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Similar rule that I do not think is a good one is how much damage something does when you hit them with it. Per the rules if you have a 90 STR and hit someone with a Destroyer, you will do 0d6 damage as it takes your entire 90 STR to list the Destroyer. Now while I can understand perhaps some reduced damage and (even more likely) reduced OCV to hit, I can't see it doing no damage despite the fact that it takes your entire STR to lift.

"Don't you just hate it when that monster says he is going to eat your face and then follows up on its threat?"

Problem is that declaring that there is no damage with pain doesn't make sense. Pain is your bodies indicator that something is damaged. Now the damage may not be something that is going to kill you, there still is something damaged in some way. I am not seeing any point in any type of damage that doesn't at least cause a loss of STUN. I believe that is one of the big reason's Hero has two "Hit Point" types, BODY and STUN. 

On 4/16/2024 at 1:44 PM, Christopher R Taylor said:

Resistant as an advantage has to end up costing the same amount that Resistant Protection costs.  If it costs 3 points for 2 rDef then it has to cost the same to buy 2 PD and make it resistant.  If you cut the cost of resistant for whatever reason, then Resistant Protection (and probably every other defense) has to be reduced.

Plus, if you want resistant defense that only works against a certain type of attack, then put the limitation on the resistant defense, not just the resistant advantage.

3 hours ago, Asperion said:

 

If you have powers through some manner other than conventional human mutation,  then will not show on any detection device.  This will be an example of one thing that remains invisible,  same with Stark's power suit derived powers. Since all his powers come from the suit,  the detectors will register him as normal human.

Of course, there still is the through that cancer is actually a mutation and that in .0000000001% of the instances will actually be beneficial.

But what if that brain cancer is making you much more intelligent and giving you mental powers?

Even if a superhero (or supervillain) does get sick the limitations are probably rather low, maybe a 1d6 Drain. Plus, I'm not sure any GM would worry about having characters get the flu anyways unless it is something directly part of the session, and even then I would guess it would be something much worse then the flu.

I apologize, it was not armor for Power Defense, it was just Power Defense bought with a OIF that was the worn armor.

And also what if the attacker is using a spear???

But on a different note, Edward Scissor Hands would have an even easier time.🙃

And to make things worse, what to do if the target has Power Defense through multiple different things (5 points natural Power Defense, 5 Points as part of Force Field, and 5 points as part of worn armor). Now if for some reason all of these are considered part of the group the drain is against, does it drain each one individually or only against one or split against all three?

For curiosity sake, how would other GMs deal with any type of drain that may drain Power Defense as well. One big question is that if the drain is reducing the amount of Power Defense would that mean that it would then cause even more to be drained as there is not as much Power Defense to protect against it?

Another option might be to give the upper entities a Variable Power Pool dependent on the fear factor in the area. This means that the more fear around the more changes to reality they can create.

Though I would think that they would be able to naturally stay desolid and not have to pay endurance on it. Might not be a bad idea to have the desolid both 0 END and constant.

Of course it would depend on what type of weapon is being used.

On 2/6/2024 at 5:45 PM, LoneWolf said:

If a creature or character has a weakness to decapitation then having some rules for said decapitation is probably a good idea.   Vampires in fiction are often killed permanently if they are decapitated.  If this is not a factor than using the narrative approach is fine. 

Then I would say the best way would to state that the damage would need to be double the total body of the target to the head with attacks that are stating that they are to decapitate. 

I'm curious as well, are you still seeking an additional player?

Wouldn't a Ghost always be Desolid?

On 4/6/2024 at 4:22 PM, Christopher R Taylor said:

Of course on the show every single episode there was some psychic or exorcist or someone who could sense and block or endanger the ghost, which struck me as bizarrely coincidental.

Of course that was standard in 80s TV.

If the ghost cannot do anything other than look for things for the main character you could just do it as clairsentience with a lot of limitations.

18 hours ago, Ragitsu said:

Ahhhh, so your the kind who lives with Action and not Words!

20 minutes ago, Chris Goodwin said:

Should a mage always pay a penalty for casting a spell?  You want the ability to know the secrets of the universe and wield powers beyond those of mortals?  There's always a cost for power.

True, there should be a cost, but at the same time the player should have fun. I have found that it is better to make the penalties be general about the character. I many times if a character is a spell caster then they cannot purchase martial arts as they are spending too much time learning magic to also have the time to learn martial arts. In addition, many magi have physical disadvantages or perhaps purchase down some physical characteristics. I have a tendency to keep players from making a "Fighter/Magic-User".

2 hours ago, Chris Goodwin said:

Optionally, a Side Effect decided by the GM at casting time.  "All magic comes with a price!"  It might not be paid by the caster right then, but it will come due at some point, and if the caster can't pay it at that time then it will be extracted in some other way.

Problem I have with this one is that it adds more work to the GM which can make combats incredibly slow, especially if you have multiple magi. Now a random side effect that is rolled by the player may be an idea. But even with this it still could make the combats long and should a magi always pay a penalty for casting a spell, why play a magi?

Here is a place to put your quotes of the day.

Mine to start with:

How many dead people does it take to change a lightbulb?

None Stupid! Dead People aren't afraid of the Dark!

Like Mental Blasts that effect the caster if he/she fails to hit their target.

51 minutes ago, unclevlad said:

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Hard to say 'no' to the extra REC, END, and STUN...especially because they were so expensive to buy up.  It could actually be *cheaper* to buy an END reserve to cover certain things, rather than buy up the figured characteristics.  

In some cases it is a good idea to utilize an END Reserve. I think it is a good idea for END used for spells as it allows a weak individual who cannot run very far still be a great Magi.