Is Striking ST "Always On" or "Transient"

[Varyon]

Originally Posted by Michael Thayne

Seconding this, especially given the existence of canonical "temporary ST boost" that wouldn't really make any sense if Striking ST was treated like Innate Attack or something. See e.g.Adrenal-Muscular Trigger from Monster Hunters.

This caused me to remember something from Bio-Tech, so I went and checked for it. Part of the Bio-Booster (which pumps you full of adrenaline and similar when activated) is Striking ST (Cardiac Stress, every minute -30%). The way Cardiac Stress is designed would make it a poor fit for something that were per-attack (although I could see using the "every second" pricing for that, which might fit something like Tien's Kikoho/Tri-Beam attack). So the fact you can put the per-minute version of it on Striking ST implies it's normally an Always On ability.

Originally Posted by Anthony

I would, however, note that "Limited Power: requires an IQ roll on every attack" is perfectly valid.

Considering going from "1 FP a minute" to "1 FP a second" with Costs Fatigue doubles the value of the Limitation, I could see a similar doubling for "Requires IQ Roll" if it's per attack.