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<blockquote data-quote="MnM_UH" data-source="post: 691976" data-attributes="member: 10023">Variable Effects &amp; Creating PowersVarying the ranks of your effects is easy.&nbsp; First, determine the highest rank(s) of the effects involved.&nbsp; Strike is an effect, as is Snare.&nbsp; If all of the base effects cost 2 PP/Rank, then you take the highest ranked power, multiply the ranks by 2, and then add the number of ranks for the lesser-ranked effects.&nbsp; After all that, you would add the Device flaw based on the highest-ranked effect.&nbsp; For example, your Boomerang (Ranged Strike effect, Snare effect) could have Strike +7 and Snare +5, and would cost (7*2)+(5)-(7) = 12 PP.It's not that much more complicated with effects that cost more than 2 PP/Rank.&nbsp; Let's say you want a power that includes Mental Blast (3 PP/Rank) and Paralysis (2 PP/Rank).&nbsp; Determine the highest-ranked power and follow the process as above.&nbsp; Let's say Mentos is buying this power as Breakdown (Mental Blast effect, Paralysis effect), and it is bought as follows: Mental Blast +6 and Paralysis +4.&nbsp; Mental Blast must be bought as 3 PP/Rank since it is the highest-ranked effect.&nbsp; So, the cost for this power would be (6*3)+(4) = 22 PP.&nbsp; If Mentos wanted to base this power on Paralysis, and turn it around to Paralysis +6 and Mental Blast +4, the cost would be (6*2)+(4*2) = 20 PP.The rules for creating powers are listed on p. 92-94 of the M&amp;M book.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MnM_UH, post: 691976, member: 10023"] [b]Variable Effects & Creating Powers[/b] Varying the ranks of your effects is easy. First, determine the highest rank(s) of the effects involved. Strike is an effect, as is Snare. If all of the base effects cost 2 PP/Rank, then you take the highest ranked power, multiply the ranks by 2, and then add the number of ranks for the lesser-ranked effects. After all that, you would add the Device flaw based on the highest-ranked effect. For example, your Boomerang (Ranged Strike effect, Snare effect) could have Strike +7 and Snare +5, and would cost (7*2)+(5)-(7) = 12 PP. It's not that much more complicated with effects that cost more than 2 PP/Rank. Let's say you want a power that includes Mental Blast (3 PP/Rank) and Paralysis (2 PP/Rank). Determine the highest-ranked power and follow the process as above. Let's say Mentos is buying this power as Breakdown (Mental Blast effect, Paralysis effect), and it is bought as follows: Mental Blast +6 and Paralysis +4. Mental Blast must be bought as 3 PP/Rank since it is the highest-ranked effect. So, the cost for this power would be (6*3)+(4) = 22 PP. If Mentos wanted to base this power on Paralysis, and turn it around to Paralysis +6 and Mental Blast +4, the cost would be (6*2)+(4*2) = 20 PP. The rules for creating powers are listed on p. 92-94 of the M&M book. [/QUOTE]

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