01-26-2011, 10:58 AM | #1 |
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Merrillville, In
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TK Grab
Is it just me or is TK Grab just a lesser straight TK but costs more?
What am I missing? Is it reasonable to take and apply the skills in Psionic Powers in the TK section and use them directly with an existing TK advantage as "power stunts" to refine the TK ability as the base discription is already close in description? Levitate is already in the TK base description, you just need enough levels to lift yourself. Verying it off of flight does make it easier to start off with it with prepackaged calculation done for you, but doesn't otherwise seem to actully require it if you already have TK. Thanks for any insights into clairifying this for me. |
01-26-2011, 11:04 AM | #2 | ||
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Denmark
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01-26-2011, 11:06 AM | #3 |
Join Date: Aug 2004
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01-26-2011, 01:50 PM | #4 | |
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Dobbstown Sane Asylum
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1. TK Grab has an unlimited range; you can affect anything you can see. TK only works out to 10 yards. (This is, by far, the biggest difference. In fact, if you take Short-Ranged TK, it costs you only 4 points/level, cheaper than TK, and yet still has better range than TK at 20 yards.) 2. TK Grab skill can be substituted for any skill roll made while using the ability; e.g., to quickly ready a gun, shoot it, then hit someone with it, you can roll against TK Grab all three times. TK requires you to use the appropriate skill for each ability; e.g., in the example above, you'd need to roll DX, then Brawling, then Guns (Pistol). 3. TK Grab cannot be used to lift yourself or punch someone directly; you have to take Levitation or pick up something, respectively. TK can. (This is an intentional limitation, done to draw clear lines between the four different Telekinesis-based abilities.) Hopefully this clears things up! TK Grab is a worked example, and while it happens to be based on TK (from the Basic Set), it is a unique thing.
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02-10-2011, 03:17 AM | #5 | |
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Merrillville, In
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But yes, that does explain it as a separate variation to the basic TK and balanced to explain why it is higher cost. |
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