[Powers] Warp under the hood mechanics

[Walrus]

Hello.

I'd like to know what is inner mechanic of Warp modifiers.

Particulary, how one could build an ability with the same mechanics of time spent and skill bonus/penalty.

[sir_pudding]

(Reliable +10, +50%; EITHER Hard to Use -21, OR Immediate Preparation Required, 8 hours -32%;Variable + 5%) would be +23%, if it were allowed at all (it's not, Hard to Use is incompatible with Reliable, and maxes at -12 besides), which suggests:

Preparation Time

+25%

This ability, which must already have an activation roll (including Requires (Attribute) Roll or Unreliable), uses the Preparation Time table for Warp (p. B98).

[Walrus]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

Preparation Time[/B]

+20%

This ability, which must already have an activation roll (including Requires (Attribute) Roll or Unreliable), uses the Preparation Time table for Warp (p. B98).

Thanks. But there's Variable component there, so it adds at least +5%. But then it's 25-30% anyway.

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by Walrus

Thanks. But there's Variable component there, so it adds at least +5%. But then it's 25-30% anyway.

Oops. I fixed it.

Note that isn't exact anyway because 10-21=-11 not - 10. It's certainly close enough. Rounding up to +25% for that extra +1 is probably right now that I think about it.