Side Effects

[Blue Angel]

Steve,

Can you take a -1 extreme side effect on a power below 60 Active points? and What is the active points of the side effect? Is it 60 or the active points of the power?

The Empathic Healing Spell in the side bar does not meet the (whichever is greater) stipulation of the limitation value box.

Thanks

[Steve Long]

As noted in the table, the value of the Side Effect should be the Active Points in the power or 60 points, whichever is greater. If the power doesn't have at least 60 Active Points, the Side Effect typically has to have 60 Active Points; if it has more than 60 APs, the SE typically has to have a value equal to the power's APs. The GM can, as always, allow an exception if that seems appropriate.