Some Questions Related to Based On Con

[ideasmith]

1. Is commanding a Based on Con Mind Control target (for example) a ‘no time’ action, like a Presence Attack?

2. When a character with ‘Based On Con’ Mind Control (for example) get first chance to command the target, or are there DEX rolls to see who commands first?

3. Can a gagged or silenced character use a Based on Con Mind Control in hopes that an ally will command the target?

4. Is Based On Con Telepathy (for example) automatically blocked by Mental Sense Group Darkness (for example), or can some other Sense Group be specified?

5. Do Based On Con Mental Powers affect Desolid Characters?

6. Is an EGO+10 result on Mind Scan sufficient to attack with a Based On Con Mental Power thought that Mind Scan?

7. With regard to question 6 above, does it matter whether the Mind Scan is Based On Con or not?

[Steve Long]

Re: Some Questions Related to Based On Con

 

1. When a character uses Mind Control that’s Based On CON, the standard rules for issuing commands apply.

 

2. That’s up to the GM. Generally speaking, when the power’s first used, the character using the power is probably going to be the one who gets to issue the initial command, since he knows exactly when the power’s taking effect. Beyond that it could be anybody’s ball game, based on the circumstance.

 

3. Unless some other Limitation would prevent him from doing so (e.g., Incantations), yes.

 

4. Mental Powers which have the Based On CON (-1) Limitation are subject to Sense-Affecting Powers and other powers that affect the Mental Sense Group or Mental Powers in general. (Of course, other powers may also affect their usability; a Darkness to Hearing Group field could prevent a character from speaking commands to someone affected by Mind Control Based On CON, for example.) If a character wants to specify that more such powers affect his Based On CON ability, he can do so with a Limitation. If he wants to substitute some other types of powers, he has to negotiate that with the GM; he may have to pay for an Advantage to do so.

 

5. Mental Powers which are Based On CON affect Desolidified characters the same way that any other Mental Power does, unless some other Limitation indicates otherwise.

 

6-7. A character can use a Mental Power that’s Based On CON through a sufficiently strong Mind Scan lock-on, unless some Limitation on the power indicates otherwise.