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Re: I need recommendations for a whiz-bang portable power source my group's gadgeteer Unfortunately, sonofusion itself isn't particularly solid science right now. Taleyarkhan, the Purdue prof who published the initial reports, has been the only person/advisor really able to reproduce them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_fusion Though I really like the biological sonofusion idea as a sci-fi concept. If I knew how to rep, I would. Handwavy tech ahead: Some sort of protein mechanochemical cage might be able to produce the cavitation and collapse of the bubble. The hard part is capturing the energy, as most of it comes out as high energy neutrons... which tend to do bad bad things to living organisms. On the other hand, you are already assuming high end bio-nanotech to design the protein cage. Switch to proton-boron fuel to get only charged particles out, and design another protein array to convert those high speed charges into electricity. You could even have the cells build nanowires to connect that energy capture array to the external power port. The biotech lets you get away with the compact reactor, without giving you the problems of high end nanotech or a potentially weaponizable plasma. You could even remove the capabilities of the advanced biotech from the setting by saying it's a naturally occurring bacteria, though probably one engineered by a long vanished alien race.

Re: I need recommendations for a whiz-bang portable power source my group's gadgeteer Maybe go for an inertial confinement Polywell fusion reactor. These are being funded by the Navy right now, and may be able to generate 100's of MW in something the size of a large car. While they don't really scale down well in reality... that's reality. You could easily say you've made a backpack scale fusion reactor to put out tens of kW. They run on tiny amounts of hydrogen and boron, produce no significant radiation, and can convert the fusion products directly into electricity without the steam turbine setup you need for more conventional heat engine power plants.

Re: 'Registration' as training card This seems like the perfect time for a Professional Skill. PS: Superhero and an associated perk for the liability coverage.

Re: Announcing Kazei 5, Second Edition Quick question/potential errata. On page 129 of the PDF (downloaded about a month ago), the vehicle chart, the SPD column lists things like 434 m, the move column lists the non-combat multiple. It looks like the first digit of the number in the speed column is the SPD, while the second two digits are the combat move and should be in the Move column with the multiplier. Finally, the pluses in the Notes column (+1 GM, +3 AM, etc.) movement skill levels, right? It's not really clear from the Key on page 128. With that out of the way, the book is gorgeous, the setting is awesome, and my group really enjoyed their character building/intro combat session yesterday! At least two of them are buying copies.

Re: Circle of Protection Thanks! And I concede the point on the the cost. I didn't sit down and compare the points to the barrier case before posting. The TK just seemed like an elegant way around the 'barrier falls if you walk through it' issue. All you need is a 90 pt. multipower... that happens all the time in heroic games, right?

Re: Circle of Protection Just to chime in here, Telekinesis 30 str (Set effect - repulsion, whole object only, only affects predators, area of effect surface, persistent, 0 end) seems like it would work more elegantly than XDM without worrying about your GMs interpretation of the Barrier rules.

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