03-09-2013, 11:42 AM | #1 |
Join Date: Mar 2013
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Questions about the surge modifier
I'm confused as to what the surge damage modifier actually does. The description under the modifiers section says it can incapacitate equipment or characters with the Electrical disadvantage but the disadvantage description only says that surge damage knocks Electrical characters unconscious on a critical hit - this seems a little useless, since critical hits have such a low chance of happening. Am I missing something?
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03-09-2013, 11:55 AM | #2 |
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Seattle, WA
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Re: Questions about the surge modifier
I think that's fine, though. For one thing, many higher tech weapons have the surge modifier and they can easily crit 10% of the time by attacking with an effective skill of 16+. For another, if the surge modifier affected Electrical characters too much, it would be crippling.
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03-09-2013, 12:11 PM | #3 | |
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Re: Questions about the surge modifier
Yes you are missing something ( but it's not you're fault)
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03-09-2013, 01:23 PM | #4 |
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Re: Questions about the surge modifier
We also updated Surge's description in GURPS Power-Ups 4: Enhancements.
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