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Mithlas · 10-16-2016, 02:22 AM

Sleep (as written in Psionic Powers page 49) costs [25,28,31,36 for levels 1-4, 36/level after]. Given that it works for minutes on success, I thought that shifting the base attribute of its skill to IQ seemed appropriate. A will-based skill roll is noted at -5% in Powers, but that's not listed under the breakdown. Adding the Requires IQ Roll (noted at -10%) would bring the cost to [24,27,31,35 for levels 1-4, 35/level after].

I had the same thought with Strike Senses (page 73), costing [22/24/28/33 points for levels 1-4, plus 33/level after]. It also doesn't have a will-based -5% skill roll, and when I plugged in a -10% Requires IQ Roll which would bring its cost to [20,23,28,31 for levels 1-4, 31/level after].

Does that look right, or am I missing something? It's the 5% part that's annoying me the most, leaving me wondering if I have the calculations correct. I'm also not completely sure if some of them require FP or if they're energy-free (like it sounds like Damage Control is). A hypersensory version of Psychometry would presumably take extra time but not require FP.

10-16-2016, 02:22 AM	#1
Mithlas Join Date: Oct 2015	Tweaking Psionic Powers Sleep (as written in Psionic Powers page 49) costs [25,28,31,36 for levels 1-4, 36/level after]. Given that it works for minutes on success, I thought that shifting the base attribute of its skill to IQ seemed appropriate. A will-based skill roll is noted at -5% in Powers, but that's not listed under the breakdown. Adding the Requires IQ Roll (noted at -10%) would bring the cost to [24,27,31,35 for levels 1-4, 35/level after]. I had the same thought with Strike Senses (page 73), costing [22/24/28/33 points for levels 1-4, plus 33/level after]. It also doesn't have a will-based -5% skill roll, and when I plugged in a -10% Requires IQ Roll which would bring its cost to [20,23,28,31 for levels 1-4, 31/level after]. Does that look right, or am I missing something? It's the 5% part that's annoying me the most, leaving me wondering if I have the calculations correct. I'm also not completely sure if some of them require FP or if they're energy-free (like it sounds like Damage Control is). A hypersensory version of Psychometry would presumably take extra time but not require FP.