Radio stun

WaterAndWindSpirit · 08-17-2016, 11:56 AM

Hello all!

So I've been thinking of making an affliction for a techno wizard (a literal techno wizard, who use a combination of technology and magic) to produce the following effect: Basically, he can use a drone (Gadget) to hack into radio networks (Requires Skill Roll: Electronic Operations: Communication), and turn the radio headsets (Accessibility: only on targets people using radio headset) into a noise emitting device that produces a loud high pitched noise (Sense-based) equivalent to a flashbang going off near their ear (Affliction: Stun), thus neutralizing a crowd of combatants using a radio headset. But the drone overclocks itself while it is running the stun and overheats and can only run that stun for 1 minute before requiring a lengthy cooling process, thus the ability can't be used again after it has cooled down (requiring at least a few hours) (Limited Use: 1 use).

How common would you rate "only on targets wearing radio headsets" in a modern world? And I can't seem to find the "Requires Skill Roll" in the Basic Set limitation, how much is that limitation worth again?

Thanks!

Christopher R. Rice · 08-17-2016, 05:25 PM

-10% or so

Requires Skill Roll is a -0% Feature for an ability that already requires a roll. If it doesn't add "Requires Attribute Roll".

Anaraxes · 08-17-2016, 06:14 PM

Requires Skill Roll is a variant of Requires (Attribute) Roll, Powers p112. Note the parens, to make it extra fun to search. Some of the information is a bit scattered. (See "Skills for Everyone" in Powers.) See also PU8, Limitations, p17, for the collected details. Usually -10% for a Hard skill. Difficulty of skill, and whether or not it's a straight skill roll or Contest affect the price.

08-17-2016, 11:56 AM	#1
WaterAndWindSpirit Join Date: Oct 2014	Radio stun Hello all! So I've been thinking of making an affliction for a techno wizard (a literal techno wizard, who use a combination of technology and magic) to produce the following effect: Basically, he can use a drone (Gadget) to hack into radio networks (Requires Skill Roll: Electronic Operations: Communication), and turn the radio headsets (Accessibility: only on targets people using radio headset) into a noise emitting device that produces a loud high pitched noise (Sense-based) equivalent to a flashbang going off near their ear (Affliction: Stun), thus neutralizing a crowd of combatants using a radio headset. But the drone overclocks itself while it is running the stun and overheats and can only run that stun for 1 minute before requiring a lengthy cooling process, thus the ability can't be used again after it has cooled down (requiring at least a few hours) (Limited Use: 1 use). How common would you rate "only on targets wearing radio headsets" in a modern world? And I can't seem to find the "Requires Skill Roll" in the Basic Set limitation, how much is that limitation worth again? Thanks! Last edited by WaterAndWindSpirit; 08-18-2016 at 02:10 AM.

08-17-2016, 05:25 PM	#2
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08-17-2016, 06:14 PM	#3
Anaraxes Join Date: Sep 2007	Re: Radio stun Requires Skill Roll is a variant of Requires (Attribute) Roll, Powers p112. Note the parens, to make it extra fun to search. Some of the information is a bit scattered. (See "Skills for Everyone" in Powers.) See also PU8, Limitations, p17, for the collected details. Usually -10% for a Hard skill. Difficulty of skill, and whether or not it's a straight skill roll or Contest affect the price.