Aid to END and recoveries

[OddHat]

Couldn't quite figure out the rules on this from the FAQ Entries:

 

BillyBoBobHero has 30 END and a REC of 5. In Phase 12 an Aid to END brings him up to 40 END. In Phase 2 he spends 5 END, going down to 35 END. In Phase 4 he takes a recovery. Does he gain back the 5 END to that END of 40, or is he "stuck" at 35 END (His base 30, +5 of the 10 he'd originally gained from the Aid)?

 

As always, thanks.

[Steve Long]

Re: Aid to END and recoveries

 

I'll quote briefly from 5ER:

 

If a character has STUN (or END) boosted through an Adjustment Power, as long as his STUN (or END) total remains equal to or greater than his normal full STUN (or END), he gets no benefit to that Characteristic from Post-Segment 12 Recoveries or from normal Recoveries taken in a Phase (but see below).

 

Example: A character has 30 STUN and Absorption 4d6 (physical, to STUN). In his Phases in Segment 6, he Absorbs his maximum effect worth of STUN, 24, and thus has 54 STUN. He gets attacked in Segment 9 and suffers 10 STUN damage, so he now has 44 STUN. Since his Absorption hasn’t faded yet, he cannot apply it again, even though his STUN is now less than the maximum possible he could have using Absorption. And as long as the character’s STUN remains above 30, he gets no benefit to STUN from taking any type of Recovery (he could still Recover END he uses, though).

 

However, in some cases, characters will gain points of an expendable ability from an Adjustment Power that has a lengthy fade rate (such as “points fade at the rate of 5 per Hour” or the like). In that situation, if a character uses some or all of the gained points, with the GM’s permission he may use his REC to regain them during the duration of the Adjustment effect.

 

Example: A character has 30 STUN. He uses an Aid STUN 3d6, Delayed Return Rate (points fade at the rate of 5 per 6 Hours; +1¼) to increase his STUN to 40. He then suffers 20 STUN damage from an attack. When he gets to take Recoveries, with the GM’s permission he can Recover up to 40 STUN, not 30.

 

I think that should cover things; if not, please post a follow-up.