IndianaJoe3

Expendability of the gemstones is the relevant bit, I think. If the gemstones aren't expended, eventually he's going to wind up with the top quality one and use it all the time. This isn't worth a Limitation. He starts by buying the spell at the base level (quartz, for instance), and then spends XP on the full-power version when he gets a diamond. Yes, he could lose the diamond (and go back to the quartz version temporarily), but that shouldn't last more than a gaming session. (Playing out repeated attempted robberies would get boring for everyone.)
 
If the gemstone goes away permanently, things get more complicated. You buy the spell at the lowest level, with the lowest level of Expendable (-0). Don't worry about keeping track of it at this level, just assume that he has a decent supply of quartz chips or whatever bits the spell needs. Then, add additional points of effect that require a Difficult to replace focus (-1/4). The highest levels of effect require a Focus that is Very Difficult to replace. Here's how it might work:
 
Magic Blast:  (Total: 40 Active Cost, 24 Real Cost) Blast 4d6 (20 Active Points); OIF Expendable (Easy to obtain new Focus; quartz chips; -1/2) (Real Cost: 13) plus +Blast 2d6 (10 Active Points); OIF Expendable (Difficult to obtain new Focus; zircon crystals; -3/4) (Real Cost: 6) plus +Blast 2d6 (10 Active Points); OIF Expendable (Very Difficult to obtain new Focus; cut diamonds; -1) (Real Cost: 5)
 
If all the caster has are the quartz chips. the blast is 4d6. If he has zircon crystals, it's 6d6, and if he has cut diamonds available, it's 8d6.

Expendability of the gemstones is the relevant bit, I think. If the gemstones aren't expended, eventually he's going to wind up with the top quality one and use it all the time. This isn't worth a Limitation. He starts by buying the spell at the base level (quartz, for instance), and then spends XP on the full-power version when he gets a diamond. Yes, he could lose the diamond (and go back to the quartz version temporarily), but that shouldn't last more than a gaming session. (Playing out repeated attempted robberies would get boring for everyone.)
 
If the gemstone goes away permanently, things get more complicated. You buy the spell at the lowest level, with the lowest level of Expendable (-0). Don't worry about keeping track of it at this level, just assume that he has a decent supply of quartz chips or whatever bits the spell needs. Then, add additional points of effect that require a Difficult to replace focus (-1/4). The highest levels of effect require a Focus that is Very Difficult to replace. Here's how it might work:
 
Magic Blast:  (Total: 40 Active Cost, 24 Real Cost) Blast 4d6 (20 Active Points); OIF Expendable (Easy to obtain new Focus; quartz chips; -1/2) (Real Cost: 13) plus +Blast 2d6 (10 Active Points); OIF Expendable (Difficult to obtain new Focus; zircon crystals; -3/4) (Real Cost: 6) plus +Blast 2d6 (10 Active Points); OIF Expendable (Very Difficult to obtain new Focus; cut diamonds; -1) (Real Cost: 5)
 
If all the caster has are the quartz chips. the blast is 4d6. If he has zircon crystals, it's 6d6, and if he has cut diamonds available, it's 8d6.

Sid Barret's Privateers

A comparison to later editions of D&D might be useful. Their combat round is 6 seconds, so Hero's 12-second turn is 2 D&D rounds. This lets us draw some direct comparisons:
 
SPD 2 = 1 attack/round
SPD 3 = 3 attacks/2 rounds
SPD 4 = 4 attacks/2 rounds
 
So, novice (low-level) characters would be SPD 2, with their SPD increasing as they gain experience.

You probably already know this, but I want to be sure you understand this is an aid for the pencil-and-paper role-playing game Champions (aka the Hero System). I'd hate for you to spend money on what you thought was a computer RPG or a mod for the Champions Online MMO.
 
That said, it's a very useful program for character creation. I highly recommend it if you do play.

You probably already know this, but I want to be sure you understand this is an aid for the pencil-and-paper role-playing game Champions (aka the Hero System). I'd hate for you to spend money on what you thought was a computer RPG or a mod for the Champions Online MMO.
 
That said, it's a very useful program for character creation. I highly recommend it if you do play.

I'm partial to, "Mighty Jane Foster" (aka MJF).

I rather enjoy throwing this in people's faces ...

Should a millipede pay more for Extra Limbs than a centipede? Should either need it at all?
 
Insects have six legs. Arachnids have eight. Do either of them need Extra Limbs?

In 6e, Change Environment is now a single-target by default.

Dead Man's Ham

I'll go along with the idea that there is no scientific progression in Star Wars. The MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic has all the technology that the films have (droids, hyperdrives, blasters, lightsabers, etc), even though it is set four thousand years before them. By way of comparison, 4000 years ago on Earth was the Trojan War.

APG2 has an Extradimensional Space power that would, ah, fit the bill.

It's the only planet in the universe known to harbor life. I think that counts for something.

APG2 has an Extradimensional Space power that would, ah, fit the bill.

APG2 has an Extradimensional Space power that would, ah, fit the bill.

APG2 has an Extradimensional Space power that would, ah, fit the bill.

APG2 has an Extradimensional Space power that would, ah, fit the bill.

APG2 has an Extradimensional Space power that would, ah, fit the bill.

It's the only planet in the universe known to harbor life. I think that counts for something.

Margarita Man

Nibblin' on sponge cake
Helping a thug make
The smartest decision he's made in some time
Yeah he'll get off scott free
But that doesn't bug me
'Cause the three he'll turn in are the worst kinds of slime.

Savin' the day again, I'm Margarita Man
Scanning for some good deed I can do
Some people claim the fact I'm here is a shame,
But I know, that they don't have a clue.

That mugger was stalking
A young woman walking
But now he's freaked out and his mind's come unglued
She's a real beauty
A Mexican cutie
She's had a close call, but she hasn't a clue.

Savin' the day again, I'm Margarita Man
Scanning for some good deed I can do
Some people claim the fact I'm here is a shame,
But I know, that they don't have a clue.
 
My fights, I must pick 'em
I can't save each victim
And mind reading psychopaths drives me to drink
But if you ask how come
Some killers get so dumb
And finally get caught, well now, what do you think?
 
Savin' the day again, I'm Margarita Man
Scanning for some good deed I can do
Some people claim the fact I'm here is a shame,
But I know, that they don't have a clue.
 
 
 

Lucius Alexander

Some people claim that Jimmy Buffet's to blame,
But I know, it's the palindromedary's fault.

I'm going to speculate that you are white, male, heterosexual, cisgendered, nominally Christian, and have a reasonable job. (I apologize if I got any of that wrong.) You don't have to worry about being discriminated against because of your religion, ethnicity, or gender. You are well-fed, clothed, have a roof over your head, and have no more than a theoretical worry about how you're going to pay for these things. Of course things are going pretty well for you.
 
Unfortunately, for people not like you, Trump is making everything worse.

I'm going to speculate that you are white, male, heterosexual, cisgendered, nominally Christian, and have a reasonable job. (I apologize if I got any of that wrong.) You don't have to worry about being discriminated against because of your religion, ethnicity, or gender. You are well-fed, clothed, have a roof over your head, and have no more than a theoretical worry about how you're going to pay for these things. Of course things are going pretty well for you.
 
Unfortunately, for people not like you, Trump is making everything worse.

I'm going to speculate that you are white, male, heterosexual, cisgendered, nominally Christian, and have a reasonable job. (I apologize if I got any of that wrong.) You don't have to worry about being discriminated against because of your religion, ethnicity, or gender. You are well-fed, clothed, have a roof over your head, and have no more than a theoretical worry about how you're going to pay for these things. Of course things are going pretty well for you.
 
Unfortunately, for people not like you, Trump is making everything worse.

They could get Bill Shatner to play it. He has experience.