willpower
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- noun
- /ˈwɪlˌpaʊər/
- Jargon
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- Medkits and healing in general are significantly more important too, due to a new willpower-based system and critical injuries.
Examples
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Typically, a character must have a superpowered archetype in order to have a Willpower score, which allows spending Willpower points in play.
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Personally, I would make Willpower a side effect of having learned (and paid the XP for) your first spell.
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Before that, you have Base Will but can't spend Willpower, just like every other human.
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Someday when my willpower has fully recharged after painfully losing this current battle, I will try again.
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Unlike most non-superpowered Wild Talents characters, Grim War sorcerers have Willpower points that they can spend, lose, or gain in play.
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In the game, each time you use a special move, your willpower decreases, so make sure to rest before the next battle.
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Characters with low willpower cannot perform powerful actions until they regenerate some mental stamina.
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To defeat the final boss, players need to manage their willpower wisely throughout the encounter.
Synonyms
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Physical and mental strength that lets someone keep going for a long time
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Willpower in games uses the same idea: will ('desire' or 'decision') plus power ('strength'), so it becomes a measure of a character's 'mental strength' that falls when they use special actions and is restored by rest.