10-19-2009, 07:53 AM | #1 |
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Does Tactile Telekinesis Add to Basic ST?
Hey everyone,
First off thanks for the help on the low level Batman character I was doing. He is still alive so far, so we did something right. I am fooling around with some of the stuff in the 50-Point Abilities thread. Currently I am doing a a tactile TK character, and had the title question. Basically if you have ST 10 and TK 20 with Reach C, does that mean you have an effective ST of 30, or do you have to choose between the two? |
10-19-2009, 08:07 AM | #2 | |
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Re: Does Tactile Telekinesis Add to Basic ST?
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10-19-2009, 08:48 AM | #3 |
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Re: Does Tactile Telekinesis Add to Basic ST?
IIRC, you add the BLs to get the total ST, and convert back to a final ST.
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10-19-2009, 08:52 AM | #4 |
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Re: Does Tactile Telekinesis Add to Basic ST?
Normally, I'd think, you'd be able to take a Concentrate maneuver. Whenever you can Concentrate and do manual work, add the BL's together. If you2re punching someone, well, you'll need a Compartmentalized Mind to be able to physically punch and mentally punch someone at the same time - which would do 2 punch damages that would not add together though.
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10-19-2009, 10:08 AM | #5 |
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Re: Does Tactile Telekinesis Add to Basic ST?
Unless your TK is linked to your ST, it's different actions to use them, so you have to choose. If your TK is linked, you'd add the BLs and have a ST of 22 (no, this is not worth the points).
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10-19-2009, 10:14 AM | #6 |
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Re: Does Tactile Telekinesis Add to Basic ST?
Or you can just buy the additional 20 ST without HP as per Psionic Powers p57 where it states...
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10-19-2009, 10:14 AM | #7 |
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Re: Does Tactile Telekinesis Add to Basic ST?
Without Compartmentalized Mind, you arguably can't use both at the same time at all. I would probably allow you to do so (at least outside of combat) by taking twice as long. As others have said, you would add BL's together to determine your Basic Lift, and you could then use that to back-calculate your effective ST (if necessary; as this is mostly just going to be used for lifting, BL alone should suffice).
With Compartmentalized Mind (or Altered Time Rate) you could punch using both ST's at once. This would likely be two strikes at different ST's, and I'd probably give the opponent a -1 to defend (in addition to any other modifiers) as this would be rather similar to a Dual-Weapon Attack. If your GM allows it (might require a Perk or UB), you could augment your normal strength using TK. To determine your new Striking ST, back-calculate from BL (calculating initial BL from Striking ST, if it's different from Lifting) to determine ST, and round down. If you don't want to spend the points on Compartmentalized Mind, or if the GM feels getting such a bonus for "free" is unbalancing, you could buy Striking and/or Lifting ST as an Alternate Ability to your TK. That or make your TK a Wildcard ability and be able to do all manner of things (although if you can't afford Compartmentalized Mind, Wildcard's probably going to be off-limits).
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10-19-2009, 10:15 AM | #8 | |
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Re: Does Tactile Telekinesis Add to Basic ST?
Or you can just buy the additional 20 ST without HP as per Psionic Powers p57 where it states...
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10-19-2009, 01:47 PM | #9 |
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10-19-2009, 01:50 PM | #10 |
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Re: Does Tactile Telekinesis Add to Basic ST?
Never used Character Assistant, but I'd say you'd either a) buy it as Striking ST and Lifting ST or b) buy up ST, then buy down HP.
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