HERO System 6th Edition Rules Questions

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1. Two fine point questions pertaining to Mental Paralysis

   Mental Man has an entangle built as follows: Mental Paralysis ​Entangle 1d6, 6 Resistant Mental Defense, Alternate Combat Value (OMCV Vs DMCV; +1/4), Vs EGO Not STR (+1/4), Personal Immunity (+1/4), Line of Sight (+1/2), Sticky (+1/2), Area of Effect (16m Cone; +1/2), Takes No Damage From Attacks (+1), Invisible Power Effects: Fully Invisible (+1), Backlash (+1/2) ​Mental Man attacks a 14 EGO mook 3m in front of him, electing to commence the power's cone where he stands (such that Mental Man is within the area of effect) -- knowing that his personal immunity will preclude him from all of his own power's effects. He successfully positions his cone, and he then rolls…

   Asked by Surrealone, June 29, 2017

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2. Answer to my Grab One Limb Question

   Hi Steve, Just an FYI another player sent me a personal message that I belive answers my original question. the Chokehold manuever has a no STR add penalty for -2 points. This is to reflect you don't add dmg from STR to the NND. Seems to make sense.

   Asked by indy523, June 27, 2017

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3. Transmit Senses - expanded

   Lets expand this a bit... Can this power transmit not just the character's voice and image but the sights and sounds around him or is this like discriminatory with sight where it has a partial effect? I.E. can you use HRRP to create the helmet cams in Aliens? a. If yes, then can the user use all the senses available to the character such as telescopic, clairsentience, IR, mental awareness, etc. Can you use HRRP to produce false images? To create fake news or alternative facts. Distorting a broadcast to make the heroes seem villainous. Replacing attack robots with defenseless people. Changing an empty warehouse where a battle is taking place with a d…

   Asked by dsatow, June 26, 2017

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4. Overlapping flash durations

   Do flash effects 'stack' with each other or over-write each other with the greater effect? scenario 1: Strobe, speed 6, uses a flash attack against a mook on phase 4 and nets 6 body, flashing sight for the mook for six segments (until phase 10). On phase six he repeats the attack and gets 5 body. Is the mook still flashed until phase 10 from the first attack, flashed until segment 11 (6 plus the new flash), or does this damage 'add' to the result of the first flash (pushing the flash until phase 3 of the following round) Scenario 2: Strobe uses his Funky Chicken power - an Autofire 3 Flash attack - against a different mook. He gets lucky and hits all three …

   Asked by DasBroot, June 26, 2017

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5. Transmit senses

   Does High Range Radio allow you to transmit what you see and hear?

   Asked by dsatow, June 24, 2017

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6. Telepathy and Alerting the Target

   Hi Steve, First let me say Thank You for continually supporting the game and answering our questions. I don't think there are very many authors who do this and I want you to know that it is greatly appreciated. Now, of course, I have a question. If a Mentalist attacks a target with Telepathy and chooses to expand the effect by saying that he/she doesn't want the target to know (+20) is there a difference between the Level and the Effect? Example: Mindmaster (Telepathy 10d6) wants information from HeroGuy (EGO 18, Mental Defense 10) and uses Telepathy to read his mind. Mindmaster decides that he only needs to read surface thoughts but he doesn't want Hero…

   Asked by Deadman, June 22, 2017

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7. Adding to a Multi

   When a character is buying a new power to add to a Multipower, do they only pay the Slot cost for that power?

   Asked by Hypnagogue, June 22, 2017

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8. Mental Blast, Does BODY

   If I have a 5D6 Mental Blast with the Advantage "Does BODY", does that mean: A. 5D6 STUN plus 5D6 BODY. If so, same 5D6 roll or separate 5D6 rolls? B. 5D6 STUN. 0 BODY for each "1" rolled, 1 BODY for each "2-5", 2 BODY for each "6". I think it's "B" based on 6E1 333, but I'm not 100%. Thanks Steve!

   Asked by C-Note, June 21, 2017

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9. Grab One Limb MA Manuever Cost Discrepancy

   Looking at the MA manuevers from the MA book I can't seem to replicate them for certain Grab Maneuvers, for instsnce: Choke Hold 4 points grab one limb, 2d6 nnd OCV -2 DCV 0 1/2 d6 nnd for first die 2 pts 1/2 d6 nnd for second die 4 pts Grab 3 pts Total Points before Neg 9 pts Grab One Limb -1 pts -2 OCV -2 pts Total per my calc 6 pts Total for the book 4 pts I am not sure what I am missing unless there is a condition giving a -2 to the cost, must take called shot to the neck. What am I missing? PS their are other maneuvers all Grab One Limb I am u…

   Asked by indy523, June 21, 2017

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10. Time Limits and Cooldowns

    Are these implemented in 6E? For example, I want a superhero with Multiform who can only hold his shape for one cumulative hour per day, then he has to get eight hours of sleep to be able to use it again. Should i just use the Charges Limitation and have them run out one per phase/segment, and have enough for only one hour's worth? I don't want it to be based on endurance, I still want him to stay transformed if he runs out of END. I looked through the book, and couldn't find anything.

    Asked by Kuleneko, June 19, 2017

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11. Desolid, Usable As Attack

    How much mass can be affected? Does it matter if the mass is animate or inanimmate? Can the maximum be increased? Would this power require, "Affects Desolid" to maintain?

    Asked by IndianaJoe3, June 18, 2017

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12. Continuing Charges on instant power

    Can a instant power have continuing charges to represent a time period that the character can use the power Example SUMMON THE SWORD OF ARES 2d6 HKA, Physical manifestation, 3 continuing charges lasting 1 minute

    Asked by JmOz, June 12, 2017

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13. Environmental Fire Damage Rate

    Hello, in 6E2 pg 150 the details about damage for large fires in the environment gives the damage per 1m traveled in the fire, but what about just staying in the fire? In what rate is the damage applied? What about fast characters that could get out from the fire in little time despite traveling the whole distance? Thank you in advance!

    Asked by jdounis, June 8, 2017

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14. Deflection and Autofire Rules

    Is it allowed for a character to buy the Derflection power with an autofire advantage (3 shots) and how would that work: Does he get 3 chances (blocks) to stop a single ranged attack only or Can he attempt to block up to three ranged attacks and if so must the attacks be targeting the same location or nearby or could he block one attack 10m to the right, another 10 m to the left etc. or could he do either as the situation permits. I ask because area effect advantages were discouraged Thanks Indy523

    Asked by indy523, June 8, 2017

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15. Darkness vs. Mental Sense Group and Mind Scan

    Hi Steve, Would a Darkness Field only affecting the Mental Sense Group be detectable by a character using Mind Scan? In other words, would the user of the Mind Scan Power automatically perceive the 'dead zone' if it were between/surrounding them and the 'target' of their scan? Thanks! HM

    Asked by Hyper-Man, June 7, 2017

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16. Hardened Defenses

    Hi Steve, I am a bit confused with hardened defenses when it comes to Normal Attacks. If a character buys Resistant Protection with the Advantage Hardened does it protect vs. both Armor Piercing normal attacks as well as AP Killing Attacks? Example: Rock has Resistant Protection 20 PD/ED in addition to his normal 10 PD/ED. He buys Hardened on the Resistant Protection but not on his Normal PD/ED. In play he is attacked by Blade with a 3d6 AP Killing Attack and is able to apply his full resistant defense (20) against the Body of the attack. He is then attacked by Starling with a 10d6 AP Blast vs. ED. Does his Hardened Resistant Protection apply to the Stun…

    Asked by Deadman, June 7, 2017

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17. How many times can you use a default constant power

    For instance, if you had Darkness, which by default is constant, how many darkness fields can you create? Can you create as many as you want so long as you pay the end for each one?

    Asked by dsatow, June 7, 2017

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18. barriers and feedback

    Sorry, I might have asked this question a long time ago but I can't seem to find the errata/FAQ/questions answered on the website to search. If a barrier has body and feedback, does the character take damage if the damage doesn't pierce the body of the barrier? If a 12/12 Barrier with 12 Body takes 12 Body and 36 Stun, the barrier character would take 24 Stun. If the same barrier took 15 Body and 45 Stun, the Body of the barrier would take 3 Body. How much body and stun would the barrier character take?

    Asked by dsatow, June 1, 2017

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19. Am I doing this right: Leaping

    Character has 30m of leaping with x4 NCM and speed 5 Phase 3: He leaps 120m (roll to be accurate or scatter)' Phase 4: in air Phase 5: lands Phase 6 can leap again (using held action from phase 5) Second question In phase 5 could he attack when he lands (assuming all penalties for NCM)?

    Asked by JmOz, June 1, 2017

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20. A Few easy combat questions

    What is the modifier against a character facing away from his attacker? If an attacker is attempting a disarm against an offhand weapon and the defender does not have offhand defense, is there a penalty to his OCV to defend against the attempt to disarm? Is there a penalty to switch a melee weapon from off hand to primary hand? Like a -1 OCV in that round, or is it just a half phase action with no consequence. I cannot find this one in the rules, but I THOUGHT I remembered from an old edition that if you half moved and attacked you got a -1 OCV for that round. Or is that just me totally misremembering.

    Asked by svwerley, May 29, 2017

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21. Holding your breath while moving

    Quick clarification: 6e2 p130 states that a character who is holding their breath "expends a minimum of 1 END per Phase." Is this in addition to END costs from Movement, etc,? For example, if a character is holding their breath, and Swimming at a cost of 1 END per Phase, do they burn 1 END per Phase or 2 END? Thanks Steve.

    Asked by bigdamnhero, May 24, 2017

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22. Haymaker and extra limbs

    If a brick with extra limbs has a target grabbed and begins a haymaker on them, and the brick suddenly finds himself falling or is otherwised moved but has not let go of the target, is the haymaker spoiled or can he continue the haymaker? Example: Grond grabs Defender and winds up a haymaker on Defender. Witchcraft teleports Grond from Millenium City to the Arizona desert and Defender goes with him. Does Grond complete his haymaker on poor Defender?

    Asked by dsatow, May 22, 2017

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23. Clarification on Zero Phase Actions

    Question: Can a character turn on a power (such as a self-adjustment power, or a defensive power) at the beginning of his Phase, half-move, then turn it off and turn on a different power prior to attacking or taking the other half-phase action? RAW seems to be unclear on this. Per RAW on 6e2 p18, "A character may perform as many Zero Phase Actions as he wishes at the beginning of a Phase or after performing a Half Phase Action, but not after performing an Attack Action or a Full Phase Action." The above would seem to suggest someone can perform as many power activations/deactivations as he wishes ... as long as it's at the beginning of a phase or after a half-phase…

    Asked by Surrealone, May 16, 2017

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24. The REC of an Endurance Reserve

    Does the REC of an Endurance Reserve only effect the Reserve? Thus Does it recover STUN or BODY of an attack?

    Asked by quozaxx, May 14, 2017

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25. Effect of Flash on mental blast

    Can an attacker make a mental blast attack if his only targeting sense has been flashed? What effect does it have on the attack roll?

    Asked by Penthau, May 12, 2017

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