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Re: Weapon Summoning Thats what I thought, thanks.

Re: Weapon Summoning Again thanks for helping me out... I didnt even know about the linked limitation but now that you have pointed it out to me it seems to acomplish exactly what I want. I had also wanted to pay it every phase and had forgotten about the use of END. So thanks for pointing that out and giving me a way to achieve what I want. Between the two of you I think that my idea has been acomplished. The character that I have in mind uses his ki weapon to activate a variety of techniques such as the END drain used in the example. Since there are a number of these "techniques" that all use the limitiation of linked with the ki weapon would it be best to use a power framework? I think that if it were to be done this way a VPP would be inappropriate as the character uses set "technques" that he has learned and perfected through practice. So would a Multipower or EC:Ki Techniques (or something) Framework work best for this idea? Or because im using the linked limitation for most of the "techs" is it pointless to use a power framework or if i used a power framwork, pointless to use the linked limitation? I know that these must be pretty simplistic questions but this is all new ground for me... but im pretty sure this is the last one.

Re: Weapon Summoning Thank-You both for your input/help. The concept for the character is a mystical martial artist who uses his ki to conjure his primary weapon. For this idea I find that charges would probably not be applicable, so I followed Steve's suggestion. Please tell me if im on the right track or have made a mistake (as I am new at this). Spiritual Weapon Active Points: 20 Real Points: 15 The character uses their ki (Ki being END) energy to summon a weapon (1d6+1) to fight with in battle. However the character must sustain a flow of ki to their weapon to keep it in existance (Endurance Limitation, every phase -1/2) Though in my original post i asked if it could be used as a focus, for example: Spiritual Slash Active Points: 20 Real Points: 10 A character with a spiritual weapon may attack another characters ki directly. This does 2d6 damage to the targets ki. (Drain 2d6 END, 20 points) However this can only be done with a spiritual weapon (Focus Spiritual Weapon OAF, -1). Is this at all possible, could the character only use this power if he had his spiritual weapon currently summoned? If so would the weapon be considered a focus?

I am new to the Hero System and have previously only made rather simple characters and powers while a learned the game. Recently I had the idea of making a character that conjured his weapon from nothing. I thought that this might be a summoning power but in the summoning section its says that it would be HKA. On top of the weapon being summoned I wanted it to have a cost in phases or turns, like a constant effort for creating it, as well as if it becomes parted from the character it instantly dissapears and is no longer in existance. I am not to sure on how to do this. I think it would probably be summon, but I dont know how exactly to put the constant effort on it or its dissapearance when being disarmed. I also have a related question; can the summoned weapon be used as a foci for other powers?