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<blockquote data-quote="Insight" data-source="post: 1690882" data-attributes="member: 11437">Well, it could be a number of factors.&nbsp; First, it could just be that the players and the GM don't know about or understand the stacking rule.&nbsp; Second, it could be that their stats are poorly written, and could be a source of your confusion.&nbsp; Without knowing more about these characters, it's hard to say why their powers are beyond the PL limit.The basic idea behind power stacking is that no single bonus for any roll with a power will be beyond PL + applicable base ability score (if any).&nbsp; This can get sticky if you have multiple effects that affect the same sort of attack, defense, or other.For example, anything that reduces an incoming attack's effective damage bonus (Force Field, Protection, Absorption) must be added to a power that increases the character's damage save bonus (Amazing Save or Super-Con).&nbsp; This includes powers that have sub-effects, for example, Growth gives your character Protection.It gets really tricky with Reflex saves and the Evasion feat.&nbsp; Evasion enables the character to make a Reflex save instead of a Damage save when struck in combat.&nbsp; This means that you must consider things like Protection or Force Field to stack with with things like Amazing Save - Reflex, Super-Dex, or Super-Speed, all powers which give a bonus to the Reflex save.I hope that helps.&nbsp; If you have specific examples, I would be happy to address them.&nbsp; Also, take a look at the characters posted in the Rogue's Gallery thread listed in my signature.&nbsp; They are all built according to proper stacking rules, so maybe those examples will help as well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Insight, post: 1690882, member: 11437"] Well, it could be a number of factors. First, it could just be that the players and the GM don't know about or understand the stacking rule. Second, it could be that their stats are poorly written, and could be a source of your confusion. Without knowing more about these characters, it's hard to say why their powers are beyond the PL limit. The basic idea behind power stacking is that no single bonus for any roll with a power will be beyond PL + applicable base ability score (if any). This can get sticky if you have multiple effects that affect the same sort of attack, defense, or other. For example, anything that reduces an incoming attack's effective damage bonus (Force Field, Protection, Absorption) must be added to a power that increases the character's damage save bonus (Amazing Save or Super-Con). This includes powers that have sub-effects, for example, Growth gives your character Protection. It gets really tricky with Reflex saves and the Evasion feat. Evasion enables the character to make a Reflex save instead of a Damage save when struck in combat. This means that you must consider things like Protection or Force Field to stack with with things like Amazing Save - Reflex, Super-Dex, or Super-Speed, all powers which give a bonus to the Reflex save. I hope that helps. If you have specific examples, I would be happy to address them. Also, take a look at the characters posted in the Rogue's Gallery thread listed in my signature. They are all built according to proper stacking rules, so maybe those examples will help as well. [/QUOTE]

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