Anodyne

Thank you for pointing me at the FAQ, I bow my head in shame for not consulting it first. However, I now would like to request a clarification. Since Invisible Power Effects at x2 cost hides the effects as well as the source of the power, does that mean a Mental Power does not have to achieve the +20 effect to mask its use from the target if it has this Advantage applied?

This is a somewhat complicated question. There is a character in the Champs game I play in that has the concept of "invisible mentalist". This character is actively afraid of being found out as a mentalist, and her power builds reflect the degree of subtlety she is looking for. To take an example of one of her powers, she has a low-dice Mind Control. To boost the effectiveness of the power, she has the Cumulative Advantage on it. To maintain her "invisible mentalist" concept, she also has Invisible Power Effects vs Mental Senses (to mask the source of a power use) and Mandatory Effect +20 (to conceal that a power was used at all). The question which has come up is how these components interact. It is stated on page 80 of FrED that with Invisible Power Effects, "...the target would not be able to sense the source of an attack (but would, of course, know he had been attacked with a particular Mental Power)." It's clear that nobody can tell where the power use originates from, that part isn't quite what's in question. However, page 81 then states under Cumulative: "...the target will realize he is being attacked with that Mental Power)." All right, so presumably a target being attacked with that Cumulative, Invisible Effects Mental Power knows that he is being attacked, but not what the source of the attack is. Now we reach Mandatory Effect. It states on page 81 "...the character must achieve a certain level of effect for the power to have any effect at all." Thus the question arises. The mentalist must achieve that +20 minimum to hide the use of the power. However, until that minimum is reached over the course of the Cumulative rolling, does the target realize he's being attacked? Does the mentalist's target have those seconds in which she's rolling for her Cumulative effect to think "Hey, something's messing with my mind! I think I'd better--" *ZAP* "--man, did I have some bad Chinese food last night? I'd better take a Tylenol for this headache. Oh, and I'd better drop my gun and turn myself over to the cops now, too." Or does any one of these Advantages or Limitations, or the combination thereof, mean that the attack is being "saved up" and then turned loose on the target in one big no-warning shot? Hopefully my question's fairly clear. Thanks in advance.

Cyclone Cyclone, a wind/air based PC of mine. She's empowered by the ol' standby Mystical Artifact Dedicated To A God (in this case Vayu, a Hindu deity). Fun character to play, but attempts to draw her by hand failed miserably (it's hard to properly portray a character who's translucent/transparent and mottled with cloudlike patterns). Let's hear it for Poser!

D&D = Dang Dwarves D&D can conjure up some truly great moments. This happened years and years ago, in the first D&D game I ever played. We're in a dungeon, of course, and we've found a room with various magical items on display, most of them divine in nature. Our dwarven fighter/cleric--who is a notorious lech, referring all too frequently to "Captain Happy"--finds a hammer with the emblem of his god Moradin on it, prays suitably for some time, then reverently reaches for it. DM: You pick up the hammer. Immediately, your entire body turns grey and gritty-- Ranger: Hell, he's been turned to stone?? Mage: Nobody panic! I think I've got a scroll of Stone to Flesh-- DM: Living stone. He can walk, talk, and take actions in a perfectly normal way. He's just made of solid stone. Clothes and all. Me: Do I get to use my "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" line now? Ranger: No. DM: You now have a CON bonus of-- Dwarf: Wait. Wait. Where's Captain Happy?! DM: Captain Happy is *gone*, okay? Dwarf: NOOOOO! CAPTAIN HAAAAPPPYYYYY!! I drop the hammer! DM: You can't. It's become part of your hand. This is clearly a blessing of your god and should be viewed as a great honor . . . are you listening to me at all? Dwarf: NOOOOOO!! CAPTAIN HAPPY, WHY HAST THOU FORSAKEN ME?!

Re: Re: Scepter & Ace's High . . . I feel a great disturbance in the Force . . . At least it's likely to be a pretty kickass team, rather than, say, a troop of Boy Scouts on a hiking trip.

Re: Am I the only one here? What was the grand total in the fight against Gauge? Well over 100 STUN and a large chunk of BODY? And Slider walked away without a scratch. ::bow:: ::hug AOE Healing, 0END+Persistent::