Statting a permanent wormhole replacing the vitals...

[PTTG]

So I've got a PC here that's going to have a swirling nexus of mystical energy replacing his solar plexus. It's just narrow enough so that you can't see it from behind him, but wide enough that any hit from the front that would hit his vitals instead goes through the portal.

He has a few other functions from the portal; he can use it to dispose of things, as a light source, and he can use Snatcher through it. But I'm not sure how to price the defensive aspect of his ability.

Any thoughts?

[Kelly Pedersen]

So, basically, someone attacking from the front will hit the portal, not the vitals, and that's guaranteed? That's Injury Tolerance (No Vitals), then, and I'd just borrow the Directional limitation from DR, so -50% for "front only".

Does hitting the portal have any other negative effects for the attacker? Like, lost weapons (or damage to a body part, if unarmed)?

[PTTG]

No Vitals just turns vitals hits into torso hits. His chest portal completely consumes attacks that hit his middle.

If he throws himself on a grenade, he'll be fine because the whole thing just vanishes through the portal (it's not exactly one-way, but rather it's so unstable that anything that goes through is essentially lost unless you're still holding onto it). If a grenade goes off while it's sitting on a lectern in front of him, he'll still be fully impacted by the shock wave and head-directed shrapnel.

[mr beer]

Originally Posted by PTTG

No Vitals just turns vitals hits into torso hits. His chest portal completely consumes attacks that hit his middle.

This - it's better than No Vitals.

Could we just slap Cosmic (No Damage) on top?

EDIT

Or can we make this effectively a partially Insubstantial build?

[PTTG]

Interesting, though the attacks don't pass straight through him; they're gone, effectively destroyed. Though really dangerous items tend to have signatures such that they aren't really lost for good... best case, they're just out of action for a while.

[kirbwarrior]

Affliction with Aura and the Death variant from Powers that expels things to another dimension is a... silly place to start.

It could be done as Extra Mouth with Force Extension* and the trait that lets you eat anything. Also silly, but far less absurd than the above.

*I've seen this used on Extra Arm to simulate a floating, indestructible shield. Sounds fine for this.