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Old 05-31-2017, 03:22 PM   #5
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Default Re: Rule of 16 question

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Originally Posted by Gef View Post
Exactly, on the first attempt, but potentially better when you count repeated attempts. In super-powered games, the advantage of having a huge lead over their 16 resistance is that you can soak the -3, then the -6, and so on, and have a 50% chance each try.
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Originally Posted by deneb3525 View Post
um... where is the -3 then -6 coming from?

(if it matters, I'm specifically looking at spell resistances)
Presumably from Repeated Attempts (p.159, Powers & B348), though he may be thinking more of Repeated Attempts in 3rd Edition which did incur a -3 penalty, rather than the -1 per attempt of 4th Edition. Basic premise and argument are still valid, despite differing numeric values, though.
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