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Message: <blockquote data-quote="takyris" data-source="post: 1759431" data-attributes="member: 5171">Ledded: Thanks!  We'll see how it goes.  It's going to be tough, in some cases, to figure out whether something is Training or Device based.  I mean, should every whip be able to do that stuff, or should it just be "The Hero's Whip" that lets him do that?  One way makes every whip more expensive, PP-wise, while the other way lets the hero lose his whip and get another one without trouble.What I really want to do is encourage my group's creativity as much as possible in the coming session -- when I make the pitch to switch over.  I flipped through M&M last night, and there were a few obvious Powers that would just completely work:Amazing Save (duh)Clinging (as I discussed above)Leaping (as I discussed above)Running (fleetness of foot)StrikeStunFatigue (pressure point muscle attack)Paralyze (pressure point pain attack)Drain (for Strength/Dex, either the use of poison or a pressure-point attack)Force Field (as mentioned above)Combat SenseSuper-Strength (minus lifting capacity improvement)Super-DexteritySuper-ConstitutionSuper-IntelligenceSuper-WisdomSuper-Charisma(All the supers would be pretty limited -- I'd allow them four or so ranks at the most due to training)With weapons and devices, I can see adding things like:Snare (tangling)Obscure (primitive smoke bombs, or a personal-range-only half-concealment version -- a cloak that partially obscures your location)Clinging (the whip or a grappling hook or something like that)Dazzle (as a weapon feature, a blinding strike or something)Quills (as I mentioned, as an off-hand feature)And then there are the kind of middle-ground ones, the ones that would only work if done properly under very specific circumstances:Slick (some kind of oil or grease device)Mind Control (as a way for very high-ranking nobility to give orders to lower-class folk, who instinctively obey out of sheer ingrained subservience)Beyond that, I can imagine that magic will make use of almost everything, from Trolls with Regeneration (flaw:No fire or acid) to spirits with Incorporeal (except silver) to mystical wands that throw bolts of lightning...So we'll see how it goes. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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