VPP for Multiform power only.

[Opale]

Hi Steve,

 

 

In Champions Villains Solo, Vol 3, there is a character called Eclipse p95.

 

536 Mimic Powers: Variable Power Pool (Mimic Pool),

500 Pool + 250 Control Cost 0

Only For Multiform (Multiform is “alternate” form

with all of character’s powers and exact copies

of target’s powers and power-related Complications,

and must have the Reversion Limitation; -½),

Requires Successful HTH Attack Roll (-½), Skin

Contact Required (-1), Power Fails To Work If Cannot

Copy Entire Target (-¼), Cannot Retain Copied Forms

(when character switches to another “form,” she

immediately loses all previously-copied powers; -¼)

 

We are having an argument about the way to use this power.

Indeed, like explained in 6 E1 p411, Changing a VPP slot power should cost time or be bought with adders in the Power ( like the Cosmic adders +2).

I understood that the character only have one slot in her VPP. Does that mean that the mimicry of powers doesn't takes time to happen, or does it takes from 1 turn to one minute as explained in the Rule book ?

 

Can you give me an example of use of this built power please ?

 

Regards

 

Opale

[Steve Long]

Re: VPP for Multiform power only.

 

Eclipse's Mimic Pool doesn't have any Power Modifiers that would reduce the normal amount of time it takes to use a VPP, therefore it takes that amount of time to use. However, it's easy enough to add Cosmic (+2) or some other Advantage if you want it to work more quickly. I probably should've put something like that in there myself, but at least this makes her a little different from the usual mimic villain.