I used the construct in my last session, but no one surrounded it, so I still have a chance to update the stats. And, having had time to let it percolate, I think I like this for the first version. I'll further add, to reflect the experimental and untried nature of the machine, is that the strike is random. That's more of a flavorful piece.Panda wrote: ↑Thu Jul 05, 2018 5:47 pmSince your goal is to discourage surrounding it, perhaps instead of Whirling Dervish granting the additional attacks, it could give a bonus to Attack for each additional adjacent opponent beyond the first, up to +5. Which is a mechanic I may use in the near future. Not as outright dangerous as attacks against each opponent, it's less time-consuming to resolve and less punitive. The former ability is more appropriate to higher Circles when adepts have equally nasty things to do to the opponent.
Something I'm considering is adding a second attack, but only when harried due to being surrounded (i.e. 4+ opponents). Need to figure out if that is appropriate for this version, but I'm leaning towards "no".