bigbywolfe

Re: Favorite 60-point Power Construction I like the prebuilt "repulsor beam" idea. Otherwise, I'd say for now, just use a Touch Flash and link a Hearing Flash to it if it's absolutely necessary for concept.

Re: lim cost: semi-lockout I misread "to activate." Was thinking it was 1 turn to change slots. However, I'm still a bit confused. You say, "if i start to use the power on turn 1 segment 3 it goes off turn 2 segment 3," but if it's one turn to activate (which is the Extra Time Limitation, unless I'm not understanding you), then wouldn't that be "if I start to use the power on turn 1 segment 3 I can't actually use it until turn 2 segment 3"?

Re: lim cost: semi-lockout By "turn" do you mean "phase" or are you suggesting they can only change the MP slot every post-12?

Re: Limited by "club" weapon rules? But then adding STR isn't an issue anyway.

Re: Limited by "club" weapon rules? If it's using a VPP I'd say it's a "Power" and not a "really" a "club," so you could use the entire value of the pool, but not add STR to it. On the other hand, I highly doubt I'd ever allow "any large chunk of metal to use as a club" as part of a "gadget pool". I mean, how is that a gadget?

Re: lim cost: semi-lockout Really? I always thought VPPs lead to munchkinism...

Re: Code vs Killing, but Gods a little fuzzy about kneecaps. So if someone uses Telepathy on you and you don't know it, have you been "tortured"? Or is it only torture after you find out and experience emotional pain? Either way, this is pretty much getting off topic.

Re: Hero Designer: A double edged sword So he's having trouble applying House Rules...that makes more sense.

Re: Hero Designer: A double edged sword And don't forget, it's alphabetical! I'm really not sure how something could be hard to find...

Re: Code vs Killing, but Gods a little fuzzy about kneecaps. Marketeer, you are correct.

Re: Modern Island of Dr. Destroyer Care to share? You have me curious now...

Re: Little Powers I love the idea of stopping time to come up with a snappy comeback! If I ever play a time manipulating character, that is going to be one of his main powers, and an excuse to buy bonuses to Social Skills. Will Ezekiel ever find out about his power? Is this power based on the horned lizard with similar defenses?

Re: Characters Losing Their Souls - How To Handle It? Since the question is how to deal with PCs losing their souls, I have to ask, what happened to the butler when he lost his?

Re: Limited Power Campaign Premise Of course, you have to come up with a good explanation for adjustment powers having a TK SFX in the first place.

Re: Limited Power Campaign Premise Wow, I’m actually working on an outline for a graphic novel based on a similar premise; all powers are TK/psychokinesis based, but with a very limited set of possible effects. Anyway, some power examples for your idea: Pyrokinesis/Fire-starting: SFX is you increase the speed of molecular movement in an object, thus increasing its heat. Flammable objects will ignite fairly easily. Probably built as a low level RKA with Indirect and Heat/Fire SFX. Temperature control: Heating or cooling a limited area (and any combat or PER modifiers you can justify for that effect) up to 3 spaces on the temperature scale. Again, you are dealing on the molecular level, increasing or decreasing speed to adjust temperature. Invisibility: Bending light using TK. would probably have a fringe. Tactile Telekinesis: Expanding on the TK based extra STR, you can build a whole suite of powers based on not being able to knowingly project your TK energy. This was the explanation for Superboy’s (the clone one, from after Big S died) powers. You can justify Speed, Strength, “invulnerability” (Force Field), Flight, and a whole lot more.

Re: Favorite 60-point Power Construction Fair enough, but I notice you use a Touch Flash, not a Hearing Flash. That seems to make more sense for the concept of the power to me.

Re: Favorite 60-point Power Construction If deafening the target isn't the priority of the attack, why start with a Hearing Flash? Reason from effect. What's the attack supposed to do?

Re: A new system of disadvantages Interesting. I really don't like the mXP thing though. Besides being a lot more accounting for the GM it seems like it could lead to some sort of "meta gaming roleplaying" (if that makes any sense), with players actively looking to assert their personality points as often as possible to gain more XP rather than simply roleplaying their characters in response to the situations presented.

Re: Double Ended Weapons If you do build in advantages to the two ended weapon, shouldn't you also build in the disadvantages? Most double ended weapons and even large single ended weapons (think spears) have huge limitations in close quarters, among many other issues. In a heroic level game where no one pays for weapons, I'm not sure I like the idea of Bo-staff guy gets bonuses to sweep but sword, dagger, and nun chuck guys don’t, just because they prefer different type of weapons. I think you have to find a balance.

Re: DC limitations Interesting, I'll remember that.

Re: Code vs Killing, but Gods a little fuzzy about kneecaps. I would say it has less to do with a CvK than the overall tone of the game.

Re: DC limitations I find AP caps to generally be more useful than DC caps. Depending on the game I'll use soft AP caps, or soft or hard AP caps with soft DC caps. I would generally only apply hard DC caps if I was having a power-gamer issue, and in that case hard AP caps will already be in place. I think you need to define for us exactly why you see this player's writeup as a potential problem.

Re: Raptured I think what he meant was: If they are truly heroes (the characters in question) this (Lucius' post) is what they would do. I almost said the same as you, but if you read it as an answer to a question, ignoring the quote, it seems to make sense.

Re: The Monster As Hero thread Man, you beat me to mentioning Street Sharks. I remember when they showed that after school right before Biker Mice From Mars.

Re: Double Ended Weapons Although a lightsaber was what prompted the thought, the OP asks about double ended weapons in general.