SKILL: Plague Rat Upgrade

[technobaby]

Since becoming the first Revenant in B6 to purchase the Plague Upon Thee skill, I have taken it upon myself to indiscriminately spread illness and malaise worldwide and with haste. As we all know, this is an MP heavy skill, good for nothing more than goofs and laughs and perhaps the occasional disposal of inconvenient corpses. I have enjoyed watching them attack the natural fauna of the world, even bravely taking up teeth against a legendary Kraken of the Deep. The infrequent infection of a player character has given me an evil chuckle. But what if-- WHAT IF-- these rabble-rousing rodents could be worth their weight in MP?

The Proposal: Rats As Scouts. Simple as that. Let the plague rat attack message I receive arrive with coordinates of where they attacked someone. This makes a great deal of class-based sense to me, as Revenants are all about stalking their prey. Would this make Plague Rats suddenly a great skill? Probably not. But it would make them feel like a more useful return on investment, and possibly open up some opportunities for more fun to be had.

Please discuss!

[bloarg]

I've said before : Plague Rats are fun but they're very overpriced. Both the cost to buy and the cost to deliver the rats.

This seems like a nice (small) buff. Without being controlled the information won't be very well directed, but it feels like the Count Orlock idea of the Vampire as a disease/plague vector. If people are feeling that this is too strong, could also only deliver that information on a successful attack and/or death.

[SkullFace]

An alternative hunting skill. Of sorts. I like it.*

*I may be biased.

[Stretch]

This sounds great. It has a good theme, adds atmosphere and player interactions, and gives additional play styles. And hopefully without a large coding burden.