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hammersickle59

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    Been gaming for 13 years, New to Hero, Usually play Rolemaster
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  1. To buy a OMCV is 3 points. Same for DMCV. To buy a MCSL that applies to all mental powers (just like the base!) costs 6pts. So, for 6 pts i can have +1 OMCV and +1 DMCV always on! Or i can have just 1 MCSL that has to be assigned. The only advantage to the MCSL is that you can spend 2 of them to increase the damage class by 1. A rather small effect (and not cost effective), compared to having both offense and defense always on for same cost. 42 points could give you +7 OMCV and +7 DMCV OR you could just have 7 MCSL's that have to be assigned. Why would a mentalist ever choose the latter! Dean
  2. When not using the optional hit location table, you're supposed to use 1/2 D6 to determine a killing attacks stun multiplier. Do you guys consider this variability in the stun multiplier as the HERO system intending to imply different hit locations? Does rolling high mean you hit somewhere vulnerable? Or is it simply that killing attacks do a more varied amount of stun damage by their nature. If a robot has the "no hit locations" power. You still use the stun multiplier of 1/2 D6. Yes? I know, this seems like weird questions....and I already know the answers as far as how the actual rules work, but a player of mine who disagree's insists that I post this question. Dean
  3. Re: Possession? Huh? Found it. Just bought my APG. Awesome book. Dean
  4. Re: Selective Desolidification help! Ah, well I wish they would hurry and re-print the APG! Dean
  5. Ok....so 6E1 index says its on page 192.....but its not there! I searched the pdf and the only time its mentioned is in the index. But they have a short description in HD! I'd like to read the official version of how this advantage works. Help please Dean
  6. It has this power in my 6E version of HD. But I can't find it in any book! Help please Dean
  7. One of my players, is trying to build a character, that when the character stays still he looks like a stuffed animal. He's a moogle! When he's active there is no advantage in play, but when he stays still and takes no action (cant talk either), he looks like a stuffed animal. This has certain advantages. But at the same time, if a villain is familiar with him, it wont fool the villain. How should this be built? My best guess right now is a limited form of shape shift. Dean
  8. I have a player who wants to build a power that uses a half phase action to activate, instead of its default of zero phase activate. This doesn't seem to be fully addressed using extra time. There are the options of "delayed phase" and "full phase" but not half phase. Advice? Dean Oh....btw....we are using 6E
  9. When a attacker targets the "hex" of an enemy with an AOE attack, the enemies DCV doesn't matter; but what if that target is in motion? Shouldn't it be a little harder to know exactly which hex the target is in since it is changing from second to second. This case is especially acute if someone is moving very fast. When someone is moving really fast, so that they have a decent velocity based DCV (10 or 20 etc..) then it should be a lot harder to determine which hex they will be in when you shoot your AOE attack, not simply DCV 3. Dean
  10. Can you abort to dive for cover if your already lying prone on the ground from the previous dive for cover? Essentially, can you abort to take 2 actions (I get up, and then dive for cover)? My guess is no. When an attack is an AOE 1 hex attack, I tend to think it is something that hits the ground next to the opponent, and then explodes in that hex. I had a conceptual problem with an attack recently. Dr. Destroyers Destroids have a 1 hex laser attack. They fired at a hero that was in the air. How can the laser "explode" in that hex? What does it hit in order to explode? If the laser is "as big as a hex" then it should be bought as a line or cone attack. This is kind of a weird question, just wanted peoples opinion on this. Here's a big one. Do characters know that they're being targeted by an AOE attack? If not, how would they ever know to dive for cover? Of course history or some special effects might give it away, but for the most case not really. If a villain throws a grenade, everyone knows to dive for cover, but the grenade didn't get a lim that says its obvious its an AOE. Comparatively, when I villain just aims his arm at someone they dont know that its an AOE, but the villain didn't have to pay for that. Last question. I don't like that Damage Negation works against NND attacks. What is the justification for that? If some has Damage Negation, enchanted suit of armor (just like the example in the book), then how come he's immune to NND's who's defense if not needing to breathe or immune to poisions etc.....it just doesn't make sense to me. I'm not sure Damage Negation has a place at all. Dean
  11. Page 351 of 6E1 Potion Of Giant Strength: +30 str, trigger (quaff potion; +1⁄4) (37 active points); oaF Fragile expendable (easily spilled or diluted liquid, brewed from giant’s blood and other components which are Difficult to acquire; -11⁄2), concentration (creator has 0 Dcv while brewing potion; -1), extra time (takes minimum of 1 hour to brew potion; -4), gestures (must make arcane gestures while brewing potion; -1⁄2), incantations (must 6 incant magical formulae while brewing potion; -1⁄2), requires an alchemy roll (-1⁄2), 4 continuing charges lasting 1 Minute each (-1⁄4). total cost: 4 points. I've come to the conclusion that their potion example is wrong, both in their use of extra time and charges. Extra time should be at half value for activating a constant power. Charges shouldn't be there at all. What they meant to express is an advantage, not a limitation. It is "I activate it once and I get four of them", not "I can only activate it four times per day". They're not paying the activation time (extra time) each time they activate a charge. They took what sounded right and were completely wrong. Yes?
  12. +30 STR as Focus (special effect, magic) My question is: Does this 30STR count as a characteristic, a power, or both? This is important because Dispel cant affect characteristics etc.. The in character "feel" is that a "dispel magic" should get rid of this magical STR; but the issue is, isn't this worth a limitation? Please help. Dean
  13. Re: Desolidification and Knockback? and weirdness Thanks to all replies; the info and opinions were useful. The player is choosing to use a hybrid of Damage Negation and Resistant Protection. He's afraid of the all or nothing approach (he should be!). Dean
  14. Re: Univeral Focus in 6E This brings about a new question. Is there any way in 6E to build an item that CAN be permanently lost and you lose the character points? Correct me if I'm wrong but 5E had the Independent Lim for that, but now that Lim is no longer there. Dean
  15. Re: Univeral Focus in 6E Thanks for the reference. What about replacing the lost item with a different item of equal points? (aka building a different instead of the same one). I assume its just GM's call; they dont seem to mention that. Dean
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