Anime: Railgun

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by roguebfl

why?

It's about the energy of rifle bullet. In the anime it hits more like a tank gun.

[lwcamp]

Originally Posted by TroyGuffey

First, is this actually possible (using tech, of course) firing projectiles just through manipulation of electric fields?

In principle it can be done. An electric field will pull the charges in an object that it is attracted to closer to it, and push the charges it is not attracted to farther away (called polarization). If the field is not uniform across the object, this leads to unballanced forces (for example, the field from a point charge falls off with distance, so the charges it is attracted to are pulled closer, where the field is stronger, and the charges that it repells are pushed away where the field is weaker, so the field pulls the object toward it). This effect is sometimes noticable (as when you can get an empty aluminum can to roll toward a statically charged plastic wand), but is not usually used to get high speed projectiles.

Propulsion is more straightforward if you have a projectile-to-be that is charged, but maintaining a high charge on an object can be problematic.

Modern tech uses either magnetic fields (coilguns) or a combination of electric and magnetic fields (railguns) for propulsion.

Luke

[Varyon]

Haven't seen the anime, but in 4e, you'd model something like this with an Innate Attack (probably pi+ or pi++, possibly cut), having the coins as either a special effect or a -5% Nuisance Effect. Give her a limited TK as an Alternate Ability, and you're good to go.

[whswhs]

Originally Posted by Varyon

Haven't seen the anime, but in 4e, you'd model something like this with an Innate Attack (probably pi+ or pi++, possibly cut), having the coins as either a special effect or a -5% Nuisance Effect. Give her a limited TK as an Alternate Ability, and you're good to go.

You also want the skill Innate Attack (Projectile), but it's a DX/Easy skill.

Bill Stoddard

[Tinman]

Psionic Powers (p.53) has TK Bullet, an ability that seems to be almost exactly what you are looking for.
It is a great book for lots of power builds & super powers. Not just for Psi.

[Fwibos]

Originally Posted by Tinman

Psionic Powers (p.53) has TK Bullet, an ability that seems to be almost exactly what you are looking for.
It is a great book for lots of power builds & super powers. Not just for Psi.

Probably with "Sharp Edge" or the Armor Divisor Enhancement.

[TroyGuffey]

Originally Posted by whswhs

You also want the skill Innate Attack (Projectile), but it's a DX/Easy skill.

Bill Stoddard

In the case of mentally guided projectiles, shouldn't it be IQ-based?

[whswhs]

Originally Posted by TroyGuffey

In the case of mentally guided projectiles, shouldn't it be IQ-based?

I wouldn't do it that way. TK is normally described as like having a remote pair of hands, and you use hands with DX. Here you're sort of throwing something, but it's still moving through physical space.

Bill Stoddard

[jeff_wilson]

Originally Posted by Purple Haze

Hence the word "flow".

Not hence. The electric charges flow, but the magnetism doesn't flow "the same". The magnetic field will have a static character with constant electric charge flow.

[robkelk]

Originally Posted by whswhs

I wouldn't do it that way. TK is normally described as like having a remote pair of hands, and you use hands with DX. Here you're sort of throwing something, but it's still moving through physical space.

Normally, yes - but in this particular case, the OP is trying to model a certain fictional character.

Is the character described as aiming physically or mentally? That would determine whether the appropriate skill is based on DX or IQ.