Invisible Power Effects

[Scott Destroyer]

Hello,

 

Hmm, I notice that apparently one can no longer post to this forum without registering. Ah well, Millennium City is worth a Mass...

 

Anyway, my question is about Invisible Power Effects. It says pretty clearly in the rulebook that "an attack can be made invisible to one Targeting Sense Group for a +1/2 Advantage, or to one Nontargeting Sense Group for a +1/4 Advantage; each additional Sense Group (Targeting or Nontargeting) is a +1/4 Advantage." (p. 168, Hero 5th rulebook). Because Powers are normally visible to one Targeting and two Nontargeting Sense Groups, making a power visible to only one Sense group should by that rule be a +1/2 Advantage (for a power visible to a Targeting Sense Group) or a +3/4 Advantage (for a power visible to a Nontargeting Sense Group). Thus has it been since the Beginning (well, at least 3rd Edition, IIRC). So, why does the Rules FAQ say (this page online, page 55 of the PDF) that to make a Power visible to only one Sense Group requires a full +1 Advantage?

[Steve Long]

It doesn't say that. It says that to make a power Invisible to all but one group requires the full +1 Advantage and a voluntary declaration that the other Sense Group can still perceive the power. Saying otherwise could end up granting a character an unfair benefit. But, as always, if you prefer to do things some other way in you're game, go for it!