I see there being a tradeoff. The Tom Smith song forces death, but costs a lot of power to use, and is very, very
obvious about it. Anybody with the ability to counter or neutralize effects will do so, and save themselves. Anybody who can't will make a beeline for
Doug, figuring that if the song is stopped, it didn't end, and they won't die. The power requirements make it too expensive to be a cheap kill option,
and anybody strong enough to merit its use will be strong enough to have a good chance of reducing Doug to a fine paste to save themselves.
Killing Me Softly takes less power, and is much less obvious, but far, far easier to resist. It'd only be useful
if Doug could keep the target distracted, because the instant the target notices that they're slowly dying, they'll try to fight it, and anybody with
semi-heroic willpower (virtually every combatant) will be able to fight it off. This limits its usefulness to suicidal targets and the easily distracted.
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obvious about it. Anybody with the ability to counter or neutralize effects will do so, and save themselves. Anybody who can't will make a beeline for
Doug, figuring that if the song is stopped, it didn't end, and they won't die. The power requirements make it too expensive to be a cheap kill option,
and anybody strong enough to merit its use will be strong enough to have a good chance of reducing Doug to a fine paste to save themselves.
Killing Me Softly takes less power, and is much less obvious, but far, far easier to resist. It'd only be useful
if Doug could keep the target distracted, because the instant the target notices that they're slowly dying, they'll try to fight it, and anybody with
semi-heroic willpower (virtually every combatant) will be able to fight it off. This limits its usefulness to suicidal targets and the easily distracted.
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.
I've been writing a bit.