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Old 11-04-2011, 07:44 PM   #1
Mgellis
 
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Default Trigger/preparation required/? question

I'm trying to figure out a build for a couple of limitations...

If you need a rare environment to activate your power AND you have to spend time in it, is this the right limitation...

Trigger, Rare, Must be found or made, -40%; Preparation required, 10 minutes, -30%; Extended duration, x30, +60%

Total: -10%


You must spend 10 minutes in the special environment and then your power activates (since it is a trigger, too, it will activate at once, you cannot hold it for later); you only get it for 30 minutes and then it stops working.

Also, for a "potion-based" power...

Trigger, Rare, Must be found or made, -40%; One use per day, -40%; Takes extra time 1, -10%; Extended duration, x100, +80%

Total: -10%


You must take the potion to activate your power, and it takes two seconds to start, and you can only use it once per day (it won't work if you try to use it again before your body recovers properly), but it works for about an hour-and-a-half before it shuts down.

Anything wrong with these? Should they be done this way or some other way?

Thanks.

Mark
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Old 11-04-2011, 08:09 PM   #2
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Default Re: Trigger/preparation required/? question

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I'm trying to figure out a build for a couple of limitations...

If you need a rare environment to activate your power AND you have to spend time in it, is this the right limitation...

Trigger, Rare, Must be found or made, -40%; Preparation required, 10 minutes, -30%; Extended duration, x30, +60%

Total: -10%


You must spend 10 minutes in the special environment and then your power activates (since it is a trigger, too, it will activate at once, you cannot hold it for later); you only get it for 30 minutes and then it stops working.
It sounds like for this one you want Immediate Preparation Required, since regular PR allows you prepare in advance and save them up. Which actually works well for potions, come to think of it.
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