Constant Powers and Charges

[instag8or19]

One of my characters has Charges for some powers that are Constant and cost END throughout...when does the power turn off since the END cost is not a problem because any power with charges dont cost END....could someone tell me....or point out where i should look?

[Hugh Neilson]

Re: Constant Powers and Charges

 

1 charge = 1 phase for a constant power. It's not how many times you can activate or deactivate it - the number of charges is the number of phases it will work.

 

You may want to consider continuous charges (or fuel charges) to extend this. These are all discussed under the Charges limitation.

 

BTW, I can't speak for the other GM's around here, but in my game, anyone who takes charges on an ability eventually runs out of charges. Make sure you can do something productive even if you have no charges.

[prestidigitator]

Re: Constant Powers and Charges

 

Remember that you can now (since 5E) construct a Power that both has Charges and costs End (Charges plus an additional -1/2 Limitation, I think, though it may only be a -1/4). That would mean that you have to both pay End and expend a Charge each Phase. If the Charges are Continuous, I would say the Power would remain active for the entire duration of the Continuous Charge so long as you pay End each Phase; once you stop paying End, the Charge would be gone whether or not it lasted for its entire duration (unless maybe it is a Fuel Charge).