Different Cosmics

[David Johnston2]

Originally Posted by kirbwarrior

A few ideas I've had on Cosmic;

Essential Fire (or any of them) can be made in Magic as Powers as just putting Cosmic +50% on Create (Powers recommends this, can't remember the page). But I still want Magical -10% on Create to signify it as a spell. Is this allowed? The intention is that it ignores mundane countermeasures (can't put it out with normal water) but not magical ones (Mana Damper would put it out).

Ahem. Don't confuse the power source with the advantage modifier. The Cosmic power source is so-called because it comes with an automatic Cosmic advantage modifier but you need not take a Cosmic power source to have the modifier.

Note, however that if you just don't take the extra -10% for being "Fire Magic" rather than just generic "Magic" then you end up with a magic thing that may look and feel like fire, but isn't, and is not vulnerable to non-magical water.

I may be recalling this wrong, but I've always been uncomfortable with Cosmic the power modifier included in other Cosmics such as No Roll Required.

That's because it isn't.

Would Cosmic +50% do anything when added to an attribute?

Not much since Attributes don't have limitations to take away.

I know you can apply power modifiers to perks (Ignition could be magical as to represent Ignite Fire). Can you do this with Cosmic? Can you apply certain cosmics to perks (such as NRR and Irresistible)? I know you can't normally apply modifiers to perks, but NRR sounds really useful on Controllable Disadvantage,

I would suggest getting a second perk to modify the first.