Adjustment Powers to END when character Knocked Out

[MikeMitchell]

Good day. 6E2, 106 says a character's END equals his STUN total upon waking up. How does that affect Adjustment Powers applied to the character's END?

 

For example, a character has 10 points of Aid applied to his END (giving him an additional 50 points of END). That character is then Knocked Out. Does he awaken with his STUN total, as usual, or does he have the additional 50 points added to that as a result of the Aid?

[Steve Long]

Interesting question — I’m surprised it hasn’t come up before.

 

If a character has had his END increased by an Adjustment Power, and is then Knocked Out, the Adjustment Power continues to fade at its normal rate. When the character wakes up (i.e., takes enough Recoveries to get back to positive STUN, or is otherwise enabled to do so), upon awakening he has an amount of END equal to the amount remaining from the Adjustment Power, or an amount equal to his current STUN total (as discussed on 6E2 106), whichever is greater.

 

(One note:  because END is considered a "defensive" ability, Adjustment Powers' effects on it are halved, as discussed on 6E1 135. So in your example, the Aid only provides 25 points of END, not 50.)