Losing Power in Crude Oil

In CoC, a character's magic ability is represented by the Power stat. Power (usually abbreviated POW) is also a measure of a person's intangible "life force" and can be sucked away by certain creatures or magic spells. In this case, the opening of a Gate will cause a sudden drain of POW from everyone in the house. The human body cannot stand to lose so much POW all at once, and will begin to shrivel as it does. Eventually, the body becomes a mummified shell of what it once was. It will become grainy, like sandstone and the blood will become a thick ichor; it will seem as if the body's moisture has been sucked away. Despite this gruesome atrophy, a human will not die from it until they lose their last point of POW (or if they lose all their Hit Points from damage — a body can be very fragile when it's been drained of POW.) A grisly sight, indeed.

The Crude Oil Keeper Kit

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• NPC Stats and role-playing suggestions.
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