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Peter Knutsen: /* MP and MP regain */ explaining some stuff better

Peter Knutsen — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:00:46 GMT

MP and MP regain: explaining some stuff better

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	== MP and MP regain ==		== MP and MP regain ==
		+	MP is short for Mega Points, and denotes a "Power fuel currency" ''much'' more powerful than PEP, Power Energy Points. The choice to spend 1 or more MP - or to ''not'' spend MP - is rich in dramatic potential.

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	Table cells show MP regain interval, with (max) number of unused MP in paranthesis.		Table cells show MP regain interval, with (max) number of unused MP in paranthesis.

-	MP are Power-specific.	+	MP are Power-specific. A character with Royal Healer 7 and Royal Inspire 8 has separate MP pools for Healer and Inspire.
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		+	It may be a good idea to allow a 2-for-1 usage of MP within the same Power category, e.g. Bardic, Royal or Divine, so that a character with Divine Healer 9 and some spare Healer MP, but who has Divine Liberator 7 and no Liberator MP, can spend 2 Healer MP as if they were 1 Liberator MP, to "fuel" a Liberator MP usage. A question then is, should this be possible even if the Power in which the exchanged MP is spent is so low as to not have natural MP, e.g. a Divine Power at PL5 or less? It is not obvious that the answer to this is no.

	== Things to spend MP on ==		== Things to spend MP on ==

Peter Knutsen: /* PEP regain */ explaining relative percentages better, and improving explanation of PEP as Power-specific

Peter Knutsen — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:54:43 GMT

PEP regain: explaining relative percentages better, and improving explanation of PEP as Power-specific

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	== PEP regain ==		== PEP regain ==
-	High-tier (x10 PEP multiplier): regains 50% of PEP/Moon (500% PEP/Moon ''including'' x10 multiplier<br>	+	High-tier (x10 PEP multiplier): regains 50% of PEP/Moon (relative 500% PEP/Moon ''including'' the x10 multiplier)<br>
-	Mid-tier (x3 PEP multiplier): regains 50% of PEP/Week (200% PEP/Moon - 600% PEP/Moon ''including'' x3 multiplier)<br>	+	Mid-tier (x3 PEP multiplier): regains 50% of PEP/Week (200% PEP/Moon - relative 600% PEP/Moon ''including'' the x3 multiplier)<br>
-	Low-tier (x1 PEP multiplier): regains 25% of PEP/Day (175% PEP/Week or 700% PEP/Moon - 700% PEP/Moon ''including'' x1 multiplier)<br>	+	Low-tier (x1 PEP multiplier): regains 25% of PEP/Day (175% PEP/Week or 700% PEP/Moon - relative 700% PEP/Moon ''including'' the x1 multiplier)<br>
	Always round 25%/50% amounts down to nearest whole number, and note that High-ier has many PEPs which almost makes up for the slow regain, but strongly encourages a more conservative usage pattern, or saving PEPs for real emergencies.		Always round 25%/50% amounts down to nearest whole number, and note that High-ier has many PEPs which almost makes up for the slow regain, but strongly encourages a more conservative usage pattern, or saving PEPs for real emergencies.

-	PEP are Power Category-specific.	+	PEP are Power Category-specific, rather than Power-specific. Thus a character has a pool of PEP for the Bardic Powers, regardless of whether he has one or several Bardic Powers, rather than one pool of PEP that can only be used on Bardic Lampoon and another that can only be used on Bardic Inspire.

	== MP and MP regain ==		== MP and MP regain ==

Peter Knutsen: /* PEP regain */ adding in a little arithmetical analysis

Peter Knutsen — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:16:50 GMT

PEP regain: adding in a little arithmetical analysis

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	== PEP regain ==		== PEP regain ==
-	High-tier (x10 PEP multiplier): regains 50% of PEP/Moon<br>	+	High-tier (x10 PEP multiplier): regains 50% of PEP/Moon (500% PEP/Moon ''including'' x10 multiplier<br>
-	Mid-tier (x3 PEP multiplier): regains 50% of PEP/Week<br>	+	Mid-tier (x3 PEP multiplier): regains 50% of PEP/Week (200% PEP/Moon - 600% PEP/Moon ''including'' x3 multiplier)<br>
-	Low-tier (x1 PEP multiplier): regains 25% of PEP/Day<br>	+	Low-tier (x1 PEP multiplier): regains 25% of PEP/Day (175% PEP/Week or 700% PEP/Moon - 700% PEP/Moon ''including'' x1 multiplier)<br>
-	Always round 25%/50% amounts down to nearest whole number, and note that High-ier has many PEPs which ~~probably just about~~ makes up for the slow regain, but strongly encourages a more conservative usage pattern, or saving PEPs for real emergencies.	+	Always round 25%/50% amounts down to nearest whole number, and note that High-ier has many PEPs which almost makes up for the slow regain, but strongly encourages a more conservative usage pattern, or saving PEPs for real emergencies.

	PEP are Power Category-specific.		PEP are Power Category-specific.

Peter Knutsen: /* MP and MP regain */ fixing one more br tag error

Peter Knutsen — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:10:57 GMT

MP and MP regain: fixing one more br tag error

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-	! Power Tier !! High<br>tier !! Mid<br>tier !! Low<~~tier~~>	+	! Power Tier !! High<br>tier !! Mid<br>tier !! Low<br>tier
	\|-		\|-
	\| PL6 \|\| 3 Years (2) \|\| \|\|		\| PL6 \|\| 3 Years (2) \|\| \|\|

Peter Knutsen: /* UP amounts */ fixing br tag error

Peter Knutsen — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:10:34 GMT

UP amounts: fixing br tag error

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-	! Power Tier !! High<br>tier !! Mid<br>tier !! Low<~~tier~~>	+	! Power Tier !! High<br>tier !! Mid<br>tier !! Low<br>tier
	\|-		\|-
	\| PL7 \|\| 1 \|\| \|\|		\| PL7 \|\| 1 \|\| \|\|

Peter Knutsen: /* UP amounts */ reducing UP amounts across the board

Peter Knutsen — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:01:03 GMT

UP amounts: reducing UP amounts across the board

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	== UP amounts ==		== UP amounts ==
		+	UP amounts have just been shifted down 1 step, so that PL6 gets no UP even for high-tier, and high-tier gets only 4 UP for PL10.
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		+	! Power Tier !! High<br>tier !! Mid<br>tier !! Low<tier>
		+	\|-
		+	\| PL7 \|\| 1 \|\| \|\|
		+	\|-
		+	\| PL8 \|\| 2 \|\| 1 \|\|
		+	\|-
		+	\| PL9 \|\| 3 \|\| 2 \|\| 1
		+	\|-
		+	\| PL10 \|\| 4 \|\| 3 \|\| 2
		+	\|}
		+	UP are Power-specific, and ''never'' regained.
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		+	Old table below:
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	! Power Tier !! High<br>tier !! Mid<br>tier !! Low<tier>		! Power Tier !! High<br>tier !! Mid<br>tier !! Low<tier>
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	\| PL10 \|\| 6 \|\| 4 \|\| 3		\| PL10 \|\| 6 \|\| 4 \|\| 3
	\|}		\|}
-	~~UP are Power-specific, and ''never'' regained.~~

	== Ideas for things to spend UP on ==		== Ideas for things to spend UP on ==

Peter Knutsen: /* Ideas for things to spend UP on */ adding new section w. some thoughts on UP vs MP and Divine Powers vs other Powers

Peter Knutsen — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:59:28 GMT

Ideas for things to spend UP on: adding new section w. some thoughts on UP vs MP and Divine Powers vs other Powers

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	== Ideas for things to spend UP on ==		== Ideas for things to spend UP on ==

		+	== UP vs MP ==
		+	The idea is that UP are used for absolutely awe-inspiring and extreme things, while MP are just very powerful, but since they do recharge, albeit slowly, neither player nor character will be strategically paralyzed about using them too early.
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		+	In some cases, a distinction can be made that for very powerful Powers, MP can do what other powers can only do with UP. A concrete example is Raise Dead, brining a recently dead person back to life. It could be a good idea to say that Divine Powers, specifically Divine Cleanser (possibly renamed to Divine Healer to be clearer) can Raise Dead by spending 1 or a few MP, whereas most other Powers, such as Virgin Powers and Royal Powers and Lunar Powers (all of these can also heal) must spend 1 UP to do it.
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		+	This reinforces the "mythology" of Abrahamic prophets and "infuseds" as being supreme healers, best exemplified by the myths ("gospels") about Jesus of Nazareth, the prophet of Christianity and a great healer. Non-Abrahamics can raise the dead too, but they must pay a dearer currency to do so. In world terms the overall "shape" for a non-Abrahamic is that he only has so many UP (and he always has few) which never recharge, so spending an UP is a great decision. Abrahamics spend MP, which are notably less expensive because they recharge. To a certain extent, it's dumb to "sit on" one's MP and refrain completely from using them. If one keeps doing that, one runs into the recharge barrier.
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		+	For a Divine Healer (or Cleanser), a UP could do a spectacular Raise Dead, such as performing the Raise several Moons or even a couple of Years after the death, or if the corpse has been completely destroyed, or 2 UP if both of these are the case.

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Peter Knutsen: /* UP amounts */ clarifying that UPs are never regained

Peter Knutsen — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:11:09 GMT

UP amounts: clarifying that UPs are never regained

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	\| PL10 \|\| 6 \|\| 4 \|\| 3		\| PL10 \|\| 6 \|\| 4 \|\| 3
	\|}		\|}
-	UP are Power-specific.	+	UP are Power-specific, and ''never'' regained.

	== Ideas for things to spend UP on ==		== Ideas for things to spend UP on ==

Peter Knutsen: /* PEP regain */ adding some BR tags, and specifying that PEPs are Power Category-specific

Peter Knutsen — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 01:54:52 GMT

PEP regain: adding some BR tags, and specifying that PEPs are Power Category-specific

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	== PEP regain ==		== PEP regain ==
-	High-tier (x10 PEP multiplier): regains 50% of PEP/Moon	+	High-tier (x10 PEP multiplier): regains 50% of PEP/Moon<br>
-	Mid-tier (x3 PEP multiplier): regains 50% of PEP/Week	+	Mid-tier (x3 PEP multiplier): regains 50% of PEP/Week<br>
-	Low-tier (x1 PEP multiplier): regains 25% of PEP/Day	+	Low-tier (x1 PEP multiplier): regains 25% of PEP/Day<br>
	Always round 25%/50% amounts down to nearest whole number, and note that High-ier has many PEPs which probably just about makes up for the slow regain, but strongly encourages a more conservative usage pattern, or saving PEPs for real emergencies.		Always round 25%/50% amounts down to nearest whole number, and note that High-ier has many PEPs which probably just about makes up for the slow regain, but strongly encourages a more conservative usage pattern, or saving PEPs for real emergencies.
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		+	PEP are Power Category-specific.

	== MP and MP regain ==		== MP and MP regain ==

Peter Knutsen: /* MP and MP regain */ specifying that MP are Power-specific

Peter Knutsen — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 01:54:03 GMT

MP and MP regain: specifying that MP are Power-specific

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	Table cells show MP regain interval, with (max) number of unused MP in paranthesis.		Table cells show MP regain interval, with (max) number of unused MP in paranthesis.
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		+	MP are Power-specific.

	== Things to spend MP on ==		== Things to spend MP on ==