HERO System 6th Edition Rules Questions

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1. Boostable Charges Costing Endurance

   Consider the following power construct: Particle Accelerator Cannon: Energy Blast 12d6; 16 Boostable Charges (+.25); Costs END (-.5). Two questions: 1. Should the power cost 6 END (60 pts in EB) to use when firing off a single charge, or 7 END (75 points in EB plus 16 boostable charges)? -- For simplicity's sake, the second question will assume that the answer to the first is 6 END. Adjust accordingly if the answer is 7 END. -- 2. When using more than one charge for increased effect, should the power cost 6 END plus 1 per 2 additional DCs gained from boosting, or 6 END per charge expended?

   Asked by Dynamo, February 12, 2003

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2. Damage Shield and Area of Effect

   Is there any reason a character couldn't buy Damage Shield with an Area of Effect, so that people don't actually have to touch him to have the Damage Shield take effect? e.g. The Living Fireball has a flaming aura - he bellows "Fireball On!" and is sheathed in flame. Is it legal to buy this as, say, a RKA with Damage Shield +1/2, Continuous +1 (making it constant), and Area of Effect: Hex +1/2, for a total of +2? --->M@ss

   Asked by ProfessorM@ss, February 11, 2003

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3. posting

   well...i tried posting my character on the appropiate forum..alas...i cant post or reply anywhere but here... gettin a bit frustrated on my end

   Asked by Kefrem, February 11, 2003

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4. Damage Shield & DCV from Foci

   Heroic Characters Alpha has a HKA Damage Shield (spiky stones) and carries a large shield (+3 DCV). OCV 3/DCV 6 (w/ Shield) Monster is a generic creature with HKA (claws). CV 6 Monster attacks Alpha and rolls a 12, missing. However, he missed only because Alpha has a large shield. Without his large shield, that would have been a hit. Story-wise, it seems the blow was deflected by the shield. Mechanically, it was a clean miss. Is Monster affected by the Damage Shield (spikey stones)?

   Asked by Legendsmiths, February 11, 2003

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5. hows this mystic look?

   Spellbinder Player: Val Char Cost 10 STR 0 17 DEX 21 16 CON 12 10 BODY 0 18 INT 8 23 EGO 26 17 PRE 7 18 COM 4 4/26 PD 2 6/28 ED 3 5 SPD 23 7/12 REC 4 32/72 END 0 29 STUN 6 6" RUN02" SWIM02" LEAP0Characteristics Cost: 116 Cost Power END 45 Greater Magicks: Multipower, 67-point reserve, all slots: (67 Active Points); Gestures (-1/4), Incantations (-1/4) 3u 1) Crimson bands of Cyytorak or Rings of raggador: Entangle 3d6, 3 DEF, Takes No Damage From Attacks (Limited Group; +1/4), Cannot Be Escaped With Teleportation (+1/4), Works Against EGO, Not STR (+1/4) (52 Active Points) (uses END Reserve) 5 4u 2) Do…

   Asked by Kefrem, February 11, 2003

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6. Building a mecha

   When building a piloted mecha, and that mecha is unique to that particular pilot (that is, each pilot in the game has his own unique mecha), do you design the characters as Superheroes with mecha as Powers, or do you build them as Heroic characters and don't make them pay for their mecha? Also, if you are building a vehicle for a single player character and you are in a heroic campaign, is there any sort of limit on the number of points the vehicle can be built on, or is the vehicle completely independent of the character?

   Asked by Michael Hopcroft, February 11, 2003

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7. in answer to monoliths multipower question

   well since i cant reply to your question....as it wont let me...no clue why....heres hopefully an answer check in the FAQ's section..i was askin a similar question and got my answer there...

   Asked by Kefrem, February 11, 2003

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8. Changing Multipowers and points allocation

   Dark Green came up with something in another Forum and I cannot find the rule to state he is incorrect. If you have a Multipower set on Flight and you make a half move, can you then switch your Multipower points to another power (switching being a Zero-Phase Action at the half move point) and use that power at full power? For example: 60 point Mulitpower 1-30" Flight 2-30 PD 30 ED Force Field 3-12d6 EB Can the character fly 15" and land (a half move), then switch his Multipower to the full 12d6 Energy Blast or to the full Force Field?

   Asked by Monolith, February 11, 2003

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9. Clairsentience & Sensory Links

   If Clairsentience is bought Only Through the Senses of Others, is it assumed to have Mobile Perception Point for free? Or do you have to buy the Adder with a speed matching whoever you want to link to?

   Asked by Armitage, February 11, 2003

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10. No Range modifier

    Does the No Range modifier mean that an AOE will follow the power originator's movements?

    Asked by Blue Angel, February 11, 2003

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11. herodesigner question

    well...since it wouldnt let me post in the herodesigner area..im gonna post here...maybe moderator can move it...anyway...how can i get the page breaks to work correctly..ive tried all formats....went into my ie page setup ....everything..and i still get ugly split pages...can anyone help me here?

    Asked by Kefrem, February 10, 2003

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12. About this forum

    I'll phrase this as a question though I think I know the answer. Will this particular forum "Hero System 5th Edition Rules Questions" work like to old one did, in that only Steve Long has permission to post replies?

    Asked by Edsel, February 11, 2003

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13. UT Followup

    What if my character wants to use this to compose a written message from scratch? For instance I want to send a letter in Japanese to a person but nobody is speaking Japanese to me at the time and I do not have access to any written Japanese? Can I just sit down and decide to write a message in any common language as long as I make the INT-roll, or is two-way communication necessary?

    Asked by Edsel, February 10, 2003

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14. Universal Translator Question

    The description in FREd still leaves me unclear on this. Does Universal Translator allow a charater to write a language? For instance if I cast a spell for Universal translator, I can understand and read Japanese (provided I make the INT roll), but can I speak and write Japanese as well?

    Asked by Edsel, February 10, 2003

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15. I'm first!!!!

    I'm first, I'm first, I'm first!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! New boards look great! Q: How would timestop be setup again (is it in the faq section)? Thanx

    Asked by specks, February 10, 2003

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