So, I'm new to the HERO System. I found it extraordinarily complicated at first. However, I'm also a very fast learner and have even built a couple of character sheets for our local chronicle since the ST didn't have enough time to get to them. He looked them over and only changed something in the background story, so I'm fairly familiar.
Let me set some scene: We're all students at the X mansion. Characters between 14-16 years old.
Recently there was a lot of concern that one of the characters (son of Superman/Wonder Woman) was sincerely overpowered as compared to the rest of us. We were assured that this was due to extreme power limitations (i.e. kryptonite, red sunlight). (The ST has stated that he does not especially mind playing favorites and giving more points to people he trusts to play more powerful characters.)
I have actually seen this character sheet now, so please tell me if this is shady to you.
First, the character sheet has 78 spent experience points on it. This character has not been altered since it was first created, so the implication I'm trying to make is that the sheet was built with 78 more points than everyone else's was.
My big concern, however, is that the power limitation on ALL of the character's powers involved a (-2) for the conditional power "red sunlight" limitation.
In the book, I found a couple of charts that basically showed me that this limitation should be a (-1/4) limitation AT BEST and that, if the character sheet had been build with the (-1/4) instead of the (-2), the 189 points that were spent on powers would have actually been [189*3=567*0.80=~] 454 points.
I don't have the .hdc file, so I my math might be wrong there, but it's got to be damn close. The chart in the book states that, with a (-2) limitation, a power would almost never be usable. Since the game takes place on earth, I find this an unacceptable number.
Anyone else think this is shady?
