From: ratinox@splinter.coe.northeastern.edu (Richard Pieri/Stainless Steel Rat)
Subject: Re: SH questions & stuff
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>>>>> "KG" == Kit "Psycho" Gautier <cgautier@zeus.calpoly.edu> writes:

KG> Couple of quick questions concerning Champions:

KG> 1) Absorption: This and a couple of other powers say that you can
KG> increase their maximum.  How would increasing the max help?  For
KG> example, a player buys 4d6 Absorption and pays points to increase
KG> the max to 30.  If the highest number you can roll on 4d6 is 24,
KG> how does the 30 help??

You buy 4D6 Absorption to Strength. One one Phase you get hit with a
10 BODY/35 STUN attack, and roll your absorption, rolling 16. You can
absorb up to 16 BODY this Phase, and right now your Strength goes up
by 10. Before your next Phase you get hit again for 8 BODY/25 STUN;
you can Absorb only 6 more BODY because that was your last roll; when
you get another Phase, you can re-roll. A few segments later, you get
blasted again with an autofire attack. Rolling 4 sixes on your
Absorption means you can absorb 24 BODY. Since you've already absorbed
16 BODY and can only go up to 30 maximum you can only absorb 14 more
BODY; the other 10 (24 - 14 = 10) can't be absorbed. The autofire
attack hurts, but your Strength goes up to a total of 30 higher than
your base Strength. Pound away! :-)

KG> 2) Power frameworks: I have a player who wants to buy an EB in one
KG> slot of an EC framework, and then have something like +3d6 EB,
KG> Explosion (to be based on the first EB) in another slot.  They
KG> wouldn't be linked, because they wouldn't first EB doesn't depend
KG> on the second, although the second depends on the first,
KG> obviously.  I give a -1/2 limitation on the second for "based on
KG> first EB".  Should he buy both as one slot, like as if they were
KG> linked, or should they be in different slots??

Technically, all the powers must be in a single slot if he wants the
damage to add. ][f they are in separate slots, then he may not take
the Linked Limitation; at best it's a -1/4 Limitation. He may use both
slots as a single attack, making a single attack roll, but each slot's
power's damage is applied against the targets separately. ][.e., a 6D6
EB in one slot and 3D6 EB Explosion in another do 6 BODY/20 Stun and 4
BODY/12 STUN, respectively. First apply the 6 BODY/20 STUN Against the
target's defenses. Then apply the 4 BODY/12 STUN against his defenses.

Again, if he wants the 3D6 EX to add to the 6D6, they *MUST* be in the
same slot, and then the smaller Power may take the Linked Limitation.

KG> Also, I wanted to start a thread :) Please name the 3-5 best and
KG> worst names you or other people have given for
KG> superheroes/villians in any Superhero-type game (and a brief
KG> description if possible).

][ haven't come across any "bad" names. Some of the cool names:

Deathrider: normal guy from 2010 with a high-tech VTOL aircraft.
El Hijo de Santo: see any Blue Santo movie; this is his son.
Dream Warrior: very unusual mental/physical cross who derrives his
	power from the realm of dreams.
Exosaur: guy with a fully animatronic power suit that looks like
	a small tyrranosaur.
Hiderite: high tech samurai with a pair of laser swords. Everyone
	calls her "Lefty" :-).

--Rat
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