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<blockquote data-quote="MnM_UH" data-source="post: 691969" data-attributes="member: 10023">Stacking and PL LimitsThis is an issue Green Ronin really needs to address in a supplement or errata.Here's how I see stacking and PL limits.&nbsp; Your maximum effect from any combination of powers is your PL.&nbsp; Thus, Strike + Super-Strength cannot combine for more of a damage bonus than your PL.&nbsp; Your normal STR does not count for this limitation, though at most it would add +5.&nbsp; The same is true for things like Mental Defense + Amazing Save Will + Super-Wisdom or Super-Dexterity + Super-Speed + Amazing Save Reflex.&nbsp; Note that for the two examples I gave, you could add your normal WIS or DEX bonuses on top of those powers, as well as Iron Will or Lightning Reflexes, for a maximum non-powered bonus of +7.This does not change adding a flaw to the equation, so your Device would just be considered a power.&nbsp; Let's say your PL 10 character has STR 18 (+4), and you bought Super-Strength +5.&nbsp; The maximum effective bonus for a Sword (Device with a Strike effect) would be +5, since that would stack with Super-Strength for the purposes of damage bonus.&nbsp; You could have a higher bonus for the sword, but it would be useless above +5 for this character (now if someone else happened to pick up the sword...)&nbsp; Anyway, your total damage bonus for this character with the aforementioned sword would be +14, or a Damage Save DC of 29.You're right about Energy Blast and other ranged powers having inherently less potential for damage than a melee attack.&nbsp; There are a few mitigating factors, however.&nbsp; First, you can add things like Point Blank Shot to the equation.&nbsp; Second, blasters typically attack from far away, so they would be effectively out of the range of a melee monster.&nbsp; There are so many different combinations of powers that can be applied to a potential character that it's hard to say X is underpowered, since it's the combination of powers and abilities that creates a character.&nbsp; One character with a certain combination of powers might completely dominate another character of the exact same PL with a different combination of powers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MnM_UH, post: 691969, member: 10023"] [b]Stacking and PL Limits[/b] This is an issue Green Ronin really needs to address in a supplement or errata. Here's how I see stacking and PL limits. Your maximum effect from any combination of powers is your PL. Thus, Strike + Super-Strength cannot combine for more of a damage bonus than your PL. Your normal STR does not count for this limitation, though at most it would add +5. The same is true for things like Mental Defense + Amazing Save Will + Super-Wisdom or Super-Dexterity + Super-Speed + Amazing Save Reflex. Note that for the two examples I gave, you could add your normal WIS or DEX bonuses on top of those powers, as well as Iron Will or Lightning Reflexes, for a maximum non-powered bonus of +7. This does not change adding a flaw to the equation, so your Device would just be considered a power. Let's say your PL 10 character has STR 18 (+4), and you bought Super-Strength +5. The maximum effective bonus for a Sword (Device with a Strike effect) would be +5, since that would stack with Super-Strength for the purposes of damage bonus. You could have a higher bonus for the sword, but it would be useless above +5 for this character (now if someone else happened to pick up the sword...) Anyway, your total damage bonus for this character with the aforementioned sword would be +14, or a Damage Save DC of 29. You're right about Energy Blast and other ranged powers having inherently less potential for damage than a melee attack. There are a few mitigating factors, however. First, you can add things like Point Blank Shot to the equation. Second, blasters typically attack from far away, so they would be effectively out of the range of a melee monster. There are so many different combinations of powers that can be applied to a potential character that it's hard to say X is underpowered, since it's the combination of powers and abilities that creates a character. One character with a certain combination of powers might completely dominate another character of the exact same PL with a different combination of powers. [/QUOTE]

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