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1. What other powers count as the primarily offensive powers bit? Do flashes and entangles count as attacks or primarily offensive powers for the purpose of x? If a character has a 60 point multipower with a few EB’s, a flash and absorption, in relation to x would that count as just 12 for the attack or 24 for an attack and a primarily offensive power? 2. Confused by the points in defence or active points in defence aspect as well, if I have 30 PD and 20 ED and 30 points of PD damage resistance and 20 points of ED damage resistance, what is x? Do I look at them all individually so highest would be PD and x would be 6? Look at the total PD or ED including points on making them resistant, so x would be 9 (PD 30 and 30 points Damage Resistance)? Apply all the points in PD and ED together so x would be 10? All the points in PD and ED including resistant defences, so x would be 15? 3. What other powers count as primarily defensive powers? Was one of the few things in Champions that does not have any examples and I was a little confused by it, I appreciate common sense has to be applied to a character build as well, but a rule of x seems like a good starting point. Thanks Ryan

posted this in hero forum, but thought it might be worth posting it here as well. I wanted to know gm’s generally think is the best rules for play balance to give to pc’s to create there characters? Was looking at advice in champions book and I liked the idea of the rule of x (page 131 onwards) but I had some questions; 1. Do many GM’s use it? And if so what are there thoughts on it. 2. What other powers count as the primarily offensive powers bit? Do flashes and entangles count as attacks or primarily offensive powers? If a character has a 60 point multipower with a few EB’s, a flash, absorption and dispel, would that count as just 12 for the attack or 24 for an attack and a primarily offensive power? 3. Confused by the points in defence or active points in defence aspect as well, if I have 30 pd and 30 ed and 30 points of pd damage resistance and 30 points of ed damage resistance, what is x? Do I add them separately? Apply all the points in pd? All the points in resistant defences? Or all the points in none resistant defences? 4. What other powers count as primarily defensive powers? 5. What do people think are good values for x’s? 6. If people don’t use x, what do people use? Thanx in advance for any help J

Re: My Campaign is there anything else similar on the boards for champions, that was brilliant! Great read and gave me more than a few ideas Thanx

Re: character balance in supers games must admit thought not amny people would use it. campaign is likely to have 5 characters, ideas so far are metalic brick flame based eb mage concentrating on healing and hurting spells beast like char, half brick, hlaf martial artist with gadget pool martial artist possibly with some psionics have bought champions stuff for ages, but not played that much, so don't trust my instincts 100% also one of the players would rather have concrete rules than, let me have a look and will tell u what to change approach

I wanted to know gm’s generally think is the best rules for play balance to give to pc’s to create there characters? Was looking at advice in champions book and I liked the idea of the rule of x (page 131 onwards) but I had some questions; 1. Do many GM’s use it? And if so what are there thoughts on it. 2. What other powers count as the primarily offensive powers bit? Do flashes and entangles count as attacks or primarily offensive powers? If a character has a 60 point multipower with a few EB’s, a flash, absorption and dispel, would that count as just 12 for the attack or 24 for an attack and a primarily offensive power? 3. Confused by the points in defence or active points in defence aspect as well, if I have 30 pd and 30 ed and 30 points of pd damage resistance and 30 points of ed damage resistance, what is x? Do I add them separately? Apply all the points in pd? All the points in resistant defences? Or all the points in none resistant defences? 4. What other powers count as primarily defensive powers? 5. What do people think are good values for x’s? 6. If people don’t use x, what do people use? Thanx in advance for any help J