Editing Alabaster (section)

==Abilities and Powers==
===Primary Ability===
At set intervals of 4.3 seconds, Alabaster reverts to a base template i.e., restores himself to a pristine condition.<ref name="Cast1" /><ref name="II12.none eTrapped">Which put him in the circumstance of being trapped, unable to do anything but ''think''.<br>[...]<br>Another day followed, where he felt like he looked back on every decision he’d made in his life, prayed to every deity he could think of, and he realized it was possible Alabaster was in much the same circumstance.  At set intervals, Alabaster reverted states, going back to the one he was in when he had entered this time-slowing bubble.<br><br>It was possible Alabaster was in the same circumstance he was, and had been from the start. - [[Heavens 12.none]]</ref> This restoration not only heals him of any physical damage, wounds, and mutations, but also of any ongoing physical, mental, or emotional effects.<ref name="playtest eAbilities">Power:  4 second rule - At the start of each of his turns, Alabaster restores himself to perfect condition, losing all conditions, wounds, damage, ongoing effects (including mental/emotional) and shedding any changes that would change his physical statistics.<br><br>Power:  Immune to pain.  Cannot be debilitated by pain, can harm self without making guts checks.<br><br>Power:  Maintenance.  Thinker power makes him more effective at maintaining and fixing gear.  He can reroll craft checks, and is assumed to have a grounding in all non-niche craft types. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hxYrt2d6b_LAaMPphcZEzwAruiSHQaiaBa3x2WMsGvA/edit# Playtest Capes]</ref>

He is a rare example of a [[Trigger event#Natural Trigger|natural trigger]]<ref name=":0" /> whose ability physically mutates him.<ref name="playtest" />

===Other Abilities===
Alabaster is immune to pain; he can mutilate himself without issue.<ref name="playtest eAbilities" />

He also has a minor [[Thinker]] power that makes him more effective at maintaining and fixing equipment. This gives him more knowledge in repairing and craftsmanship,<ref name="playtest eAbilities" /><ref name="playtest eSkills" /> which complements his ability to stay in the fight (i.e., he would be less combat-effective if he did not know how to fix his broken gear).

===Vulnerabilities===
If his body received enough punishment to destroy him, if his corona faced complete destruction, or if his heart was torn out right as the loop began (which would shock the [[Corona Pollentia]]), his powers would be disrupted, and he would perish.<ref name="R1">'''Wildbow:''' Doing enough damage to instagib him would do it. Wholesale destruction of corona or utterly destroying his heart right as the loop begins would do it.<br><br>'''Neosovereign:''' destroying someone's heart won't actually kill them for 4 seconds, if you could magically do it anyways.<br><br>'''Wildbow:''' This is less the shard reaching for the human's definitions and more that a sufficient shock to the system (getting one's heart torn out of their chest) will affect the Corona Pollentiae. - Conversation with Wildbow on [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5s5v6h/regarding_alabasters_power/ Reddit]</ref>

His power does not change his position when reverting his state. For example, his power did not free him from a [[Bakuda]]-derived time bubble: [[Dauntless]] speculated that the trapped Alabaster might be in the circumstance of only being able to think.<ref name="II12.none eTrapped" />

[[Scapegoat]]'s power will either misfire or backfire if he theoretically attempts to transfer injuries to Alabaster. To elaborate, either Alabaster gets injuries that carry over through loops (i.e., becomes part of Alabaster's base template) or the injuries bounce back to Scapegoat with a vengeance.<ref>Alabaster - Very likely to either instill injuries that carry over through loops (and likely get reset to normal as the base template) or just get bounced back to Scapegoat with a vengeance. - Comment by Wildbow on Reddit, archived on Spacebattles</ref><!-- https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/33963661-->

===Equipment===
He carries two pistols, a concealed stiletto knife, and ammo clips.<ref name="playtest eSkills">'''Skills:'''
*'''Craft 4''' (All, power granted, +2 to checks, can reduce amount of components used, can add minor upgrades)
*'''Dodge 3''' (+1 to dodge melee/ranged, can reroll failed dodges to avoid staggering)
*'''Gunfighting 3''' (+2 to shots that would be penalized, can reload/take potshots while taking noncombat actions, move and shoot without penalty, shot enemies penalize until end of turn)
'''Assets''':  Pistol x2, stiletto knife, tier 2 costume (+style, +lightweight), ammo clips. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hxYrt2d6b_LAaMPphcZEzwAruiSHQaiaBa3x2WMsGvA/edit# Playtest Capes]</ref>

===Tactics===
On seeing him in action, [[Taylor]] speculates that his standard operating procedure is to fight on the front line and act as a delaying tactic. His power enables him to occupy opponents as a relatively minor if persistent threat, while having a chance to take out problem targets. This buys time for the rest of his team to pursue their own targets.<ref name="7.10">Alabaster and Crusader?  Probably intended as the front line, to slow the enemy down, take out the problem targets and buy time for the core group to do what they needed.  Or to do what they were doing now, and occupy enemies elsewhere. - [[Buzz 7.10]]</ref>