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Old 08-21-2019, 12:31 PM   #1
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Default [Powers] Multiple Reflexive During Combat

How would Reflexive work for multiple abilities?

Currently I'm building a character with three separate reflexive abilities:
  • A Binding Attack
  • A malediction that afflicts someone with 10 DR
  • An innate attack force wall with no wounding modifiers etc.

If I'm being attacked would all three abilities trigger if I'm hit?
Would I (as the player) get to choose which ability triggers? Or one at random?

If I attempted an active defense (like dodge) and fail, would the effects still trigger reflexively (assuming I made the roll)?

If I used the ability during my turn (such as, if I already applied 10 DR to myself) would it still trigger reflexively?

Would reflexive abilities trigger on each attack? Or just once per turn?

If I have Cosmic Parry, would reflexive abilities (or even normal Cosmic Power Parries) work against a critical hit?
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Old 08-21-2019, 12:47 PM   #2
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Default Re: [Powers] Multiple Reflexive During Combat

I think you misunderstand Reflexive.
Its a modifier (GURPS Powers, p109) for defenses not attacks.
Basically it lets you activate a defense as a Free Action instead of taking a Ready or Concentrate maneuver. Its later applied to sensory powers as well so a Detect (for example) can turn itself on to alert you of something.
If it were applied to an attack it would still require an attack to use, just be available faster.
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Old 08-21-2019, 12:52 PM   #3
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Default Re: [Powers] Multiple Reflexive During Combat

My interpretation:

You'd have to define the reflexive trigger as "being attacked" for the bind.

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If I'm being attacked would all three abilities trigger if I'm hit?
You would make the reflexive check for each one, in an order determined by you, but this order would be permanent.

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Would I (as the player) get to choose which ability triggers? Or one at random?
No, they are reflexive, they all try to trigger.

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If I attempted an active defense (like dodge) and fail, would the effects still trigger reflexively (assuming I made the roll)?
I would still say yes.

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If I used the ability during my turn (such as, if I already applied 10 DR to myself) would it still trigger reflexively?
No, it's already been used once this turn. Unless it has Rapid Fire it would only be used once.

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Would reflexive abilities trigger on each attack? Or just once per turn?
Like I said above, only with Rapid Fire.

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If I have Cosmic Parry, would reflexive abilities (or even normal Cosmic Power Parries) work against a critical hit?
No, you'd have to have Cosmic on the power as well to allow that. You'd need both.
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Old 08-21-2019, 12:56 PM   #4
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I think you misunderstand Reflexive.
Its a modifier (GURPS Powers, p109) for defenses not attacks.
Is there a place where defense is defined? I'm probably wrong but I thought that my abilities would be counted as defenses? There really isn't much attacking you can do with the 10DR Malediction or a force wall that deals no damage so I kinda just assumed they counted. Feel free to correct me on this.

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Basically it lets you activate a defense as a Free Action instead of taking a Ready or Concentrate maneuver. Its later applied to sensory powers as well so a Detect (for example) can turn itself on to alert you of something.
If it were applied to an attack it would still require an attack to use, just be available faster.
Ok, let's suppose that is true, if I had reflexive
  • Insubstantiality
  • Warp
  • Damage Reduction (Switchable)

instead of the things I listed above, how would reflexive work then?
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Old 08-21-2019, 01:01 PM   #5
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You'd have to define the reflexive trigger as "being attacked" for the bind.
Using it like the Power Parry rules to reduce dice of damage, so I feel that would work.

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No, it's already been used once this turn. Unless it has Rapid Fire it would only be used once.
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Like I said above, only with Rapid Fire.
That makes sense

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No, you'd have to have Cosmic on the power as well to allow that. You'd need both.
Ahh ok. I do have Cosmic on the power so that would work

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Ok, let's suppose that is true, if I had reflexive
  • Insubstantiality
  • Warp
  • Damage Reduction (Switchable)

instead of the things I listed above, how would reflexive work then?
You would become insubstantial, teleport away, and your DR would turn itself on the first time you got hit. You'd still have to roll to see where your Warp goes, or if it succeeds at all.
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Old 08-21-2019, 01:05 PM   #7
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You would become insubstantial, teleport away, and your DR would turn itself on the first time you got hit. You'd still have to roll to see where your Warp goes, or if it succeeds at all.
Yeah that makes sense.


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Using it like the Power Parry rules to reduce dice of damage, so I feel that would work.
In general, I'd allow this. However, I'd have to play around with it to determine if it's too cheap for what it does. But, I don't have a conceptual problem with it.

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You would become insubstantial, teleport away, and your DR would turn itself on the first time you got hit. You'd still have to roll to see where your Warp goes, or if it succeeds at all.
Yeah, this, pretty much.
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Old 08-21-2019, 01:12 PM   #9
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Sorry... last questions I promise. You all have been a great help!


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You would make the reflexive check for each one, in an order determined by you, but this order would be permanent.
To be clear, if I set it at Wall > Binding > DR increase.
If the Wall blocks it, the binding and DR increase still triggers?

In addition with Power Parry rules (P.168) it states
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1d of Innate Attack, one level of Affliction, and five levels of Binding are equivalent for the specific purpose of negating one another; e.g., Affliction 8 reduces Innate Attack 10d to 2d, and Binding 20 reduces Innate Attack 10d to 6d and Affliction 8 to Affliction 4
If the wall stops the sword, would the binding still affect them the way normal binding (ST contest etc...) would? Or just reduce the non-existent attack now?

If the enemy attacks me in C,1 there is no way for the wall to interpose and still offer me protection (It is 1 yard thick). Does that mean that the wall would interject only 2 hexes away or more? Or would the wall still try and trigger at close combat and fail?
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Old 08-21-2019, 01:19 PM   #10
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Ack! It changed while I was responding, have to start over.

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To be clear, if I set it at Wall > Binding > DR increase.
If the Wall blocks it, the binding and DR increase still triggers?
Yes, however, the DR increase only stacks once unless it has Cumulative.

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If the wall stops the sword, would the binding still affect them the way normal binding (ST contest etc...) would? Or just reduce the non-existent attack now?
I'd just say that the bind splatters across the wall with no effect.

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If the enemy attacks me in C,1 there is no way for the wall to interpose and still offer me protection (It is 1 yard thick). Does that mean that the wall would interject only 2 hexes away or more? Or would the wall still try and trigger at close combat and fail?
Okay, for this, I would allow the wall to form between both of you, and you'd both take knockback from the strength of the wall. No damage from the wall forming, but you'd be potentially knocked away from each other. Involuntary movement. This could still be really, really bad.
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