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Transferance and Transfusion

Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 2:00 am
by Zydana
Transference
Empaths can drain 2 life from a target, even themselves, and give another target one life point in return, up to the character’s maximum life total. This ability takes a 20 count to activate and the Empath must be
touching both targets. At any time the Empath takes damage or moves, he/she is considered interrupted and must make the 20 count again. The Empath can only drain positive life from an individual. Thus, once a player hits zero life, they can no longer be drained. However, the Empath can heal targets that are in negative life.
So can an empath drain 2 life from a target (either willing or unwilling) and give the one life to themselves?
Transfusion
The Healer can transfer life from one target to another. It takes 30 seconds per life point transferred. The Healer cannot drain more than a target’s positive life point total nor can they heal a target beyond their maximum life point total. Both the target who is donating life points
and the target receiving life points may not move during the transfer process. The Healer must be present for the transfer to work. This skill is restricted to medium armor.
Transferance allows the empath to drain life from themselves but nothing is specified for healer and Transfusion. Can the healer be either target of this ability?

An empath can use transferance on someone in negative life, but it does not say either way with healer and transfusion. Can healers use this ability on someone in negative life?

Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:56 am
by GM-Phil
Actually it says in Transference that you cannot drain somebody in negatives.. "Once they hit zero life you may no longer drain them".

As for using Transfusion on yourself.. I do not see why not.. it does not say you can't, and it makes sense that you could.. It only states "target" in the skill wording.. and you can always make yourself a target unless the skill says otherwise. At least that is the way I see it.

Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:02 am
by Zydana
Aidan_Mcpryde wrote:Actually it says in Transference that you cannot drain somebody in negatives.. "Once they hit zero life you may no longer drain them".
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Sorry, that was unclear in my wording.
the Empath can heal targets that are in negative life.

The question was, can you heal someone who is at negative life with transfusion. It says you can with transferance, but says nothing either way with transfusion.

Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:05 am
by GM-Phil
I would say Yes, you can heal someone in negatives with Transfusion.. i believe it was implied, just not put in the wording.. Mind you you would only be able to use Transfusion on a person at -9 or better.. as my other post stated.

Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 7:49 am
by GM-Mike
yep