[RPM] "Path of Energy ends where others begin". Huh?

Varyon · 04-02-2014, 09:47 AM

I think it's more a blur than a line, and is just meant to avoid abuse (that is, Path of Energy being able to do virtually everything). The way I'd look at it is simple - if what I'm primarily affecting is energy, it's Path of Energy. Halt is a very indirect effect on the body, stopping it, and makes sense as "negate kinetic energy." Remove Reflection is controlling the light bouncing off a mirror (and I'd allow outright invisibility as a Path of Energy effect as well). Boosting the signal of a radio means just strengthening the light it's putting off, which seems just fine for Path of Energy.

Disrupting the electrical impulses of a body has a very direct effect on the body - Heart Attack, Paralysis, etc. - and should thus use Path of Body instead. An internal blast of electricity is a bit hazier, but is thematically so consistent with Path of Energy I'd allow it (note you'd probably need to tack on Path of Body if you want it to have side effects above and beyond the normal effects of electricity).

04-02-2014, 09:47 AM	#5
Varyon Join Date: Jun 2013	Re: [RPM] "Path of Energy ends where others begin". Huh? I think it's more a blur than a line, and is just meant to avoid abuse (that is, Path of Energy being able to do virtually everything). The way I'd look at it is simple - if what I'm primarily affecting is energy, it's Path of Energy. Halt is a very indirect effect on the body, stopping it, and makes sense as "negate kinetic energy." Remove Reflection is controlling the light bouncing off a mirror (and I'd allow outright invisibility as a Path of Energy effect as well). Boosting the signal of a radio means just strengthening the light it's putting off, which seems just fine for Path of Energy. Disrupting the electrical impulses of a body has a very direct effect on the body - Heart Attack, Paralysis, etc. - and should thus use Path of Body instead. An internal blast of electricity is a bit hazier, but is thematically so consistent with Path of Energy I'd allow it (note you'd probably need to tack on Path of Body if you want it to have side effects above and beyond the normal effects of electricity).