EPIC M&M (OOC Thread)
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Then, what, pray tell, is the use of the Durability feat? It would be completely useless for someone with a Damage Save of +5, and for Raisa and I only provides its protection for attacks of +5 or higher. That completely changes my outlook on this -- I took the feat to simulate X12's deadened response to pain (stun instead of lethal), and came in under the impression that firearms less than a high-powered rifle meant little to me in the long run as far as pain went.
In the end, I accept the ruling, which is fine, but I do wish we'd known that beforehand. If I'd known that I might end up in a fire-fight with something that could actually 'hurt' me temporarily (lethal hits), I would have gone at this much more cautiously.
In the end, I accept the ruling, which is fine, but I do wish we'd known that beforehand. If I'd known that I might end up in a fire-fight with something that could actually 'hurt' me temporarily (lethal hits), I would have gone at this much more cautiously.
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Calinon
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That's an easy one 
Durability turns lethal weapon damage that is less than your damage save bonus into stun damage. For example, Raisa gets shot by a weapon with +8L as it's damage bonus. To her, this weapon deals stun damage.
As for why that is important...
Getting knocked out is way better than getting disabled or killed. Also, unless you have regeneration, stun damage comes back a heckuva lot faster than lethal damage.
For game purposes, I determine lethal/stun damage type before protection factors. So regardless of protection, a +10 rocket launcher will deal lethal damage to her. However, her saving throw would then be against a reduced dc of 15 + (10-protection rank) thanks to protection.
Durability turns lethal weapon damage that is less than your damage save bonus into stun damage. For example, Raisa gets shot by a weapon with +8L as it's damage bonus. To her, this weapon deals stun damage.
As for why that is important...
Getting knocked out is way better than getting disabled or killed. Also, unless you have regeneration, stun damage comes back a heckuva lot faster than lethal damage.
For game purposes, I determine lethal/stun damage type before protection factors. So regardless of protection, a +10 rocket launcher will deal lethal damage to her. However, her saving throw would then be against a reduced dc of 15 + (10-protection rank) thanks to protection.
Calinon
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And yes, I do know your feat should protect you from lethal damage. Kinda makes you wonder why it didn't... and why you actually felt the pain like a normal person.
But here's the spoiler because I see the potential for a needless argument.
X12 has had his flashbacks giving him and his companions clues to the bracelet, but never removed his. His actual unluckiness was not the staggering fall (he actually missed horribly, has no penatly to his defense, is not prone, and would have missed horribly even if a hero point was used -- I checked, but didn't let you use one since it would have been a miss), but the fact that his bracelet overcame his innate mental defenses and robbed him of his power. I twisted the rules a wee bit in order to not reveal this outright.
Currently, as he's quickly realizing, he has none of his powers nor any of his (super) feats which have been gained through his powers or mutations. This includes his durability feat. Hence his noticing that the gunshot wound hurts badly, rather than the little sting he expected. Normally, it wouldn't even have broken your skin and you'd have a tiny bruise that would fast vanish.
Anyway, with the exception of one or two minor booboos I do make at work, I'm pretty good with the rules. You and Amazon are really hard to hurt, so in a major battle I have to do one or two things to keep your lives interesting and keep you all off balance. Kinda tough to do when only using one mutant
Anyway, long ramble. You took the lethal hit. You were supposed to take the lethal hit. You don't have your powers. Prepare to defend thyself, strange hairless man!
But here's the spoiler because I see the potential for a needless argument.
X12 has had his flashbacks giving him and his companions clues to the bracelet, but never removed his. His actual unluckiness was not the staggering fall (he actually missed horribly, has no penatly to his defense, is not prone, and would have missed horribly even if a hero point was used -- I checked, but didn't let you use one since it would have been a miss), but the fact that his bracelet overcame his innate mental defenses and robbed him of his power. I twisted the rules a wee bit in order to not reveal this outright.
Currently, as he's quickly realizing, he has none of his powers nor any of his (super) feats which have been gained through his powers or mutations. This includes his durability feat. Hence his noticing that the gunshot wound hurts badly, rather than the little sting he expected. Normally, it wouldn't even have broken your skin and you'd have a tiny bruise that would fast vanish.
Anyway, with the exception of one or two minor booboos I do make at work, I'm pretty good with the rules. You and Amazon are really hard to hurt, so in a major battle I have to do one or two things to keep your lives interesting and keep you all off balance. Kinda tough to do when only using one mutant
Anyway, long ramble. You took the lethal hit. You were supposed to take the lethal hit. You don't have your powers. Prepare to defend thyself, strange hairless man!
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Calinon
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A new featl will be entering the game shortly.
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Use this feat to be soundly defeated by message boards. A successful computer skill roll, to which this feat adds +10, will lead to confusion of your game master, especially when used on In Character posts. Success is deemed automatic when using EN World during the day.
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You might get shot... then again, you might dexterously avoid the blast and Neutron will get shot! Good lord, I'm in a win-win scenario!
Double Posting
Cost: 2PP
Use this feat to be soundly defeated by message boards. A successful computer skill roll, to which this feat adds +10, will lead to confusion of your game master, especially when used on In Character posts. Success is deemed automatic when using EN World during the day.
Special: Mordane gets this feat for free.
You might get shot... then again, you might dexterously avoid the blast and Neutron will get shot! Good lord, I'm in a win-win scenario!
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