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Old 10-15-2015, 07:36 PM   #1
Vernon King Avaritt III
 
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Copy Fingerprints
You are able to copy another’s fingerprints and use them yourself for your own diabolical purposes. Cost 2 points.
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Old 10-15-2015, 08:10 PM   #2
Peter Knutsen
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Please give me your input

Copy Fingerprints
You are able to copy another’s fingerprints and use them yourself for your own diabolical purposes. Cost 2 points.
What are the parameters of this ability?

How much time does this take to do? What's the range? Do you have to touch the person, or can you do it from 38 thousand light years away? Does it cost FP to use? Is there a 3d6-roll-under roll gainst IQ+Talent or Will+Talent involved? How long do the copied fingerprints persist?

How exact is the copy? Even homozygotic twins don't have fingerprints that are exactly alike, merely very, very similar.

Hero System has some kind of Morph ability that has all sorts of add-ons, including (IIRC) finger-print copying, retina imitation, and so forth. It rather reminded me of the science fiction novel "Consider Phlebas" by Banks...
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Old 10-15-2015, 08:35 PM   #3
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What are the parameters of this ability?

How much time does this take to do? What's the range? Do you have to touch the person, or can you do it from 38 thousand light years away? Does it cost FP to use? Is there a 3d6-roll-under roll gainst IQ+Talent or Will+Talent involved? How long do the copied fingerprints persist?

How exact is the copy? Even homozygotic twins don't have fingerprints that are exactly alike, merely very, very similar.

Hero System has some kind of Morph ability that has all sorts of add-ons, including (IIRC) finger-print copying, retina imitation, and so forth. It rather reminded me of the science fiction novel "Consider Phlebas" by Banks...
What a Horza, er horrible thing to say. Don't you have any Culture?...
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Old 10-15-2015, 09:12 PM   #4
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I'd file it under Elastic Skin. "Fingerprints Only" seems like it gives up a lot of the utility of the power, yet still has some fairly potent uses. Maybe -50%.
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