[MM2e] Salton City Needs Heroes! - OOC [CLOSED]

[Shayuri]

Actually, there's no real limit to ranks.

The PL does limit several things. It limits damage DC. It limits bonuses to saves, and to skills and to attributes. These limits can make further ranks pointless, but it doesn't actually outlaw them.

For example:

At PL 6, you can't have a bigger bonus to damage than +6. This doesn't mean you can only buy 6 ranks of a Blast though. I could buy 10 ranks if I wanted. It's just that I'd only be getting +6 to damage DC from those 10 ranks. The only good those extra 4 ranks would be doing me would be increasing range.

 

[Blackrat]

So, tehcnically, since Super Strenght doesn't really do anything else than increase carrying/lifting capability, I could make him Mega Hyper Super Strong... Yeah, okay, I wasn't even going to go more than 6 ranks in it, but I could buy 20 if I wanted?

 

[Shayuri]

As far as I'm aware, yes. You'd be kind of a one-trick pony, but you could do it.

Now, of course, the GM might step in at the point where you can use your strength to throw houses at people.

 

[Relique du Madde]

Shayuri also forgot to mention that PL does not just limit the damage modifier, it also limits the regular save modifier (which is my only real gripe with the system considering that the Max save bonus is much higher then the max DC modifier).

I should also mention that although throwing houses make good super heroic action scenes, its sort of over kill when being used against enemies with little to no Impervious Toughness.

 

[hafrogman]

I would also mention that although throwing houses make good super heroic action scenes, its sort of over kill when being used against enemies with little to no Impervious Toughness.

I'm not so sure. I suppose it depends heavily on the home's construction. But at least here in AZ, all new construction is just wood, gypsum and stucco. Maybe a little chickenwire and insulation. So really, from a physics standpoint, is there any difference between throwing a house at someone (a vaguely super person), and throwing that person through the wall? Because no matter how much mass is behind the wall, the breaking point is the same, and so at some point, a suitably tough person would just stand there as the various walls broke open around them. The true mass of the house would never be felt as an impact. So really, throwing a house would be highly ineffective (in my opinion) against an enemy WITH ranks of impervious toughness. Thus, the prime target demographic must be the weaker enemies. Mooks, if you will. Because, after seeing your coworker get Wicked Witched (Dorothy Style), you might just rethink your career, without stopping to consider the actual practicalities behind such a method of attack.

Maybe I'm overthinking this?

 

[Relique du Madde]

I'm not so sure. I suppose it depends heavily on the home's construction. But at least here in AZ, all new construction is just wood, gypsum and stucco. Maybe a little chickenwire and insulation. So really, from a physics standpoint, is there any difference between throwing a house at someone (a vaguely super person), and throwing that person through the wall? Because no matter how much mass is behind the wall, the breaking point is the same, and so at some point, a suitably tough person would just stand there as the various walls broke open around them. The true mass of the house would never be felt as an impact. So really, throwing a house would be highly ineffective (in my opinion) against an enemy WITH ranks of impervious toughness. Thus, the prime target demographic must be the weaker enemies. Mooks, if you will. Because, after seeing your coworker get Wicked Witched (Dorothy Style), you might just rethink your career, without stopping to consider the actual practicalities behind such a method of attack.

Maybe I'm overthinking this?

Death by science. You forgot to mention that if one super hero tried to lift a house they most likely would only manage to pull one or two walls (and the roof) off the structure (assuming the wall doesn't fail as they are lifting).

 

[Blackrat]

Just showing my progression so far. Let me know if there's anything wrong. I haven't yet gotten around to more than Abilities and most of Powers.

[sblock=Work In Progress]
PL 6 [100 pp]


------- CHARACTER INFO -------
Real Name: Sven-Erik Erikssen
Identity: The Viking
Occupation: Icecream Truck Driver
Marital Status: Single
Age: ≈1000 (32)
Height: 7'6
Weight: 335
Hair: Blond, Long
Eyes: Ice-Blue
Nationality: Currently Norwegian
Ethnicity: Scandinavian
Place of Birth: Tilea

Group Affiliation(s):
Allegiance(s): Government of Norway.


------- CHARACTER SHEET -------


Power Level: 6
Power Points: 100pp
Hero Points:
Reputation: + (Fame/Infamy)

ABILITIES: 20pp
Str: 22 (+6) (52)
Dex: 12 (+1)
Con: 16 (+3)
Int: 6 (-2)
Wis: 10 (+0)
Cha: 14 (+2)

SAVING THROWS: ?pp
Toughness: +? = Protection ? +? CON
Fortitude: +? = BASE ? + ? CON
Reflexes: +? = BASE ? + ? REF
Will: +? = BASE ? + ? WILL

COMBAT: ?pp
Damage Bonus: +? (unarmed)
Base Attack: +? ( +? melee, +? ranged)
Defense: +?
Initiative: +?

SKILLS: ?? ranks (? pp)


FEATS:


POWERS: 29
Blast 5 (10pp), Cold Control 3 + Duration (Continuous) - Action (Full Action) (6pp), Immunity (Cold) (1pp), Super Strenght 6 (12pp)


EQUIPMENT: ?/? ep


DRAWBACKS:
COMPLICATIONS:

TRADE OFFS:

COST SUMMaRY:
ABILITIES: 20pp, [/sblock]

 

[Shayuri]

Hm!

It seems a little odd to have a Continuous power that requires a full round to use... Not illegal, mind, just a little unusual. The result would be that it takes him a few seconds to create a cold spot, but once the cold spot is there it's there to stay. Only a Nullify or a counter-power (like Heat Control) would be able to un-cool that area. Or he could choose to turn it off, of course.

Is that what you had in mind?

 

[Blackrat]

Is that what you had in mind?

Yep, exactly. I took the Action Flaw to reduce the cost a bit, since it's not a big deal for me. But after I have finally done all the other parts I might still have points to use and return to revise the powers...

 

[Angel Tarragon]

(+05) Str 3 Dex 20 Int 3 Wis 12 Cha 7

How does this come off as +5? Doing the math it still looks like -10 to me.

(+40) Powers: Flight 1, Immunities2 35, Super-Senses3 2

And if I'm not mistaken this should be 39.

That’s a total discrepancy of 15 points.

I'm also confused why she can't be built as a device.