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Kefrem

Feb 21st, '03, 07:57 PM

im having a heck of a time tweaking this flying/energy/brick down to the 350 point base...can a few of you folks give me a hand?

Pharoah

Player: S.W.S.

<table cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td align="right">Val  </td><td>Char   </td><td>Cost</td></tr><tr><td align="right">30  </td><td>STR</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td align="right">15  </td><td>DEX</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td align="right">15  </td><td>CON</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td align="right">13  </td><td>BODY</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td align="right">16  </td><td>INT</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td align="right">11  </td><td>EGO</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td align="right">18  </td><td>PRE</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td align="right">13  </td><td>COM</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td align="right">7/27  </td><td>PD</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td align="right">7/27  </td><td>ED</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td align="right">7  </td><td>SPD</td><td>45</td></tr><tr><td align="right">7  </td><td>REC</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td align="right">30  </td><td>END</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td align="right">100  </td><td>STUN</td><td>79</td></tr><td></td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td align="right">6"  </td><td>RUN</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td align="right">2"  </td><td>SWIM</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td align="right">6"  </td><td>LEAP</td><td>0</td></tr></table>Characteristics Cost: 192

<table border="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td align="right">Cost  </td><td>Power</td><td align="right">END</td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">4  </td><td>+4 Mental Defense (6 points total) </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">48  </td><td>Glowing power of Seker: Armor (20 PD / 20 ED) (60 Active Points); Visible (-1/4) (added to Secondary Value) </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">25  </td><td>Mana of Seker: Endurance Reserve(Only in sunlight) (150 END, 20 REC) Reserve: (35 Active Points) REC: (20 Active Points); Limited Recovery (-1) </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">36  </td><td>Gift of Seker's light: Flight 12", Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2) (36 Active Points) </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">10  </td><td>+20 STR (20 Active Points); No Figured Characteristics (-1/2) (uses END Reserve) (Modifiers affect Base Characteristic) (added to Primary Value) </td><td valign="top" align="right">2</td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">60  </td><td>Godlike powers: Multipower, 60-point reserve </td><td valign="top" align="right"></td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">1u  </td><td>1) Become living light: Teleportation 1", Megascale (1" = 100000 km; +1 1/2), Can Be Scaled Down: 1" = 1km (+1/4) (5 Active Points) (uses END Reserve) </td><td valign="top" align="right">1</td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">6u  </td><td>2) Healing touch of Seker: Healing 3 1/2d6 (max. Healed Points: 21) (Can Heal Limbs, Resurrection) (60 Active Points) (uses END Reserve) </td><td valign="top" align="right">6</td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">1u  </td><td>3) Seker's dazzling burst: Sight Group Images, x2" Radius (+1/4) (12 Active Points) (uses END Reserve) </td><td valign="top" align="right">1</td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">5u  </td><td>4) Burst of searing light: Flash 10d6 (Sight Group) (50 Active Points) (uses END Reserve) </td><td valign="top" align="right">5</td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">4u  </td><td>5) Smiting light of Seker: Killing Attack - Ranged 3d6 (vs. ED) (45 Active Points); No Knockback (-1/4) (uses END Reserve) </td><td valign="top" align="right">4</td></tr><tr><td align="right" valign="top">5u  </td><td>6) Solar blast: Energy Blast 12d6 (vs. ED) (60 Active Points); No Knockback (-1/4) (uses END Reserve) </td><td valign="top" align="right">6</td></tr></table>Powers Cost: 205

<table cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td align="right">Cost  </td><td>Skill</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">7  </td><td>AK: Egypt 16- </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">3  </td><td>Language: Afrikaans: Fluent Conversation (Literacy)  </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">3  </td><td>Language: Heiroglyphics: Fluent Conversation (Literacy)  </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">8  </td><td>PS: Archaeologist (INT-based) 17- </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">3  </td><td>Teamwork 12- </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">2  </td><td>WF: Clubs, Handguns, Staffs, Unarmed Combat </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">8  </td><td>SS: Archaeology (INT-based) 17- </td></tr></table>Skills Cost: 34

<table cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td align="right">Cost  </td><td>Talent</td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="right">5  </td><td>Lightning Reflexes: +3 DEX to act first with All Actions </td></tr></table>Talents Cost: 5

Total Character Cost: 435

Base Points: 200
Experience Required: 235
Total Experience Available: 0
Experience Unspent: 0

Monolith

Feb 21st, '03, 08:06 PM

Well start by chopping of 2 points of Speed (too much for a 15 DEX character) and 40 points of STUN (way too much for a starting-level character).

I would chop 50 points off the END Reserve and 5 points off the ER Recovery.

I would make the Flight full END or half, not zero.

I would probably lower the Multipower to 50 points and then adjust each of the slots.

That right there would save you around 75 points.

JohnathanChance

Feb 21st, '03, 08:06 PM

Well, one of the first things I see would be maybe drop your speed down by a point or two, also why do you need such a large end battery? the most end you would conceivably use in one turn would be 42, of which you would get back 20 every post twelve so maybe reduce that a bit. Also you spent an awful lot on your STUN. Those look to be the best places to shave some points.

GradonSilverton

Feb 21st, '03, 08:10 PM

I'll 3rd the Speed cut.....remember a flying Energy Brick...not a Flying Speedster Energy Brick.

Chris Goodwin

Feb 21st, '03, 08:42 PM

I'd question why you're buying up your REC, with 100 STUN and an END Reserve.

I'd do away with No Figured Characteristics on your STR. That's saved you maybe 6 points, and cost you (lessee...carry the 1...) 29 points that you've put into the figured characteristics the 30 STR would give you.

I'd bump up CON a bit as well, perhaps to 28 for a brick.

I'd echo the Speed cut, maybe bump DEX to 18. Go DEX 18/SPD 5 and see how that feels.

Drop INT to 13. 16 INT doesn't give you anything over 13.

Make your COM 14. 3 points of COM rounds to 2 points; you may as well get the extra half point.

Drop STUN down to 60 or so. 100 is quite a lot.

Your stat block would look like this: <table cellpadding="0" border="0">
<tr><td align="right">Val  </td><td>Char   </td><td>Cost</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right">30  </td><td>STR</td><td>20</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right">18  </td><td>DEX</td><td>24</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right">28  </td><td>CON</td><td>36</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right">13  </td><td>BODY</td><td>6</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right">13  </td><td>INT</td><td>3</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right">11  </td><td>EGO</td><td>2</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right">18  </td><td>PRE</td><td>8</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right">14  </td><td>COM</td><td>2</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td> </td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td align="right">7  </td><td>PD</td><td>1</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right">7  </td><td>ED</td><td>1</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right">5  </td><td>SPD</td><td>22</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right">12  </td><td>REC</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right">56  </td><td>END</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right">60  </td><td>STUN</td><td>18</td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td> </td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td align="right">6"  </td><td>RUN</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right">2"  </td><td>SWIM</td><td>0</td></tr>
<tr><td align="right">6"  </td><td>LEAP</td><td>0</td></tr>
</table>
Characteristics Cost: 143

Edit: Wow. I don't know why there's so much space above the stat block. Oh well.

Anyway, that's a savings of almost 50 points, and you get a much more combat capable character.