tinker table before?
10:27:42 PM <Quagger> Hangover blast - spends and erases all dart effects on target, does super headache effect?
10:27:50 PM <SsendamM> smashed - major athletic and dexterity penalty, major social and wits penalty
10:28:06 PM <•ColdGold> Me? Yeah I've done one.
10:28:16 PM <•ColdGold> I'm not great at them though
10:28:20 PM <•ColdGold> But I'm happy to assist
10:28:25 PM <•Antioch> Would be curious to see how the resultant Tinker table matches up to the one I cooked up for this trigger on a whim.
10:28:29 PM <Nick> I'd like some hep for sure
10:28:39 PM <•Antioch> Best I sleep now, though. Later.
10:28:42 PM <SsendamM> buzz - minor boost to all stats
10:28:43 PM <Nick> Night!
10:28:44 PM <•ColdGold> o/
10:28:54 PM <•ColdGold> Okay so a quick write up and then I'll luck for hi
10:28:59 PM <•ColdGold> We'll collaborate on the table
10:29:09 PM <SsendamM> i got some ideas for darts and stuff
10:29:19 PM <SsendamM> shoot us the link
10:29:46 PM <Nick> Tinker with a focus on dart-gun delivered poisons. Poisons provide a variety of emotional, stat-draining, and damaging effects, or can even buff allies. Body armor can apply the beneficial effects to the Tinker, but is light on straight defense.
10:30:06 PM <Nick> rest would just be examples
10:30:17 PM <Quagger> (and also make him feel like shit because substance addiction)
10:30:17 PM <•ColdGold> Okay luck time?
10:30:26 PM <•ColdGold> Anti will play it properly
10:30:28 PM <Thalia> Come on, addiction.
10:30:28 PM <SsendamM> maybe the irony of it is that he can modify alcohol to cause these effects
10:30:29 PM <Nick> I think so
10:30:30 PM <Quagger> yay luck
10:30:35 PM <SsendamM> hit us
10:30:35 PM <•ColdGold> Here goes
10:30:38 PM <Nick> ruin
10:30:38 PM <•ColdGold> $luck
10:30:38 PM <•[ATM]> ColdGold [1/4, 4/4] [Life Flaw 73]: Nemesis.  At the GM's discretion, the character either has an opponent in the area with a vendetta, roughly as powerful as they are, the old enemy exists offscreen and works against the character, or the character themselves has an enemy that is stronger than them, but they have the initiative and must get revenge at some point.
10:30:39 PM <Nick> ruin
10:30:41 PM <Nick> ruin
10:30:43 PM <Nick> damn
10:30:44 PM <•[ATM]> Failing to deal with the nemesis will see the character surprise attacked and killed during the campaign's climax or just before the final session concludes, counting as a 'loss'.  On successfully removing the Nemesis from consideration, roll a dice.  There's a 50% chance of getting a life perk or life flaw if the enemy was equally as strong, and 66% chance of a perk vs.
10:30:44 PM <•[ATM]> a 33% chance of flaw if the enemy was stronger.
10:30:46 PM <SsendamM> nemesis makes sense
10:30:47 PM <•[ATM]> [Power Perk 3]: Power has a flourish to it, style, decoration, produced materials/visual effects are artistic or interesting.  Reputation grows more easily while using power.
10:30:48 PM <Thalia> You want a ruin so bad.
10:31:01 PM <SsendamM> this person wants you to jump into the bottle
10:31:07 PM <Nick> fucking power perk 3
10:31:10 PM <Nick> damn
10:31:17 PM <•ColdGold> Want me to reroll the perk?
10:31:25 PM <Nick> Yeah, I hate pp3
10:31:29 PM <•ColdGold> $power perk
10:31:29 PM <•[ATM]> ColdGold [Power Perk 56]: Shattered chains.  The character noticed almost from the outset that they could push their power, and there were hints of something happening to their body as they did.  Veins glowing, cracks appearing, thematic changes.  The shard included a breaker form, but it's not for regular use.
10:31:33 PM <•[ATM]> The first option is a breaker state they shift  into when their power is in use (typically over several rounds, or higher chance over time), an alternate, whole-body change that they enter into as a course of using their primary power, with minor, complimentary benefits.
10:31:37 PM <•ColdGold> Kek
10:31:37 PM <•[ATM]> The second option is that they have a discrete, second power that they can force themselves into, with something of a cost or a prerequisite; on entering the form, their mentality becomes more alien, the idea being that they would enter the form when they -really- need to defeat an enemy or -really- need to complete an objective.
10:31:39 PM <Quagger> agaaaain
10:31:41 PM <•[ATM]> They name their objective as they enter the form, something simple that they might not be able to achieve without their breaker form.  They get an added breaker power, but suffer consequences if they cannot meet the named objective, possibly within a time limit.
10:31:42 PM <Nick> cashy pls
10:31:50 PM <•ColdGold> You good with that Nick? Or?
10:31:53 PM <ExecuteDumbo> you made your bed.
10:31:53 PM <SsendamM> third time's the charm?
10:32:02 PM <Nick> Let's roll with shattered chains
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10:32:09 PM <Nick> what's the breaker state
10:32:10 PM <Nick> ?
10:32:15 PM <SsendamM> okay, so he can get a seriously boosted state
10:32:17 PM <Quagger> HAS TO DRINK TO GET BEST THINGIES
10:32:21 PM <Nick> no
10:32:24 PM <SsendamM> but he has to get absolutely hammered
10:32:25 PM <Quagger> ok
10:32:35 PM <SsendamM> that makes sense to me but i can see why
10:32:50 PM <•ColdGold> Injecting themselves with chemicals instills breaker like qualities/or blood stream becomes poison which they use to fuel their tinkerings
10:32:51 PM <Fulvus> Doesn't really work well with a tinker, and we already had this literally last power. I say reroll.
10:32:51 PM <Nick> The power shouldn't be obviously alchoholic
10:33:00 PM <•ColdGold> We can reroll if you want.
10:33:08 PM <SsendamM> roll the bones
10:33:14 PM <Nick> No, I want to see this used for a Tinker
10:33:19 PM <•ColdGold> Alrighty
10:33:20 PM <Nick> It'll be interesting
10:33:31 PM <•ColdGold> What do you think about implementation? The two above work at all?
10:33:51 PM <SsendamM> how about, if he focuses, he can excrete his thought of drugs ala newter?
10:34:06 PM <Lid> His breaker state shoots bottles of 150 proof vodka
10:34:10 PM <•ColdGold> Can enter an enhanced mental state that allows him to see bloodstreams, and place shots perfectly.
10:34:15 PM <•ColdGold> The shit comes with a consequence
10:34:27 PM <•ColdGold> Messes with his body also
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10:34:33 PM <ExecuteDumbo> Ohh that'd be nice.
10:34:33 PM <SsendamM> he thinks of a drug, he sweats it out and can load it into his vials
10:35:15 PM <ExecuteDumbo> Maybe when he goes into that mode, after a few minutes he begins to sway?
10:35:24 PM <ExecuteDumbo> Become tipsy, or he starts to shake
10:35:36 PM <FaustAndAbout> I swear I saw that trigger before.
10:35:41 PM <•ColdGold> Not in the logs
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10:35:55 PM <•ColdGold> It's very similar to another one
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10:36:26 PM <Nick> I don't think we should be making the power obviously and blatantly related to alcohol
10:36:30 PM <Nick> subtle is fine
10:36:38 PM <•ColdGold> I'm not. Do any of mine work?
10:36:39 PM <Nick> having effects based on it is good
10:36:41 PM <•ColdGold> I've thrown out three
10:36:46 PM <Nick> yeah, i like yours CG
10:36:49 PM <•ColdGold> Which?
10:37:03 PM <Nick> the last one
10:37:06 PM <Nick> and 3?
10:37:08 PM <Nick> I count 2
10:37:25 PM <•ColdGold> The first suggestion was separated by a slash
10:37:28 PM <Nick> ah, OK
10:37:38 PM <Nick> I like the first one then
10:37:47 PM <Nick> chemicals cause them to go breaker
10:38:12 PM <Quagger> a la pathfinder mutagens?
10:38:14 PM <•ColdGold> Body suit can inject breaker states into the cape, that give immediate benefits and far off consequenses
10:38:17 PM <•ColdGold> Ala hangover
10:38:20 PM <•ColdGold> Cool?
10:38:21 PM <Nick> Nice
10:38:33 PM <ExecuteDumbo> Alright, I can see that.
10:38:34 PM <Nick> the table will have a couple options?
10:38:37 PM <•ColdGold> Yep
10:38:43 PM <Nick> Sounds good
10:38:48 PM <ExecuteDumbo> It's a very versatile power, though, multiple breaker states?
10:38:58 PM <Nick> I'm going to save this convo for later
10:38:58 PM <•ColdGold> Tinker's are by definition versatile
10:39:06 PM <•ColdGold> Tinkers*
10:39:07 PM <Nick> I need to sleep for my 8am math
10:39:08 PM <Quagger> Surely they'd be relatively minor breaker states, or at least with drawbacks
10:39:12 PM <ExecuteDumbo> Even then, though
10:39:18 PM <Nick> they have drawbacks
10:39:18 PM <•ColdGold> Mind taking down his luck and write up to send him Nick?
10:39:24 PM <Nick> Sure
10:39:27 PM <Thalia> Sleep well, Nick. Sheriff Charmander has your back.
10:39:30 PM <•ColdGold> Minor and drawbacks
10:39:32 PM <Quagger> None of them would be Spotlight-Face level breaker powers
10:39:32 PM <Nick> thanks Thal
10:39:36 PM <•ColdGold> Good night
10:39:38 PM <Nick> I'm excited for Pueblo