Electrical Generation

Electrical Generation

	Physical
	4
	ElectricalGeneration
	no

Electrical Generation

You accrue electrical charge that you can use and discharge to deal damage.

Maximum charge: (level based)
Accrue base (level based) charge per turn
Can discharge all held charge for 1d4 damage per 1000 charge
Discharge can arc to adjacent targets dealing reduced damage, up to 1 target per 1000 charge
EMP causes involuntary discharge (difficulty 18 Willpower save)
You can drink charge from energy cells and capacitors.
You gain 100 charge per point of electrical damage taken.
You can provide charge to equipped devices that have integrated power systems.

Electrical Generation is a physical mutation that allows the player to generate and discharge stored electricity for a variety of applications. Creatures with Electrical Generation are able to build up and store an amount of electrical charge determined by their mutation level; the units this charge is measured in are identical to the units used by energy cells and artifacts.

Electrical Generation can be utilized via the "Discharge" ability to release all of the creatures stored charge at once, dealing 1d4 electrical damage for each 1000 units of charge expended. Additionally, the electricity will randomly arc to adjacent creatures around the target, with each 1000 charge expended allowing for 1 additional arc. Each arc will reduce damage slightly.

Electrical Charge also provides the "Power devices", ability, which can be toggled on or off. It allows the creature to provide charge to artifacts and devices with onboard power systems, such as items with the Jacked modification. Devices drawing power in this way will take from the creature's charge pool and will require the same amount of power as normal.

Advancement Table

Mutation Level	Maximum Charges	Recharge Rate	Damage (Max Charge)	Number of Arcs (Max Charge)
1	4000	100	4d4	4
2	6000	200	6d4	6
3	8000	300	8d4	8
4	10000	400	10d4	10
5	12000	500	12d4	12
6	14000	600	14d4	14
7	16000	700	16d4	16
8	18000	800	18d4	18
9	20000	900	20d4	20
10	22000	1000	22d4	22
11	24000	1100	24d4	24
12	26000	1200	26d4	26
13	28000	1300	28d4	28
14	30000	1400	30d4	30
15	32000	1500	32d4	32

Mutation Level	Maximum Charges	Recharge Rate	Damage (Max Charge)	Number of Arcs (Max Charge)
16	34000	1600	34d4	34
17	36000	1700	36d4	36
18	38000	1800	38d4	38
19	40000	1900	40d4	40
20	42000	2000	42d4	42
21	44000	2100	44d4	44
22	46000	2200	46d4	46
23	48000	2300	48d4	48
24	50000	2400	50d4	50
25	52000	2500	52d4	52
26	54000	2600	54d4	54
27	56000	2700	56d4	56
28	58000	2800	58d4	58
29	60000	2900	60d4	60
30	62000	3000	62d4	62

Formulas

The following formulas are used to determine maximum charge and charge rate based on mutation level.

Maximum Charge	2000 + (Level * 2000)
Base Charge Per Turn	Level * 100

Advantages & Disadvantages

This section is opinion-based. Your mileage may vary.

Advantages

• Electrical damage bypasses AV and DV, making the mutation useful for killing well armored or evasive targets
• Electricity will arc through multiple enemies, allowing for decent multi-target damage
• At higher levels, gives an option for quick burst damage
• Charge rate is influenced by Willpower

Disadvantages

• Has terrible synergy with Electromagnetic Impulse
• All charges must be used at the same time