Long term damage to soliders
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SpiteAndMalice
At the moment generally with Phoenix Point it doesn’t overly feel as if the Lovecraftian horror aspects of the game has a great deal of impact.
One of the reasons for this is that our forces are quickly and easily progressing to a point where they feel superhuman, so what if through time they also became a little bit more fragile?
You could have damage which causes a drop in the base stats for a solider. For example
Panic during a missions leads to a permanent reduction in willpower
Damage to arms leads to a long term reduction in strength
A damaged leg leads to a reduction in mobility
You could also introduce the possibility of permanent negative perks.
Soldier A has spent too long in the gym, he has a random change to flee from the enemy.
Soldier B was attacked by a face hugger, whilst it was removed and they look okay, there’s a chance over the next x amount of time that they might mutate into a Pandorian.
Soldier C has experienced too much panic, they now have a chance disobey orders on overwatch/reaction fire.
(Those are just by way of examples, I’m sure that balance would need to be considered and that there could be many more.)
Andrea Bergamelli
Agreed. Some conditions would be semipermanent (shock could affect a soldier for weeks or months), other could be permanent (lost eye) but curable ( removed if you give augmentation or mutation to head)
Matt Badon
Like this idea a lot. Also include an option to Retire a character who is no longer battlefield effective.
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Vipre
A disabled head could lead to a "lost eye" trait and a permanent perception range reduction
Amicochon
Why not. And how do you like this idea, the soldier will have a time service, at the end of this time they will receive the status of a veteran. Such soldiers cannot take part in hostilities. But they can be sent to training centers to train new recruits.
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Vipre
New recruits of their class, or classes if multi-classed.
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Would be soo great!! Mordheim/Darkest Dungeon style. But needs to fit the balance of the game. Love the idea!!!