[Powers] Melee Cone?

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by evileeyore

Unless it's built as an Emanation/AoE centered on one's self.

In GURPS you don't build to respect reality but rather to respect the effect you want.


A sweeping attack that cannot miss? Area + Emanation.

Then the Melee limitation doesn't seem appropriate.

[evileeyore]

Originally Posted by Varyon

So basically, instead of using a 360-degree Area, you cut the price and target size in half and have an Arc? That makes some sense, although it may be more GURPSy to reduce price by only 20%, so Area is +40%/level rather than +50%/level.

I really like this Arc suggestion, regardless of what price we ultimately decide on. Thanks, evileeyore - I think I'll go with this unless someone comes up with something better.

Sure. I'd actually check the Accessibility write up in... I think it's Power-Ups Limitations. I'm being lazy today or I'd have done that myself.

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

Then the Melee limitation doesn't seem appropriate.

Granted. I didn't notice you were specifically responding to the Melee bit, I was thinking about Area and Jet when I read your post.

[kirbwarrior]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

Then the Melee limitation doesn't seem appropriate.

Is there a way to add the ability to parry to a trait that is allowed to have the Melee limitation? The ability could built as an area attack with the ability to parry as a Melee weapon to approximate things.

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by kirbwarrior

Is there a way to add the ability to parry to a trait that is allowed to have the Melee limitation? The ability could built as an area attack with the ability to parry as a Melee weapon to approximate things.

I think most things built as cones or emanations or whatever probably would more sensibly power parry anyway, but if you do have something that makes more sense to parry as melee weapon you probably could allow that as an option instead of power parry.