Supers: Fright and Powers

[David Johnston2]

Originally Posted by aesir23

Personally I don't allow Temporary Disadvantage (Horrific) because it's hardly ever disadvantageous if you can turn it off.

Isn't the point of Temporary Disadvantage to let you exploit the advantageous elements of certain disads?

[aesir23]

Originally Posted by David Johnston2

Isn't the point of Temporary Disadvantage to let you exploit the advantageous elements of certain disads?

No. If that were the case it would be be an Enhancement rather than a Limitation. You're thinking about a Perk, Voluntary disadvantage, I think. Which I wouldn't allow for Horrific either.

[David Johnston2]

Originally Posted by aesir23

No. If that were the case it would be be an Enhancement rather than a Limitation. You're thinking about a Perk, Voluntary disadvantage, I think. Which I wouldn't allow for Horrific either.

Yeah. that's what I was thinking of. Still being temporarily Horrific does have it's problems. People just won't think of you the same way after they see you morph into a mind-bending monstrosity.

[Bruno]

Originally Posted by David Johnston2

People just won't think of you the same way after they see you morph into a mind-bending monstrosity.

That reminds me of the Half-Horrible-Monstrosity-From-Beyond-Space-And-Time (aka Half-Elder-Spawn) template from Dungeon Fantasy 3:

They've listed it, in this case, as "Supernatural Features: Not Quite Right", specifically giving the -1 to reactions from anyone who witnesses their racial abilities (Double-Jointed, Homogenous, Slippery, Etc) in action and of course the usual +1 to attempts to figure out what they Really Are.

That would probably be a good sort of thing to put on the character sheet of someone who really IS a mind-bending monstrosity and temporarily reveals such when using a Kewl Power.

Probably instead of TD: Horrific, even. Jack up the level of the Supernatural Features for more reaction penalty and bonuses to figure out Your Real Secret.

[Crakkerjakk]

Originally Posted by Bruno

Probably instead of TD: Horrific, even. Jack up the level of the Supernatural Features for more reaction penalty and bonuses to figure out Your Real Secret.

You put a round through the MiB's glasses resulting in a angry chittering noise issuing from his mouth as greenish fluid slowly oozes from the wound. He turns and starts towards you, not noticeably affected an injury that would have killed a normal man...

I like it.