Chaos: Dynamics Whim List

The whim index includes a full index of all whims in all idioms, as well as an explanation of some of the terms used in these descriptions.

 

 

Dynamics Whim Descriptions

The following are the dynamics whims in alphabetical order.

 

CHEAT
Grade: Ana Sub
Idiom: Dynamics
Effectation Time: Free
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Instant
Defense: None (Harmless)
Chaos Opposition: Yes
What in the world could THAT be?!?
Draw two whims from your deck.

 

COCKED DIE
Grade: Ana Sub
Idiom: Dynamics
Effectation Time: Reaction
Range: Close (30 feet)
Target: One creature
Duration: Instant
Defense: Determination (Harmless)
Chaos Opposition: Yes
Oops, I bumped it with my hand, guess you'll have to reroll...
Use this whim in reaction to a creature rolling a d20, but before its results are determined.
The target can take a reroll on that roll.

 

CONFUSE THE MINIS
Grade: Ana Lsr
Idiom: Dynamics
Effectation Time: Standard
Range: Medium (100 feet)
Target: Up to one creature/level
Duration: Instant
Defense: Will
Chaos Opposition: Yes
Wait, I thought I was the clothespin? You're saying it's the troll?
You must hit the Will defense of each unwilling creature you target with this whim.
You can switch the positions of the targets as you see fit. If you switch creatures with different sizes, the smaller creature's new position must be within the squares originally occupied by the larger, while the larger's area must contain the squares originally occupied by the smaller.

 

FORGE DAMAGE
Grade: Ana Sub
Idiom: Dynamics
Effectation Time: Reaction
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Instant
Defense: None (Harmless)
Chaos Opposition: Yes
Huh? Nah man, that guy only hit me for five.
Use this whim in reaction to taking damage.
You take half damage instead.

 

FORGET STACKING RULES
Grade: Ana Sub
Idiom: Dynamics
Effectation Time: Reaction
Range: Close (30 feet)
Target: One effect (see text)
Duration: Instant
Defense: None (Harmless)
Chaos Opposition: Yes
Let's see, we've got luck, insight, innate, natural armor...
Use this whim in reaction to a creature gaining a typed bonus from an effect (bonuses granted by status effects don't count).
The bonus granted is an untyped bonus for its duration. (An untyped bonus stacks with all other bonuses, including other untyped bonuses.)

 

FORGET STATUS
Grade: Ana Lsr
Idiom: Dynamics
Effectation Time: Standard
Range: Close (30 feet)
Target: One creature
Duration: Instant
Defense: Determination
Chaos Opposition: Yes
Is it on your sheet?
Choose one status effect on the target.
The status effect is negated.

 

FUDGE
Grade: Ana Sub
Idiom: Dynamics
Effectation Time: Reaction
Range: Close (30 feet)
Target: One creature
Duration: Instant
Defense: None (Harmless)
Chaos Opposition: Yes
What? They're my lucky dice.
Use this whim in reaction to a player rolling a d20, but before the results are known.
The target gets a +2 power bonus to the roll.

 

LOADED DICE
Grade: Ana Lsr
Idiom: Dynamics
Effectation Time: Reaction
Range: Close (30 feet)
Target: One creature
Duration: Instant
Defense: None (Harmless)
Chaos Opposition: Yes
This is a really important roll... here, use my dice.
Use this whim in reaction to a player rolling a d20, but before the results are known.
The target gets a +4 power bonus to the roll.

 

LOSE MINI
Grade: Ana Lsr
Idiom: Dynamics
Effectation Time: Standard
Range: Close (30 feet)
Target: One creature
Duration: Short (30 minutes)
Defense: None (Harmless)
Chaos Opposition: Yes
Sorry, I'm not sure where it went... just keep track of where you are for now.
The target gains invisible for the duration of this whim. (An invisible creature is visually undetectable. An invisible creature gains a +2 bonus on attack rolls against sighted opponents, and gains combat advantage against such opponents. A creature with this status gains a +20 bonus on any check made to hide or otherwise avoid visual detection.)
If the target makes an attack or otherwise affect a creature with an offensive ability, this effect ends after the attack resolves.
Items dropped or put down by an invisible creature become visible; items picked up disappear if tucked into the clothing or pouches worn by the creature. Light, however, never becomes invisible, although a source of light can become so (thus, the effect is that of a light with no visible source). Any part of an item that the subject carries but that extends more than 10 feet from it becomes visible.

 

LUCKY BREAK
Grade: Ana Sub
Idiom: Dynamics
Effectation Time: Reaction
Range: Close (30 feet)
Target: One creature
Duration: Brief (5 rounds)
Defense: None (Harmless)
Chaos Opposition: Yes
You don't need luck when I'm around.
Use this whim in reaction to a creature spending an action point.
The target gains a temporary action point that lasts until it is expended or this whim's duration ends, whichever comes first.

 

MARK IT ZERO
Grade: Ana Sub
Idiom: Dynamics
Effectation Time: Reaction
Range: Close (30 feet)
Target: One creature
Duration: Instant
Defense: Will
Chaos Opposition: Yes
This is apparently 'nam, where there are no rules.
Use this whim in reaction to a creature gaining a power bonus or penalty. (Power bonuses and power penalties are caused by maneuvers, force effects, and force items.)
The bonus or penalty is reduced to 0 for the duration of the effect.

 

NUDGE MINI
Grade: Ana Sub
Idiom: Dynamics
Effectation Time: Standard
Range: Close (30 feet)
Target: One creature
Duration: Instant
Defense: Fortitude
Chaos Opposition: Yes
I'm pretty sure that guy was over here...
You can slide the target up to 20 feet. If you attempt to move the creature into a space that could not support the creature's weight, or is otherwise dangerous, you must hit the target's Fortitude again with a -5 penalty.

 

PARTY LOOT
Grade: Ana Lsr
Idiom: Dynamics
Effectation Time: Standard
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Brief (5 rounds)
Defense: None (Harmless)
Chaos Opposition: Yes
I could've swore I had it!
Choose a single force item that an ally whose player is currently present has. If not in a live format, the player must have been active at least once within the past month.
You gain the benefits of the properties of the chosen item as though you currently had it in your possession and are attuned to it for the duration.
At any time during the duration, you can use one of the item's powers, after which this whim immediately ends.

 

PENCIL DEATH
Grade: Ana Lsr
Idiom: Dynamics [Bubble]
Effectation Time: Standard
Range: Close (30 feet)
Target: One creature
Duration: Brief (5 rounds)
Defense: Fortitude
Chaos Opposition: Yes
I think that's a 3... no wait, it's definitely an 8.
The target has no maximum hit points for the duration of this whim. The target's healing surge value is unaffected by this effect.
Effects based on the target's maximum hit points treat the creature's current hit points as its maximum hit points.
When this effect ends, if the target has more hit points than its maximum, its hit point total is reduced to its maximum hit points.

 

READ THE MODULE
Grade: Ana Lsr
Idiom: Dynamics
Effectation Time: 10 minutes
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Brief (5 rounds)
Defense: None (Harmless)
Chaos Opposition: Yes
You're not the only one with a Dungeon subscription.
As an additional cost to effect this whim, you must spend an action point.
You can ask the GM questions about the current adventure you are on that can be answered by a simple yes or no. You are allowed one such question per round. The answers given are correct within the limits of the GM's current understanding of the material (which means that such answers can potentially be wrong later, but such is the nature of Chaos). "Unclear" is a legitimate answer, because it is possible that the GM has not read or thought that far ahead.
In cases where a one-word answer would be misleading, a short phrase (five words or less) may be given as an answer instead.

 

READ THE MONSTER ENTRY
Grade: Ana Sub
Idiom: Dynamics
Effectation Time: Standard
Range: Personal
Target: You
Duration: Brief (5 rounds)
Defense: None
Chaos Opposition: Yes
Of course I read it. You're not the only one who runs, here.
You gain libra for the duration. (A creature with libra knows the current hit points, weaknesses and resistances, and Force alignment of any creature they look at within 60 feet.)

 

SCREEN PEEK
Grade: Ana Lsr
Idiom: Dynamics
Effectation Time: Standard
Range: Personal
Area: 30-foot radius
Duration: Instant
Defense: None
Chaos Opposition: Yes
Hey, it's not my fault your GM screen doesn't block your computer screen.
You remove the invisible status from all creatures and objects in the area.
You gain knowledge of the current location of all creatures in the area.

 

TABLETALK
Grade: Ana Sub
Idiom: Dynamics
Effectation Time: Standard
Range: Personal
Target: All allies (see text)
Duration: Long (12 hours)
Defense: None (Harmless)
Chaos Opposition: Yes
Where's the Mountain Dew?
You and all allies whose players are currently present gain telepathy, usable only towards those creatures who were initially affected by this whim. Distance is no factor when this whim is effected, nor does the telepathy have any limitation on range. This telepathy functions even across planar boundaries.
If not in a live format, this whim affects you and all allies regardless of activity.