Unified Powers VS Expanded Effects

[Naanomi]

If a character with two or more Unified powers is hit with a drain that affects more than one of them simultaneously, how does the 'stacking' effect play out?

 

For example, Hothead, a fiery hero with 10 separate Unified fire based powers, unfortunately runs into Coldspot, an icy villain. Cold spot hits him with a 'Drain All Fire Powers Simultaneously (combining Expanded Effects and Variable Effects): 1d6' and rolls a 5...

 

Does each power lose 50 points? 5 for the drain on that power, and 5 from each Unified power also being drained? Assuming enough 'Cumulative' effect on the Drain, of course.

[Steve Long]

Re: Unified Powers VS Expanded Effects

 

If a character uses a Drain that has Expanded Effects to affect more than one Characteristic/power of a given special effect at once, and the target’s Characteristics/powers of that special effect are united by the Unified Power Limitation, the effects of the Drain are not “multiplied” or “cumulative.” Each targeted ability, and each ability united with any of them via Unified Power, is affected by the Drain in the amount rolled on the dice.

 

Example: Captain Halon has Drain Fire Powers 4d6, Expanded Effect (four Fire Powers at a time). He attacks the insidious Fire Weasel, targeting his Blast, RKA, Resistant Protection, and Flight powers, which all have “Fire” as their special effect. Captain Halon hits and rolls his Drain dice, getting a 16. Each of those four powers loses 16 points’ worth of effect. In addition, Fire Weasel has several other Fire powers (including a Damage Shield, some Flash Defense, and various other attacks) that are united with all of those four powers as part of one big Unified Power. Each of those united abilities also lose 16 points’ worth of effect. They do not each lose 16 x X points, where X is the number of powers united by Unified Power.