AoE TK and Lifting

[Lord Liaden]

Good day, sir! Hope you're doing well.

If you have Telekinesis with Area of Effect and you try to lift an object or objects which cover a wide area, would you base the maximum weight you could lift on the Strength of the Telekinesis, or would you add the lifting capacity of TK for each hex that the object covered, like adding the lifting capacity of several characters working together?

Would it make a difference if the AE TK was applied to one large solid object, or to a number of objects that were one hex or smaller? What about moving large volumes of "loose" material like water or sand?

Thanks for your time. :)

[Steve Long]

Not doing too badly, thanx for asking. Now that FH is done (be on the lookout for a playtesting announcement soon :)), I'm able to spend a few days on long-delayed administrative chores.

Base it on the overall STR of the Telekinesis. Similarly, when picking up a large volume of loose material like water or sand, use the TK STR, and that determines how much the character can pick up. The GM can then spread that weight evenly over the affected area if he needs to know how much material the telekinetic removed from each hex, or the like.