Darkness: Can be penetrated by Nightvision.

[Agent X]

Re: Darkness: Can be penetrated by Nightvision.

 

Opinions from HERO fans, please:

 

If a character's Darkness can be penetrated by Nightvision (in a campaign where Nightvision is reasonably common) is this worth a -1/4 limitation on the Darkness power? If yes, then what if the character himself has Nightvision? Is the value of the limitation then reduced to -0 as the benefits (the character has the equivalent of personal immunity) and drawbacks (opponents with Nightvision can see through his darkness too) cancel each other out?

It should still be a -1/4 limitation. The character PURCHASED Nightvision so he paid points for that anyway AND other characters, including ones he might wish couldn't, can see through the darkness if they have nightvision.

[Armitage]

Re: Darkness: Can be penetrated by Nightvision.

 

Opinions from HERO fans, please:

 

If a character's Darkness can be penetrated by Nightvision (in a campaign where Nightvision is reasonably common) is this worth a -1/4 limitation on the Darkness power? If yes, then what if the character himself has Nightvision? Is the value of the limitation then reduced to -0 as the benefits (the character has the equivalent of personal immunity) and drawbacks (opponents with Nightvision can see through his darkness too) cancel each other out?

 

Since Nightvision is +4 PER to counter darkness penalties, you could define the darkness as Change Environment causing -4 on PER rolls. It's "dark", but it's not "Dark".

[Mark Taylor]

Re: Darkness: Can be penetrated by Nightvision.

 

Thanks everybody for the input! I'm inclined to agree with Agent X's interpretation, and it seems a more elgant construction for what I want to achieve than using change environment.