Force Wall (5ER)

[Yansuf]

Hi Steve.

 

If a character buys a FW with "uncontrolled", can they voluntarily reduce their speed for that, so that they only have to budget enough endurance for it with a SPD of 2, or even 1?

Since it doesn't do any damage, it seems reasonable to me, but I cannot find anything in 5th ER that answers the question.

Thank you.

[Steve Long]

Re: Force Wall (5ER)

 

A character cannot voluntarily reduce his SPD for just one thing (in your example, for Uncontrolled, so he only has to pay END twice per Turn); if he reduces his SPD that reduction applies across the board. In the case of Uncontrolled specifically, reducing SPD to reduce the number of times END has to be paid “locks in” the SPD reduction; until the power runs out of END the character must stay at SPD 2 (or whatever he lowered his SPD to).