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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Salix" data-source="post: 2985373" data-attributes="member: 40003">OOC: [sblock=extra effort and hero point rules]EXTRA EFFORT Often,heroes are called upon to perform feats beyond even their amazingabilities.This calls for extra effort .Players can use extra effort to improvea hero ’s abilities in exchange for the hero suffering some fatigue.The ben-efits of extra effort are not limited by power level.USING EXTRA EFFORTExtra effort is a free action and can be performed at any time during thehero ’s action (but is limited to once per round).A hero using extra effortgains one of the following benefits:• Check bonus:+2 bonus on a single ability,skill,or power check.This does not include attack rolls.• Increase carrying capacity:+5 effective Strength for determiningthe hero ’s carrying capacity for one round.• Increase movement:The hero ’s speed for all modes of movementdoubles for one round.• Increase power:Increase a power by 2 ranks for one round.Thisonly increases the power ’s rank;you cannot apply power modifiers(but see the power stunt benefit).Permanent powers cannot beimproved in this way.•Power stunt:Temporarily add a power feat to a power.This includesan Alternate Power of an existing power.The power feat must followthe normal rules for adding a power feat.The temporary power featlasts for the duration of the encounter or until you choose to stopmaintaining it,whichever comes first.This includes turning off thepower or switching to a different Alternate Power.Power stunts can-not be applied to Permanent powers via extra effort.•Willpower:Gain an immediate additional saving throw againsta power with a Lasting effect,such as Mind Control or Nullify (seeDuration ,page 70).You get this save even if the Lasting power hasa Continuous duration (which doesn ’t normally allow for additionalsaves at all).If you ’re mind-controlled,the fatigue from the extraeffort doesn ’t affect you until you ’re free of it.•Surge:Gain an additional standard or move action,before or afteryour normal actions for the round (your choice).Using this extraaction does not change your place in the initiative order.You can usea standard action gained from extra effort to start or complete a full-round action in conjunction with your normal actions for the round.FATIGUE FROM EXTRA EFFORTAt the beginning of the round immediately after extra effort,the herobecomes fatigued (see Fatigue ,page 167).A fatigued hero becomesexhausted and an exhausted hero becomes unconscious the round afterusing extra effort.If you spend a hero point at the start of the round follow-ing extra effort to shake off the fatigue,the hero suffers no adverse effects.HERO POINTS Whether it ’s luck,talent,or sheer determination,heroes have somethingsetting them apart from everyone else,allowing them to perform amazingdeeds under the most difficult circumstances.In Mutants &Mastermindsthat something is hero points .Spending a hero point can make the differ-ence between success and failure.When you ’re entrusted with the safetyof the world that means a lot!Hero points allow players to “edit ”the plot of the adventure and therules of the game to a degree.They give heroes the ability to do theamazing things heroes do in the comics,but with certain limits,and theyencourage players to make the sort of choices heroes do in the comics,inorder to get more hero points.Heroes start each game session with 1 hero point.During the adven-ture they get opportunities to earn more hero points.Players can usevarious tokens (poker chips,glass beads,etc .)to keep track of their heropoints,handing them over to the Gamemaster when they spend them.TheGamemaster can likewise give out tokens when awarding hero points tothe players.Unspent hero points don ’t carry over to the next adventure;the heroes start out with 1 point again.USING HERO POINTSUnless otherwise noted,spending a hero point is a reaction,taking notime.You can spend as many hero points as you have,but only one heropoint on any given benefit per round.You can spend hero points for anyof the following things.IMPROVE ROLLOne hero point allows you to re-roll any die roll you make and take thebetter of the two rolls.On a result of 1 through 10 on the second roll,add10 to the result,an 11 or higher remains as-is (so the second roll is alwaysa result of 11-20).You must spend the hero point to improve a roll beforethe GM announces the result of your roll.You cannot spend hero pointson die rolls made by the GM or other players without the Luck Controlpower (see page 90).HEROIC FEATYou can spend a hero point to gain the benefits of a feat (either a regularor power feat)you don ’t already have for one round (see Chapter 4 ).Youmust be capable of using the feat and cannot gain the benefits of fortunefeats,only other types of feats.If the feat has another feat as a prerequisite,you must have the prerequisite to gain the benefit of the more advancedfeat.For feats acquired in ranks,you gain the benefit of one rank of thefeat by spending a hero point.The GM can veto any performance of a featacquired with a hero point if considered inappropriate for the game.DODGEYou can spend a hero point to double your dodge bonus for one round.This includes any modifiers to your dodge bonus from feats,powers,orcombat actions (such as the total defense action,page 159).The improveddodge bonus lasts until the beginning of your next round.You can alsospend a hero point whenever you are denied your dodge bonus,but stillcapable of action (surprised,flat-footed,etc .).In this case,you retain yourdodge bonus until your next action (this is the same as spending a heropoint to perform the Uncanny Dodge feat).INSTANT COUNTERYou can spend a hero point to attempt to counter a power used againstyou as a reaction.See Countering Powers ,page 70,for details.CANCEL FATIGUEAny time you would suffer fatigue (including the effects of the Fatiguepower and the use of extra effort),you can spend a hero point and reducethe amount of fatigue by one level (so you suffer no fatigue from afatigued result,are fatigued by an exhausted result,etc .).RECOVERYou can spend a hero point to recover faster.A hero point allows you toimmediately shake off a stunned or fatigued condition.If you are exhausted,spending a hero point causes you to becomefatigued.If you have suffered damage,a hero point allows you an imme-diate recovery check as a full-round action (see Recovery ,page 165).Ittakes two rounds for a staggered hero to make a recovery check,since youcan only take a standard or move action each round while staggered.Thischeck is made normally,the hero point just allows you to make it in addi-tion to your normal recovery checks.If the recovery check is successful,itturns out the damage wasn ’t as serious as it first appeared,or your hero isable to shake it off.While disabled,you can spend a hero point to take a strenuous actionfor one round without your condition worsening to dying.If you spend ahero point on a normal recovery check for bruised or injured conditions,asuccessful check eliminates all of that condition,rather than just one.Thehero point does not improve the recovery check,only its effect.ESCAPE DEATHSpending a hero point automatically stabilizes a dying character (you orsomeone you are assisting),although this doesn ’t protect the characterfrom further damage.INSPIRATIONOnce per game session,you can spend a hero point to get a sudden inspi-ration in the form of a hint,clue,or bit of help from the GM.It mightbe a way out of the villain ’s fiendish deathtrap,a vital clue for solving amystery,or an idea about the villain ’s weakness.It ’s up to the GM exactlyhow much help the players get from inspiration.Gamemasters may even wish to expand the “inspiration ”facet of heropoints to allow players greater control over the environment of the game,effectively allowing them to “edit ”a scene to grant their heroes an advan-tage.For example,a hero is fighting a villain with plant-based powers ina scientific lab.The player deduces the villain may be vulnerable to defoli-ants,so she asks the GM if there are any chemicals in the lab she canthrow together to create a defoliant.The Gamemaster requires to playerto spend a hero point and says the right chemicals are close at hand.How much players are allowed to “edit ” circumstances is up to theindividual Gamemaster,but generally hero points should not be allowed tochange any event that has already occurred or any detail already explainedin-game.For example,players cannot “edit ” away damage or the effects ofpowers (hero points already allow this to a limited degree).The GM mayalso veto uses of editing that ruin the adventure or make things too easy onthe players.Inspiration is intended to give the players more input into thestory and allow their heroes chances to succeed,but it shouldn ’t be used asa replacement for planning and cleverness,just a way to enhance them.[/sblock]I'm not seeing anything here, but read through and see what you come up with.  I'd like Velmont and anyone else's input also.  Increase power under extra effort doesn't let you apply power modifiers to permanent powers.  That one seemed the most likely.</blockquote>

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