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It's only a, "fishing expedition" if they run out of evidence and keep looking. The Benghazi hearings were clearly one (well, after the first, anyway). The Kavanaugh investigation barely got started and wasn't allowed to continue. It's not a fishing expedition, it's part of the coverup.

Skill Levels with Concealment, probably. 

Skill Levels with Concealment, probably. 

"Ground Control to Major Pom..."

"Ground Control to Major Pom..."

"Ground Control to Major Pom..."

"Ground Control to Major Pom..."

I've been known to use the phrase, "cat-socking motherfather."

Melon farmer!

Missed by *that* much.

Limited Power, "Expires after [duration]." Use your judgement to set the value of the Limitation.

Perhaps the rules should make it clearer that it's okay to adjust the given values, and give more guidance about doing so. The fact that some Advantages have a kind of "surcharge" in some combinations or contexts (Autofire and Area Effect for example) is a step in this direction.
 
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you'd have to purchase Life Support first, and quickly

There's nothing in the rules that prevents you from buying a few CSLs/PSLs and calling it a martial art. It's even suggested as an option in the martial arts sourcebooks. It can even be cheaper, since you aren't bound by the 10-point minimum cost of a martial art.

I think this is a bad idea because it hides the complexity of Limitations. "Laser Pistol (-2)" sounds simpler than, "OAF (-1), 6 Charges (-3/4), Beam (-1/4)," but it doesn't tell you what the restrictions actually are. Players might also want similar powers with different Limitations, and then the GM has to keep track of, "Tom's Laser Pistol (-1)," "Dick's Laser Pistol (-2)," and "Harry's Laser Pistol (which is different from Tom's) (-1)."

I think this is a bad idea because it hides the complexity of Limitations. "Laser Pistol (-2)" sounds simpler than, "OAF (-1), 6 Charges (-3/4), Beam (-1/4)," but it doesn't tell you what the restrictions actually are. Players might also want similar powers with different Limitations, and then the GM has to keep track of, "Tom's Laser Pistol (-1)," "Dick's Laser Pistol (-2)," and "Harry's Laser Pistol (which is different from Tom's) (-1)."

I think this is a bad idea because it hides the complexity of Limitations. "Laser Pistol (-2)" sounds simpler than, "OAF (-1), 6 Charges (-3/4), Beam (-1/4)," but it doesn't tell you what the restrictions actually are. Players might also want similar powers with different Limitations, and then the GM has to keep track of, "Tom's Laser Pistol (-1)," "Dick's Laser Pistol (-2)," and "Harry's Laser Pistol (which is different from Tom's) (-1)."

For a while my wife had seamless leather dice bag...
 


 
Made guys uncomfortable.

Most of it could be covered with Acrobatics. Adding, "Usable As Leaping" to Running should handle the rest.

Most of it could be covered with Acrobatics. Adding, "Usable As Leaping" to Running should handle the rest.

The flip side of this is when authors/gamers have an alien race do something weird or nonsensical simply because they're aliens. There should be a logic behind it, if only from the aliens' perspective. 

The other half would be a problem for centaurs. You know, you spend a minute or two admiring the shapely hindquarters of a fine filly with one of your centaur buddies and then something stops blocking your view and you find out you've been perving on a horse.

I have a campaign idea that I've been noodling with that was based on a flag idea. The flag was the UN flag, only in black instead of blue, with crossbones underneath. The name for the setting was Pirate Earth.

I have a campaign idea that I've been noodling with that was based on a flag idea. The flag was the UN flag, only in black instead of blue, with crossbones underneath. The name for the setting was Pirate Earth.

Jointly linked is challenging.  Let's look at a 4d6 Flash and 12d6 Blast, just for illustration.
 
 - If neither power is limited, I can use the Flash independent of the Blast, the Blast independent of the Flash, or both together as a Combined Attack, in whatever proportions I want.
 
 - If I can only use the Flash as part of the Blast, proportionally (1d6 Flash per 3d6 Blast), I put a -1/2 Linked limitation on the Flash.  I can still use the Blast without the Flash.
 
 - What if I have to use the Flash in order to use the Blast (1d6 Flash per 3d6 Blast), but I can use the Flash independently?  The Blast is limited.  The least limitation possible is -1/4, so that saves 12 points on the Blast.  The obvious question is "what about 12d6 Blast, 1d6 Flash - pay 5 for Flash and save 12 for Blast - MUNCHKIN!!!"  But I could have Limited the blast to only be usable at full power, and not bought the Flash at all.  That's a -1/4 limitation.  Or I could have made them Unified Powers for a -1/4 limitation on each, and kept full flexibility to use them independently or in tandem.
 
Given all of that, I do not see -1/2 for the lesser power(s) and -1/4 for the greater power(s) when they must always be used in tandem as unreasonable.  However, I am starting to wonder why "Linked" and Unified Power" should  not be consolidated. 
 
Side Effect requires judgement.  The broader the mechanic, the more judgment is going to be required.   
 
To contortionist, I read the description.  There is a world of difference between a human who can squeeze into a suitcase (which some people can) and a human who can squeeze through a space 3" in diameter (which no human can).  Even if we accept that, you need to set the penalty levels for the skill roll, so I don't think using Contortionist saves us any work. 
 
 
That's fair.  I've used Drain, and I think that is more fair than Blast since you get no defenses.  I've never found "takes damage" a very interesting Side Effect anyway.