Admiral Squish
2010-06-27, 04:45 PM
Hey, playground! I need some help. Well, a lot of help. I'm trying to make an item for a bounty hunter, based somewhat off the mechanic from stranger's wrath. If you haven't played it, basically, the bounty bagger lets you suck up a helpless or dead creature within 5 feet as a full-round action or two, for transport to the nearest bounty store.
The problem I'm having is this: How do I make this work? He can't be just carrying them around everywhere. Extadimensional space might work, but that brings up issues with air and food and water and what sort of space they're actually in, and then I have to make rules about how they might be able to escape... yadda yadda yadda. Not to mention it's expensive! So far, the simplest and most elegant solution I can think of is it shrinks them down to tiny or diminutive for a minimized duration, then drops them into a little jar-thing of quintessence. I'm not EXACTLY sure how quintessence interacts with spell durations, but I think it's safe to assume it wouldn't wear off while the creature was immersed. Then, it would be easy enough just to pop the baddie out, scrape off the quintessence, and collect the money.
What I really need the help with:
How do I get an effect that shrinks a broad group of creature types and sizes down to a specific size?
Does quintessence work the way I'm assuming it does?
How much does quintessence cost?
How much quintessence would be needed to fill a 6-12 in. diameter sphere?
How much would this device cost? Either as a single unit or as a grabber-item and quintessence-filled 'cartridges'?
The problem I'm having is this: How do I make this work? He can't be just carrying them around everywhere. Extadimensional space might work, but that brings up issues with air and food and water and what sort of space they're actually in, and then I have to make rules about how they might be able to escape... yadda yadda yadda. Not to mention it's expensive! So far, the simplest and most elegant solution I can think of is it shrinks them down to tiny or diminutive for a minimized duration, then drops them into a little jar-thing of quintessence. I'm not EXACTLY sure how quintessence interacts with spell durations, but I think it's safe to assume it wouldn't wear off while the creature was immersed. Then, it would be easy enough just to pop the baddie out, scrape off the quintessence, and collect the money.
What I really need the help with:
How do I get an effect that shrinks a broad group of creature types and sizes down to a specific size?
Does quintessence work the way I'm assuming it does?
How much does quintessence cost?
How much quintessence would be needed to fill a 6-12 in. diameter sphere?
How much would this device cost? Either as a single unit or as a grabber-item and quintessence-filled 'cartridges'?