Blood Cult Proposal #417
Blood Cult Proposal #417
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| - **Back and Forth** - Cultists must "win" individual encounters to sacrifice and convert players as they grow over the course of the round. Failure in any of these will reveal the cult's presence to the crew. When a cult is revealed, the game shifts to being one of cat-and-mouse, with Security hunting for cultists and cult bases as the cult attempts to shift their activities and become less predictable. | ||
| - **Discoverability** - Runes, spells, incantations, cult contraband, and reports from would-be victims may all serve to reveal the cult aboard the station. In addition, as the cult grows in strength (either through numbers or through accomplishing their objectives), the cult **gains visual giveaways** that make it difficult to hide their true nature. These giveaways include **glowing red eyes** when ~12.5% of the crew has been converted or one target has been sacrificed, and **glowing red blood halos above their heads** when ~30% of the crew has been converted or two targets have been sacrificed. | ||
| - **Accessibility** - A detailed guidebook entry has been created that explains the breadth and depth of this antagonist's mechanics, to make cultists more aware of their capabilities as well as to keep the crew informed about what signs to look for and what precautions to take if a cult's presence is suspected. In addition, the Commune ability makes this a highly collaborative antagonist in terms of strategy dissemination, with experienced cultists encouraged to explain things to junior cultists in order to increase their odds of victory. | ||
| - **Fun to lose against (or as)** - Losing to a cultist is unlikely to remove a player from the round. If converted, they themselves will become a cultist. If sacrificed, the soul stone that drops out of the ritual may be used to summon constructs that the victim player can control, keeping them engaged in the round. Losing *as* a Blood Cultist is likewise unlikely to remove the player from the round, as the station's primary method of countering a cult is deconversion using holy water. The Chaplain is the clearest counter to the Blood Cult, being highly resistant to their weapons/abilities as well as the station's sole producer of holy water. However, they are not completely safe; Blood Cultists may use more advanced strategy and more traditional (non-magical) means to assassinate a troublesome Chaplain. |
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Like we talked about in discord, it might be a good idea to allow holy water to be purchased in cargo in case the chap dies, is ssd, or not even on station!
Its actually a wanted feature, for revs as well |
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this is insanely cool. |
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Overall I like the proposal I do agree with beck's comment though, that such an important mechanic like deconversion shouldn't require having a chaplain on staff. I don't mind the idea that chaplain offer some minor perks in fighting cultists though. For example, chaplains could be able to bless weapons so they deal more damage to cult constructs, or the ability to sense nearby cultists when the cult advances to the stage that their eyes start glowing |
This proposal aims to integrate the Blood Cult antagonist (originally from Space Station 13) into Space Station 14.