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Old 07-27-2013, 05:18 PM   #4
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Default Re: [Powers] Neutralize (Power Theft): what if the target dies?

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Originally Posted by LemmingLord View Post
Depends on the genre... Sometimes the only way to keep from losing the power is to kill the person you are stealing power from.
That's definitely not how the advantage is written though. That's "and then I spend character points to permanently aquire the power" using Power Theft as your "origin story". A totally legit thing to do if your GM doesn't mind.

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Originally Posted by LemmingLord View Post
I'd say raw is written with the assumption the power is yours until the duration and then returns to the (now deceased) individual.
I concur. If it can be shut off earlier by killing the subject, that's a (small) limitation.
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