05-31-2017, 02:06 PM | #1 |
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Rule of 16 question
Ok, this should be quick.....
per the rule of 16, against creatures with a resistance skill of 16+, you are capped at a 50% chance of affecting them? |
05-31-2017, 02:25 PM | #2 |
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Re: Rule of 16 question
Exactly, on the first attempt, but potentially better when you count repeated attempts. In super-powered games, the advantage of having a huge lead over their 16 resistance is that you can soak the -3, then the -6, and so on, and have a 50% chance each try.
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05-31-2017, 02:32 PM | #3 |
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Re: Rule of 16 question
Or get Cosmic, No Rule of 16, +50% if I recall correctly.
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05-31-2017, 02:38 PM | #4 |
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Re: Rule of 16 question
um... where is the -3 then -6 coming from?
(if it matters, I'm specifically looking at spell resistances) |
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05-31-2017, 06:06 PM | #6 |
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05-31-2017, 06:38 PM | #7 |
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06-01-2017, 01:15 PM | #8 |
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Re: Rule of 16 question
Please note that Repeated Attempts is an option discussed in GURPS Powers, not any sort of mandatory rule. (And it seems to me that Gef is thinking of Healing specifically, which uses its own rules.)
So the answer to the OP is "yes"; it caps at a 50/50 shot.
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06-01-2017, 04:17 PM | #9 |
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Re: Rule of 16 question
Indeed so. Thanks for the catch. Mind Control is a power that specifically forbids repeated attempts, so to do it anyway you'd need a power stunt to add Cosmic, meaning there'd be a heaping fatigue cost or further penalty. But if you could pull it off, you've got 50% chance to beat 16 resistance on the first try, and up to 50% again on the second try, for a net of 75% chance to succeed over two tries. That's better for the attacker, unless the defender, successful against the first attempt, uses his action to prevent a second attempt.
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