Cosmic Questions

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Originally Posted by Phantasm

If it's the +50% version from the Basic Set, I would say it bypasses the non-cosmic mental defenses, but still permits the Will roll to resist. However, if you use the +300% No Defense Roll Required version from Powers and Power-Ups 4: Enhancements, then it will bypass the Will roll. The latter is much more powerful, hence the larger price tag.

Actually there is no enhancement, even in Cosmic, that will bypass a roll to resist. It explicitly says so in the Cosmic basic description in Power-Ups 4: Enhancements on page 6 and reinforced on page 8 in the description of Irresistible Attack. I believe you may have mixed it up with No Active Defense Allowed and No Die Roll Required.

The latter ensures success if there's any chance to hit and specifically says that it can be used for attack rolls but not for ones that require margin of success such as a resistance roll.

The former only disallows active defenses: blocks, parries, and dodges.


Therefore Cosmic Mind Control is only able to bypass any non-cosmic defenses such as Mind Shield while any Cosmic Mind Shield will protect the target as normal.