10-11-2016, 01:48 PM | #1 |
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Innate attack with the wall enhancement
I'm looking at making some sorcery spells based on innate attack, and I'm curious how the Wall enhancement does certain things.
First, with the rigid wall enhancement dice of damage decides DR and HP and the type of damage if someone collides with it. The example in Powers uses No Wounding, does a Wall without this do full dice of damage if you hit it (ie wall of spinning blades) or just normal collision damage? Second, a rigid wall has both DR and HP. I'm assuming that using HP means it gets HT checks to see if it survives when it reaches -HP and lower. What would the HT of these walls be? Thirdly, if I wanted the wall to be thinner than 1 yard but otherwise have the same stats, how would I go about achieving this? Fourthly, I have a Wall that is to be centered around me. Emanation seems like the right limitation at - 20%, but reduced range x0.1 gives me - 30% instead. Which is the appropriate modifier? Does emanation include the wall moving with me, or do I also purchase Mobile and Homing for that? Thank you in advance!
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10-11-2016, 09:34 PM | #3 |
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Re: Innate attack with the wall enhancement
For a wall that CAN be centered around you, the +60% version of Wall can do that. For a wall that MUST be centered around you, Emanation sounds as good as anything.
Taking No Wounding on a rigid wall seems wrong, seeing as the "dice of damage" never actually damage anything, but I think Wall is overpriced, so I'd probably allow it. |
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10-11-2016, 10:12 PM | #5 | |
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Also note that Powers and Thaumatology:Sorcery protection and warning spells disagree on the cost of "Does not damage those colliding with it" Powers assigns it a -50% no wounding modifier. Thaumatology:Sorcery protection and warning spells calls it a 0 point feature. It is done just to confuse people I guess.. |
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10-11-2016, 10:58 PM | #6 |
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Re: Innate attack with the wall enhancement
I've gone with No Wounding to mean that you can't press the wall against people to crush them, if they stand their ground the wall just moves next to them and can't move past. No blunt trauma gives anyone who hits it DR 10 to avoid damage (safety net level of DR) on a collision. Otherwise I think a wall that "does no collision damage" might be a cheap way to stop fall damage from a great height.
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10-12-2016, 03:08 AM | #8 | |
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Falling 10 yards onto a ~10 point No Wounding Wall:* wall has DR 4 and 1 HP. 2d falling damage almost certainly shatter the wall and fall through; if the GM is generous, the damage the wall absorbed is subtracted from the final fall distance. Conclusion: if No Wounding really means that colliding with the wall deals no damage, then safe long-distance falls maybe a side-effect of a high-power Wall, but people aren't exactly going to be buying them over Catfall. *1d+1 crushing Innate Attack, 6.5 Area Effect, +50% Persistent, +40% Wall, +30% No Wounding, -50% Total: 12 points, using inferior-but-default additive multipliers. |
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10-12-2016, 03:27 AM | #9 | |
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It makes sense that Catfall is cheaper, most people will buy it since they may only need to look out for themselves. But using a No Wounding Wall as a cushion is an interesting trick. |
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10-12-2016, 04:25 AM | #10 | |
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not the collider, as for Force Dome." EDIT: You have to read the full note for Force dome. It's not a special effect for Walls, it's a special effect for the DR Advantage BUT ONLY in combination with Affects Others, Area Effect, and Force FIeld. None of that is with regards ti Innate Attack and wall. Sorry, typing on a cat. full of typo.
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