Question on Mimic Pools

[JayH]

As written up in the sidebar on 5E 210, would a character with this Mimic Pool have to drop out of combat, or buy a Power Skill, to change his powers after touching the target? Or do these particular limitations by way of their special effects relieve the need for advantages to change during combat?

 

My thinking was that "requires touch" (limited circumstances for change) acts kind of like a trigger, and the "mimics target's powers" (no control regarding how powers change) makes a skill roll unnecessary. Is that right, or am I all messed up? Thanks.

[Steve Long]

Re: Question on Mimic Pools

 

Mimic Pools are subject to the same rules as any other VPP. If a character wants to change one quickly, he needs an Advantage and/or a Skill (depending on just how quick "quick" is). There's no such things as getting "free Advantages" based on special effect or power conception -- ya gotta pay for the Advantages necessary to properly define the power as it should work.