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Old 07-30-2013, 05:01 PM   #1
oneofmanynameless
 
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Default Reducing Duration below 1 minute

I'm trying to create abilities that have limited uses and durations below 1 minute per use. For instance,

Altered Time Rate 1, limited to 5 times per day with only 5 seconds of duration per use.

This is still a very potent ability, but the limitation of 5 seconds instead of 1 minute per use is dramatically limiting. HOW DO I DO THIS?

Maximum duration forces a 5 minute cool down after use, I don't want that. There is no duration reducing modifier. What values should I use for the modifier? Help?
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Old 07-30-2013, 05:10 PM   #2
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Default Re: Reducing Duration below 1 minute

the way I did it was to combine 1 minute limitation with reduced duration (forgot which book it's from but it's the one that goes down to 1/60th.) That would give you durations as short as 1 second.
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Old 07-30-2013, 05:24 PM   #3
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I'm trying to create abilities that have limited uses and durations below 1 minute per use. For instance,

Altered Time Rate 1, limited to 5 times per day with only 5 seconds of duration per use.

This is still a very potent ability, but the limitation of 5 seconds instead of 1 minute per use is dramatically limiting. HOW DO I DO THIS?
A limitation named 'Reduced Duration' is found in GURPS Psionic Powers, on pg 21. Reduced Duration (1/60), which is what you appear to want as you are converting minutes to seconds, is -35%.

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Maximum duration forces a 5 minute cool down after use, I don't want that. There is no duration reducing modifier. What values should I use for the modifier? Help?
Its' a feature. A maximum duration with no cooldown between uses isn't a limitation and so shouldn't be worth anything.
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Old 07-30-2013, 07:17 PM   #4
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Default Re: Reducing Duration below 1 minute

Reduced Duration plus Limited Use sounds like it would do it.
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Old 07-30-2013, 07:41 PM   #5
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Default Re: Reducing Duration below 1 minute

Thank you! I think I looked in almost every book I had except psionic powers. This has been frustrating me for ages. Thank you!
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