MistWing Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 This is an old question that (I think) has been rendered largely irrelevant. But there may still be situations where it can come up and I’m curious. Is it legal to define a power’s special effect in terms of another power? For example (using Champions… which tells you how old this question is ): One of my characters had a follower defined as his girl friend. She also had some super-powers. Included in her repertoire was enhanced swimming. The special effect of this was that she shape-shifted into a mermaid. She gained no other advantages of Shape Shift (as defined at the time), so the power was allowed to be used as a special effect. Is this acceptable? Thanks MistWing SilverTail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Goodwin Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 Re: 04. Old 2: - Other Powers As Special Effects Originally posted by MistWing Is this acceptable? Yes. You might give the Power a Side Effect (cannot walk while Power is active) or a Physical Limitation: Can't Walk In Mermaid Form (inf, slight). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 Absolutely. As long as the Power in question has no other game-mechanic effect (I'm assuming from your comments that the mermaid could change from fish-tail to legs at will), the Special Effects of the Power can "look" like anything you want. That's what gives each character's abilities a flavor distinct from any mechanically similar abilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 Technically yes. However, I would consider a version of OIHID (Only In Mermaid Form, -1/4 in this case) to cover the inconvenience factor of having to change back and forth, implications for recognizing the character, and to mechanically codify the nuisance level limitations inherent to having a mer-tail rather than legs and vice versa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MistWing Posted September 19, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2003 Thanks for the input MistWing SilverTail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MistWing Posted September 19, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2003 Thanks for the input MistWing SilverTail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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