04-15-2020, 02:47 PM | #11 | |
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Re: Modular Powers: a flexible powers/magic system
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Physical Only being more expensive than "Mental + Skills" does seem odd. I honestly assume its +0% until I go look it up. Honestly, it might even be worse, mental abilities are generally better in most circumstances (even combat if Malediction changes attacks to mental). |
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04-22-2020, 09:57 AM | #12 |
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Columbus, Ohio
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Re: Modular Powers: a flexible powers/magic system
I've been meaning to work on this, but I've been caught up in life—as I'm sure many of us have. With the awesome feedback I've received, I decided to re-tool Modular Powers into Wildcard Power Pool. It just seems simpler that way.
Wildcard Power Pool is 2 points/level. This must be taken in conjunction with a base ability, and the level of the Wildcard Power Pool cannot exceed the point cost of the base ability. The base ability can be a raw advantage or it can be a modified power, but, if the base ability has a Power Modifier, the Wildcard Power Pool abilities must have the same Power Modifier. To use the Wildcard Power Pool, choose any other ability whose cost, after all enhancements and limitations, is not greater than the level of the Wildcard Power Pool. Only one of the base ability or the Wildcard Power Pool ability can be used at a time, and switching between the base ability and the Wildcard Power Pool ability or between Wildcard Power Pool abilities can be done at the start of one’s turn as a free action. To use multiple abilities at once, one can buy multiple Wildcard Power Pools. Wildcard Power Pool can only be modified by the Limited Scope limitation (and I prefer the version from Ritual Path Specialists from Pyramid #3/66: The Laws of Magic as a basis)—e.g., Limited Scope, Abilities related to Druidic magic, -20%; Limited Scope, Abilities that create or control fire, -50%. Furthermore, the base ability may be changed as part of advancement. As long as the level of Wildcard Power Pool is equal to the cost of the base ability, the points in the base ability may be spent to purchase a more expensive base ability. Optionally, if the level of the Wildcard Power Pool is less than the cost of the base ability, the difference between the cost and the level is the temporary cost of the previous base ability until the level of the Wildcard Power Pool is equal to the cost of the previous base ability. For example, if Zambazor has Flight [40] and Wildcard Power Pool 30 [60], but he wants to upgrade to a more expensive base ability, he must also pay 10 points (the difference between the 40 points in Flight and the 30 levels of Wildcard Power Pool) to keep Flight as part of his pool of available abilities. If Zambazor takes a higher level of Wildcard Power Pool, the original cost of Flight should be lowered in the same way. I went made a follow-up blog post about it, which also contains my revised Design Notes. Thanks again!
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Raekai's links: My blog about conlanging, GURPS, and other stuff! — Using Knowing Your Own Strength with Conditional Injury Simulating multiple attacks Wildcard Power Pool: a flexible magic/powers system Magic to RPM complete conversion v2 (incomplete) Perussinexian Magic 2 (outdated) |
04-22-2020, 02:20 PM | #13 | |
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04-22-2020, 06:05 PM | #14 | |
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I don't think the base ability is really much of a limiter—nor should it be! If I have the Kryptonian Power Talent with Flight as my base ability, I can certainly justify using my Wildcard Power Pool to shoot lasers out of my eyes! Even if you said no, I would argue that I can turn back time with the power of Flight because Superman does it. It's hard. Supers is definitely a genre full of BS-ing. (Which isn't a problem. It's just an observation. That BS-ing can be really fun!) If anything, I think Wildcard Powers should have included such a limitation, but the rules seemed to be going for a very simplistic approach. This is supposed to be the not-quite-as-simple-but-still-simple approach. If DR 50 (Limited, Silver Only) and Control Space don't have the same flexibility, they shouldn't cost the same. In my games (which don't tend to be in the Supers genre), they wouldn't, and I would definitely never make them the same price (in terms of the Wildcard Power Pool).
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Raekai's links: My blog about conlanging, GURPS, and other stuff! — Using Knowing Your Own Strength with Conditional Injury Simulating multiple attacks Wildcard Power Pool: a flexible magic/powers system Magic to RPM complete conversion v2 (incomplete) Perussinexian Magic 2 (outdated) |
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04-22-2020, 07:31 PM | #15 | |
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alternative abilities, modular abilities, powers, powers as magic, sorcery |
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