bjbrown
Sep 3rd, '03, 10:49 AM
If a character pays 5 points to double the amount of a particular piece of equipment he has, should he be required to still buy the Usable By Others Advantage on the particular power if the extra equipment is likely to be loaned to other characters frequently? Alternately, if he is required to buy Usable By Others, should he ever have to pay the 5 points to double the amount of equipment?
Example 1: Gadget Man has a VPP to represent standard items of equipment that he has collected and hoarded over the years. Some of the potential items that he can put into the VPP are multiple radio headsets or multipe night vision goggles. He's never going to carry an extra radio headset or night vision goggle merely as a backup; he will only carry extras with the intent to loan any extras to his Super Companions.
Example 2: Survival Guy has an extensive collection of guns and military surplus. He has two FN-FAL assault rifles, because you never know when you'll need another. Sneak Freak dumped all of his character points into Sensory and Movement powers, leaving him with only relatively weak attacks. Even if Survival Guy, at the time of character creation, doesn't intend to loan out his backup FN-FAL, it's reasonably foreseeable that Sneak Freak is going to start asking to borrow it a lot when the fighting breaks out.
Example 1: Gadget Man has a VPP to represent standard items of equipment that he has collected and hoarded over the years. Some of the potential items that he can put into the VPP are multiple radio headsets or multipe night vision goggles. He's never going to carry an extra radio headset or night vision goggle merely as a backup; he will only carry extras with the intent to loan any extras to his Super Companions.
Example 2: Survival Guy has an extensive collection of guns and military surplus. He has two FN-FAL assault rifles, because you never know when you'll need another. Sneak Freak dumped all of his character points into Sensory and Movement powers, leaving him with only relatively weak attacks. Even if Survival Guy, at the time of character creation, doesn't intend to loan out his backup FN-FAL, it's reasonably foreseeable that Sneak Freak is going to start asking to borrow it a lot when the fighting breaks out.