Duplicating others

[Steve]

In reading the entry on Duplication in 6E1, it is mentioned on page 204 that it is possible to build Duplication powers with the Usable By Others and Usable As Attack advantages.

 

In the case of such powers, if the advantage Altered Duplicate is also used, what advantage level is required if you are only changing the duplicate’s Complications, such as their Psychological Complications?

 

I’m thinking in terms of a Duplication ability that only makes evil duplicates (through appropriate changes to the original’s Psychological Complications), or maybe one where duplicates have “Loyalty to (the character with the Duplication power)” and that’s the only change to them.

 

Can such an ability only make one Duplicate per target or just one Duplicate... period?

 

If the ability has the Cannot Recombine modifier, how would this affect such a power build?

[Steve Long]

1. That’s up to the GM. In many cases the +¼ level probably suffices, but there may be campaigns where the amount of Complications is more significant when compared to the target’s Total Cost.

 

2. In theory, Duplication UAA could be bought to create any number of Duplicates desired, but given the potential game balance problems this poses, I suspect most GMs will want to restrict the power to one Duplicate (or at most a small number of Duplicates).

 

3. It wouldn’t necessarily affect it at all, but it might affect the GM’s judgment regarding whether to allow a character to buy such a power.