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<blockquote data-quote="Hand of Vecna" data-source="post: 3825251" data-attributes="member: 755">According to the Core Rulebook, Arrays (powers with alternate powers) cannot have Permanent powers in them, since a Permanent power is by definition one that cannot be turned off.&nbsp; Same goes for Variable structures, like Adaptation or Shapeshift.However, Alternate Form -- a Container, or group of powers, that can be turned on/off -- lists several Permanent powers (notably, Immunity and Protection) as choices.&nbsp; Numerous write-ups in the Freedom City sourcebook also list folks using Alternate Forms or Variable structures to acquire Permanent powers.&nbsp; But how can this be, if Permanent powers cannot be turned off?Ultimate Power addresses this.<a href="http://www.atomicthinktank.com/viewtopic.php?t=21572&amp;highlight=permanent" target="_blank">Steve Kenson says Permanent effects in Arrays and Variable Structures can be okay, too</a> -- they still have the drawbacks of being they're basically all-or-nothing, can't be enhanced through extra effort, and are usually passive in nature -- as long as the GMs don't think the players are abusing it.(Not quite sure how to word this as a proper Proposal, so for now it's just a Discussion.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hand of Vecna, post: 3825251, member: 755"] According to the Core Rulebook, Arrays (powers with alternate powers) cannot have Permanent powers in them, since a Permanent power is by definition one that cannot be turned off. Same goes for Variable structures, like Adaptation or Shapeshift. However, Alternate Form -- a Container, or group of powers, that can be turned on/off -- lists several Permanent powers (notably, Immunity and Protection) as choices. Numerous write-ups in the [b][i]Freedom City[/i][/b] sourcebook also list folks using Alternate Forms or Variable structures to acquire Permanent powers. But how can this be, if Permanent powers cannot be turned off? [b][i]Ultimate Power[/i][/b] addresses this. [url=http://www.atomicthinktank.com/viewtopic.php?t=21572&highlight=permanent]Steve Kenson says Permanent effects in Arrays and Variable Structures can be okay, too[/url] -- they still have the drawbacks of being they're basically all-or-nothing, can't be enhanced through extra effort, and are usually passive in nature -- as long as the GMs don't think the players are abusing it. (Not quite sure how to word this as a proper Proposal, so for now it's just a Discussion.) [/QUOTE]

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