Damage Shield and Area of Effect

[ProfessorM@ss]

Is there any reason a character couldn't buy Damage Shield with an Area of Effect, so that people don't actually have to touch him to have the Damage Shield take effect?

e.g. The Living Fireball has a flaming aura - he bellows "Fireball On!" and is sheathed in flame. Is it legal to buy this as, say, a RKA with Damage Shield +1/2, Continuous +1 (making it constant), and Area of Effect: Hex +1/2, for a total of +2?

--->M@ss

[Steve Long]

I won’t go so far as to say that’s illegal, because I can see some situations where it might lead to some interesting power constructs, and it’s not too far different from what normally happens when a character enters a Constant area-effecting power field. But I’d consider it a “stop sign” power; there are definitely possibilities for abuse.