First Mind Control question! ;)

[Derek Hiemforth]

Hey Steve -

 

The absence of any questions in the rules FAQ regarding Mind Control was just getting to me, so I had to come up with one.

 

Seriously though, according to page 131, if a situation changes while a victim is under Mind Control, and the change is such that a higher level of Mind Control would now be needed, then the victim of the Mind Control gets a new Breakout Roll with a +2 bonus per level of change.

 

What if the situation changes in such a way that it would now require a lower level of Mind Control? Does the change in conditions make it more difficult for the victim to break out? (For example, let's say Batman was being Mind Controlled to beat on some old man (at least an EGO+20 effect, maybe EGO+30). Then he learns that the old man is Joe Chill. All of a sudden, maybe he don't mind so much being asked to beat on this guy. )

 

Thanks!

[Steve Long]

No, that doesn’t change the victim’s ability to break out (at least not as a default; the GM can, of course, do whatever seems most dramatically appropriate for the situation).