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dcarson

08-12-2016 04:37 PM

Compartmentalized Mind and not duplicate powers

If you have a Telekinetic with Compartmentalized Mind so they can do several things at once but each compartment does not get the whole power what Limitation value would that be. Total TK is 300 pounds but that's total across all compartments not for each as RAW has.

GodBeastX

08-12-2016 05:59 PM

Re: Compartmentalized Mind and not duplicate powers

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Originally Posted by dcarson (Post 2028972)

I'm confused. Are you asking what the value would be if the TK level were divided between them?

GodBeastX

08-12-2016 06:03 PM

Re: Compartmentalized Mind and not duplicate powers

If I understand you right, this would probably just be a -20% limitation of "Divided between compartments" if there's two.

Nereidalbel

08-12-2016 06:17 PM

Re: Compartmentalized Mind and not duplicate powers

I'd just borrow Shared Resources from Duplication.

dcarson

08-12-2016 08:14 PM

Re: Compartmentalized Mind and not duplicate powers

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Originally Posted by GodBeastX (Post 2028993)

If I understand you right, this would probably just be a -20% limitation of "Divided between compartments" if there's two.

That's about what I was thinking but the following is almost RAW. Thanks.

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Originally Posted by Nereidalbel (Post 2028999)

I'd just borrow Shared Resources from Duplication.

Ah, I figured that there would be something RAW that I wasn't remembering. Shared Resources it is. Thanks.

Donny Brook

08-14-2016 11:54 AM

Re: Compartmentalized Mind and not duplicate powers

Does Compartmentalized Mind on its own actually double your TK capacity? Like if you buy 300lbs worth of TK and then get CM could your minds work together to lift 600lbs?

evileeyore

08-14-2016 11:58 AM

Re: Compartmentalized Mind and not duplicate powers

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Originally Posted by Donny Brook (Post 2029330)

Does Compartmentalized Mind on its own actually double your TK capacity? Like if you buy 300lbs worth of TK and then get CM could your minds work together to lift 600lbs?

As far as I know, yes, that's exactly how it works.

Nereidalbel

08-14-2016 02:16 PM

Re: Compartmentalized Mind and not duplicate powers

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Originally Posted by Donny Brook (Post 2029330)

Does Compartmentalized Mind on its own actually double your TK capacity? Like if you buy 300lbs worth of TK and then get CM could your minds work together to lift 600lbs?

Pretty much. And you would combine the BL of all compartments working together to determine your effective level for the purposes of moving an object at speed or telekinetically smacking somebody around with a Jeep.

Donny Brook

08-14-2016 02:38 PM

Re: Compartmentalized Mind and not duplicate powers

Interesting. So there's a break-point at which you should buy CM instead of more TK, especially with a TK-only modifier. I have a couple of NPC builds I will have to revisit.

ericthered

08-14-2016 03:55 PM

Re: Compartmentalized Mind and not duplicate powers

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Originally Posted by Donny Brook (Post 2029372)

Interesting. So there's a break-point at which you should buy CM instead of more TK, especially with a TK-only modifier. I have a couple of NPC builds I will have to revisit.

I don't know that I'd describe it as a break point. you want to balance the TK vs. the CM. My tinkering is saying that about 1/4 of the points should go towards CM, rounding down in general.

Refplace

08-14-2016 04:57 PM

Re: Compartmentalized Mind and not duplicate powers

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Originally Posted by ericthered (Post 2029407)

I don't know that I'd describe it as a break point. you want to balance the TK vs. the CM. My tinkering is saying that about 1/4 of the points should go towards CM, rounding down in general.

And it needs to fit the special effects of the charecter.

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