A Panoply of Portal Problems

[Christopher R. Rice]

Originally Posted by Wavefunction

Got a few questions relating to Warp (Area Effect, 2 yards, +50%; Cancellation, +10%; Extended Duration, Permanent, +300%; Ranged, +40%; Tunnel, +100%) (just to cover the basics of the build)

Where are you getting Cancellation from? Affliction? I assume that's so you can kill portals off quickly. That's clever. I approve.

Originally Posted by Wavefunction

What kind of Power Defense would you use to stop an attack by opening a portal in front of it? Assuming it would be a Power Defense of course, normal Warp uses different rules for dodging attacks than a Power Dodge.

Power Block.

Originally Posted by Wavefunction

How about using aforementioned defense multiple times per round? What about doing that at no penalty?

For the first I'd say "Cosmic, Multiple Warp Dodges" probably around +50% or maybe +100%. The second would be another +50% Cosmic - which matches up pretty well with Decreased Immunity 1.

Originally Posted by Wavefunction

If you did block an attack with a tunnel, how would you represent arranging the portal 'mouth' so that the attack hits the person attacking you, or someone else for that matter?

Abilities at Default + Power Block for DR with Reflection on it.

Originally Posted by Wavefunction

What about the ability to close a portal whilst someone's arm (or head, weapon, lamppost, etc.) is stuck through it, severing it?

Trickier. Abilities at Default with something like: Cutting Attack (Immediate Crippling, +10%; All or Nothing, -10%) [7/die]. So each level does 1d of cutting damage for the sole purpose of severing a limb. If damage equals or exceeds the crippling threshold check to see it if comes off.

Originally Posted by Wavefunction

Finally, in Pyramid: Infinite Worlds 2, Lord of Your Own Domain the Tunnel enhancement is given another level to permit multiple simultaneous Tunnels. How would you open several tunnels at once? I guess there's limited Compartmentalized Mind, but are there any other options.

The penalty is -1 per portal after the first, you don't need Compartmentalized Mind, you just take more penalties.