Mental Defense, does this do what I think it does?

[jwpacker]

Mental Defense (8 points total), Usable Simultaneously (up to 32 people at once; +1 1/2), Area Of Effect (8" Radius; +1 1/2) (30 Active Points)

 

Does this, in fact, protect my entire team so long as they stay close?

[BNakagawa]

Re: Mental Defense, does this do what I think it does?

 

I think you can replace the AOE with Ranged, but otherwise, I think so.

[JmOz]

Re: Mental Defense, does this do what I think it does?

 

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In my game You could reduce the UBO to the minimum level. not sure how the rules actualy rule that one

[Ice9]

Re: Mental Defense, does this do what I think it does?

 

You don't need the AoE, you just need Ranged (and optionally, the Reduced Range: 8" limitation).

[Hyper-Man]

Re: Mental Defense, does this do what I think it does?

 

The Ranged Advantage just allows the power to be initially granted at range.

 

Any power with UBO but without Range or AOE could be granted by touch and the recipients could then still keep the benefits at range as long as they stayed in line of sight with the power's owner.

[Ice9]

Re: Mental Defense, does this do what I think it does?

 

True, so I guess it would be a custom limitation (-1/2?) if the recipients had to stay within 8".

[ghost-angel]

Re: Mental Defense, does this do what I think it does?

 

Area Of Effect allows anyone in the target area to get the effect with a single To Hit Roll (against a Hex).

 

Ranged forces you to Target and Hit each recipient individually, one Attack Action at a time.

 

Area Of Effect: Selective & Usable As Attack is likely what the player wants to allow everyone that is "Hit" within the affected area to have the Power (that is under the Owner's control - not the Targets which is what UBO does) and only have it while in the Area (per normal AoE Rules regarding Attack Powers - only affected while in the area).