Sabotage Skill

[ciroth]

Something floating in my head

Skill: Sabotage
Ability: Allows players the option to "Disable" certian objects and equipments from being used until repaired correctly.
Stat Modifier: Stealth, reduces scent's time from 24H base.
Pre-Req: Vandalism (Because "disabling" something without breaking it ... is an art form in itself.)

Skill is a crime only skill. When sobotaging something sobotager will leave a "sabotage" scent that lasts for 48 RL hours, regardless of claims (time reduced at max to 24H with high enough stealth), and is summonable offense.

Sabotaging a smelter will result in player unable to open or operate the smelter until repaired. Repairing sabotage equipment will depend on player's dex compared to the sobotager's stealth. Repair costs starts at 25% and increases to max of 50% of sabotager's stealth is much higher than player's Dex. If other way around, repair costs can be reduced to a max of 10%.

Can be used on smelters, kiln, forges, Rams (if repaired can be used right away unless hit by decay enough times), etc.

Things that can't be sobotaged would like houses, plows, etc.

Some say you can just "break down" the equipment. But this lets you not "damage" but disable the equipment without having to worry about soak damage (such as disabling a strong box would teach people to protect their stuff). It would be faster than damaging equipment and doesn't damage the equipment in vandalism terms. So if you managed to push and take over an outpost, the retreating army could quickly sabotage their own equipment to slow down the opposing army from fully taking advantage of the fort's full equipment. Or if you are able to break in but find yourself having to retreat, you can maximize damage by quickly sobotaging equipment. But yeah... i dont have this idea fully flushed out in terms of how quickly, time wise, or formulas should work... if there is interst and discussion in idea... i can work out more details using suggestions from everyone =P

Example:
Mr.Poo Sabotage's Xroad A.
Mr. Sad cannot use Xroad B.
Mr. Wut is able to travel to Xroad B, but cannot use Xroad B to go back since the xroad is covered in poop.

(yes i know its Saboteur or something... im too lazy to go back and fix errors)

[Thijssnl]

+1 to new ideas, -1 to absurd examples

[YourMajesty]

An interesting idea. I certainly do like the "bypass soak damage" aspect of it... Others might not, however.