Mutants and Masterminds (Editors Thread & OOC)

Hammerhead · May 8, 2003

I was just notified by Victim that according to M&M erratta, Force Field comes with a free extra. I assume this applies to my Force Field effect from Cosmic Power, correct?

Tokiwong · May 8, 2003

Hammerhead said:
I was just notified by Victim that according to M&M erratta, Force Field comes with a free extra. I assume this applies to my Force Field effect from Cosmic Power, correct?

yeah that seems fine, which shall you take?

Hammerhead · May 9, 2003

I am extremely gratified to find out Victim is wrong. Well, kind of. In this game, we were running Force Field as Protection with the Reduced Duration flaw, reducing a Continuous Duration to a Sustained. That does cost only one point.

However, Force Field acts more like Amazing Save with Reduced Duration, making more sense cost-wise. I'm pretty sure I'm finally right.

The question is: do you want to be consistent, and keep Force Field as Protection, or accurate according to M&M rules and run it as Amazing Save?

I have no preference on the matter, except my excitement that Victim the annoying rules powergamer is finally wrong.

Tokiwong · May 9, 2003

I have been doing it like Protection, so if you don't mind we can do it like that, sound good?

Aust Meliamne · May 9, 2003

I don't see the problem. If the errata says force field costs 2 points, then it costs 2 points. Too many people are trying to reverse engineer the powers using the power creation rules in the book.

Hammerhead · May 9, 2003

A Reply

The issue isn't how many points Force Field costs. I get it automatically as part of my Cosmic Power. And nowhere does it state that Force Field costs two points.

And I remain disappointed. Victim was right again.
"Change 'a Damage Save Bonus' in the first section to 'Protection.' Add: 'Choose one of the below extras as a free power enhancement.' " quoted right from the errata.

So apparently I get both Protection AND a free extra. Hmmmm. Can anyone explain why? I understand Reduced Duration will drop it down 1 point; oh, now I see. It also requires a Free Action to activate. That seems so unfair, but I'm sure I don't understand something.

Speaking of unfair, how about this combination? Boost +10 Extras: All Physical Attributes, Free Action to activate. Cost: 4 pts. At the beginning of every round, just Boost yourself. It's kind of sick.

I'll probably pick Energy Field as my Free Extra, and then maybe switch out Energy Field in my Cosmic Power for Transmutation. It makes sense, since I planned to eventually get Healing, a Power based on Transmutation.

Tokiwong · May 9, 2003

sounds good

I say go for it Hammerhead

Victim · May 9, 2003

Force Field is Visible too. Protection (2) + free extra (1) - Sustained (1) - Visible =1/rank. You'd almost think I had the book.

I didn't know there was an extra that could make something a free action. But Ryan is plenty tough without it.

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