Find Weakness questions

[Jeff]

Can Find Weakness be bought with the following advantages:

Area of Effect? If so, does it have to be bought selective or non-selective?

 

Armor-Piercing?

 

AVLD, so that the selected exotic defense applies instead of Lack of Weakness? If so, would it be at the +3/4 level, since Lack of Weakness is already about as common as one of those?

 

NND?

 

Penetrating?

 

No range modifier?

 

Uncontrolled, as a way to retain previous Find Weakness successes on a target on subsequent occasions?

 

Usable As Attack, to allow the character with Find Weakness to loan out successful rolls to the recipients? Usable On Others won't do it, but I thought UAA might since the character retains control of the power.

 

Can Find Weakness be used on Lack of Weakness to make later attempts to use it (presumably on other defenses) easier?

 

Can Find Weakness be used on IPE defenses?

[Steve Long]

Re: AP, AVLD, NND, Penetrating, and Uncontrolled, no, characters can’t apply them to Find Weakness. As always, the GM can make an exception if a character comes up with some appropriate and balanced application.

 

Re: No Range Modifier, yes, characters can apply it to Find Weakness.

 

Re: UAA, no, characters can’t do that.

 

Re: Lack Of Weakness, no, characters can’t do that.

 

Re: IPE defenses, yes, Find Weakness can affect them. After all, it can affect Armor, which is inherently “invisible.” If a character wants to make his defenses resistant to Find Weakness, he should buy Lack Of Weakness, not IPE.